(Sports Correspondent: Imran Sohail)
Pakistan ODI Cricket Faces Historic Low in 2025
Pakistan’s ODI cricket is experiencing an unprecedented slump in 2025, recording its worst annual performance in over five decades. In 11 matches this year, the Men in Green have managed just two wins, giving them a win percentage of 18.18% and a win-loss ratio of 0.22, both all-time lows for a calendar year with at least six ODIs.
Even the challenging years of the late 1970s and early 1980s did not produce numbers this poor. Pakistan’s previous low came in 1988, with four wins from 15 matches (26.7%), while recent difficult years like 2010 (27.8%) and 2019 (36%) were still better than the current campaign.
The contrast with Pakistan’s proud ODI legacy is stark. In 2008, the team won 18 of 21 matches (85.71% win rate), and in 2022, Pakistan achieved eight wins from nine ODIs, boasting the best single-year percentage in their history at 88.89%.
2025 was expected to be a strong year for Mohammad Rizwan and his squad, with experienced players and a home advantage during an ICC tournament. Instead, the team faced a disastrous Champions Trophy, a whitewash in New Zealand, and a first bilateral ODI series loss to the West Indies in over 30 years.
While Pakistan still has six ODIs left in 2025 against South Africa and Sri Lanka, the team needs convincing performances to restore fan confidence and remain competitive for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Without improvement, 2025 could mark a new low point in Pakistan’s ODI history.
