Pakistan vs England Head-to-Head in T20: Complete Record, Stats and 2026 World Cup Update

Pakistan vs England head to head in T20 stands at 32 matches played, with England ahead by 22 wins to 9 and one match washed out. The rivalry began at Bristol in 2006 and has produced a T20 World Cup final, a record chase of 203 without loss, and a perfect World Cup record for England across four meetings. Babar Azam holds the record for the most runs in the fixture, and Adil Rashid leads the wicket chart. The most recent meeting came in the Super 8 of the 2026 T20 World Cup at Pallekele, where a century from Harry Brook carried England home by two wickets. The full record, the corrected player charts and the latest update sit below.

The Pakistan vs England head to head in T20 record is one of the most compelling rivalries of international cricket: two decades of history, a World Cup final, and a stubborn English edge. After their Super 8 meeting at the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup in Pallekele, which England won by two wickets, the overall T20I record stands at 32 matches: England 22 wins, Pakistan 9, with one no-result.

This complete guide to the pakistan vs england t20 head to head record covers the overall T20I numbers, the T20 World Cup history between the sides, the full story of the February 2026 Super 8 clash, and the players who have defined this fixture. The independent compilations from CricTracker and The Siasat Daily confirm the figures used throughout. More fixture guides live in our head-to-head section.

Pakistan vs England Head to Head in T20: Overall T20I Record

The rivalry began in 2006. The eng vs pak t20i stats table below lays out the split: 32 T20Is, England 22 wins, Pakistan 9, one no-result. The dominance of England is clear in the numbers, though the wins of Pakistan have often come in spectacular fashion, including their record 232/6 at Trent Bridge in 2021.

These figures are confirmed by the CricTracker head-to-head compilation and the World Cup preview from The Siasat Daily. For the other great T20 rivalry of Pakistan, see our India vs Pakistan head-to-head in T20 record.

Pakistan vs England at the T20 World Cup: The Perfect Record of England

If the overall england vs pakistan t20 record favours England, the World Cup record is a stranglehold: four meetings, four English wins.

• 2009, The Oval: England won by 48 runs in the group stage, setting the tone for a decade of dominance.
• 2010, Barbados (Super 8s): England won by six wickets, chasing down the total of Pakistan with ease on their way to a first World T20 title.
• 2022 final, MCG: England won by five wickets in a low-scoring thriller to lift the trophy, with the 3/12 from Sam Curran choking the innings of Pakistan.
• 2026 Super 8, Pallekele: England won by two wickets, see the full story below.

The wait of Pakistan for a first World Cup win over England therefore continues. The great individual World Cup innings in the history of this tournament are tracked on our players with hundreds in the T20 World Cup and fastest century in T20 World Cup history pages.

February 24, 2026: England Beat Pakistan by 2 Wickets in the Super 8

The latest chapter was written on 24 February 2026 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. Pakistan, captained by Salman Ali Agha, opted to bat first, and ran into trouble straight away. The full scorecard tells the story of a gripping low-scoring contest.

Sahibzada Farhan top-scored for Pakistan with 63 off 45 balls, but regular wickets kept the innings in check: Babar Azam made 25, Fakhar Zaman 25 off 16, and Shadab Khan a rapid 23 off 11. The 3/24 from Liam Dawson was the pick of the English bowling, with Jofra Archer and Jamie Overton taking two wickets each and Adil Rashid claiming one. Pakistan finished on 164/9.

The England chase lurched from crisis to triumph. Shaheen Afridi ripped through the top order to leave England reeling, but captain Harry Brook played one of the great World Cup innings: 100 off 51 balls, with ten fours and four sixes. With Will Jacks (28) and Sam Curran (16) playing their part, Brook carried England to 166/8 in 19.1 overs, a two-wicket win with five balls to spare that sealed their semi-final berth. Brook was named Player of the Match.

The England playing XI that night, Salt, Buttler, Bethell, Banton, Brook (c), Curran, Jacks, Dawson, Overton, Archer, Rashid, underlined their all-round depth, while Pakistan fielded Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Babar, Fakhar, Usman Khan (wk), Shadab, Nawaz, Shaheen, Salman Mirza and Usman Tariq. Our Pakistan vs England match prediction page recapped this Super 8 thriller in full.

Key Performers in Pakistan vs England T20Is

Babar Azam (Pakistan), 685 runs

Babar is the leading run-scorer in the history of the fixture: 685 runs in 18 innings at an average of 47.14 and a strike rate of 141.02, with four fifties and a century, his 110 not out off 66 balls in Karachi in 2022 remains the highest individual score by a Pakistani in this matchup. His duels with Adil Rashid have been a recurring subplot. The biggest T20I innings ever are ranked on our highest individual score in T20 cricket page.

Adil Rashid (England), 23 wickets

Rashid is the leading wicket-taker of the fixture with 23 wickets in 22 matches at an economy of 7.76. His control through the middle overs has repeatedly strangled the scoring of Pakistan. The finest T20I bowling displays are listed under best bowling figures in T20 cricket, while the overall wicket charts sit on our most wickets in T20 cricket page.

Harry Brook (England), the 2026 match-winner

The unbeaten-style hundred from Brook at Pallekele, 100 off 51 balls under semi-final pressure, instantly joined the great England T20I innings. As captain, he has turned the middle order of England into the most reliable in world cricket. Rapid T20I fifties and hundreds are tracked on our fastest fifty in T20I cricket and most sixes in T20I cricket pages.

Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan), the emerging star

The 63 from Farhan against England was part of a breakthrough 2026 that also included his maiden T20I hundred, 100 off 60 balls against Sri Lanka at Pallekele earlier in the tournament. His powerplay hitting has become the most important weapon of Pakistan.

Memorable Pakistan vs England T20I Moments

• Trent Bridge 2021: The 232/6 by Pakistan, still their highest total in the fixture, in a high-scoring thriller.
• Karachi 2022: The 110 not out off 66 from Babar Azam and the 221/3 by England in the same series; the 203/0 chase by Pakistan without losing a wicket remains one of the great T20I chases.
• MCG 2022 final: The five-wicket win by England to become T20 world champions, defending 138 with ice-cold calm.
• Pallekele 2026: The 100 off 51 from Brook to chase 165 with five balls left, the fourth straight World Cup win of England over Pakistan.

The partnership records behind these games are detailed on our highest partnership in T20I cricket and highest team score in T20 cricket pages, while the collapses are covered under the lowest team score in T20 cricket records. Our T20 section has the full format archive. The rivalry between New Zealand and South Africa offers an interesting parallel, see the New Zealand vs South Africa T20 head-to-head.

Conclusion

The pak vs eng t20 stats now read 32 matches: England 22, Pakistan 9, one no-result, and a perfect 4-0 to England at T20 World Cups after the Pallekele classic of February 2026. The spin-heavy strategy of Pakistan and emerging stars like Farhan and Usman Tariq are narrowing the gap, but the depth and big-match temperament of England keep them ahead. Whenever these two meet, expect high drama. Follow both sides in our Pakistan cricket and England cricket sections.

Update: No T20I Since Pallekele, and the Record Stands at 22-9

The two teams have not met in a T20 international since the Super 8 clash at Pallekele on 24 February 2026. Pakistan played a first T20I series after the World Cup against Sri Lanka in October 2026, while England returned to Pakistan in the same month for a one-day international tri-series with Sri Lanka as the third team. The rivalry stayed alive in the longer formats instead: England won the Test series on home soil in August and September 2026, and Pakistan struck back in the tri-series, beating England by 87 runs at Rawalpindi on 20 October 2026 after posting 302 for nine. England have also won each of the last five completed T20I meetings between the sides, a run that stretches back to the Lahore leg of the 2022 tour. None of those matches touched the T20I record, and no date for the next T20I meeting between the sides has been confirmed on the published calendar.

One correction matters in the player charts. The figures printed for the two record holders earlier on this page were the numbers from before the Pallekele match, and the match itself moved both charts. Babar Azam scored 25 in that game, so his record in the fixture now reads 685 runs in 18 innings, with a highest score of 110 not out at Karachi in 2022. Adil Rashid took the wicket of Fakhar Zaman in the same match, so his record now reads 23 wickets in 22 matches. The team records did not move at Pallekele: the highest total in the fixture remains the 232 for six by Pakistan at Trent Bridge in 2021, and the lowest remains the 89 all out by Pakistan at Cardiff in 2010.

The World Cup chapter of the rivalry also stands still. England have won all four meetings at the T20 World Cup, at The Oval in 2009, in Barbados in 2010, in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2022 and at Pallekele in 2026. The wait of Pakistan for a first World Cup win over England in this format goes on, and the next chance can only come at a future global tournament.

The companion page on this site covers the Pakistan vs England ODI head to head record, and the table below pulls the corrected T20I numbers together in one place for a fast check before the next meeting of the sides. More records of this kind sit in the Head to Head section of the site.

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