Pakistan’s World T20 journey in numbers

After not performing up to their standards in recently concluded Asia Cup T20, Pakistan would like to give their best in upcoming World T20 with one of the best pace bowling attacks of the tournament. Their top order batting definitely needs to kick in but with Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal showing signs of consistency in the middle order Pakistan certainly have a few to bank on. As Pakistan gears up for the tournament here we take a look at their T20 World Cup journey in numbers.

Here we have presented number details on Pakistan’s T20 World Cup journey.

Team records:

Highest team totals for Pakistan in World T20 matches

Highest team totals against Pakistan in World T20 matches 

Lowest team totals for Pakistan in World T20 matches

Lowest team totals against Pakistan in World T20 matches 

Largest victory for Pakistan (by runs): 82 runs vs Netherlands at Lord’s on June 9, 2009

Largest victory for Pakistan (by balls remaining): 41 balls vs New Zealand at The Oval on June 13, 2009

Largest victory against Pakistan (by runs): West Indies – 84 runs at Dhaka on April 1, 2014

Largest victory against Pakistan (by balls remaining): India – 18 balls at Colombo (RPS) on September 30, 2012

Batting records:

Most runs for Pakistan: Kamran Akmal (524 runs from 30 T20 WC matches)

Most runs against Pakistan: Shakib Al Hasan (170 from 4 T20 WC matches)

Most sixes for Pakistan: Umar Akmal (17 sixes from 16 T20 WC matches)

Most sixes against Pakistan: Mike Hussey (9 from 4 T20 WC matches)

Most fours for Pakistan: Kamran Akmal (50 fours from 15 T20 WC matches)

Most fours against Pakistan: Shakib Al Hasan (16)

Highest score in an innings of a match for Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad (111* vs Bangladesh at Dhaka on March 30, 2014)

Highest score in an innings of a match against Pakistan: Shakib Al Hasan (84 at Pallekele on September 25, 2012)

Highest average for Pakistan: Umar Akmal (40.80 from 16 T20 WC matches)

Highest average against Pakistan: Kevin Pietersen (131 from 2 T20 WC matches)

Highest strike rate for Pakistan (more than 4 runs scored): Ahmed Shehzad (154.34 from 5 T20 WC matches)

Highest strike rate against Pakistan (more than 42 runs scored): Glenn Maxwell (205.26 from 2 T20 WC matches)

Most fifty plus scores for Pakistan: Umar Akmal (3) and Kamran Akmal (3)

Most fifty-plus scores against Pakistan: Kevin Pietersen (2) and Mike Hussey (2)

Most ducks for Pakistan: Shahid Afridi (5)

Most ducks against Pakistan: Gautam Gambhir (2), Jehan Mubarak (2) and Mahmudullah (2)

Bowling records:

Most wickets for Pakistan: Saeed Ajmal (36)

Most wickets against Pakistan: Irfan Pathan (6) and Lasith Malinga (6)

Best average for Pakistan (more than 6 wickets taken): Saeed Ajmal (16.86 from 23 matches)

Best average against Pakistan (more than 4 wickets taken): Stuart Broad (8.40 from 2 matches)

Best bowling figures for Pakistan in an innings: Umar Gul (3-0-6-5 vs New Zealand at The Oval on June 13, 2009)

Best bowling figures against Pakistan in an innings: Charles Langeveldt (4-0-19-4 at Gros Islet on May 10, 2010)

Most runs conceded in an innings for Pakistan: Mohammad Shami (54 runs from 4 overs vs Australia at Gros Islet on May 2, 2010)

Most runs conceded in an innings against Pakistan: Sanath Jayasuriya (64 runs from 4 overs at Johannesburg on September 17, 2007)

Best economy rates for Pakistan (more than 15 overs bowled): Shahid Afridi (6.62 from 119 overs)

Best economy rates against Pakistan (more than 4 overs bowled): Ravi Ashwin (4.87 from 8 overs)

Best strike rate for Pakistan (more than 4 wickets taken): Stuart Broad (8.4 from 5 matches)

Best strike rate against Pakistan (more than 3 wickets taken): Wayne Parnell (7.8)

Wicketkeeping records:

Most dismissals for Pakistan: Kamran Akaml (30)

Most dismissals against Pakistan: MS Dhoni (6)

Fielding records:

Most catches for Pakistan: Umar Akmal (11)

Most catches against Pakistan: David Warner (6)

Partnership records:

Highest partnership for Pakistan (by runs): Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt – 142 (vs Bangladesh at Gros Islet on May 1, 2010)

Highest partnership against Pakistan (by runs): Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell – 118 (at Dhaka on March 23, 2014)

Player records:

Most matches for Pakistan: Kamran Akmal and Shahid Afridi – 30 matches

Most matches against Pakistan: Abdur Razzak, MS Dhoni, TM Dilshan, Mike Hussey, Mahela Jayawardena, Brendon McCullum, Mahmudullah L Malinga, M Mortaza, M Rahim, K Sangakkara, Shakib Al Hasan, D Vettori, T Iqbal, D Warner, Shane Watson and Yuvraj Singh– 4 matches.