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- Published: October 13, 2023 15:24
New Delhi: The craze for cricket in the subcontinent is already unmatched but when it comes to the high-octane clash between India and Pakistan, jam-packed stadiums filled with enthusiastic fans are always there to energize the atmosphere and add flavor to the momentous event.
Several times in the history of the game, these two Asian cricketing superpowers have clashed with each other and gave us an intense dose of on-field action, patriotism, and cherishable memories which have lived in our minds to this day.
On 14 October 2023, the two heavyweights will face each other for the eighth time in the ICC World Cup and fans are waiting for the same with bated breath. The highly anticipated historical game of cricket, which will be attended by a number of eminent figures from sports, politics, and film industry, will kick start in the presence of 1, 30,000 fans in the world’s largest cricket stadium (Narendra Modi Stadium) at Ahamadbad tomorrow from 2 PM IST.
With not even 24 hours left in this historical World Cup Clash between the arch-rivals, it’s high time to revisit India and Pakistan’s previous head-to-head encounters in the game and see who has had an edge over the other.
India vs Pakistan head to head in ODI
Although both the neighboring countries have faced each other more than 200 times across all three formats of the game, they have met each other 134 times in the One Day Internationals (ODI) with Pakistan leading over India in the head-to-head record with a significant margin.
Out of the 134 encounters between the arch-rivals, Pakistan has won 73 times while India has only managed to establish its supremacy over the men in green 56 times. The rest of the 5 matches between the two were either abandoned due to rain or ended with no results.
Even on Indian soil, the Pakistani team has an impressive record of winning 19 matches against India who has emerged victorious against them in just 11 games at home.
India’s supremacy over Pakistan in the ICC ODI World Cups
Even though Pakistan has a clear edge over the men in blue when it comes to the overall head-to-head record, the scenario is entirely different when talking about their clash in the ICC World Cups.
In the World Cups, India and Pakistan have met on the field 7 times so far and the men in blue have crushed the neighboring nation every single time with a good margin
The closest World Cup encounter between the two teams happened over a decade back in Mohali where India defeated Pakistan by 29 runs in a nail-biting thriller to seal its spot in the tournament’s final against Sri Lanka in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011.
Here is a complete list of all India vs Pakistan’s head-to-head World Cup encounters in which men in blue outshined Pakistan by beating them in a one-sided manner.
| Date | Result | Venue |
| 4th March 1992 | India won by 43 runs | Sydney (Australia) |
| 9th March 1996 | India won by 39 runs | Bangalore (India) |
| 8th June 1999 | India won by 47 runs | Manchester (England) |
| 1st March 2003 | India won by 6 wickets | Centurion (South Africa) |
| 30th March 2011 | India won by 29 runs | Mohali (India) |
| 15th Feb 2015 | India won by 76 runs | Adelaide (Australia) |
| 16th June 2019 | India won by 89 runs (DLS) | Manchester (England) |
India’s Biggest victory against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023
Meanwhile, in their latest face-to-face clash with Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023, Asian Champion India secured their biggest victory over Babar’s team by crushing them with a huge margin of 228 runs at Sri Lanka’s Pallekele Stadium on 10th September.
However, the first Aisa Cup 2023 encounter between the two, which was played in Pallekele Stadium on 2nd September, got washed out due to rain and both teams shared the points.