India–Pakistan cricket rivalry

The Indian and Pakistani cricket teams have been long-time arch rivals and their rivalry is considered one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world An India-Pakistan cricket match has been estimated to attract up to one hundred million television viewers according to well respected TV ratings firm Initiative, and defeat is usually unacceptable to fans of both teams. In world cup matches between these sides, India interestingly has a 4-0 record over Pakistan instead of the usual lead of Pakistan in the total matches between these two sides. Although in champions trophy matches between these sides, Pakistan has a 2-0 record over India.

Background

The rivalry began with the Partition of India in 1947, with Pakistan being created, the subsequent Kashmir dispute and the wars and conflicts that followed afterward between the two countries. This dispute has affected both diplomatic and political relations, and the same animosity can be felt on the field. A match between the two countries is often equated with war.

Matches

An India versus Pakistan match at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi

The first ever test match between India and Pakistan was played at Delhi - 16 to 18 October 1952. It was a four day test, India required just three days to beat Pakistan by an innings and 70 runs. India won the 5-match series 2-1 and then, the following 10 tests were draws. Pakistan's first series win against India came after 26 years, in 1978-79 series. In the late 1980s & 90s, the Indian and Pakistani cricket teams played each other in non-Test-playing nations venues such as Canada (Toronto) and the United Arab Emirates (Sharjah). The series between the teams in Canada in the 1990s and early 2000s were officially known as the "Friendship Cup". In early 2009, India was scheduled to begin a tour of Pakistan from January 13 to February 19, 2009, but was cancelled because of the tension existing between the two countries after the Mumbai Terror Attacks, in November 2008.

India Vs Pakistan - Head-to-Head statistics

As of 20 February 2011.

	Tests	ODIs	Twenty20
Matches played	59	119	3
Won by India	9	46	2
Won by Pakistan	12	69	1
Draw/Tie/No result	38	4	0
Match Abandoned	0	0	0

Test records

Highest innings score

• Pakistan - 699/5, at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on December 1, 1989 - Match Result: Drawn
• India - 675/5d, at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, on March 28, 2004 - Match Result: India won by an innings and 52 runs.

Lowest innings score

• India – 75 all out Ist inning, Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs at University Ground, Lucknow – October 23 to October 26, 1952
• Pakistan –176 all out Ist inning, Pakistan won by 16 runs at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – March 13 to March 17, 1987

Highest individual score

• Virender Sehwag (India) - 309 at Multan stadium, on March 28, 2004
• Javed Miandad (Pakistan) – 280* at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad on January 14, 1983

Highest total series wicket taker

• Imran Khan (Pakistan) – 98 wickets
• Kapil Dev (India) – 86 wickets

Best bowling figures in an innings

• Anil Kumble (India) – 10/74 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on February 7, 1999
• Imran Khan (Pakistan) - 8/60 at National Stadium, Karachi on December 27, 1982

LOI Statistics

Highest innings score

• India – 356/9, India beat Pakistan by 58 runs at ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam on April 5, 2005
• Pakistan – 344/8, India beat Pakistan by 5 runs at National Stadium, Karachi on March 13, 2004

Lowest innings score

• India – 79, Pakistan beat India by 8 Wickets at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on October 13, 1978
• Pakistan – 87, India beat Pakistan by 38 Runs at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah on March 22, 1985

Highest total chased

• Pakistan – 322, Pakistan beat India by 4 wickets at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali – Chandigarh on November 8, 2007
• India – 316, India beat Pakistan by 3 Wickets at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka on Jan 18, 1998

All-time highest total score

• Sachin Tendulkar (India) -3000 Runs
• Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) –2322 Runs

Highest individual score

For ODI

• Saeed Anwar 194
• Mahendra Singh Dhoni 148

For T20

• Gautam Gambhir (India) 75
• Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 53

Centuries

• India - 19 centuries
• Pakistan - 28 centuries

Highest Partnerships

• India - 231 between Sachin Tendulkar & Navjot Singh Sidhu at Sharjah
• Pakistan - 230 between Saeed Anwar & Ijaz Ahmed at Dhaka

Best bowling figures

• India - 5 wickets for 16 runs by Sourav Ganguly in 1997 at Toronto
• Pakistan - 5 wikets 16 runs afridi

Biggest Victory margins

• Pakistan - 159 run victory at Delhi in 2005
• India - 140 run victory at Dhaka in 2008

Smallest totals & victory margins

• Pakistan - 4 runs at Sharjah in 1993
• India - 4 runs at Quetta in 1978

Most Extras

India conceded 41 extras at a Mohali game on 8 November 2007. Pakistan have conceded 31 extras.

All-time highest wicket taker

• Wasim Akram (Pakistan) – 80 Wickets
• Anil Kumble (India) – 54 Wickets

All-ODI matches

• Total 119 Matches - 46 won by India, 69 won by Pakistan. No result 4
• 26 matches in India - 9 won by India, 17 won by Pakistan.
• 27 matches in Pakistan - 11 won by India, 14 won by Pakistan. No result 2.
• 66 matches in neutral countries. 26 won by India. 38 won by Pakistan. No result 2

Winner in ODI Series

None Refers to 3rd Team

• 1978 India in Pakistan Winner Pakistan
• 1982 India in Pakistan Winner Pakistan
• 1983 Pakistan in India Winner India
• 1984 Asia Cup Winner India
• 1984 India in Pakistan, called off
• 1985 Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket (in Australia) Winner India
• 1985 Rothmans Four-Nations Cup (Australia, England, India, Pakistan in United Arab Emirates) Winner India
• 1985 Rothmans Sharjah Cup (India, Pakistan, West Indies in United Arab Emirates) Winner None
• 1986 Austral-Asia Cup Winner Pakistan
• 1986 Champions Trophy (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies in United Arab Emirates) Winner None
• 1987 Pakistan in India Winner Pakistan
• 1987 Sharjah Cup Winner None
• 1988 Champions Trophy (India, Pakistan, West Indies in United Arab Emirates) Winner None
• 1988 ASIA CUP Winner India
• 1989 Champions Trophy (India, Pakistan, West Indies in United Arab Emirates) Winner Pakistan
• 1989 MRF World Series (Nehru Cup) Winner Pakistan
• 1989 India in Pakistan Winner Pakistan
• 1990 Austral-Asia Cup Winner Pakistan
• 1991 Wills Trophy (India, Pakistan, West Indies in United Arab Emirates) Winner Pakistan
• 1994 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup Winner Pakistan
• 1994 Singer World Series (Australia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka) Winner India
• 1995 Asia Cup Winner India
• 1996 Singer Cup (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Singapore) Winner Pakistan
• 1996 Pepsi Sharjah Cup (India, Pakistan, South Africa in United Arab Emirates) Winner (None)
• 1996 Sahara 'Friendship' Cup (India, Pakistan in Canada) Winner Pakistan
• 1997 Pepsi Independence Cup (India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in India) Winner (None)
• 1997 Pepsi Asia Cup (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka) Winner (None)
• 1997 Sahara 'Friendship' Cup (India, Pakistan in Canada) Winner India
• 1997 India in Pakistan ODI Series Winner Pakistan
• 1998 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan in Bangladesh) Winner India
• 1998 Sahara 'Friendship' Cup (India, Pakistan in Canada) Winner Pakistan
• 1999 Pepsi Cup (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in India) Winner Pakistan
• 1999 Coca-Cola Cup (England, India, Pakistan in United Arab Emirates) Winner Pakistan
• 2000 Asia Cup Winner Pakistan
• 2000-2003 No Series
• 2004 India in Pakistan Samsung Cup Winner India
• 2004 Asia Cup Winner (None)
• 2005 Pakistan in India Videocon Cup Winner Pakistan
• 2006 India in Pakistan Hutch Cup Winner India
• 2007 Pakistan in India Indian Oil Cup ODI Series Winner India
• 2008 Asia Cup Winner (None)
• 2009 No Series
• 2010 Asia Cup Winner [India]
• 2011 worldcup Winner [TBD]

ICC Encounters

4 March 1992 Australia, Benson and Hedges Cricket World Cup, 1992, Winner INDIA Won by 43 runs

9 March 1996 India, Wills Cricket World Cup, 1996, Winner INDIA Won by 39 runs

8 June 1999 England, ICC Cricket World Cup, 1999, Winner INDIA Won by 47 runs

1 March 2003 South Africa, ICC Cricket World Cup, 2003, Winner INDIA Won by 6 wickets

19 September 2004 India, ICC Champions Trophy, 2004, Winner Pakistan Won by 3 wickets

14 September 2007 South Africa, ICC Twenty20 World Championship, 2007, Winner INDIA won the bowl-out 3-0)

24 September 2007 South Africa, ICC Twenty20 World Championship, 2007 (Final), Winner INDIA Won by 5 runs

26 September 2009 South Africa, ICC Champions Trophy 2009, Winner Pakistan Won by 54 runs

India win

India winner fuck Pakistan

Memorable Moments (India)

• In 1984, the Indian team led by Kapil Dev was bowled out for 125 in Sharjah. In the dressing room, Kapil asked his bowlers to just go and make things difficult for Pakistan, since they had nothing to lose. In reply, India bowled out Imran Khan's Pakistan team for a paltry 87. Catches win matches, and it was a cliche come true at Sharjah. This was one of those rare matches in the sub-continent a low-scoring game that was a thriller all the way. With Imran Khan firing on all cylinders, India were shot out for a miserable 125 and it seemed all over bar the shouting. It was India's fielding that won the day and leading the way was veteran opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar. Pakistan were all out for 87. Gavaskar's four brilliant catches at slip would stand as a world record till it was broken by Jonty Rhodes in 1993.

• During 1996 World Cup Quarter Final, in Bangalore, Aamir Sohail smashed a delivery from Indian seamer Venkatesh Prasad through the covers for a four. After this, he pointed his bat towards the Prasad & boundary where the ball had gone. In the very next delivery, Prasad bowled out Sohail and pointed his finger towards the pavilion. In the same match, Ajay Jadeja had hit Waqar Younis for 18 & 22 in 48th & 50th over. Though numerically insignificant, Ajay Jadeja smashing 45 swung the match away from Pak in this tension-packed knockout match. Coming in for the slog, Jadeja was particularly severe on Waqar whose first eight overs had cost 47 runs. The next two went for 18 and 22 with Jadeja smashing four 4s and two 6s off a mere 26 balls. That took India to a formidable 287 for 8 which proved too much for Pakistan.

• In Sahara Friendship series, Toronto, 1997 Sourav Ganguly dominated a series with both bat and ball like no cricketer has before or since. He almost single-handedly guided India to a 4-1 rout of Pakistan. A total of 222 runs, 15 wickets and three catches in the six games (the third was abandoned after 31.5 overs) was a dazzling performance and earned Ganguly the Man of the Series award. Ganguly started quietly with two wickets and 17 runs in the first game. In the second he again took two wickets and scored 32. He took two of three wickets to fall in the washed out third game and then routed Pakistan in the fourth with figures of 5 for 16 to make it three wins in a row. The fifth saw him shine with the bat 75 not out plus two wickets and then in the sixth and final the only defeat for India-he top scored with 96 and picked up another two wickets. It was virtually Ganguly vs Pakistan.

• In the final of the Independence Cup at the national stadium Dhaka, India pulled off a sensational three-wicket win with one ball to spare against Pakistan when Hrishikesh Kanitkar's hit Saqlain Mushtaq for a crucial boundary off the second-last ball of the match in India's memorable victory over Pakistan.

• It was a golden moment when Anil Kumble took 10 wickets in an innings against Pakistan to become one of the two bowlers in Test cricket history to achieve the feat. On 8 February 1999, History was created at d Feorzeshah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi when One of India's Greatest Spinners Anil Kumble became only the Second Bowler ever (the other being Jim Laker(England)) to have taken all 10 wickets in a Test innings. Anil Kumble achieved this feat against Pakistan in the second Test played at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi and leading India to Victory by very huge margin of 212 runs.

• In a group game of the 2003 Cricket World Cup, at Centurion, India were chasing 273 against a legendary Pakistani attack (Wasim, Waqar, Akhtar, Razzaq, Afridi) on a lively pitch. In response, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag got of to a stunning flyer scoring 53 in 5 overs by demoralizing Pakistan's bowlers hitting heavily with sixes & fours to Shoaib Akhtar, Waqar Younis & Wasim Akram. India eventually won the game with 4 overs to spare. Thus, India maintained always a "winning consistency" or "never loose" against Pakistan in world cup cricket history. Sachin Tendulkar scored 98 in that Centurion, World Cup, 2003 match. It is one of the ironies of cricket that despite his tons of centuries in ODIs, Tendulkar's most momentous innings was one that fell two short of the mark. But this one was worth more than almost all his centuries for it wiped out a psychological scare that had haunted Indian cricket since Javed Miandad's last ball six at Sharjah in 1986. From the very start of India's reply to Pakistan's 273, the full house were treated to a dazzling exhibition. Fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar had been talking up a storm and Tendulkar went about his bowling with a vengeance. In his very first over he was carted for a six and two fours and the fight went out of the Pakistan camp as Tendulkar and the rest raced to victory.

• India won a stunning game in a thrilling finish- 1st ODI Karachi 2004 India tour of Pakistan, as Pakistan failed to hit the nine runs needed off the final over. Ashish Nehra held his nerve brilliantly, conceding just three runs and ending with the wicket of Moin Khan needing a six off the very last ball to win the match.

• Sachin Tendulkar scored 141 in Rawalpindi, 2004. It was the first ODI century on Pakistan soil by an Indian batsman in 26 years of trying. But just as his fantastic 123 failed to prevent victory for Pakistan in the fourth ODI at Ahmedabad the other day, it was a similar story a year back at Rawalpindi. Having narrowly won the first match at Karachi after topping 300, it was now the turn of India to fail in the chase while going after Pakistan's 329 for 6. It was Tendulkar's highest ODI score against Pakistan at more than a run a ball and was full of glorious shots which brought him 17 fours and a six. India fell short by 12 runs but the Man of the Match award went to Tendulkar. It was his 37th ODI hundred and during the innings he crossed 13,000 runs.

• Virender Sehwag's blazing knock of 309 (375 balls, 531 minutes, 39 fours, 6 sixes) had come against Pakistan in 1st Test match-India's tour of Pakistan-2004 played at Multan Cricket Stadium, Pakistan. Virender Sehwag became the first Indian to hit a Test triple century. This test match was memorable because India clinched an historic win i.e. India's first-ever Test victory in Pakistan. At the stroke of 1 Six, Sehwag launched Saqlain Mushtaq into the stands over midwicket to become the first Indian to reach 300 in style with a fearless six. In this match Anil Kumble (6/30 in the second innings) and Sachin Tendulkar (194 not out in the first inning) played sterling roles in the win.

• India's 2004 tour to Pakistan was a huge success, with both Test and one-day series victories propelling the Indian cricket team to new heights. India won the Test series by 2-1 and ODI series by 3-2 in Pakistan in the tour. The Indian cricket team went for a complete tour to Pakistan after a long gap of 15 years in 2004 and hence, the tour was considered as historical even before it started. And it ended in India`s First Test Series Win in Pakistan, 2004 with the powerful performance of complete Indian team specially Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and the strong emergence of Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Lakshmipathy Balaji.

• At the Vishakhapatnam Ground in 2005, Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrated his maiden ODI century against Pakistan with a cracking 148, the highest score by an Indian against Pakistan, off just 123 balls, with 15 bounadries and four sixes, batting at number three, Dhoni hit a breezy ton of 148 as India posted their highest total against Pakistan i.e. 356 for 9. Thus Dhoni arrived to international cricket by this marvellous inning and he was always remembered for this killing innings that destroyed Pakistan bowling attack completely. There were two magic moments in course of Dhoni's innings, and neither had anything to do with the free-flowing player's shot-making. The first was when he completed his century; the second, when he was finally out. On both occasions, the cameras panned to the team dressing room—and there, up on his feet, a smile as wide as all outdoors, stood Virender Sehwag, furiously applauding. Virender Sehwag clapped right through as Dhoni walked into the pavilion. And as the young wicket-keeper walked up to him, Viru grabbed his hand and slapped him on the back, his smile getting even wider. The signal was clear: Sehwag, who increasingly has become the go-to guy every time India needs quick runs, was recognizing the emergence of a kindred spirit, a young lad without a shadow of fear in his heart or doubt in his mind.

• India won the 5 match ODI series 4–1 in India's 2005 tour to Pakistan in which Indian batsmen demonstrated a pressure handling run chase through out the series by Yuvraj Singh (who scored 344 runs in 5 matches) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni(who scored 219 runs in four innings at a strike rate of 137). Dhoni's performance in that tour of Pakistan propelled him to number three in ICC 2005 ranking among ODI batsmen.

• Irfan Pathan claimed a first over hat-trick against Pakistan, becoming the second person , after Nuwan Zoysa, to achieve this feat in a test match in the first over. In a sensational start to the third Test of India's tour to Pakistan Jan 2006 played at National Stadium Karachi, Irfan Pathan took the wickets of Pakistan's top order batsmen - Salman Butt (caught by Rahul Dravid at slip), Younis Khan (LBW) and Md. Yousuf (bowled) of the last three deliveries of the first over. This feat made Pathan the second Indian to achieve a test hat trick (the other being Harbhajan Singh).

• The First T20 World cup was played in South Africa, 2007 & the First T20 match between INDIA & PAKISTAN ended in Tie and then the bowl-out took place, India won the bowl-out by 3-0. Twenty20 doesn’t allow a result to end in a tie and now it was time for the ‘Bowl Out’ as scores are levelled. Each team has to nominate five bowlers to bowl a ball each with both sides alternating. The team that hits the stumps most times would be the winners with overstepping the crease not counted. Shoaib Malik won the toss and he asked India to have first go. The crowd didn’t leave the stadium at all, they were praying for their respective teams to prevail in this unique contest on a cricket ground. India’s five bowlers were Virender Sehwag, Robin Uthappa, Harbhajan Singh, Sreesanth and Irfan Pathan while Pakistan’s were Asif, Umar Gul, Afridi, Arafat and Tanvir. Sehwag started the Bowl Out and bang he was on the target and in response Yasir Arafat nervously bowled it oustide the offstump! Next Harbhajan bowled an off break that went straight onto the stumps and in reply, Umar Gul bowled with cross seam which nicely swung away outside the off-stump. Pakistan under all sorts of pressure, they now needed to fire in three out of three to just tie the Bowl Out and start it all over. Robin Uthappa came in next, hit the stumps and took a bow. His competitor Shahid Afridi wasn’t that cool enough as he drifted his leg break or whatever miles down the leg-stump leaving India victorious with 3-0! The only consolation for Pakistan was the Man of the Match award which went to Mohammad Asif. Nobody could have ever asked for a better cricket match than this! & Thus The ‘Bowl Out’ made its Debut in the Twenty20 World Championship.

• In the grand final of ICC T20 world cup 2007 between IND vs PAK, that held in South Africa, both the teams reached the finals and Pakistan needed 6 runs in 4 balls with 1 wicket remaining, Misbah Ul-Haq batting on 53 was on strike and got out to Joginder Sharma on the 4th ball and India won the match by 5 runs. India triumphed emphatically in the inaugural edition of the World Cup T20. This was also a golden moment for Indian Cricket team because India under captaincy of M.S.Dhoni beat their arch-rival Pakistan in the World Twenty20 final by five runs to clinch their first major trophy since 1983 World Cup.

• In Asia Cup 2008, Karachi Sehwag's 119 and Raina's 84 seal thumping win against Pakistan. The 198-run stand between Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina shut Pakistan out of the game. India 301 for 4 (Sehwag 119, Raina 84) beat Pakistan 299 for 4 (Malik 125 retd, Younis 59) by six wickets. Raina did most of the early scoring with free-flowing cover drives when offered width outside off stump by Sohail Tanvir and Anjum. Raina scored his maiden hundred against Hong Kong during the first match of 2008 Asia Cup played in Pakistan. Bristling with confidence after his century against Hong Kong, He scored 84 of 69 against Pakistan and 116 of 107 against Bangladesh, in next two matches. Hence, Raina won man of the match award successively for three times in that 2008 Asia Cup played in Pakistan. This led to the emergence of Suresh Raina. Since then, Raina has been a member of India's full-strength ODI and T20 team.

• India and Pakistan's eagerly anticipated clash at The Oval in a warm up match of second ICC T20 World Cup June, 2009 had been designated as a "Catch the Spirit" match by the ICC, a fundraiser to help support families of the victims of the attack on the Sri Lanka team and officials in Lahore in March. India thrashed Pakistan in that T20 warm-up match making it a one-sided Twenty20 game. Rohit Sharma with a 80-run blitzkrieg & Gautam Gambhir 52 not out continued to give India a combination dilemma and made the chase seem like an afternoon walk in a London park. Rohit Sharma tore apart Pakistan's bowling attack as India bulldozed their arch-rivals by nine wickets with three overs to spare in their final warm-up match of the ICC World Twenty20 on Wednesday night.

• In response to the Sharma-Miandad classic, in the 4th game of the Asia Cup 2010, India were chasing 268 to win against Pakistan. With 9 needed off the last over, Harbhajan Singh hit a six in the penultimate ball sealing the victory for India, followed by a loud roar towards Shoaib Akhtar. Harbhajan Singh thrives in a scrap and the verbal volley with Shoaib Akhtar brought out the best in him. He was already involved in a verbal volley with a long disciplinary record, Shoaib Akhtar, after failing to connect with the final two deliveries of the penultimate over. A charged-up Harbhajan was back on strike only on the fifth ball of the final over, with three runs to get. A big swipe sent the ball rocketing over midwicket for 6. Arms outstretched, he let out a victory cry, making sure to turn to Shoaib at third man and give him the message.

• In the same match of Asia Cup June 2010, Gautam Gambhir who got face to face in a moment of real aggression involved in a heated exchange with Kamran Akmal due to loud caught-behind appeal. Dhoni quickly separated the two, but on more chirping from Akmal, Gambhir walked up to him and the pair stared each other down before the umpires ended the incident. Gambhir spoke at the presentation ceremony after India beat Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2010 and talked about the Indian dressing room was pumped up for the game because they remembered their defeat in the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 in South Africa, “The Champions Trophy was fresh in my mind, this was payback time. Not only me, the whole team was determined to win this one. The gameplan was to have wickets in hand, not to just go bang bang. We had some big hitters to follow, we kept telling each other we need to bat as long as possible. We had Powerplay in the last 10 too. The way Bhajji Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Raina finished off was great.”

Memorable Moments (Pakistan)

• In the 1986 Australasia cup final in Sharjah, Chetan Sharma, famous for grabbing a hat-trick in a World-Cup, was about to bowl the last bowl of the match with Pakistan needing four runs to win. He bowled a low full-toss outside the leg-stump, which got hit for six by Javed Miandad. This made Sharma a villain in the eyes of Indian fans, and conversely Miandad was hailed as a hero.

• In the first test match of the Pakistan-India test series in 1999 India needed 271 runs to win in the fourth innings. With only Tendulkar putting up resistance, with his dismissal and the score on 254, Pakistan tightened the screws and forced an Indian collapse winning the test match by 12 runs.

• The 1999 tri series in Australia was a famous one for Pakistan. Although Pakistan did not win the series they were able to beat rivals India in 3 out of the 4 matches they played against India.

• A sledging incident involving Javed Miandad and Kiran More where Miandad famously imitated More during a match by jumping up and down on the pitch. A scene questionable, but equally hilarious.

• Saeed Anwar struck a superb 194 against India in Chennai, India in 1997. The match was won by Pakistan. It is one of the greatest innings played by a batsman in an ODI breaking Sir Viv Richards previous score of 189*.

• Opening batsmen Saeed Anwar struck a match winning 188* against India in the Asian Test Championship in 1999 in India. Pakistan went on to win the match due to this knock.

• In the Wills trophy final played in Sharjah, Aaqib Javed claimed a hat trick against India with his best bowling figures of 7/37 off 10 overs.

• The first test match of the Asian Test Championship played at Eden Gardens, Calcutta from 16–20 February 1999 is arguably the most controversial test encounter the two nations have ever played. The match was and has remained the best-attended cricket match in history with total attendance of around 465,000 people. The game is particularly remembered due to the extraordinary performances by Pakistan's Shoaib Akhtar for 4/71 and 4/47, Saeed Anwar for 188 not out for batting throughout the second innings. Controversy ensued when Tendulkar was run out in the second innings to which the Indian crowd reacted angrily to. It resulted in them causing a riot and the police and officials having to remove most of the crowd and the remainder of the test having to be watched with the stadium near empty, Pakistan eventually won the test by 46 runs.

• The first test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta 1999 is also where Shoaib Akhtar bowled Sachin Tendulkar with the first delivery he had ever bowled to him uprooting middle stump.

• Pakistan defeated India in the second match of the Carlton and United Series on 10 January 2000, with Waqar Younis and Saqlain Mushtaq making a 43 run partnership and scoring the winning runs off the last ball of the match.

• Pakistan won their first ever win in an ICC event against India in the 2004 Champions Trophy in England. With Mohammad Yousuf (Yousaf Youhanna at that time) struck a beautiful knock of 81* and took Pakistan to the winning line.

• Salman Butt scored seven out of five centuries of his career against the arch-rivals India in the time when Pakistan need it. Although he scored his debut century also against India at BCCI's Platinum Jubilee Celebration in 2005 at Eden Garden Calcutta which Pakistan had won by six wickets.

• In the fifth ODI in Kanpur, 15 April 2005 Shahid Afridi smashed a 45 ball century making him first and third on the list of fastest centuries in ODI cricket (moved down to fourth after Mark Boucher's 44 ball century in 2006).

• In the 2006 Karachi test, Pakistan came back from 39/6 in the first innings to win the match convincingly by 341 runs. Thanks to Kamran Akmal's knock of 113 in the first innings and Mohammad Asif's figures of 7/126.

• Pakistan won a memorable 2006 series in India. After losing the first two ODI's, Pakistan went on to win the next 4 ODI's clinically claiming the series 4-2. It was a famous win for Pakistan as they were hinted as the weakest Pakistani team to tour India.

• Pakistan beat India in 2009 edition of Champions Trophy by 54 runs.

See also

• Indian cricket team
• Pakistan cricket team
• International Cricket Council
• Sports rivalry

External links

• http://www.espncricinfo.com