India vs Pakistan: Chase to win?
Fans with their bodies painted as national flags of India and Pakistan hold a cut-out of the Asia cup trophy in Ahmedabad on September 1, 2023, on the eve of the Asia Cup match between the two sides due to be held in Pallekele today. Photo: AFP
Did you know that the last seven games between Pakistan and India in the Asia Cup (ODI format) were won by the teams batting last?
As we approach another mouth-watering clash between two arch-rivals in the Asia Cup in Pallekele today, let's look at a few more interesting stats regarding one of the most hotly-contested clashes in the world of cricket.
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- India won seven while Pakistan won five of the 13 matches played between the sides in the Asia Cup in the ODI format. One game yielded no result.
- India and Pakistan, however, are yet to meet in the final of the Asia Cup – both in the ODI and the T20I formats.
- The last seven India-Pakistan ODIs in the Asia Cup resulted in wins for the team chasing. India won five times while Pakistan won twice during this time.
- India skipper Rohit Sharma is the only batter to hit four consecutive fifty-plus scores in ODIs against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. His latest score in the ODI format of the tournament against Pakistan was 111 not out in Dubai in 2018.
- Virat Kohli's career-best ODI score of 183 came against Pakistan in the Asia Cup in Mirpur in 2012. It is also the highest ever by an individual in the tournament.
- Pakistan's last win in the Asia Cup (ODIs) was a one-wicket victory in the 2014 edition in Mirpur. Shahid Afridi hit Ravichandran Ashwin for two consecutive sixes in the final over to seal the thrilling win.
- Among the current players between the two sides, India skipper Rohit Sharma leads the top-scorers' chart in the Asia Cup ODIs. Rohit has scored 367 runs at an average of 73.40, including a hundred and four fifties against Pakistan. This is also the most runs scored by any batter against Pakistan in Asia Cup.
- Pakistan's Shoaib Malik leads the top run-getters' chart in the Asia Cup ODIs between the two sides. He scored 428 runs in five matches.
- Pakistan have managed three 300-plus totals against India, with their highest being 329 for six in Mirpur in 2012. India still won the game by six wickets and 13 balls to spare.
- One game between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup in 1988 did not feature a single six. India won by four wickets in the game that was played in Dhaka.
- Pakistan's biggest win in terms of runs against India in the Asia Cup was by 97 runs in Sharjah in 1995.
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