India–Pakistan cricket rivalry

India vs Pakistan

Teams	India Pakistan
First meeting	16 to 18 October 1952 (Test)
Latest meeting	30-Mar-2011, India v Pakistan at Mohali, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Semi-Final
Next meeting	Mar-2012, India v Pakistan in Pakistan/UAE
Statistics
Meetings total	Tests: 59 ODIs: 120 T20Is: 2
Most wins	Tests: Pakistan (12-9-37) ODIs: Pakistan (69-47-4) T20Is: India (2-0-0)

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. Having said this in recent years there is a tendency among indian fans to regard Australia as greater rivals than Pakistan.

In the World Cup matches, India has a 5-0 record over Pakistan. Overall Pakistan leads India in the number of wins in both Tests (12-9) and One Day Internationals (69-47) while India leads (2-0) in T20s.

Background

See also: Indo-Pakistani relations

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. Often a political or diplomatic tension has a fallout on the cricket relations between the two countries including suspension of cricket tours to the other country.

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 from 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 13 January to 19 February 2009, but was cancelled because of the tension existing between the two countries after the Mumbai Terror Attacks, in November 2008.

Head-to-Head Statistics

India vs. Pakistan

As of 31 March 2011.

	Tests	ODIs	T20Is
Matches played	59	120	2
Won by Pakistan	12	69	0
Won by India	9	47	1
Draw/Tie/No result	38	4	1

Tournaments Won

Main Championship Titles	India	Pakistan
World Cup	2	1
Champions Trophy	1	0
T20 World Cup	1	1
Asia Cup	5	1
U-19 World Cup	2	2

List of Test Series

Series	Years	Host	First match	Tests	IND	PAK	Drawn/No Result	Winner
1	1952–53	India	16 October 1952	5	2	1	2	India
2	1954–55	Pakistan	1 January 1955	5	0	0	5	Drawn
3	1960–61	India	2 December 1960	5	0	0	5	Drawn
4	1978–79	Pakistan	16 October 1978	3	0	2	1	Pakistan
5	1979–80	India	21 November 1979	6	2	0	4	India
6	1982–83	Pakistan	10 December 1982	6	0	3	3	Pakistan
7	1983–84	India	14 September 1983	3	0	0	3	Drawn
8	1984–85	Pakistan	17 October 1984	2	0	0	2	Drawn
9	1986–87	India	3 February 1987	5	0	1	4	Pakistan
10	1989–90	Pakistan	15 November 1989	4	0	0	4	Drawn
11	1998–99	India	28 January 1999	2	1	1	0	Drawn
12	2003–04	Pakistan	28 March 2003	3	2	1	0	India
13	2004–05	India	8 March 2005	3	1	1	1	Drawn
14	2005–06	Pakistan	13 January 2006	3	0	1	2	Pakistan
15	2007–08	India	22 November 2007	3	1	1	1	India
Total		India: 8 Pakistan: 7		58	9	12	37	India: 4 Pakistan: 4

Asian Test Championship

Apart from the above bilateral test series, India and Pakistan also faced each other once in the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship jointly hosted by Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In the group stage match at Kolkata, Pakistan defeated India by 46 runs. They eventually went on to win the Championship.

Test Records

Team

Highest Innings Score

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

Lowest Innings Score

• India – 106 all out, Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs at University Ground, Lucknow – 23 October to 26 October 1952
• Pakistan – 116 all out, Pakistan won by 16 runs at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – 13 March to 17 March 1987

Highest Match Aggregate Runs

1702 runs at Faisalabad on 21–25 January 2006.
1^st innings
Pakistan - 588
India - 603
2^nd innings
Pakistan - 490/8 dec.
India - 21/0
Result - Match Drawn

Lowest Match Aggregate Runs

619 runs at Lucknow on 23–26 October 1952.
1^st innings
India - 106
Pakistan - 331
2^nd innings
India - 182
Result - Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs

Largest Victories

• India - India beat Pakistan by an innings and 131 runs at Rawalpindi on 13–16 April 2004.
• Pakistan - Pakistan beat India by an innings and 119 runs at Hyderabad (Pakistan) on 14–19 January 1983.

Smallest Victories

• India - India beat Pakistan by 131 runs at Mumbai on 16–20 December 1979.
• Pakistan - Pakistan beat India by 12 runs at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 28–31 January 1999.

Most Extras Conceded in an Innings

• India - 55 extras at Faisalabad on 23–28 November 1989.
• Pakistan - 76 extras at Bangalore on 8–12 December 2007.

Individual

Highest Score in an Innings

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

Best Bowling Figures in an Innings

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

Best Bowling Figures in a Match

• Anil Kumble (India) – 14/149 at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi on 4–7 February 1999
• Fazal Mahmood (Pakistan) - 12/94 at University Ground, Lucknow on 23–26 October 1952

Most Runs Conceded in an Innings

• Kapil Dev (India) - 220 runs at Faisalabad on 3 January 1983.
• Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan) - 204 runs at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan on 28 March - 1 April 2004.

Highest Wicket Taker in India vs Pakistan Matches

• Kapil Dev (India) – 99 wickets
• Imran Khan (Pakistan) – 94 wickets

List of ODI Series

Bilateral Series

Series	Years	Host	First match	ODIs	IND	PAK	Tie/No Result	Winner
1	1978–79	Pakistan	1 October 1978	3	1	2	0	Pakistan
2	1982–83	Pakistan	3 December 1982	4	1	3	0	Pakistan
3	1983–84	India	10 September 1983	2	2	0	0	India
4	1984–85	Pakistan	12 October 1984	2	0	1	1	Pakistan
5	1986–87	India	27 January 1987	6	1	5	0	Pakistan
6	1989–90	Pakistan	16 December 1989	3	0	2	1	Pakistan
7	1996	Canada	16 September 1996	5	2	3	0	Pakistan
8	1997	Canada	13 September 1997	5	4	1	0	India
9	1997–98	Pakistan	28 September 1997	3	1	2	0	Pakistan
10	1998	Canada	12 September 1998	5	1	4	0	Pakistan
11	2003-04	Pakistan	13 March 2004	5	3	2	0	India
12	2004-05	India	2 April 2005	6	2	4	0	Pakistan
13	2005–06	Pakistan	6 February 2006	5	4	1	0	India
14	2005–06	UAE	18 April 2006	2	1	1	0	Drawn
15	2007–08	India	5 November 2007	5	3	2	0	India

Series involving other Teams

The table contains details and results only of matches played between India and Pakistan in the respective series and not matches with other teams involved in the series.

S. No.	Series/Tournament	Host	Other Teams	First Match	ODIs	IND	PAK	Tie/No Result	Series Winner
1	1984 Asia Cup	UAE	Sri Lanka	13 April 1984	1	1	0	0	India
2	Rothmans Four-Nations Cup 1984–85	UAE	Australia, England	22 March 1985	1	1	0	0	India
3	World Championship of Cricket 1984-85	Australia	5 test playing nations	12 October 1984	2	2	0	0	India
4	Rothmans Sharjah Cup 1985-86	UAE	West Indies	17 November 1985	1	0	1	0	West Indies
5	Austral-Asia Cup 1986	UAE	Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka	18 April 1986	1	0	1	0	Pakistan
6	Champions Trophy 1986-87	UAE	Sri Lanka, West Indies	5 December 1986	1	0	1	0	West Indies
7	Sharjah Cup 1986-87	UAE	Australia, England	10 April 1987	1	0	1	0	England
8	Champions Trophy 1988-89	UAE	West Indies	19 October 1988	1	0	1	0	West Indies
9	1988 Asia Cup	Bangladesh	Bangladesh, Sri Lanka	31 October 1988	1	1	0	0	India
10	Champions Trophy 1989-90	UAE	West Indies	15 October 1989	2	0	2	0	Pakistan
11	Nehru Cup) 1989-90	India	Australia, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies	28 October 1989	1	0	1	0	Pakistan
12	Austral-Asia Cup 1990	UAE	Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Sri Lanka	27 April 1990	1	0	1	0	Pakistan
13	Wills Trophy 1991-92	UAE	West Indies	18 October 1991	3	1	2	0	Pakistan
14	Austral-Asia Cup 1994	UAE	Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, UAE	15 April 1994	2	0	2	0	Pakistan
15	Singer World Series 1994	Sri Lanka	Australia, Sri Lanka	15 April 1994	1†	0	0	0	India
16	1995 Asia Cup	UAE	Bangladesh, Sri Lanka	7 April 1995	1	0	1	0	India
17	Singer Cup 1995-96	Singapore	Sri Lanka	5 April 1996	1	0	1	0	Pakistan
18	1996 Pepsi Sharjah Cup	UAE	South Africa	12 April 1996	2	1	1	0	South Africa
19	Pepsi Independence Cup 1997	India	New Zealand, Sri Lanka	21 May 1997	1	0	1	0	Sri Lanka
20	1997 Asia Cup	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh, Sri Lanka	20 July 1997	1	0	0	1	Sri Lanka
21	Champions Trophy 1997-98	UAE	England, West Indies	14 December 1997	1	0	1	0	England
22	Silver Jubilee Independence Cup 1997-98	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	11 January 1998	4	3	1	0	India
23	Pepsi Cup 1998-99	India	Sri Lanka	24 March 1999	3	0	3	0	Pakistan
24	Coca-Cola Cup 1998-99	UAE	England	8 April 1999	3	1	2	0	Pakistan
25	Carlton & United Series 1999-00	Australia	Australia	10 January 2000	4	1	3	0	Australia
26	Coca-Cola Cup 1999-00	UAE	South Africa	23 March 2000	2	1	1	0	Pakistan
27	2004 Asia Cup	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh, Sri Lanka	25 July 2004	1	0	1	0	Sri Lanka
28	Kitply Cup 2008	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	10 June 2008	2	1	1	0	Pakistan
29	2008 Asia Cup	Pakistan	Bangladesh, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, UAE	26 June 2008	2	1	1	0	Sri Lanka
30	2010 Asia Cup	Sri Lanka	Bangladesh, Sri Lanka	24 June 2010	1	1	0	0	India

†Match abandoned.

World Cup Matches

S. No.	Year	Host	Round	Date	Venue	Result	Scorecard
1	1992	Australia, New Zealand	Group Stage	4 March 1992	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	India won by 43 runs	Scorecard
2	1996	India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka	Quarter Final	9 March 1996	Bangalore	India won by 39 runs	Scorecard
3	1999	England	Super Six	8 June 1999	Manchester	India won by 47 runs	Scorecard
4	2003	South Africa	Group Stage	1 March 2003	Centurion Park, Centurion	India won by 6 wickets	Scorecard
5	2011	India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka	Semi Final	30 March 2011	Mohali	India won by 29 runs	Scorecard

ODI Records

Highest Innings Score

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

Lowest Innings Score

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

Highest Aggregate Score

693 runs at National Stadium, Karachi on 13 March 2004
India - 349/8
Pakistan - 344/9
Result: India won by 5 runs

Lowest Aggregate Score

• 40.0 overs per side

162 runs at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on 13 October 1978
India - 79 (34.2 overs)
Pakistan - 83/2 (16.5 overs)

• 50.0 overs per side

212 runs at Sharjah on 22 March 1985
India - 125 (42.4 overs)
Pakistan - 87 (32.5 overs)

Highest total chased

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

Most Runs in India vs Pakistan Matches

• Sachin Tendulkar (India) - 2474 runs
• Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 2403 runs

Highest individual score

• Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) - 194 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 21 May 1997
• MS Dhoni (India) 148 at ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam on 5 April 2005

Highest Partnerships

• India - 231 between Sachin Tendulkar & Navjot Singh Sidhu at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, on 15 April 1996
• Pakistan - 230 between Saeed Anwar & Ijaz Ahmed at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka on 18 January 1998

Best Bowling Figures

• Sourav Ganguly (India) - 5/16 at Toronto in 1997
• Aaqib Javed (Pakistan) - 7/37 runs at Sharjah

Biggest Victory Margins

• Pakistan - 159 run victory at Delhi on 17 April 2005

Pakistan - 303/8 (50.0 overs)
India - 144 (37 overs)

• India - 140 run victory at Dhaka on 10 June 2008

India - 330/9 (50.0 overs)
Pakistan - 190 (35.4 overs)

Smallest Victory Margins

• Pakistan - 4 runs at Sharjah on 23 October 1993

Pakistan - 257/8 (50.0 overs)
India - 253/7 (50.0 overs)

• India - won because they lost fewer wickets after scores were tied, Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India on 20 March 1987

India - 212/6 (44.0 overs maximum)
Pakistan - 212/7 (44.0 overs maximum)

Most Extras in One ODI

• India - 41 extras at Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali on 8 November 2007
• Pakistan - 31 extras at Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club on 13 September 1997

Most Catches by an Individual in an Innings

• India - 4 catches

Sunil Gavaskar at Sharjah on 22 March 1985
Mohammad Azharuddin at Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club on 13 September 1997
Sachin Tendulkar at Dhaka on 11 January 1998

• Pakistan - 4 catches

Younis Khan at Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur on 9 April 2005

All-time highest wicket taker

• Wasim Akram (Pakistan) – 60 Wickets
• Anil Kumble & Javagal Srinath (India) – 54 Wickets

ODI matches summary

• Total 120 Matches - 47 won by India, 69 won by Pakistan. No result 4
• 27 matches in India - 10 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 other countries. 26 won by India. 38 won by Pakistan. No result 2

List of T20Is

S. No.	Years	Series/Tournament	Host	Date	Result	Winner
1	2007-08	2007 ICC World Twenty20	South Africa	14 September 2007	Match tied (India won the bowl-out)	India
2	2007-08	2007 ICC World Twenty20	South Africa	24 September 2007	India won by 5 runs	India

Players who have played for both teams

After the partition in 1947, Pakistan emerged to play cricket. But India had already been playing cricket matches pre-independence. No player has ever played for India after playing for Pakistan. Three players have played for Pakistan after appearing for India. They are:

• Amir Elahi - India (one test vs. Australia at Sydney in 1947), Pakistan (1952–53)
• Gul Mohammad - India (1946–55), Pakistan (one test vs. Australia at Karachi in 1956)
• Abdul Hafeez Kardar - India (1946–48), Pakistan (1948–58)

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 cliché 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. In this match Sourav Ganguly played a wonderful knock of 124, and this was the India's first such a big chase. Sourav was adjudged man of the match for the breath-taking knock that he played.

• 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. India eventually won the game with 4 overs to spare. Thus, India maintained always a "winning consistency" or "never lose" 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. 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.

• 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.

• 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 Mohammand 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 offstump. 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 drifted his leg break down the legstump leaving India victorious with a score of 3-0. The only consolation for Pakistan was the Man of the Match award which went to Mohammad Asif.

• India beat Pakistan in 2010 Asia Cup by 3 wickets to book a place in the final thus taking revenge for the loss in 2009 Champions Trophy . India subsequently went on to win the tournament by defeating Sri Lanka in the final.
• India beat Pakistan in the semifinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 held at Mohali on 30 March 2011 and confirmed its place in the Finals against Sri Lanka. The match has created a great deal of hype because of the ongoing tensions between the two nations and was equated to war.

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.

• 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 five out of seven 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
• 2011 Cricket World Cup Semifinal: India v Pakistan
• Cricket Diplomacy
• Sports rivalry

External links

• http://www.espncricinfo.com
• http://www.mixupdate.com
• http://www.mp3z.pk/mix-news/india-vs-pakistan-world-cup-2011-semi-final-match-prediction-and-live-stream/
• http://www.mixupdate.com/sports/pakistan-vs-india-world-cup-2011-semi-final-prediction-live-stream/
• Pakistan vs India ICC World Cup 2011 Semi-Final