On June 9th, 2024, cricket fans were treated to an intense showdown between India and Pakistan at the T20 World Cup. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first, hoping to gain an early advantage. Despite Rishabh Pant’s impressive batting performance, scoring 42 runs, India could only manage a total of 119 runs in 19 overs.
It looked like an achievable target for Pakistan, but things took a dramatic turn. With just 6 runs needed for victory, Pakistan stumbled and fell short. Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliant bowling, taking 3 wickets for just 14 runs, turned the tide in India’s favor. It was a close match filled with excitement and tension, but in the end, India emerged as the winners in this thrilling low-scoring contest.
The bitter rivalry between India and Pakistan has several times broken the all-time records of the sport as the matches attain the highest level of viewer ships, becoming one of the greatest sporting events across the globe.
When fans think about cricket and India Pakistan matches, they know that the tensions will be at an all time high – both because of the talented players and political reasons. That said, India has managed to come out on top almost all the time during the World Cup encounters across all formats, barring that one T20 2022 match in 2021.
Moreover, Pakistan and India haven’t clashed for a bilateral series since 2012. The last time these cricketing powerhouses played a test match was in 2007, post which the 2008 Mumbai attack happened, ceasing all the cricket relations between the two nations for a long time.
However, when it comes to ICC tournaments, India has always managed to grant no mercy to Pakistan.
India (IND) vs Pakistan (PAK) International Matches Records
IND vs PAK T20I Records
| Team | Total Matches | Won | Lost | Tied |
| India | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Indian and Pakistan have met for only 13 short format matches in international cricket and the Men in Blue have established a sheer dominance over the neighbors by winning ten encounters out of the 13.
Both the teams have played only one Twenty20 International series in 2012 as a part of Pakistan’s tour of India, where the series ended in a draw with both the sides winning one match each of the two match series.
Remaining all of India vs Pakistan clashes in the T20Is have been recorded as a part of international tournaments in the T20 World Cups and Asia Cup.
Pakistan has defeated India only once in the T20 World Cup 2021, rest all of the remaining encounters 6 out 8 have been won by the Indian cricket team, except for the one match which ended as a tie, without a result.
IND vs PAK ODI Records
| Team | Total Matches | Won | Lost | No Result |
| India | 135 | 57 | 73 | 5 |
| Pakistan | 135 | 73 | 57 | 5 |
The majority of cricket between both the countries has been played in the one-day international cricket format where both India and Pakistan have featured in 17 ODI series.
6 ODI series among these have been hosted by India while seven have been hosted by Pakistan.
Due to a series of political tensions, a few ODI series between the countries have been played at neutral venues in Toronto, Canada and Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.
Pakistan have established their dominance in the longer format of the limited overs and have won 73 ODI matches while the men in blue have managed to win only 57 one day international matches.
Moreover, Pakistan has won 11 series out of the 17 whereas India has managed to win only five. The two match series conducted in the United Arab Emirates in 2005-06 ended in a draw as both the teams won a match each.
Even though Pakistan has had a strong record of winning longer format matches against India, they have consistently failed to emerge victorious on the global stage in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup.
Over the years, both the teams have clashed eight times in the marquee tournament and India have defeated Pakistan on all the eight occasions.
The team’s noteworthy encounter during the knockout semi-final stage of the ODI World Cup 2011 gained the most reach, as the Pakistan batting lineup struggled against India’s lethal bowling unit.
IND vs PAK Test Records
| Team | Total Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| India | 59 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| Pakistan | 59 | 12 | 9 | 38 |
Over the years, India and Pakistan have met for 15 Red Ball cricket series and have jointly hosted 58 test matches where Pakistan has emerged victorious on 11 occasions while India have managed to win only nine, ending 38 matches in a draw.
Each side has won four test series each, even though Pakistan has won more test matches as compared to India, who have established a recent dominance in test cricket.
India has hosted eight series with 32 matches hosted at home at multiple venues as well as the one-off test match in 1999. On the other hand, Pakistan has conducted seven series at home with 26 matches played at different venues in the country.
Also Read: India vs Pakistan Cricket Rivalry: Historical Overview
Conclusion
Both India and Pakistan have had a strong record against one another and high intensity clashes bring out the best of both the teams where the players attempt their level best to outshine the other while winning the matches for their home side.
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