History of cricket in Pakistan from 2001

This article describes the history of cricket in Pakistan from the 2000–01 season to the present.

Events

Notable Pakistan players in the 21st century include Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammed Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq (cricketer), Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul and Misbah ul Haq.

National championships

Winners of the Qaid-i-Azam Trophy from 2001 have been:

2000–01 – Lahore City Blues
2001–02 – Karachi Whites
2002–03 – PIA
2003–04 – Faisalabad
2004–05 – Peshawar
2005–06 – Sialkot
2006–07 – Karachi Urban

Winners of the PCB Patron's Trophy from 2001 have been:

2000–01 – Pakistan Customs
2001–02 – National Bank
2002–03 – Sahiwal
2003–04 – ZTBL
2004–05 – Habib Bank and PIA shared
2005–06 – National Bank
2006–07 – Habib Bank

Winners of the One Day National Tournament from 2001 have been:

2000–01 – Karachi Whites
2001–02 – PIA

the trophy was renamed the PCB Patron's Cup in 2002

2002–03 – PIA
2003–04 – Habib Bank
2004–05 – WAPDA
2005–06 – Habib Bank
2006–07 – National Bank

Leading players by season

Muhammad Rashid khan sudozai niazi bashir

International tours of Pakistan

England 2000–01

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match was canceled

Asian Test Championship 2001–02

Pakistan v Bangladesh at Multan Cricket Stadium – Pakistan won by an innings and 264 runs
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

For full details of this tournament, see : 2001–02 Asian Test Championship

New Zealand 2001–02

The tour was cancelled for security reasons in the wake of the World Trade Center attack on 11 September 2001.

Three Tests had been scheduled at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar; Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; and the National Stadium, Karachi

West Indies 2001–02

1st Test at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium – Pakistan won by 170 runs
2nd Test at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium – Pakistan won by 244 runs

New Zealand 2002

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by an innings and 324 runs
2nd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – game cancelled after a bomb exploded near the New Zealand team hotel on the first morning of the match

Australia 2002–03

1st Test at P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo – Australia won by 41 runs
2nd Test at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium – Australia won by an innings and 198 runs
3rd Test at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium – Australia won by an innings and 20 runs

Bangladesh 2003

1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 7 wickets
2nd Test at Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar – Pakistan won by 9 wickets
3rd Test at Multan Cricket Stadium – Pakistan won by 1 wicket

For full details of this tour, see : Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2003

India 2003–04

1st Test at Multan Cricket Stadium – India won by an innings and 52 runs
2nd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 9 wickets
3rd Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium – India won by an innings and 131 runs.

South Africa 2003–04

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 8 wickets
2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn

Sri Lanka 2004–05

1st Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – Pakistan won by 123 runs
2nd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 6 wickets

England 2005–06

1st Test at Multan Cricket Stadium – Pakistan won by 22 runs
2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by an innings and 100 runs

For full details of this tour, see : English cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06

India 2005–06

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 341 runs

For full details of this tour, see : Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2005–06

West Indies 2006–07

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 9 wickets
2nd Test at Multan Cricket Stadium – match drawn
3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 199 runs

For full details of this tour, see : West Indies cricket team in Pakistan in 2006–07

Australian tour of Pakistan in 2007-08 was a huge success for the hosts.Following are the results of matches played during the tour.

1st Test Match : The Centaurus Stadium Islamabad ; Pakistan won by 8 runs

2nd Test Match : Shair e Mashriq Cricket Stadium, Sialkot ; Match tied Australia 321/10 & 203 Pakistan 300/10 & 224/4

For full details of this tour, see : Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 2007–08

Sri Lanka 2008–09

1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Match drawn
2nd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn

For full details of this tour, see : Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 2008–09

Zimbabwe 2015–16

1st T20 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 10 wickets.

Bibliography

First Class Cricket in Pakistan (5 volumes) by Abid Ali Kazi
Playfair Cricket Annual
Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual)

External sources

CricketArchive – List of Tournaments in Pakistan

Pakistani cricket seasons

History of cricket in Pakistan from 1947 to 1970

History of cricket in Pakistan from 1971 to 1985

History of cricket in Pakistan from 1986 to 2000

History of cricket in Pakistan from 2001

International cricket tours of Pakistan

Test and LOI tours

Australia	1956–57 1959–60 1964–65 1979–80 1982–83 1988–89 1994–95 1998–99 2002–03 2009 2010 2012 2014–15

Bangladesh	2001–02 2003 2008

England	1961–62 1968–69 1972–73 1977–78 1983–84 1987–88 2000–01 2005–06 2009–10 2011–12 2015–16

India	1954–55 1978–79 1982–83 1984–85 1989–90 2003–04 2005–06 ~~2015–16~~ 2019 2020 2022

New Zealand	1955–56 1964–65 1969–70 1976–77 1984–85 1990–91 1996–97 2002 2003–04 2009–10 2014–15

South Africa	1997–98 2003–04 2007–08 2010–11 2013–14

Sri Lanka	1981–82 1985–86 1991–92 1995–96 1999–2000 2004–05 2008–09 2011–12 2013–14

West Indies	1948–49 1958–59 1974–75 1980–81 1986–87 1990–91 1991–92 1997–98 2006–07 2008–09 2016–17

Zimbabwe	1993–94 1996–97 1998–99 2007–08 2015

Tournaments hosted

Multiple teams	1987 1994–95 1996 1997 2004–05 2008

Other tours

Afghan	2000–01 2011 2012–13

Bangladeshi	1985–86

Ceylonese/Sri Lankan	1949–50 1966–67 1973–74

English	1951–52 1955–56 1997–98 1998–99

Multi-national	1949–50 1961–62 1963–64 1967–68 1967–68 1970–71 1970–71 1973–74 1976–77 1981–82

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