India vs Pakistan ODI World cup head to head records : India 7-0 ahead

 



The high voltage world cup match 2023 is right here between Pakistan and India .As both teams fine tune their tactics before this highly anticipated contest we look back at the past records of their past world cup duels . 



Arch-rivals India and Pakistan have faced each other seven times so far, and India has defeated Pakistan all seven times.  India has never lost to Pakistan in an ODIWorld Cup match.  Let us take a look at the matches played between the two teams in the World Cup.


 IND vs PAK, World Cup 1992: India beats Pakistan in Sydney

 The clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan was first played in the 1992 World Cup tournament in Sydney.  At that time, Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and decided to bat first.  In this match, opening batsman Ajay Jadeja scored 46 runs, while Sachin Tendulkar remained unbeaten after scoring 54 runs while Kapil Dev scored a belligerent 26 ball 35 as India scored 216 in 49 overs . In reply the Indian bowling was all over Pakistani batting which crumbled for 173 only.   India won this match by 43 runs.






 IND vs PAK, World Cup 1996: Pakistan gets second defeat in Bangalore

 The second match between India and Pakistan in the World Cup was played in Bangalore in 1996.  In this match, Navjot Singh Sidhu scored the highest 93 runs for Team India, while Ajay Jadeja smashed a blistering 45 off 25 balls as India amassed 287. In reply Saeed Anwar cracked a dazzling 48 and Amir Sohail smacked 55 as Pakistan started to chase at brisk pace but wickets fell rapidly in the middle order which enabled India to win this match by 39 runs.



 IND vs PAK, World Cup 1999: India beats Pakistan for the third time in Manchester

 The two teams met for the third time in a World Cup match in Manchester in 1999 and for the third consecutive time Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and chose to bat against Pakistan.  In this match, Sachin Tendulkar scored 45 runs, while Rahul Dravid scored a half-century.  India had given the target of 227 runs after losing 6 wickets.  In reply, Pakistani team was reduced to 180 as player of the match  Venkaresh Prasad took 5 wickets .   India once again registered a spectacular victory.



IND vs PAK, World Cup 2003: Team India beat Pakistan in South Africa

  After 2000, Team India had Sourav Ganguly as its new captain, and during the 2003 World Cup, he prepared a young team.  Talking about the World Cup in South Africa, the result of the toss has also changed with the change of captain.  Pakistan won the toss and batted first, losing 7 wickets and scored 273 runs with Saeed Anwar scoring a century 


  In reply, the Indian batsmen especially Sachin Tendulkar performed brilliantly.  And India won by 6 wickets.  Tendulkar top scored with a dazzling 98 runs in this match while Yuvraj and Dravid remained unbeaten after scoring 50 and 44 runs respectively.



  IND vs PAK, World Cup 2011: Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership defeats Pakistan again.

  Ahead of this World Cup, there has been another major change in the captaincy of Team India. After losing the World Cup in 2007, MS Dhoni took over the captaincy.  India and Pakistan met again in the 2011 semi-final at Mohali.  India scored 260 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 50 overs with Tendulkar top scoring with 85 .

  In reply, Pakistan's batsmen failed again in big moments and were bowled out for 231 runs.  India also won the match by 29 runs and eventually lifted the trophy defeating Sri Lanka in the final.


  IND vs PAK, World Cup 2015: Virat Kohli's century overwhelms Pakistan

  India beat Pakistan in Adelaide in 2015 World Cup.  Team India's score reached 300 on the back of Virat Kohli's 107 runs in this match.  Pakistan team was all out for 224 runs.  It was Virat's second World Cup century .  India won this match by 76 runs.  Kohli was selected as 'Man of the Match'.



IND vs PAK, World Cup 2019: Team India won the match against Pakistan for the 7th time

 The year 2019 i.e. the last World Cup match saw a tremendous clash between India and Pakistan.  However, this match also fell into India's lap due to the Duckworth-Lewis rule.

 Batting first, Team India scored 336 runs but due to rain, Duckworth-Lewis rule came into force and Pakistan got the target of 302 runs, in response to which the Pakistan team was limited to 212 runs in 40 overs, and once again India won this match.  Rohit Sharma played an outstanding innings of 140 runs in this match and got the player of the match award .

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