Pakistan vs India
The fiercest rivalry in cricket — a billion hearts, one contest.
Head to head
All internationals (approximate, all formats)
88
PAKISTAN
43%
42
DRAWN
20%
77
INDIA
37%
Pakistan lead the ODI count; India dominate T20Is and World Cups. Tallies approximate.
Why it matters
No fixture in cricket carries this weight. They rarely play bilateral series now, so every meeting — almost always at a global tournament — becomes an event that stops two nations.
The storyline now
India have won every World Cup meeting until Pakistan's 2021 T20 breakthrough. Pakistan's pace against India's batting remains the sport's great collision.
Iconic clashes
1986
Austral-Asia Cup final, Sharjah
Javed Miandad's last-ball six off Chetan Sharma — the single most famous shot in Pakistan's history.
2007
T20 World Cup final, Johannesburg
India won the first T20 World Cup by 5 runs — Misbah's scoop into Sreesanth's hands.
2011
World Cup semi-final, Mohali
Prime ministers in the stands, a billion watching — Tendulkar's 85 carried India to the final.
2017
Champions Trophy final, The Oval
Pakistan's 180-run demolition — Fakhar's hundred and Amir's opening burst stunned India.
2022
T20 World Cup, Melbourne
Kohli's impossible 82* — two sixes off Haris Rauf that people will talk about forever.
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