Pakistan's Cricket Team Performance in 2025

 


Did the Green Shirts Impress the World? Full Year Review

The year 2025 has been one of highs and lows for Pakistan’s national cricket team. While some moments showcased brilliance and new talent, others exposed gaps in consistency and strategy. In this blog, we’ll break down Pakistan’s performance in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is, highlight standout players, and explore what worked — and what didn’t.

🏏 1. Test Cricket Performance

Pakistan played a limited number of Test matches in 2025, but showed strong patches, especially due to their pace bowling attack.

🔹 Highlights:

  • The duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah continued to trouble top-order batters with early breakthroughs.

  • With veterans like Azhar Ali retired, younger players like Abdullah Shafique and Saud Shakeel stepped up in the middle order.

  • Victories against Sri Lanka and New Zealand showed promise, though performances against Australia remained disappointing.

🏏 2. One Day Internationals (ODIs)

Pakistan participated in several ODI series, including major tournaments like the Asia Cup and ICC Champions Trophy.

🔹 Highlights:

  • Babar Azam remained among the world’s top ODI scorers with his classic consistency.

  • Fakhar Zaman smashed multiple centuries, while Imam-ul-Haq found his rhythm back.

  • Abbas Afridi emerged as a fresh pace option with good control and aggression.

  • However, fielding errors and an unstable middle order hurt Pakistan in crucial games.

🏏 3. T20 International Performance

Pakistan’s T20 journey in 2025 has been strong but unpredictable — a pattern familiar to their fans.

🔹 Highlights:

  • The Rizwan-Babar opening pair remained productive, though their strike rate was questioned in high-scoring games.

  • Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan played important finishing roles in close contests.

  • Youngsters like Saim Ayub and Azam Khan, brought in through the PSL pipeline, showed promise but lacked consistency.

🌟 Top Performers for Pakistan in 2025

PlayerFormatKey Contributions
Babar Azam      All formats        50+ average across formats, vital innings

Shaheen Afridi
      Test & ODI
        Wickets with new ball, controlled aggression

Fakhar Zaman
      ODI
        Explosive centuries in key matches

Naseem Shah
      Test
        Swing and speed, key Test wickets

Iftikhar Ahmed
      T20
        Lower-order firepower and finishing touch

🧠 Challenges & Areas for Improvement

  1. Fielding remains inconsistent, with dropped catches in pressure situations.

  2. The middle-order batting lacks depth and experience.

  3. Young talent needs more time, support, and consistent opportunities to mature.

🏁 Conclusion

In 2025, Pakistan showed flashes of brilliance — especially with their fast bowling and the continued form of Babar Azam. However, to climb to the top of the world rankings, the team must focus on building middle-order stability, modern T20 strategy, and improving fielding standards.

✅ With the right adjustments, Pakistan can be a dominant force in 2026.

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