ICC World Cup: A look at the significant stats from India vs Pakistan matches at the showpiece event
India and Pakistan will face each other for the 7th time in a World Cup on 16th June 2019. This will be India's fourth match in the 2019 World Cup & probably the most awaited clash of the tournament. In all the past six matches, India who has emerged victorious. Out of those six matches, on three instances, the Player of the Match Award was bagged by a single player - Sachin Tendulkar.
Let us now take a look at the key stats from India vs Pakistan Head to Head in the World Cup.
Past Results:
1992 - India won by 43 runs. Sachin Tendulkar was named as the Player of the Match.
1996 - India won by 39 runs. Navjot Singh Sidhu was named as the Player of the Match.
1999 - India won by 47 runs. Venkatesh Prasad was named as the Player of the Match.
2003 - India won by 6 wickets. Sachin Tendulkar was named as the Player of the Match.
2011 - India won by 29 runs. Sachin Tendulkar was named as the Player of the Match.
2015 - India won by 76 runs. Virat Kohli was named as the Player of the Match.
Batting performances:
300/7 by India in the 2015 World Cup is the highest team total in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup.
173 all out by Pakistan in the 1992 World Cup is the lowest team total in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup.
313 runs scored by Sachin Tendulkar is the most number of runs scored by a player in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup.
107 scored by Virat Kohli in the 2015 World Cup is the highest individual score by a player in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup.
2 centuries have been scored in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup. These have been hit by Saeed Anwar (101 in 2003) & Virat Kohli (107 in 2015).
13 half-centuries have been hit in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup.
3 half-centuries hit by Sachin Tendulkar is the most number of half-centuries hit by a player in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup.
Bowling performances:
8 wickets taken by Venkatesh Prasad is the most number of wickets taken by a player in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup.
5/27 taken by Venkatesh Prasad in the 1999 World Cup is the best bowling performance by a player in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup.
3 five-wicket hauls have been taken in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup. These were taken by Venkatesh Prasad (5/27 in 1992), Wahab Riaz (5/46 in 2011) & Sohail Khan (5/55 in 2015).
Wicket-keeping performances:
4 dismissals by MS Dhoni is the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup.
3 dismissals by Kiran More in 1992, Kamran Akmal in 2011 & MS Dhoni in 2015 is the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in an innings in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup.
Fielding performances:
5 catches taken by Anil Kumble is the most number of catches taken by a player in India vs Pakistan matches at the World Cup.