India Vs Pakistan ICC World Cup 2023:
Both India and Pakistan have started their campaign in the ICC World Cup 2023 successfully. Each has played two and won two. They are among the top 4 teams on the points table at the moment.
While both have 4 points each, India are at number 3 with a net run rate (NRR) of +1.500 and Pakistan are at number 4 with +9.927 NRR. These two will square off against each other on October 14 at 2 PM at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
It’s going to be predominantly the battle of India’s batters vs the Pakistan pace battery even though the latter unit has failed to produce the dominant performances of yesteryears thus far in this edition of the World Cup. Against Netherlands and Sri Lanka, the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf as well as spinner Shadab Khan has failed to click with Mohammad Rizwan’s gritty performance bailing the Men in Green out against the Lankans.
India, meanwhile, have started the tournament in blistering form with the likes of captain Rohit, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul all looking in good touch. The bowling contingent is also nothing to sneeze at as a buoyant Jasprit Bumrah and a wily veteran Kuldeep Yadav in hot form. Also, as Rohit indicated in the pre-match press conference, Shubman Gill, who was in doubt for this clash due to dengue, is 99% sure of making it to the playing XI which will bolster the team.
IND vs PAK pitch report
Both bowlers and batters will have something to cheer about the pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium. In the early stages, fast bowlers might find conditions conducive for seam and swing, posing challenges for the batters. However, after facing a while, batters can start to play their strokes with greater freedom.
Key Takeaways
■ India and Pakistan have gone head-to-head 7 times in the ODI Cricket World Cup (Men’s). India has won all 7 out of 7 (1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019).
Sachin Tendulkar (313), Virat Kohli (193), Saeed Anwar (185), Rohit Sharma (155), and Misbah-ul-Haq (132) are the highest scores in Ind-Pak ODI WC matches.
● On the other hand, Venkatesh Prasad (8), Javagal Srinath (7), Wahab Riaz (7), Anil Kumble (5), and Mushtaq Ahmed (5) have taken the most wickets in these contests.
■ The highest score in Indo-Pak matches is Rohit Sharma’s 140, followed by Virat Kohli’s 107, Saeed Anwar’s 101, and Sachin Tendulkar’s 98.
● On the bowling side, Venkatesh Prasad’s 5/27, Wahab Riaz’a 5/46, Sohail Khan’s 5/55, and Mohammad Shami’s 4/35 are the best figures.
● In each of the seven occasions, the team that won the toss chose to bowl first and six times, it was won by the team batting first. Only in 2003, did a team win chasing.
● Sachin Tendulkar has won the player of the match award in India-Pakistan World Cup matches thrice, while Navjot Sidhu, Venkatesh Prasad, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma and have each won the award once.
INDvPAK World Cup Result Summary:
🇮🇳 BEAT 🇵🇰 By 43 Runs (1992)
🇮🇳 BEAT 🇵🇰 By 39 Runs (1996)
🇮🇳 BEAT 🇵🇰 By 47 Runs (1999)
🇮🇳 BEAT 🇵🇰 By 6 Wickets (2003)
🇮🇳 BEAT 🇵🇰 By 29 Runs (2011)
🇮🇳 BEAT 🇵🇰 By 76 Runs (2015)
🇮🇳 BEAT 🇵🇰 By 89 Runs (2019)
2023: ❓❓❓
So far,
🇮🇳 7-0 🇵🇰
The Most Memorable Moments ❤️ from Each of #INDvPAK World Cup Matches👇
🌟 1992
"This match will forever be remembered for Javed Miandad’s jumping imitation of Kiran More. Other than that, it was a slow-moving affair. Young Tendulkar’s match-winning fifty and Kapil Dev’s finishing prowess did the job for India despite Mushtaq Ahmed’s double wicket over. Pakistan responded with a slow but steady 88-run partnership between Miandad & Sohail but would collapse from 105/2 to 173 all out."
🌟 1996
"This game provided us with one of the most iconic India-Pakistan memories: Venkatesh Prasad vs Aamer Sohail. Chasing 289 in the World Cup quarterfinals on the back of Sidhu’s brilliance and steady contribution from the rest of India’s Top 6, the match hung in balance after Pakistan had 84 runs on the board after just 10 overs. After Saeed Anwar departed, Sohail was still looking aggressive.
Sohail vs Prasad ball 1 – hit through the covers and Sohail pointed to Prasad where the ball went. The next ball, CLEAN BOWLED! This is what India-Pakistan games are for. Memories we will cherish forever."
🌟 1999
"Yet another Venkatesh Prasad special. Dravid, Azharuddin, and Tendulkar each played decent knocks, and Srinath-Prasad’s eight wickets together sealed the victory in a low-scoring contest."
🌟 2003
"If I had to pick one shot from an India-Pakistan World Cup match, it is Sachin Tendulkar’s epic upper cut against Shoaib Akhtar for a six! This time, Pakistan put int one heck of a battle. Saeed Anwar led the charge with a century, but India chased 275 with 4 overs to spare thanks to Tendulkar’s tremendous knock. Yuvraj Singh & Rahul Dravid did the rest and took India home with a steady 99-run partnership."
🌟 2011
"Although Sachin scored an 85 in this match (with dropped catches & review system coming to his rescue, my favorite two memories from this match are – Suresh Raina’s clutch cameo & Wahab’ Riaz’s inswinging yorker to dismiss Yuvraj Singh, the man of the tournament, for a golden duck."
🌟 2015
"Virat Kohli’s love affair with Adelaide & Australia continued. Kohli’s century as well as India’s crunch ICC players – Dhawan & Raina came to the party with quick 70s. Sohail Khan starred with the ball for Pakistan with 5 wickets, but no one apart from Misbah stood up with the bat as India won by a mammoth 76 runs. It was also the beginning of the brief but brilliant bowling partnership between Umesh-Mohit Sharma, and Mohammad Shami."
🌟 2019
"We can safely say that this was one of the more one-sided India-Pakistan matches. When Kuldeep Yadav bowled one of the balls of the tournament to dismiss Babar Azam for 48, it was all but over in the 24th over. Earlier, India had bludgeoned 336 runs with the help of Rohit Sharma’s magnificent 140, Kohli’s 77, and KL Rahul’s 57. Although Amir took 3 wickets, it just wasn’t the same as the 2016 T20 Asia Cup and 2017 Champions Trophy battle. Oh yeah, and all the rain delays took away from the drama as well."
♦️ What was your favorite #INDvsPAK memory? 🤔
IND vs PAK ICC Men's CWC 2023
Playing XI
India:
Rohit Sharma (c),
Ishan Kishan / Gill ,
Virat Kohli,
Shreyas lyer,
KL Rahul (wk),
Hardik Pandya,
Ravindra Jadeja,
Shardul Thakur/ Ashwin,
Kuldeep Yadav,
Jasprit Bumrah,
Mohammed Siraj.
Pakistan:
Abdullah Shafique,
Imam-ul-Haq,
Babar Azam (c),
Mohammad Rizwan (wk),
Saud Shakeel,
Iftikhar Ahmed,
Shadab Khan,
Mohammad Nawaz,
Hasan Ali,
Shaheen Afridi,
Haris Rauf.
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