When India and Pakistan play each other for the seventh time in the T20 World Cup on Sunday at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, one of the greatest rivalries in cricket is set to reignite.
Pakistan has only ever triumphed once, in the notorious 2021 edition loss by 10 wickets, giving India the lead over their archenemy with five wins. The only match left was the well-known 2007 edition tie between the two teams, which India ultimately won by a bowl-out (3-0).
India vs Pakistan in T20 World Cups:
September 14, 2007: Tied and India won via bowl out in Durban
September 24, 2007: India won by 5 runs in Johannesburg
September 30, 2012: India won by 8 wickets in Colombo
March 21, 2014: India won by 7 wickets in Dhaka
March 19, 2016: India won by 6 wickets in Kolkata
October 24, 2021: Pakistan won by 10 wickets in Dubai
October 23, 2022: India won by 4 wickets Melbourne
Prior to the match, it’s also noteworthy to note that, since India defeated the Men in Green in the 2007 finals, the side batting second has won every T20 World Cup match.
Top Scorer between Pakistan and India:
With 488 runs in 10 Twenty20 Internationals against the men in green, Virat Kohli has amassed the greatest run total in the tournament’s history.
Top scorers in the Pakistan vs. India match:
Mohammed Rizwan became Pakistan’s all-time leading scorer in Twenty20 Internationals against India with 197 runs in four innings.
The majority of wickets
With 11 wickets between the two teams in T20Is, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umar Gul, and Hardik Pandya lead the pack in wicket takers, followed by Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Nawaz with six each.
The greatest batter score in a match between the two is still Virat Kohli’s 82-run innings against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2021, while the best bowling session in the history of this legendary encounter is still Muhammad Nawaz’s 4/18 in the 2007 edition.