India vs Pakistan in ODIs: Complete Statistical Comparison
Modern cricket arch-rivals India and Pakistan will play their first match of the ICC World Cup 2015 between themselves on February 15th at the Adelaide Oval in Australia. This is their sixth meeting in World Cups. They previously met in 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2011. It is a well-known fact that Pakistan has never beaten India in World Cups. Pakistan would want to break this jinx while India would want to continue the winning streak and begin the World Cup in a positive way.
India vs Pakistan Head to Head in World Cup
World CupMatch typeVenueScoresResultMan of the Match
1992Group matchSydneyInd 216/7, Pak 173/10India won by 43 runsSachin Tendulkar
1996Quarter-FinalBangaloreInd 287/8, Pak 248/9India won by 39 runsNavjot Sidhu1999Super-SixesManchesterInd 227/6, Pak 180/10India won by 47 runsVenkatesh Prasad
2003Group matchCenturionPak 273/7, Ind 276/4India won by 6 wicketsSachin Tendulkar
2011Semi-FinalsMohaliInd 260/9, Pak 231/10India won by 29 runSachin Tendulkar
India and Pakistan have played against each other at all stages in World Cups except in the final. In three out of five matches, Sachin Tendulkar has been the Man of the Match.
Yes, India has a 100% win record against Pakistan in World Cups, but what about in overall One Day Internationals? Which team dominated the other?
India vs Pakistan - Head to Head in ODIs Matches
Won by Pakistan
Won by India
No Result/Abandoned
126
72
50
4
Only when it comes to World Cups, India have a 100% win record against Pakistan; but not in matches other than in World Cups. In fact, in matches other than in World Cups, India has won only 37% of the matches – just slightly more than one-third of the matches.
We have seen the overall record. Let us see if there is any variations decade wise.
India vs Pakistan - Head to Head in ODIs decade wise Decade
Matches
Won by Pakistan
Won by India
No Result/Abandoned
1970s
3
2
1
0
1980s
30
19
9
2
1990s
45
26
17
2
2000s
40
22
18
0
2010s
8
3
5
0
Total
126
72
50
4
It can be clearly seen that Pakistan has dominated India for all the decades in the past. Only since 2010 do India have a better a record.
India vs Pakistan - Head to head in Asia Cup Matches
Won by Pakistan
Won by India
No Result/Abandoned
11
5
5
1
In Asia Cups, both the teams have fared equally – winning five matches each.
Let us see the highest totals, the best batting and bowling performances in India vs Pakistan clashes in ODIs
Highest Innings Totals (325 or more) Team
Score
Overs
Inns
Winner
Ground
Date
India
356/9
50
1
India
Visakhapatnam
05-Apr-05
India
349/7
50
1
India
Karachi
13-Mar-04
Pakistan
344/8
50
2
India
Karachi
13-Mar-04
India
330/8
50
1
India
Dhaka
10-Jun-08
India
330/4
47.5
2
India
Dhaka
18-Mar-12
Pakistan
329/6
50
1
Pakistan
Rawalpindi
16-Mar-04
Pakistan
329/6
50
1
India
Dhaka
18-Mar-12
India
328
49.4
1
Pakistan
Peshawar
06-Feb-06
Pakistan
327/5
50
1
Pakistan
Chennai
21-May-97
There have been 28 totals of over 300 in the 126 ODIs played between India and Pakistan. Nine of them have been above 325 and they are listed above. On March 18, 2012 India chased down Pakistan’s total of 329 which was Sachin Tendulkar’s last ODI match.
Lowest Innings Totals (150 or less) Team
Score
Overs
Inns
Winner
Ground
Start Date
India
112
30.2
2
Pakistan
Lahore
22-Dec-89
Pakistan
116
45
1
India
Toronto
14-Sep-97
India
125
42.4
1
India
Sharjah
22-Mar-85
India
125
45
1
Pakistan
Sharjah
16-Apr-99
India
127
27
2
Pakistan
Amstelveen
21-Aug-04
Pakistan
134
39.4
2
India
Sharjah
13-Apr-84
India
135
36.1
2
Pakistan
Jaipur
24-Mar-99
Pakistan
136
42.4
2
India
Toronto
18-Sep-96
Pakistan
142
42.2
1
India
Dhaka
31-Oct-88
India
144
40.2
1
Pakistan
Sharjah
05-Dec-86
India
144
37
2
Pakistan
Delhi
17-Apr-05
Pakistan
146
45.3
1
India
Sharjah
23-Mar-00
Pakistan
148
36.5
2
India
Toronto
18-Sep-97
Most Runs Batsman
Runs
Inns
Avg
100s/50s
Sachin Tendulkar
2526
67
40.09
5/16
Inzamam-ul-Haq
2403
64
43.69
4/12
Saeed Anwar
2002
48
43.52
4/8
Rahul Dravid
1899
55
36.51
2/14
Mohammad Azharuddin
1657
59
31.86
2/9
Highest Individual Scores (125 or more) Batsman
Runs
Balls
Fours
Sixes
Inns
Ground
Date
Saeed Anwar
194
146
22
5
1
Chennai
21-May-97
Virat Kohli
183
148
22
1
2
Dhaka
18-Mar-12
MS Dhoni
148
123
15
4
1
Visakhapatnam
05-Apr-05
Shoaib Malik
143
127
18
1
1
Colombo (RPS)
25-Jul-04
Sourav Ganguly
141
144
12
1
1
Adelaide
25-Jan-00
Sachin Tendulkar
141
135
17
1
2
Rawalpindi
16-Mar-04
Saeed Anwar
140
132
14
2
1
Dhaka
18-Jan-98
Ijaz Ahmed
139*
84
10
9
2
Lahore
02-Oct-97
Salman Butt
129*
136
12
3
1
Dhaka
14-Jun-08
Salman Butt
129
142
17
0
2
Kanpur
11-Nov-07
Shoaib Malik
128
126
16
0
1
Centurion
26-Sep-09
Shoaib Malik
125*
119
16
1
1
Karachi
26-Jun-08
There have been 61 centuries (22 for India and 39 for Pakistan) in ODIs between India and Pakistan, out of which 12 were scores of 125 and above.
Mohammad Yousuf was unbeaten on 99 at Gwalior in 2007 while Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar have got out on 99 in India vs Pakistan encounters.
Most Wickets Bowler
Wickets
Matches
Avg
Eco
S/R
Wasim Akram
60
48
25.15
3.73
40.4
Saqlain Mushtaq
57
36
24.38
4.52
32.3
Aaqib Javed
54
39
24.64
4.45
33.2
Anul Kumble
54
34
24.25
4.29
33.8
Javagal Srinath
54
36
30.68
5.04
36.4
Best Bowling Figures Player
Figures
Inns
Ground
Start Date
Aaqib Javed
7/37
2
Sharjah
25-Oct-91
Imran Khan
6/14
1
Sharjah
22-Mar-85
Naved-ul-Hasan
6/27
2
Jamshedpur
09-Apr-05
Sourav Ganguly
5/16
2
Toronto
18-Sep-97
Aaqib Javed
5/19
2
Sharjah
07-Apr-95
Arshad Ayub
5/21
1
Dhaka
31-Oct-88
Saeed Ajmal
5/24
1
Delhi
06-Jan-13
Venkatesh Prasad
5/27
2
Manchester
08-Jun-99
Waqar Younis
5/31
2
Sharjah
26-Mar-00
Mushtaq Ahmed
5/36
2
Toronto
23-Sep-96
There have been 16 five-wicket hauls in India vs Pakistan ODIs, out of which only four have been by Indian players. Out of four five-wicket hauls for India against Pakistan, two have been by Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly.
Most Man of the Match Awards Player
MoMs
Sourav Ganguly
8
Sachin Tendulkar
8
Inzamam-ul-Haq
6
Aamer Sohail
5
MS Dhoni
5
Saeed Anwar
5
Shoaib Malik
5
Aaqib Javed
4
Saleem Malik
4
Younis Khan
4
Inzamam-ul-Haq has been the Man of the Series three times in India vs Pakistan series’.
Most Matches
Player
Matches
Sachin Tendulkar
69
Inzamam-ul-Haq
67
Shahid Afridi
66
Mohammad Azharuddin
64
Rahul Dravid
58
Sourav Ganguly
53
Ijaz Ahmed
53
Saleem Malik
52
Saeed Anwar
50