One of the best teams in Asia Pakistan have competition from another neighbour — Afghanistan. Despite dominating over the years, the momentum is slowly shifting. Afghanistan’s young brigade recently pulled off a stunning upset win over Pakistan in World Cup and that’s just an example of Afghanistan’s progress to match up to a strong team like Pakistan.
With politics and cross-border history, both nations and fanbases share a great rivalry. Adding to that, Afghanistan’s upward trajectory has also made their fans more passionate and teh contest a fierce battle on the pitch.
Pakistan vs Afghanistan Head-to-Head Record
As of October 2023, even though Pakistan have a dominant head-to-head record against Afghanistan, winning 7 out of 8 ODIs and 16 out of 19 T20Is, there is a power shift that is happening.
| Format | Matches | Pakistan win | Afghanistan win | Draws/No results |
| ODI cricket | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| T20I cricket | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 |
Recent Matches
In recent years, the rivalry between Pakistan and Afghanistan has become even more intense. The two teams met in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, where Afghanistan pulled off a stunning upset victory over Pakistan. Afghanistan also won the two most recent ODI matches between the two teams, in August 2023.
