The cricketing rivalry between Pakistan and England has always been a fierce one. We have many memorable moments full of individual heroics and historic clashes over the years. The Pakistan National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Timeline is full of sensational stats and records.
However, throughout 2024, Pakistan has been particularly dreadful, with bad to worse displays across all formats. Pakistan had fallen out of the T20 World Cup in quite a dismal group-stage exit.
It also questioned Babar Azam’s captaincy and his career that once was the pride of Pakistan cricket.
Over in England, a bit of trouble was brewing, but they were just staying ahead. After losing several of their best players in retirement, they have retreated to a growing team.
For a side in the front row of which stood Joe Root, who surpassed 1000 Test runs in a calendar year for the fifth time, only Viv Richards ever had a better record than the England run machine.
England has seen their fair share of retirements and departures since they entered T20 mode. Both the teams are in transition, and they have had some interesting head-to-head matches over their timeline.
Head-to-Head Records of Pakistan vs England Cricket Team
Test Matches
| Format | Matches | Wins (England) | Wins (Pakistan) | Draws | Win Percentage (England) | Win Percentage (Pakistan) |
| Tests | 81 | 28 | 21 | 32 | 34.57% | 25.93% |
ODI Matches
| Format | Matches | Wins (England) | Wins (Pakistan) | No Result | Win Percentage (England) | Win Percentage (Pakistan) |
| ODIs | 152 | 86 | 61 | 5 | 56.58% | 40.13% |
T20I Matches
| Format | Matches | Wins (England) | Wins (Pakistan) | No Result | Win Percentage (England) | Win Percentage (Pakistan) |
| T20Is | 30 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 56.67% | 43.33% |
Recent Match Results for Pakistan vs England in Tests
Tests
| Match Date | Venue | Winner | Margin | Match Type |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Multan | England | Innings & 225 runs | Test |
| 10 Dec 2022 | Rawalpindi | Pakistan | 5 wickets | Test |
| 1 Dec 2022 | Rawalpindi | England | 233 runs | Test |
| 21 Aug 2021 | Leeds | England | 9 wickets | Test |
| 1 Jul 2021 | Nottingham | England | 7 wickets | Test |
Recent Match Results: ODIs
| Match Date | Venue | Winner | Margin | Match Type |
| 11 Nov 2023 | Eden Gardens | England | 93 runs | ODI |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Lord’s | England | 52 runs | ODI |
| 30 Aug 2016 | Nottingham | England | 169 runs | ODI |
| 11 May 2019 | Southampton | England | 54 runs | ODI |
| 14 May 2019 | Bristol | England | 6 wickets | ODI |
Recent Match Results: T20Is
| Match Date | Venue | Winner | Margin | Match Type |
| 30 May 2024 | Birmingham | England | 23 runs | T20I |
| 25 May 2024 | Birmingham | England | 7 wickets | T20I |
| 23 Sep 2022 | Karachi | Pakistan | 5 wickets | T20I |
| 1 Sep 2022 | Manchester | England | 8 wickets | T20I |
| 22 Sep 2022 | Karachi | Pakistan | 203 runs | T20I |
Summary for Pakistan vs England – Outstanding Individual Batting Performances
Top Batting Performances: Tests
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate | Match Date | Venue |
| HC Brook | 317 | 418 | 29 | 3 | 98.44 | 7 Oct 2024 | Multan |
| DCS Compton | 278 | 287 | 34 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 Jul 1954 | Nottingham |
| Zaheer Abbas | 274 | 544 | 38 | – | 58.67 | 3 Jun 1971 | Birmingham |
| Z Crawley | 267 | 541 | 34 | 1 | 67.93 | 21 Aug 2020 | Southampton |
| AN Cook | 263 | 836 | 18 | – | 49.81 | 13 Oct 2015 | Abu Dhabi |
Top Batting Performances: ODIs
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate | Match Date | Venue |
| AD Hales | 171 | 166 | 22 | 4 | 140.16 | 30 Aug 2016 | Nottingham |
| Babar Azam | 158 | 198 | 14 | 4 | 113.66 | 13 Jul 2021 | Birmingham |
| Imam-ul-Haq | 151 | 211 | 16 | 1 | 115.26 | 14 May 2019 | Bristol |
| GA Gooch | 142 | – | 14 | – | 105.97 | 20 Nov 1987 | Karachi |
| Fakhar Zaman | 138 | 136 | 12 | 4 | 130.18 | 11 May 2019 | Southampton |
Top Batting Performances: T20Is
| Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate | Match Date | Venue |
| Babar Azam | 110* | 88 | 11 | 5 | 166.66 | 22 Sep 2022 | Karachi |
| LS Livingstone | 103 | 62 | 6 | 9 | 239.53 | 16 Jul 2021 | Nottingham |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 88* | 88 | 5 | 4 | 172.54 | 22 Sep 2022 | Karachi |
| PD Salt | 88* | 79 | 13 | 3 | 214.63 | 30 Sep 2022 | Lahore |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 88 | 92 | 9 | 1 | 131.34 | 25 Sep 2022 | Karachi |
Best Bowling Performances in Pakistan National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Timeline
In Tests
| Player | Wickets | Overs | Runs | Best Bowling Innings | Match Date | Venue |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6/17 | 26 Aug 2010 | Lord’s |
| Abdul Qadir (PAK) | 9 | 16 | 56 | 9/56 | 3 Jun 1971 | Birmingham |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 4 | 36 | 36 | 4/36 | 1 Jul 2015 | Nottingham |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 6 | 22 | 67 | 6/67 | 28 Dec 1996 | Faisalabad |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 5 | 18 | 52 | 5/52 | 29 Nov 1996 | Lahore |
Best Bowling Performances: ODIs
| Player | Wickets | Overs | Runs | Best Bowling | Match Date | Venue |
| Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) | 5 | 10 | 54 | 5/54 | 12 Jun 2001 | Lord’s |
| Shahid Afridi (PAK) | 5 | 10 | 40 | 5/40 | 3 Nov 1996 | Sharjah |
| CR Woakes (ENG) | 5 | 10 | 54 | 5/54 | 18 Feb 2012 | Dubai (DICS) |
| Waqar Younis (PAK) | 7 | 10 | 36 | 7/36 | 5 Jan 1996 | Sharjah |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 3 | 10 | 25 | 3/25 | 20 Aug 2016 | Southampton |
Best Bowling Performances: T20Is
| Player | Wickets | Overs | Runs | Best Bowling | Match Date | Venue |
| AU Rashid (ENG) | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4/35 | 30 Aug 2020 | Manchester |
| Haris Rauf (PAK) | 3 | 4 | 32 | 3/32 | 22 Sep 2022 | Karachi |
| GP Swann (ENG) | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3/13 | 20 Feb 2010 | Dubai (DICS) |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 3 | 4 | 17 | 3/17 | 30 Jul 2016 | Birmingham |
| Shadab Khan (PAK) | 3 | 4 | 34 | 3/34 | 22 Sep 2022 | Lahore |
Highest Partnerships by Wicket in Pakistan National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Timeline
In Tests
| Wkt | Runs | Partners | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1st | 233 | BM Duckett, Z Crawley | England | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 1 Dec 2022 |
| 2nd | 291 | Zaheer Abbas, Mushtaq Mohammad | Pakistan | England | Birmingham | 3 Jun 1971 |
| 3rd | 363 | Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf | Pakistan | England | Leeds | 4 Aug 2006 |
| 4th | 454 | JE Root, HC Brook | England | Pakistan | Multan | 7 Oct 2024 |
| 5th | 359 | Z Crawley, JC Buttler | England | Pakistan | Southampton | 21 Aug 2020 |
In ODIs
| Wkt | Runs | Partners | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1st | 170 | KP Pietersen, AN Cook | England | Pakistan | Dubai | 18 Feb 2012 |
| 2nd | 248 | JE Root, AD Hales | England | Pakistan | Nottingham | 30 Aug 2016 |
| 3rd | 179 | Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam | Pakistan | England | Birmingham | 13 Jul 2021 |
| 4th | 170 | ME Trescothick, OA Shah | England | Pakistan | Lord’s | 12 Jun 2001 |
| 5th | 138 | GP Thorpe, A Flintoff | England | Pakistan | Karachi | 24 Oct 2000 |
Highest Partnerships by Wicket in T20Is
| Wicket | Runs | Partners | Team | Opponent | Ground | Match Date |
| 1st | 203* | Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam | Pakistan | England | Karachi | 22 Sep 2022 |
| 2nd | 98 | IJL Trott, KP Pietersen | England | Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 20 Feb 2010 |
| 3rd | 112 | EJG Morgan, DJ Malan | England | Pakistan | Manchester | 30 Aug 2020 |
| 4th | 139* | BM Duckett, HC Brook | England | Pakistan | Karachi | 23 Sep 2022 |
| 5th | 65 | EJG Morgan, SW Billings | England | Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 26 Nov 2015 |
Most Hundreds and Fifties in Tests, ODIs and T20
In Tests
| Player | Hundreds | Team | Opposition | Match Date |
| Mohammad Yousuf | 6 | Pakistan | England | Various |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 5 | Pakistan | England | Various |
| AN Cook | 5 | England | Pakistan | Various |
| HC Brook | 4 | England | Pakistan | 7 Oct 2024 |
| Zaheer Abbas | 4 | Pakistan | England | Various |
In ODIs
| Player | Hundreds | Team | Opposition | Match Date |
| JC Buttler | 3 | England | Pakistan | Various |
| AN Cook | 2 | England | Pakistan | 20 Nov 1987 |
| AD Hales | 2 | England | Pakistan | 30 Aug 2016 |
| Babar Azam | 2 | Pakistan | England | Various |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 1 | Pakistan | England | Various |
Fifty Plus Scores in T20Is
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Ground | Match Date |
| Babar Azam | 110* | England | Karachi | 22 Sep 2022 |
| LS Livingstone | 103 | Pakistan | Nottingham | 16 Jul 2021 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 88* | England | Karachi | 22 Sep 2022 |
| PD Salt | 88* | Pakistan | Lahore | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 88 | England | Karachi | 25 Sep 2022 |
Additional Statistics and Records – Totals and Margins
Highest Totals in Tests
| Team | Score | Overs | RR | Innings | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| England | 674/7 | 130 | 5.19 | 1 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| Pakistan | 588 | 140 | 4.20 | 2 | v England | Leeds | 4 Aug 2006 |
| England | 500 | 120 | 4.17 | 2 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 1 Dec 2022 |
| Pakistan | 486 | 110 | 4.36 | 1 | v England | Karachi | 29 Nov 2005 |
| England | 480 | 140 | 3.43 | 1 | v Pakistan | Multan | 7 Oct 2024 |
Highest Totals in ODIs
| Team | Score | Overs | RR | Innings | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| England | 444/3 | 50 | 8.88 | 1 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 30 Aug 2016 |
| England | 373/3 | 50 | 7.46 | 1 | v Pakistan | Southampton | 11 May 2019 |
| Pakistan | 361/7 | 50 | 7.22 | 2 | v England | Southampton | 11 May 2019 |
| England | 359/4 | 44.5 | 8.00 | 2 | v Pakistan | Bristol | 14 May 2019 |
| Pakistan | 358/9 | 50 | 7.16 | 1 | v England | Bristol | 14 May 2019 |
Highest Total in T20Is
| Team | Score | Opponent | Ground | Match Date |
| Pakistan | 232/6 | England | Nottingham | 16 Jul 2021 |
| England | 221/3 | Pakistan | Karachi | 23 Sep 2022 |
| England | 209/3 | Pakistan | Lahore | 2 Oct 2022 |
| Pakistan | 203/0 | England | Karachi | 22 Sep 2022 |
| England | 201 | Pakistan | Nottingham | 16 Jul 2021 |
Lowest Totals For Teams in Pakistan National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Timeline
Tests
| Team | Score | Overs | RR | Innings | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| Pakistan | 72 | 39.3 | 1.82 | 1 | v England | Birmingham | 6 Aug 2010 |
| England | 72 | 36.1 | 1.99 | 4 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 25 Jan 2012 |
| Pakistan | 74 | 33.0 | 2.24 | 2 | v England | Lord’s | 26 Aug 2010 |
| Pakistan | 80 | 29.0 | 2.75 | 4 | v England | Nottingham | 29 Jul 2010 |
| Pakistan | 87 | 83.5 | 1.03 | 1 | v England | Lord’s | 10 Jun 1954 |
ODIs
| Team | Score | Overs | RR | Innings | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| Pakistan | 74 | 40.2 | 1.83 | 1 | v England | Adelaide | 1 Mar 1992 |
| Pakistan | 85 | 47.0 | 1.80 | 2 | v England | Manchester | 24 May 1978 |
| England | 122 | 31.6 | 2.88 | 2 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 13 Jan 1978 |
| Pakistan | 130 | 35.0 | 3.71 | 2 | v England | Abu Dhabi | 13 Feb 2012 |
| England | 132 | 48.2 | 2.73 | 2 | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 26 Mar 1985 |
T20Is
| Team | Score | Opponent | Ground | Match Date |
| Pakistan | 89 | England | Cardiff | 7 Sep 2010 |
| Pakistan | 112 | England | Dubai (DICS) | 25 Feb 2012 |
| Pakistan | 124/6 | England | Abu Dhabi | 27 Feb 2012 |
| Pakistan | 126/4 | England | Cardiff | 5 Sep 2010 |
| England | 129/6 | Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 27 Feb 2012 |
Largest Margins Win
Tests
| Winner | Margin | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| England | Innings & 225 runs | – | – | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 26 Aug 2010 |
| England | Innings & 129 runs | – | – | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 1 Jul 1954 |
| England | Innings & 120 runs | – | – | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 15 Jun 1978 |
| England | Innings & 120 runs | – | – | v Pakistan | Manchester | 27 Jul 2006 |
| Pakistan | Innings & 100 runs | – | – | v England | Lahore | 29 Nov 2005 |
ODIs
| Winner | Margin | Target | Overs | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| England | 198 runs | 364 | 46.1 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 20 Aug 1992 |
| England | 169 runs | 445 | 42.4 | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 30 Aug 2016 |
| Pakistan | 165 runs | 354 | 42.0 | v England | Karachi | 15 Dec 2005 |
| England | 132 runs | 218 | 47.0 | v Pakistan | Manchester | 24 May 1978 |
| England | 130 runs | 261 | 35.0 | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 13 Feb 2012 |
T20Is
| Winner | Margin | Opponent | Ground | Match Date |
| England | 10 Wickets | Pakistan | Karachi | 22 Sep 2022 |
| Pakistan | 9 Wickets | England | Manchester | 7 Sep 2016 |
| England | 8 Wickets | Pakistan | The Oval | 30 May 2024 |
| Pakistan | 8 Wickets | England | Dubai (DICS) | 20 Feb 2010 |
| England | 7 Wickets | Pakistan | Lahore | 30 Sep 2022 |
Sixes, Captains, and Partnerships in Pakistan vs England Stats
Most Sixes in Tests
| Player | Sixes | Matches | Innings | Runs | HS |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | 17 | 10 | 18 | 814 | 114 |
| HC Brook | 15 | 5 | 8 | 810 | 317 |
| Wasim Akram | 11 | 18 | 25 | 462 | 45* |
| Intikhab Alam | 11 | 20 | 30 | 569 | 138 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 10 | 10 | 19 | 767 | 151 |
Most Sixes in ODIs
| Player | Sixes | Matches | Innings | Runs | HS |
| JC Buttler | 29 | 15 | 13 | 549 | 116* |
| Abdul Razzaq | 16 | 23 | 19 | 533 | 75* |
| EJG Morgan | 16 | 24 | 23 | 830 | 107* |
| BA Stokes | 15 | 16 | 12 | 515 | 84 |
| JJ Roy | 15 | 13 | 13 | 629 | 114 |
Most Sixes in T20Is
| Player | Sixes | Matches | Innings | Runs | HS |
| EJG Morgan | 17 | 17 | 17 | 427 | 67* |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 16 | 17 | 14 | 560 | 88* |
| Babar Azam | 15 | 18 | 17 | 660 | 110* |
| HC Brook | 14 | 10 | 9 | 276 | 81* |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 14 | 15 | 14 | 324 | 86* |
Most Matches as Captain
Most Matches as Captain in Tests
| Player | Matches | Won | Lost | Draw | NR | W/L | %W | %L | % Draw |
| AJ Strauss | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 54.54 | 36.36 | 9.09 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.50 | 70.00 | 20.00 | 10.00 |
| MW Gatting | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.00 | 75.00 |
| Imran Khan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | 25.00 | 25.00 | 50.00 |
| Javed Miandad | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 | 37.50 | 12.50 | 50.00 |
Most Matches as Captain in ODIs
| Player | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | W/L | %W | %L |
| Imran Khan | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0.50 | 33.33 | 66.66 |
| EJG Morgan | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2.50 | 66.66 | 26.66 |
| AJ Strauss | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1.25 | 50.00 | 40.00 |
| Azhar Ali | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.28 | 22.22 | 77.77 |
| MW Gatting | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.50 | 77.77 | 22.22 |
Most Matches as Captain in T20Is
| Player | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | W/L | %W | %L |
| Babar Azam | 16 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 31.25 | 62.50 |
| EJG Morgan | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | 44.44 | 33.33 |
| MM Ali | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 | 57.14 | 42.85 |
| PD Collingwood | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 | 83.33 | 16.66 |
| Shahid Afridi | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 83.33 |
Partnerships in Pakistan National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Timeline
Highest Partnerships in Tests
| Wicket | Runs | Partners | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1st | 233 | BM Duckett, Z Crawley | England | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 1 Dec 2022 |
| 2nd | 291 | Zaheer Abbas, Mushtaq Mohammad | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 3 Jun 1971 |
| 3rd | 363 | Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf | Pakistan | v England | Leeds | 4 Aug 2006 |
| 4th | 454 | JE Root, HC Brook | England | v Pakistan | Multan | 7 Oct 2024 |
| 5th | 359 | Z Crawley, JC Buttler | England | v Pakistan | Southampton | 21 Aug 2020 |
Highest Partnerships in ODIs
| Wicket | Runs | Partners | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1st | 170 | KP Pietersen, AN Cook | England | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 18 Feb 2012 |
| 2nd | 248 | JE Root, AD Hales | England | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 30 Aug 2016 |
| 3rd | 179 | Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam | Pakistan | v England | Birmingham | 13 Jul 2021 |
| 4th | 170 | ME Trescothick, OA Shah | England | v Pakistan | Lord’s | 12 Jun 2001 |
| 5th | 138 | GP Thorpe, A Flintoff | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 24 Oct 2000 |
Highest Partnerships in T20Is
| Wicket | Runs | Partners | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
| 1st | 203* | Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam | Pakistan | v England | Karachi | 22 Sep 2022 |
| 2nd | 98 | IJL Trott, KP Pietersen | England | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 20 Feb 2010 |
| 3rd | 112 | EJG Morgan, DJ Malan | England | v Pakistan | Manchester | 30 Aug 2020 |
| 4th | 139* | BM Duckett, HC Brook | England | v Pakistan | Karachi | 23 Sep 2022 |
| 5th | 65 | EJG Morgan, SW Billings | England | v Pakistan | Lahore | 25 Sep 2022 |
Conclusion
While England and Pakistan have delivered uncounted scintillating cricket moments through the years, they have also been mysteriously unpredictable sometimes.
The performance highlighted the issues that can develop when relationships within the hierarchy become fractured and leadership is not sufficiently developed.
Pakistan has proven a formidable unit at its best with all components clicking.
However, inconsistencies and failings to deal with adversity when Babar Azam is dropped remain an ongoing work in progress.
England displayed great resolve and won combat easily in the Pakistan National Cricket Team vs England Cricket Team Timeline rivalry.
Joe Root makes five 1000-plus runs in Test cricket for England, and also more hopeful extra talents like HC Brook and Ben Duckett make their mark this year.
Both of these two sides have had their moments in the sun and shadows, too, but at least by the numbers, reckonings between them are generally tightly contested.
The bedrock of quality on both sides is also evident in the best partnerships and stunning individual displays. On the pitch, at least, past rivalries remain a huge influence on any plans for either side as both teams move into the future.
