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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]], [[Mohammad Yousuf (cricketer, born 1974)|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 &ndash; [[Lahore cricket teams|Lahore City Blues]]
* 2001–02 &ndash; [[Karachi cricket teams|Karachi Whites]]
* 2002–03 &ndash; [[Pakistan International Airlines cricket team|PIA]]
* 2003–04 &ndash; [[Faisalabad cricket team|Faisalabad]]
* 2004–05 &ndash; [[Peshawar cricket team|Peshawar]]
* 2005–06 &ndash; [[Sialkot cricket team|Sialkot]]
* 2006–07 &ndash; [[Karachi cricket teams|Karachi Urban]]

Winners of the [[Patron's Trophy|PCB Patron's Trophy]] from 2001 have been:
* 2000–01 &ndash; [[Pakistan Customs cricket team|Pakistan Customs]]
* 2001–02 &ndash; [[National Bank of Pakistan cricket team|National Bank]]
* 2002–03 &ndash; [[Sahiwal cricket team|Sahiwal]]
* 2003–04 &ndash; [[ZTBL cricket team|ZTBL]]
* 2004–05 &ndash; [[Habib Bank Limited cricket team|Habib Bank]] and [[Pakistan International Airlines cricket team|PIA]] shared
* 2005–06 &ndash; [[National Bank of Pakistan cricket team|National Bank]]
* 2006–07 &ndash; [[Habib Bank Limited cricket team|Habib Bank]]

Winners of the One Day National Tournament from 2001 have been:
* 2000–01 &ndash; [[Karachi cricket teams|Karachi Whites]]
* 2001–02 &ndash; [[Pakistan International Airlines cricket team|PIA]]
:the trophy was renamed the [[Patron's Trophy|PCB Patron's Cup]] in 2002
* 2002–03 &ndash; [[Pakistan International Airlines cricket team|PIA]]
* 2003–04 &ndash; [[Habib Bank Limited cricket team|Habib Bank]]
* 2004–05 &ndash; [[WAPDA cricket team|WAPDA]]
* 2005–06 &ndash; [[Habib Bank Limited cricket team|Habib Bank]]
* 2006–07 &ndash; [[National Bank of Pakistan cricket team|National Bank]]

==International tours of Pakistan==

===England 2000–01===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/70/70988.html 1st Test] at [[Gaddafi Stadium]], Lahore &ndash; match drawn	 
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71095.html 2nd Test] at [[Iqbal Stadium]], Faisalabad &ndash; match drawn
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/71/71164.html 3rd Test] at [[National Stadium, Karachi]] &ndash; England won by six wickets

===Asian Test Championship 2001–02===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/72/72854.html Pakistan v Bangladesh] at [[Multan Cricket Stadium]] &ndash; Pakistan won by an innings and 264 runs	
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74232.html Pakistan v Sri Lanka] at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore &ndash; 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 (1973–2001)|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===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/73/73992.html 1st Test] at [[Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium]] &ndash; Pakistan won by 170 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74061.html 2nd Test] at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium &ndash; Pakistan won by 244 runs

===New Zealand 2002===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74524.html 1st Test] at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore &ndash; Pakistan won by an innings and 324 runs	
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/74/74573.html 2nd Test] at National Stadium, Karachi &ndash; game cancelled after a bomb exploded near the New Zealand team hotel on the first morning of the match

===Australia 2002–03===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/75/75578.html 1st Test] at [[P Saravanamuttu Stadium]], Colombo &ndash; Australia won by 41 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/75/75628.html 2nd Test] at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium &ndash; Australia won by an innings and 198 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/75/75679.html 3rd Test] at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium &ndash; Australia won by an innings and 20 runs

===Bangladesh 2003===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/77/77714.html 1st Test] at National Stadium, Karachi &ndash; Pakistan won by 7 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/77/77759.html 2nd Test] at [[Arbab Niaz Stadium]], Peshawar &ndash; Pakistan won by 9 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/77/77803.html 3rd Test] at Multan Cricket Stadium &ndash; Pakistan won by 1 wicket

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

===India 2003–04===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/79/79332.html 1st Test] at Multan Cricket Stadium &ndash; India won by an innings and 52 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/79/79361.html 2nd Test] at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore &ndash; Pakistan won by 9 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/79/79398.html 3rd Test] at [[Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium]] &ndash; India won by an innings and 131 runs.

===South Africa 2003–04===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/78/78193.html 1st Test] at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore &ndash; Pakistan won by 8 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/78/78222.html 2nd Test] at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad &ndash; match drawn

===New Zealand 2003–04===

===Sri Lanka 2004–05===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/80/80848.html 1st Test] at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad &ndash; Pakistan won by 123 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/80/80918.html 2nd Test] at National Stadium, Karachi &ndash; Pakistan won by 6 wickets

===Zimbabwe 2004–05===

===England 2005–06===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84079.html 1st Test] at Multan Cricket Stadium &ndash; Pakistan won by 22 runs
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84168.html 2nd Test] at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad &ndash; match drawn	
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84263.html 3rd Test] at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore &ndash; 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===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84651.html 1st Test] at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore &ndash; match drawn	
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84710.html 2nd Test] at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad &ndash; match drawn	
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/84/84775.html 3rd Test] at National Stadium, Karachi &ndash; Pakistan won by 341 runs

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

===West Indies 2006–07===
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102973.html 1st Test] at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore &ndash; Pakistan won by 9 wickets
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102974.html 2nd Test] at Multan Cricket Stadium &ndash; match drawn	
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102975.html 3rd Test] at National Stadium, Karachi &ndash; Pakistan won by 199 runs

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

===South Africa 2007===
* 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi. South Africa won by 160 runs
* 2nd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. Match Drawn

===Sri Lanka 2008–09===
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/engine/current/match/388993.html 1st Test] at National Stadium, Karachi &ndash; Match drawn
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/pakvsl/engine/current/match/388994.html 2nd Test] at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore &ndash; match drawn	

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

===Zimbabwe 2015–16===
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-zimbabwe-2015/engine/match/868723.html 1st T20] at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore &ndash; Pakistan won by 5 wickets.

==Bibliography==
* ''First Class Cricket in Pakistan'' (5 volumes) by [[Abid Ali Kazi]]
* ''Playfair Cricket Annual''
* ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual)

==External sources==
* [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/PAK.html CricketArchive &ndash; List of Tournaments in Pakistan]

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{{International cricket tours of Pakistan}}

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