The Pakistan cricket team have won ten (10) trophies in regional and international competitions in their history. This team has been an active competitor in cricket tournaments for over 50 years. Some of their most memorable trophy-winning performances took place during the 1990s and 2010s.
Pakistan joined active Test cricket in July 1952 and featured in their first-ever ICC Cricket World Cup in June 1975. The country has one of the most comprehensive trophy records among ICC members. Let’s check out how many trophies Pakistan has won in cricket, their ICC record, and many other interesting details.
How Many Trophies Pakistan Team Won in Cricket?
The Pakistan men’s cricket team has won several trophies at regional and international level. Some of the top trophies won by this team since their recognition as a cricket team crisscrosses T20I, Test, and ODI cricket. See the list of Pakistan’s ten (10) major trophies below:
- Winners of the Australasia Cup in 1986,
- Australiasia Cup Winners in 1990,
- Champions of the ICC ODI Cricket World Cup in 1992,
- Australasia Cup Champions in 1994,
- 1999 Asian Test Championship Winners,
- Winners of the ACC Asia Cup in 2000,
- Champions of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup in 2009,
- Winners of the ACC Asia Cup in 2012,
- Champions of the ICC Test Championship in 2016
- ICC Champions Trophy Winners in 2017
The Pakistan men’s cricket team has won a major ICC or ACC trophy in every decade from the 1980s leading up to the 2020s. They have also managed to amass an impressive collection of ICC trophies excluding the recent ICC World Test Championship trophy launched in 2019.
Pakistan will hope to add the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) to their trophy cabinet in the 2020s.
Does Pakistan Have a Good ICC Trophy Record?
Pakistan is one of the top nations to win every ICC tournament since their foray into competitive cricket. The Falcons have won the ICC Champions Trophy, ICC World Cup, and ICC T20 World Cup. Very few ICC member nations can boast of such an impressive record after featuring in multiple tournaments.
It took Pakistan almost 25 years to complete this feat, cementing their place as one of the ICC’s most successful cricket nations in history.
Timeline of Pakistan Participating in the ICC Cricket World Cup
1975 – England
- Result: Group Stage
- Lost all matches; early exit in the inaugural tournament.
1979 – England
- Result: Semi-finals
- Reached semis but lost to West Indies.
1983 – England
- Result: Semi-finals
- Strong campaign; again knocked out in semis (lost to India).
1987 – India & Pakistan
- Result: Semi-finals
- Lost a close semi-final to Australia.
1992 – Australia & New Zealand
- Result: Champions 🏆
- Captain: Imran Khan
- Beat England in the final.
- Pakistan’s only World Cup win.
1996 – India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
- Result: Quarter-finals
- Eliminated by India.
1999 – England
- Result: Runners-up
- Lost final to Australia.
2003 – South Africa, Zimbabwe & Kenya
- Result: Group Stage
- Shock early exit; lost key match to India.
2007 – West Indies
- Result: Group Stage
- Major upset loss to Ireland.
2011 – India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh
- Result: Semi-finals
- Lost to India in a high-pressure match.
2015 – Australia & New Zealand
- Result: Quarter-finals
- Eliminated by Australia.
2019 – England & Wales
- Result: Group Stage
- Narrowly missed semi-finals on net run rate.
2023 – India
- Result: Group Stage
- Inconsistent performance; failed to reach knockouts.
Overall Summary
- Titles: 1 (1992)
- Runners-up: 1 (1999)
- Semi-finals: Multiple appearances (1979, 1983, 1987, 2011)
- Notable trait: Unpredictable — often called “cornered tigers” after 1992 comeback.
