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