In Pakistan's 49 years of Test Cricket history Pakistan has won 79 test matches out of 278 played to date. 43 of these victories have been at home while 35 have been away on opponent's grounds and one at the neutral ground of Dhaka during the inaugural Asian-Test-Championship in 1998-99. 19 of Pakistan's victories have been achieved against New Zealand, 13 against Sri Lanka, 11 against Australia, 10 each against the West Indies and England, 9 against India, 6 against Zimbabwe, and only one against South Africa. In terms of margin of victory 23 have been recorded by an innings, One over 300 runs, four over 200 runs, eight, six, seven and three by 10, 9, 8 and 7 wickets respectively. The remaining are by different margin of runs and wickets. The National Stadium, Karachi has the unique distinction for bringing Pakistan the largest victory by an innings and 188 runs against Australia in 1988-89 and also to snatch the narrowest victory for them, incidentally against the same rivals, by one-wicket in 1994-95 series. Below is the breakup of Pakistan's 78 victories against each opponent in chronological order:

Victories Against Each Opponent

India:

No.	Season	Venue	Margin
1	1952-53	Lucknow	Innings and 43 runs
2	1978-79	Lahore	8 wickets
3	1978-79	Karachi	8 wickets
4	1982-83	Karachi	Innings and 86 runs
5	1982-83	Faisalabad	10 wickets
6	1982-83	Hyderabad (P)	Innings and 119 runs
7	1986-87	Banglore	16 runs
8	1998-99	Chennai	12 runs
9	1998-99	Kolkata	46 runs

England:

1	1954	The Oval	24 runs
2	1982	Lords	10 wickets
3	1983-84	Karachi	3 wickets
4	1987	Leeds	Innings and 18 runs
5	1987-88	Lahore	Innings and 87 runs
6	1992	Lords	2 wickets
7	1992	The Oval	10 wickets
8	1996	Lords	164 runs
9	1996	The Oval	9 wickets
10	2001	Old Trafford	108 runs

New Zealand:

1	1955-56	Karachi	Innings and 1 run
2	1955-56	Lahore	4 wickets
3	1964-65	Rawalpindi	Innings and 64 runs
4	1964-65	Karachi	8 wickets
5	1972-73	Dunedin	Innings and 166 runs
6	1976-77	Lahore	6 wickets
7	1976-77	Hyderabad	10 wickets
8	1978-79	Christchurch	128 runs
9	1984-85	Lahore	6 wicks
10	1984-85	Hyderabad	7 wickets
11	1990-91	Karachi	Innings and 43 runs
12	1990-91	Lahore	9 wickets
13	1990-91	Faisalabad	65 runs
14	1992-93	Hamilton	33 runs
15	1993-94	Auckland	5 wickets
16	1993-94	Wellington	Innings and 12 runs
17	1995-96	Christchurch	161 runs
18	1996-97	Rawalpindi	Innings and 13 runs
19	2000-01	Auckland	299 runs

Australia:

1	1956-57	Karachi	9 wickets
2	1976-77	Sydney	8 wickets
3	1978-79	Melbourne	71 runs
4	1979-80	Karachi	7 wickets
5	1981-82	Melbourne	Innings and 82 runs
6	1982-83	Karachi	9 wickets
7	1982-83	Faisalabad	Innings and 3 runs
8	1982-83	Lahore	9 wickets
9	1988-89	Karachi	Innings and 188 runs
10	1994-95	Karachi	1 wicket
11	1995-96	Sydney	74 runs

West Indies:

1	1957-58	Port of Spain	Innings and 1 run
2	1958-59	Karachi	10 wickets
3	1958-59	Dacca	41 runs
4	1976-77	Port of Spain	266 runs
5	1986-87	Faisalabad	186 runs
6	1987-88	George-Town	9 wickets
7	1990-91	Karachi	8 wickets
8	1997-98	Peshawar	Innings and 19 runs
9	1997-98	Rawalpindi	Innings and 29 runs
10	1997-98	Karachi	10 wickets

Sri Lanka:

1	1981-82	Karachi	204 runs
2	1981-82	Lahore	Innings and 102 runs
3	1985-86	Sialkot	8 wickets
4	1985-86	Karachi	10 wickets
5	1985-86	Kandy	Innings and 20 runs
6	1991-92	Faisalabad	2 wickets
7	1994	Colombo	301 runs
8	1994	Kandy	Innings and 52 runs
9	1995-96	Peshawar	Innings and 44 runs
10	1998-99	Dhaka	Innings and 175 runs
11	1999-2000	Karachi	222 runs
12	1999-2000	Colombo	5 wickets
13	1999-2000	Galle	Innings and 163 runs

Zimbabwe:

1	1993-94	Karachi	131 runs
2	1993-94	Rawalpindi	52 runs
3	1994-95	Bulawayo	8 wickets
4	1994-95	Harare	99 runs
5	1996-97	Faisalabad	10 wickets
6	1997-98	Harare	4 wickets

South Africa:

1

1997-98

Durban

29 runs

Summary of victories:

Opponent	Home	Away	Neutral ground
India	5	4	-
England	2	8	-
New Zealand	12	7	-
Australia	7	4	-
West Indies	7	3	-
Sri Lanka	7	5	1 (Dhaka)
Zimbabwe	3	3	-
South Africa	0	1	-
	43	35	1

Victory milestones

1st	at Luck now v India by innings and 43 runs in 1952-53
10th	at Karachi v New Zealand by 8 wickets in 1964-65
25th	at Karachi v Australia by 9 wickets in 1982-83
50th	at Hamilton v New Zealand by 33 runs in 1992-93
75th	at Karachi v Sri Lanka by 222 runs in 1999-2000

Victories - By margin

Margin	Opponent
	Ind	Eng	NZ	Aus	WI	SL	Zim	SA	All
Innings and 150 runs	-	-	1	1	-	2	-	-	4
Innings and 100-149 runs	1	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	2
Innings and 50-99 runs	1	1	1	1	-	1	-	-	5
Innings and 1-49 runs	1	1	4	1	3	2	-	-	12
10 wickets	1	2	1	-	2	1	1	-	8
9 wickets	-	1	1	3	1	-	-	-	6
8 wickets	2	-	1	1	1	1	1	-	7
7 wickets	-	-	2	1	-	-	-	-	3
6 wickets	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
5 wickets	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
4 wickets	-	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	2
3 wickets	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	2
2 wickets	-	1	-	-	-	1	-	-	2
1 wicket	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
300 Plus runs	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
250-299 runs	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	2
200-249 runs	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	2
150-199 runs	-	1	1	-	1	-	-	-	3
100-149 runs	-	1	1	-	-	-	1	-	3
50-99 runs	-	-	1	2	-	-	2	-	5
25-49 runs	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	1	4
1-24 runs	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
Total	9	10	19	11	10	13	6	1	79

Largest Margin of Victory

Innings & 188 runs	v Australia, Karachi - 1988-89
Innings & 175 runs	v Sri Lanka, Dhaka - 1998-99
Innings & 166 runs	v New Zealand, Dunedin - 1972-73
Innings & 163 runs	v Sri Lanka, Galle - 1999-2000
Innings & 109 runs	v India, Hyderabad - 1982-83
Innings & 102 runs	v Sri Lanka, Lahore - 1981-82
Innings & 87 runs	v England, Lahore - 1987-88
Innings & 86 runs	v India, Karachi - 1982-83
Innings & 64 runs	v New Zealand, Rawalpindi - 1964-65
Innings & 52 runs	v Sri Lanka, Kandy - 1994
Innings & 44 runs	v Sri Lanka, Peshawer - 1995-96
Innings & 43 runs	v India, Lucknow - 1952-53
Innings & 29 runs	v West Indies, Rawalpindi - 1997-98
Innings & 20 runs	v Sri Lanka, Kandy - 1985-86
Innings & 19 runs	v West Indies, Peshawar - 1997-98
Innings & 18 runs	v England, Leeds - 1997
Innings & 13 runs	v New Zealand, Rawalpindi - 1996-97
Innings & 12 runs	v New Zealand, Wellington - 1993-94
Innings & 3 runs	v Australia, Faisalabad - 1982-83
Innings & 1 run	v New Zealand, Karachi - 1955-56
Innings & 1 run	v West Indies, Part of Spain - 1957-58
301 runs	v Sri Lanka, Colombo - 1994
299 runs	v New Zealand, Auckland - 2000-2001
266 runs	v West Indies, Port of Spain - 1976-77
222 runs	v Sri Lanka, Colombo - 1999-2000
204 runs	v Sri Lanka, Karachi 1981-82

Margin Wise Victory - Highlights
- 23 of Pakistan’s victories were by an innings, 33 by different number of wickets and 23 again by margin of runs

- Four of the innings victories were by an innings plus 150 runs or more (v Australia at Karachi in 1988-89, v Sri Lanka at Dhaka in 1998-99, v Sri Lanka at Galle in 1999-2000 and v New Zealand at Dunedin in 1972-73)

- Two of the victories were by an innings and 100 to 149 runs (v India at Hyderabad (Pk) in 1982-83 and v Sri Lanka at Lahore in 1981-82).

- Five (5) of the victories were by an innings and 50 to 99 runs and twelve by an innings and 1 to 49 runs

- Five of the largest victories were recorded by wide margin of runs (By 301 runs v Sri Lanka at Colombo in 1994, By 299 runs v New Zealand at Auckland in 2000-2001, By 266 runs v West Indies at Port of Spain in 1976-77, By 222 runs v Sri Lanka at Karachi in 1999-2000 and By 204 runs v Sri Lanka at Karachi in 1981-82)

- Pakistan’s narrowest victory was recorded by one wicket at Karachi v Australia in 1994-95


Victories by venue

Home/Away	Ground	Ind	Eng	NZ	Aus	WI	SL	Zim	SA	Total
Home
	Karachi	2	1	3	5	3	3	1		18
	Lahore	1	1	4	1	-	1			8
	Dacca	-		-	-	1				1
	Peshawar	-		-		1	1			2
	Rawalpindi	-		2		1		1		4
	Faisalabad	1		1	1	1	1	1		6
	Hyderabad	1		2						3
	Sialkot	-		-			1			1
	Total	5	2	12	7	7	7	3	-	43
Ind
	Lucknow	1								1
	Banglore	1								1
	Chennai	1								1
	Kolkata	1								1
	Total	4								4
Eng
	The Oval		3
	Lords		3
	Old Trafford		1
	Leeds		1
	Total		8							8
NZ
	Dunedin			1
	Christ Church			2
	Hamilton			1
	Auckland			2
	Wellington			1
	Total			7						7
Aus
	Sydney				2
	Melbourne				2
	Total				4					4
WI
	Port of Spain					2
	George Town					1
	Total					3				3
SL
	Colombo						2
	Kandy						2
	Galle						1
	Total						5			5
Zim
	Bulawayo							1
	Harare							2
	Total							3		3
SA
	Durban								1
	Total								1	1
Bang
	Dacca						1
	Total						1			1

Venue wise victory - Highlights
- 43 out of 79 victories have been recorded on home grounds while 35 were achieved on opponent’s grounds and one victory was achieved at the neutral ground of Dhaka

- Most (18) victories on one home ground were recorded at Karachi. Other than Karachi Pakistan had won 8 Test matches at Lahore, 6 at Faisalabad, 4 at Rawalpindi, 3 at Hyderabad (Pk) and 2 at Peshawar and one each at Dacca and Sialkot

- Out side Pakistan the most number (3) victories so far were recorded at The Oval, Lords and two each at Christchurch, Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne, Port of Spain, Colombo, Kandy and Harare. A solitary Test victory each was recorded at Lucknow, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Old Trafford, Leeds, Dunedin Hamilton, Wellington, George Town, Galle, Bulawayo and Durban

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