Cricket World Cup History: Re-living the previous India-Pakistan World Cup Encounters

India and Pakistan, two of the biggest rivals in cricket history will be squaring off in the 22nd match of the tournament at Old Trafford in Manchester on June 16th 2019.

Virat Kohli's men will be coming into the game at the back of two comfortable wins and a washed out match against New Zealand. India started its campaign with a six-wicket win against South Africa and followed it up with a 36-run victory over defending champions Australia by 36 runs.

Pakistan, on the other hand, will be entering the competition post a 41-run defeat against Australia. The Sarfaraz Khan-led side started their tournament with a loss against West Indies but an enthralling win against the hosts England by 14 runs put their course on track before a rain washed-out match against Sri Lanka.

As the Asian neighbours take on each other, one could certainly expect another extreme and intensified rivaly on the field. In light of the upcoming contest, here is a recap of all the encounters between these two countries in World Cup history.

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World Cup 1992: India won by 43 runs

The match known for iconic More-Miandad incident was India's first encounter with Pakistan in World Cup

India faced Pakistan for the first time in the World Cup in the 16th match of 1992 World Cup at the SCG in Sydney. Indian skipper Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and elected to bat first.

Pakistan got off to a good start as India lost an early wicket of Kris Srikanth. However, India recovered with a 61-run partnership between Ajay Jadeja and Azharuddin. Jadeja played a crucial knock of 46 runs while Sachin Tendulkar's 54 and a quick-fire 35 from Kapil Dev took India to a respectable total of 216/7.

Chasing a total of 217, Pakistan lost Inzamam-ul-Haq and Zahid Fazal early on in the innings. After some economical bowling from Prabhakar and Dev, Aamir Sohail set about the repair work with his 65. However, after his wicket, Pakistan was bundled out for 173, losing last eight wickets for just 68 runs.

Manoj Prabhakar, Kapil Dev and Srinath ended up with a couple of wickets each. Sachin Tendulkar was awarded the Man of the Match for his all-around performance.

World Cup 1996: India won by 39 runs

India ended journey for the defending champions

The second quarter-final of the 1996 World Cup witnessed the second encounter of the arch-rivals in the World Cup. Indian skipper Azharuddin won the toss and elected to bat first at the Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore.

India got off to a fantastic start as the Indian openers, NS Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar, added a 90-run stand between them for the first wicket. With each of the Indian batsmen getting off to a good start, India hoped to set a big total. Sidhu top-scored with 93 and Jadeja contributed with a 25-ball 45 cameo as India set a target of 288 for the defending champions.

Saeed Anwar and Aamir Sohail started things firmly for Pakistan with an 84-run partnership. Javed Miandad and Saleem Malik too got off to good starts, but couldn't help their team chase the total down as Pakistan managed only 248 only 49 overs.

Venkatesh Prasad and Anil Kumble picked up three wickets each as India registered a comfortable 38-run victory.

World Cup 1999: India beat Pakistan by 47 runs

Venkatesh Prasad was awarded Man of the Match

India faced Pakistan at the Old Trafford in Manchester as Azharuddin won the toss for the and elected to bat first in bowler-friendly conditions.

Indian innings began with S Ramesh losing his wicket early on. Sachin Tendulkar looked good with his 65-ball 45 but gave his wicket away to Azhar Mahmood. Rahul Dravid and skipper Azhauddin's half-centuries took the Indian innings forward. However, Pakistan did well to restrict India to just 227/6.

Chasing a low total, Pakistan witnessed some fierce bowling from Venkatesh Prasad. He scalped his career-best figures as he went on to dismiss five of the Pakistani batsmen. Inzamam-ul-Haq showed some resistance with his 41(93), but the rest failed to stand tall.

Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble went on to shatter the Pakistani tail as they were bowled out for 180 and India won by 47 runs.

World Cup 2003: India won by 6 wickets

India vs Pakistan, match 36, Centurion.

The fourth encounter in the World Cup between these two teams was at Centurion during the 2003 World Cup. Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis won the toss and opted to bat first.

The Pakistan innings saw some batting muscle-power from the veteran Saeed Anwar, who went on to score his 20th ODI century, a 126-ball 101 in the penultimate match of his career. However, no other batsmen could convert their starts as Pakistan finished with a decent score of 273/7 from 50 overs.

In return, India started with a fifty-run opening partnership between Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar. Pakistan came into the game as their skipper bagged two in two, removing Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly to reduce India to 53/2.

However, Sachin Tendulkar was unperturbed by the fall of wickets as he held his end and notched up an important 75-ball 98 and with a firm half-century from Yuvraj Singh towards the end, India crossed the line with a little less than five overs to spare.

World Cup 2011: India won by 29 runs

India defeated Pakistan to reach the 2011 World Cup finals

The second semi-final of the 2011 World Cup was played between the hosts India and their arch-rivals Pakistan. Indian skipper Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat first.

India began their innings as Sehwag stroked a quick-fire 25-ball 38. With some amazing strokeplay aided by loopy fielding from Pakistan's fielders, Tendulkar scored a match-winning 85 while Suresh Raina's 39-ball unbeaten 36 took India to 260/9 from 50 overs.

Chasing a below-par total, none of the Pakistani batsmen could convert their starts. Mohammad Hafeez with his 43 and Asad Shafiq with his 30 looked solid until, post their dismissals, India made continuous breakthroughs.

Misbah-ul-Haq held fort with a patient 56 but found no support from the other end as all of the Indian bowlers used on the day picked up a couple of wickets apiece to bundle out Pakistan for 231. Sachin Tendulkar was presented with the 'man of the match' award as India went on to celebrate a 29-run win.

World Cup 2015: India won by 76 runs

Indian vice-captain Virat Kohli scored a century.

Defending champions India began their 2015 World Cup quest against Pakistan in Adelaide. MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to defend on a flat-track.

After India lost Rohit Sharma cheaply, the innings was given shape by a 129-run partnership between Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli. Dhawan was sent back in the 30th over, but Virat went on to score his second World Cup century. The Indian innings finished on a high as Suresh Raina contributed with a 56-ball 74 as the Men in Blue put up 300/7 from 50 overs.

Chasing a mammoth total, Pakistan lost Younis Khan cheaply with the score on 11. Ahmed Shehzad and Haris Sohail put up 68 for the second wicket until both were removed in a space of six overs. Misbah-ul-Haq's 76 was the only other score of importance as Pakistan was skittled out for just 224, courtesy of Mohammad Shami's incisive four-wicket haul.