# Pakistan at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Pakistan competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Birmingham, England from 28 July to 8 August 2022. It was Pakistan's 14th appearance at the Commonwealth Games.
Muhammad Inam and Bismah Maroof were the country's flagbearers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
Arshad Nadeem won Pakistan's first ever gold medal in Javelin Throw at the Commonwealth Games and the first Athletics gold medal since 1962. Pakistan won a total of seven medals, including two golds, three silvers and two bronze medals, which was its best medal haul at the Commonwealth Games since 1970. Overall Pakistan finished at 18 on the medal table out of 72 participating nations.

## Administration

Syed Mohammad Abid Qadri was the Chef de Mission for the Pakistani team in Birmingham.

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Badminton | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Boxing | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Cricket | — | 15 | 15 |
| Hockey | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Squash | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Swimming | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Wrestling | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 42 | 25 | 67 |

### Notes

* ↑ One boxer failed to make the draw and thus no longer counted.

## Medallists

Medals by date :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| Day 1 | 29 Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 2 | 30 Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 3 | 31 Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 4 | 1 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 5 | 2 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 6 | 3 Aug | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Day 7 | 4 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Day 8 | 5 Aug | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Day 9 | 6 Aug | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Day 10 | 7 Aug | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Day 11 | 8 Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mixed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Nooh Dastgir Butt | Weightlifting | Men's +109kg | 3 August |
| Gold | Arshad Nadeem | Athletics | Javelin throw | 7 August |
| Silver | Muhammad Inam | Wrestling | Men's -86kg | 5 August |
| Silver | Zaman Anwar | Wrestling | Men's -125kg | 5 August |
| Silver | Sharif Tahir | Wrestling | Men's -74kg | 6 August |
| Bronze | Shah Hussain Shah | Judo | Men's -90kg | 3 August |
| Bronze | Inayat Ullah | Wrestling | Men's -65kg | 5 August |

## Athletics

A squad of five athletes was officially confirmed as of 19 July 2022.

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Shajar Abbas | 100 m | 10.38 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shajar Abbas | 200 m | 21.12 | 1 Q | 20.89 | 8 q | 21.16 | 8 |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Jamshad Ali | Shot put | 15.72 | 11 |
| Arshad Nadeem | Javelin throw | 90.18 | |

### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Aneela Gulzar | 100 m | 14.01 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Anila Baig | Discus throw F44/64 | 20.69 | 10 |

## Badminton

Pakistan received a Bipartite Invitation for the mixed team competition. A squad of four players was selected shortly after the selection trials on 12 May 2022.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Murad Ali | Men's singles | Tamakloe (GHA) W (21–9, 21–8) | Teh (SGP) L (14–21, 16–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti | Men's singles | Mulenga (ZAM) W (21–6, 21–19) | Ng (MAS) L (10–21, 9–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mahoor Shahzad | Women's singles | P Ramdhani (GUY) W (21–10, 21–8) | Kashyap (IND) L (20–22, 1–8 ret.) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ghazala Siddique | Women's singles | Chater (FLK) W (21–4, 21–3) | Richardson (JAM) L (15–21, 14–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Murad Ali Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti | Men's doubles | — | Elliott & Summers (RSA) W (21–19, 21–17) | Rankireddy & Shetty (IND) L (8–21, 7–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mahoor Shahzad Ghazala Siddique | Women's doubles | — | Chen & Somerville (AUS) L (10–21, 13–21) | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Pakistan | Mixed team | India L 0–5 | Australia L 2–3 | Sri Lanka L 1–4 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Squad

* Murad Ali
* Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti
* Mahoor Shahzad
* Ghazala Siddique

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 28 | 2 | +26 | 620 | 329 | +291 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 14 | 16 | −2 | 489 | 520 | −31 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 514 | 546 | −32 | 1 | |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 6 | 24 | −18 | 382 | 610 | −228 | 0 | |

## Boxing

A squad of five boxers was officially confirmed as of 19 July 2022.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Zohaib Rasheed | Men's Flyweight | — | Failed to enter draw due to mistake by a technical delegate | Failed to enter draw due to mistake by a technical delegate | Failed to enter draw due to mistake by a technical delegate | Failed to enter draw due to mistake by a technical delegate | Failed to enter draw due to mistake by a technical delegate |
| Ilyas Hussain | Men's Featherweight | M. Mokhotho W RSC | A. Joseph W 3–2 | J. Gallagher L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Suleman Baloch | Men's Light welterweight | S.Thapa L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nazeer Ullah Khan | Men's Heavyweight | — | L. Williams L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mehreen Baloch | Women's Featherweight | — | S. Muthuthanthri L 0–5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cricket

By virtue of its position in the ICC Women's T20I rankings (as of 1 April 2021), Pakistan qualified for the tournament.
Fixtures were announced in November 2021.

### Roster

Fifteen players were selected on 31 May 2022.
* Bismah Maroof (c)
* Muneeba Ali (wk)
* Anam Amin
* Aiman Anwer
* Diana Baig
* Nida Dar
* Gull Feroza (wk)
* Tuba Hassan
* Kainat Imtiaz
* Sadia Iqbal
* Iram Javed
* Ayesha Naseem
* Aliya Riaz
* Fatima Sana
* Omaima Sohail

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Pakistan women | Women's tournament | Barbados L 15 Runs | India L 8 Wickets | Australia L 44 Runs | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.832 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2.511 |
| 3 | Barbados | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2.953 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −1.768 |
* 29 July 2022 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Barbados 144/4 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 129/6 (20 overs) |
| Kycia Knight 62* (56) Fatima Sana 2/41 (4 overs) | | Nida Dar 50* (31) Hayley Matthews 1/13 (4 overs) |
* Barbados won by 15 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Kim Cotton (NZ) and Shivani Mishra (Qat) Player of the match: Hayley Matthews (Bar)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
* Shanika Bruce, Trishan Holder, Alisa Scantlebury and Aaliyah Williams (Bar) all made their WT20I debuts.
* 31 July 2022 11:00 Scorecard
| Pakistan 99 (18 overs) | v | India 102/2 (11.4 overs) |
| Muneeba Ali 32 (30) Sneh Rana 2/15 (4 overs) | | Smriti Mandhana 63* (42) Tuba Hassan 1/18 (2 overs) |
* India won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Kim Cotton (NZ) Player of the match: Smriti Mandhana (Ind)
* Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
* 3 August 2022 11:00 Scorecard
| Australia 160/2 (20 overs) | v | Pakistan 116/8 (20 overs) |
| Tahlia McGrath 78* (51) Sadia Iqbal 1/28 (4 overs) | | Fatima Sana 35* (26) Tahlia McGrath 3/13 (3 overs) |
* Australia won by 44 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Lauren Agenbag (SA) and Sue Redfern (Eng) Player of the match: Tahlia McGrath (Aus)
* Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

## Gymnastics

One gymnast was officially selected as of 19 July 2022.

### Artistic
#### Individual Qualification

| Athlete | Event | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Apparatus | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | F | PH | R | V | PB | HB | Total | Rank |
| Mohammad Afzal | Qualification | 8.400 | — | 4.250 | 10.550 | — | — | — | — |

## Hockey

By virtue of its position in the FIH Men's World Ranking (as of 1 February 2022), Pakistan qualified for the men's tournament.
Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022. Eighteen players were selected for the men's squad as of 13 July 2022.

### Men's tournament
#### Summary

Key:
* FT = After full time
* P = Match decided by penalty-shootout
| Team | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Semifinal | Final / BM / PM | Final / BM / PM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Pakistan men | Men's tournament | South Africa D 2-2 | New Zealand L 1–4 | Scotland W 3–2 | Australia L 0-7 | 4 | Did not advance | Canada W 4–3 | 7 |

#### Roster

* Akmal Hussain (gk)
* Abdullah Ishtiaq (gk)
* Mubashir Ali
* Ammad Butt
* Mohammad Hammad
* Muhammad Abdullah
* Rizwan Ali
* Muhammad Umar Bhutta
* Moin Shakeel
* Abdul Mannan
* Junaid Manzoor
* Ghazanfar Ali
* Ajaz Ahmed
* Rana Waheed
* Ruman Khan
* Afraz Hakeem
* Hannan Shahid
* Ahmed Nadeem

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 17 | −3 | 4 | Fifth place match |
| 4 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 4 | Seventh place match |
| 5 | Scotland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 25 | −14 | 1 | Ninth place match |
* 30 July 2022 09:00
| South Africa | 2–2 | Pakistan |
| Beauchamp 14' Guise-Brown 54' | Report | R. Ali 25' Hakeem 60' |
* Umpires: Nick Bennett (ENG) Bruce Bale (ENG)
* 31 July 2022 09:00
| New Zealand | 4–1 | Pakistan |
| Inglis 17', 18' Thomas 43' Lane 60' | Report | G. Ali 26' |
* Umpires: Dan Barstow (ENG) Tyler Klenk (CAN)
* 3 August 2022 19:00
| Pakistan | 3–2 | Scotland |
| Hakeem 22' Shahid 23' Khan 55' | Report | C. Golden 9' Walker 38' |
* Umpires: Tyler Klenk (CAN) Sean Rapaport (RSA)
* 4 August 2022 21:00
| Australia | 7–0 | Pakistan |
| Govers 12' Hayward 19', 40' Wickham 42', 48' Anderson 53' Ephramus 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Peter Kabaso (KEN) David Tomlinson (NZL)

#### Seventh place match

* 6 August 2022 11:15
| Pakistan | 4–3 | Canada |
| Rana 24' Ali 25' Umar Bhutta 52' Shahid 60' | Report | Sarmento 26', 58' Pereira 30' |
* Umpires: Fraser Bell (SCO) Tim Bond (NZL)

## Judo

Two judoka were selected for the competition.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final/BM | Final/BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Shah Hussain Shah | -90 kg | — | Harrison Cassar (AUS) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Thomas-Laszlo Breytenbach (RSA) W | |
| Qaisar Khan | -100 kg | Jason Koster (NZL) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Squash

A squad of four players was officially confirmed as of 19 July 2022.

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Tayyab Aslam | Men's singles | Bye | Iqbal (PAK) L 0-1 ret | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nasir Iqbal | Men's singles | Morrison (JAM) W 3–0 | Aslam (PAK) W 1-0 ret | Willstrop (ENG) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amna Fayyaz | Women's singles | Bye | Arnold (MAS) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Faiza Zafar | Women's singles | Bye | Yiwen (MAS) L 0–3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Doubles

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Tayyab Aslam Nasir Iqbal | Men's doubles | Ghana W 2–0 | Scotland L 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Faiza Zafar Amna Fayyaz | Women's doubles | Bye | Malaysia L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tayyab Aslam Amna Fayyaz | Mixed doubles | Barbados L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nasir Iqbal Faiza Zafar | Mixed doubles | Sri Lanka W 2–0 | New Zealand L 0–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

A squad of four swimmers was officially confirmed as of 19 July 2022.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Haseeb Tariq | 50 m freestyle | 24.65 | 43 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Haseeb Tariq | 50 m backstroke | 27.89 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Haseeb Tariq | 50 m butterfly | 25.97 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Bisma Khan | 50 m freestyle | 27.82 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bisma Khan | 100 m freestyle | 1:02.59 | 47 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bisma Khan | 50 m butterfly | 29.43 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bisma Khan | 100 m butterfly | 1:08.21 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jehanara Nabi | 100 m freestyle | 1:01.51 | 40 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jehanara Nabi | 200 m freestyle | 2:13.38 | 22 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jehanara Nabi | 400 m freestyle | 4:36.87 | 17 | — | — | | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mishael Ayub | 50 m breaststroke | 37.96 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mishael Ayub | 100 m breaststroke | 1:22.12 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mishael Ayub | 50 m butterfly | 31.44 | 46 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis

Four players were initially selected on 16 March 2022; it was later confirmed on 13 May 2022 that only one player (Fahad Khawaja) would go to the Games.
| Athletes | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Fahad Khawaja | Men's singles | C. Franklin W 4–0 | M. Ridoy W 4–1 | D. Douglas W 4–0 | 1 | P. Drinkhall L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Weightlifting

The PWF was set to send six qualified weightlifters to Birmingham but a doping scandal means that only three are provisionally set to attend the Games.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Haider Ali | 81 kg | 135 | 7 | 170 | 5 | 305 | 5 |
| Hanzala Dastgir Butt | 109 kg | 142 | 9 | 173 | 9 | 315 | 9 |
| Nooh Dastgir Butt | +109 kg | 173 GR | 1 | 232 GR | 1 | 405 GR | |

## Wrestling

Following the trials, five male wrestlers were selected on 2 April 2022, with a sixth added to the squad at a later date.
Key:
* VT - Victory by Fall.
* PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
* PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ali Asad | Men's -57 kg | H. Ridings W 10-0 (VSU) | R. Goliath W 10-0 (VSU) | K. Ravi L 4-14 (VSU1) | — | S. Singh W 11-0 (VSU) | DSQ |
| Inayat Ullah | Men's -65 kg | A. Vella W 10-0 (VSU) | A. Daniel W 4-0 (VPO) | L. McNeil L 0-11 (VSU) | — | R. Connelly W10-0 (VSU) | |
| Sharif Tahir | Men's -74 kg | J. Vake W11-0 (VSU) | J. Phulka W5-1 (VPO1) | C. Hawkins W11-0 (VSU) | — | N. Naveen L0-9 (VPO) | |
| Muhammad Inam | Men's -86 kg | K. Malone W 11-0 (VSU) | J. Lawerence W 8-3 (VPO) | E. Lessing W 5-3 (VPO) | — | D. Punia L 0-3 (VPO) | |
| Tayab Raza | Men's -97 kg | R. Mackey W10-0 (VSU) | C. Nicol W10-0 (VSU) | N. Randhawa L0-7 (VPO) | — | D. Nehra L2-10 (VPO1) | 4 |
| Zaman Anwar | Men's -125 kg | Bye | K. Marie W 12-0 (VFA) | M. Kooner W 5-0 (VFA) | — | A. Dhesi L 2-9 (VFA) | |

## Doping
### Disqualified medal

Ali Asad was stripped of his medal due to testing positive for performance enhancement drugs.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Ali Asad | Wrestling | Men's -57 kg | August 6, 2022 |