| Pakistan national baseball team | |
| Federation: | Pakistan Federation Baseball |
| Confederation: | Baseball Federation of Asia |
| Manager: | Syed Fakhar Ali Shah |
| Wbsc Max: | 23 |
| Wbsc Max Date: | September 2018 |
| Wbsc Min: | 31 |
| Wbsc Min Date: | December 2021 |
| Ag Apps: | 2 |
| Ag First: | 2010 |
| Ag Best: | 5th (2 times, most recent in 2014) |
| Ac Apps: | 6 |
| Ac First: | 2003 |
| Ac Best: | 5th (1 time, in 2015) |
The Pakistan national baseball team (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|پاکستان بیس بال ٹیم) is the national team representing Pakistan in international baseball tournaments and competitions. The team is controlled and governed by the Pakistan Federation Baseball, which is represented in the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA), having been ranked #5 in Asia, just behind China.[1] They are ranked as the top and one of the most successful baseball teams in South Asia, winning the first SAARC Baseball Championship 8–2 against Sri Lanka in 2011.[2] As of 2023, Pakistan is currently ranked 38th in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
The Pakistani team has participated in many of the international and regional tournaments and has achieved many successes. It has won the Asian Baseball Championship (C level) title in 2010, where they won 10–0 against Hong Kong in the final round,[3] and five titles at the Asian Baseball Cup, winning the last tournament in 2015.[4] The team qualified for the World Baseball Classic qualifier round for the first time where they lost 0–10 against Brazil and 0–14 while competing against Great Britain in 2016.[5]
Like in almost every South Asian country where baseball is a minor sport, Pakistan's most popular sport is cricket, which diverts athletic talent away from baseball. As of 2023, Pakistan has never qualified for the World Baseball Classic.
The following is a list of professional baseball match results currently active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.[6]
See main article: Asian Baseball Championship. Pakistan have participated at the Asian Baseball Championship since 2003, and have competed in the competition ever since. The national team has struggled in competing against top Asian teams such as Japan, Chinese Taipei, and South Korea, among others. Pakistan secured fifth position after coming victorious against Indonesia in the 2015 Asian Baseball Championship.
See main article: Baseball at the Asian Games. In all four Asian Games to include baseball, Pakistan have competed in the 2010 and 2014 tournaments, though they have not won the tournament once Pakistan secured their largest win 25-0 against Mongolia in Seoul.
Pakistan have dominated the Asian Baseball Cup since its inception, and have competed in every year. Since 1997, Pakistan have never missed out on placing in the top 3 in any tournament, and is the only team to have achieved this feat. Pakistan also holds the record for most consecutive Asian Baseball Cup titles, having won five times in total, while the national team have been defending their title since the last four tournaments.
| World Baseball Classic record | Qualification record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||||
| 2006 | Did not enter | No qualifiers held | |||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Did not enter | ||||||||||
| 2017 | Did not qualify | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
| 2023 | Did not qualify | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | ||||||
| Total | 0/5 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 4 | 4 | 43 | ||
, (Seoul, 24 September 2014)