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The Pakistan national cricket team represents Pakistan in international cricket and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test and One Day International (ODI) status. Pakistan first competed in international cricket in 1952, when they played against India in a four-day Test match; India won the match by an innings and 70 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi. In the same series, Pakistan recorded their first Test win, the second match by an innings and 43 runs at the University Ground, Lucknow. As of January 2014, Pakistan have played 382 Test matches; they have won 118 matches, lost 109 matches, and 155 matches were drawn. They have also won the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship, defeating Sri Lanka in the final by an innings and 175 runs. Pakistan played their first ODI match against New Zealand in February 1973 at the Lancaster Park, Christchurch, but registered their first win against England at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, in August 1974. As of September 2014, Pakistan have played 820 ODI matches, winning 438 matches and losing 357; they also tied 8 matches, whilst 17 had no result. They also won the 1992 Cricket World Cup, and the 2000 and 2012 Asia Cups. Pakistan played their first Twenty20 International (T20I) match at the County Cricket Ground, Bristol, on 28 August 2006, against England, winning the match by five wickets. In 2009, they won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, defeating Sri Lanka by eight wickets. As of 2014, Pakistan have played 83 T20I matches and won 49 of them; 32 were lost and two were tied.
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As of 2014, Pakistan have faced nine teams in Test cricket, with their most frequent opponent being England, playing 74 matches against them. Pakistan have registered more wins against New Zealand than any other team, with 23. In ODI matches, Pakistan have played against 18 teams; they have played against Sri Lanka most frequently, with a winning percentage of 59.05 in 142 matches. Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka on 81 occasions, which is their best record in ODIs. The team have competed against 15 countries in T20Is, and have played 13 matches against Australia. Pakistan have defeated Australia and Sri Lanka seven occasions each. They have played seven T20Is against Bangladesh and defeated on each occasion. Pakistan have lost to England seven times in this format of the game.
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