Pakistan vs India Cricket Timeline: Full H2H History, Records and Iconic Moments (1952–2026)
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Pakistan vs India Cricket Timeline: Full H2H History, Records and Iconic Moments (1952–2026)

The Pakistan national cricket team vs India national cricket team rivalry spans 212 international matches since 1952. Pakistan lead overall 88–81, while India dominate T20Is (14–3) and ICC tournaments (19–4). Their most recent meeting came on February 15, 2026, when India won by 61 runs in Colombo. Seventy-four years. 212 international matches. One rivalry that stops two nations. The Pakistan vs India cricket rivalry is the most-watched bilateral contest in cricket history. It began in October 1952-five years after Partition-and has survived wars, diplomatic freezes, and a complete halt to bilateral cricket since 2008. Every encounter in this Pakistan national cricket team vs India national cricket team timeline carries weight no other contest in the sport can match. This article covers every era, every format record, every verified statistic, and every iconic moment-from the first Test in Delhi in 1952 to the T20 World Cup clash in Colombo in February 2026.

Jump Menu

  • At-a-Glance H2H Summary
  • Complete Rivalry Timeline (1952–2026)
  • Decade Win Percentage by Format
  • ICC Tournament Record
  • Venue Breakdown
  • Top 10 Iconic Moments
  • Greatest Player Battles
  • Highest Partnerships and Records
  • Player of the Match Leaders
  • Last 10 Results
  • FAQ

At-a-Glance: Full Head-to-Head Record

Pakistan and India have played 212 international matches across three formats since 1952. Pakistan lead overall, but India dominate in the modern era-particularly in T20Is and ICC tournaments.

FormatMatchesIndia WonPakistan WonDraw/NR
Test5991238
ODI13658735
T20I171430
Total212818843

Pakistan lead overall 88–81. India lead in T20Is 14–3 and in ICC tournament matches 19–4 across 23 games. India vs Pakistan regularly produces some of the largest live cricket audiences in the world, often drawing hundreds of millions of viewers globally.

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Asia Cup Head-to-Head

TournamentMatchesIndia WonPakistan WonNR
Asia Cup ODI15852
Asia Cup T20I6510
Total211362

India lead the Asia Cup head-to-head 13–6 across 21 matches. The 2025 Asia Cup final was the first-ever Asia Cup final between the two nations in the tournament’s 41-year history-India won by 5 wickets.

Complete Rivalry Timeline (1952–2026)

The Pakistan national cricket team vs India national cricket team timeline stretches across seven decades, shaped as much by geopolitical events as by cricket itself. Below is every turning point-from the first Test to the most recent ICC encounter.

YearMomentImpact
1952First-ever Test series-India won 2–1Rivalry begins five years after Partition
1955India tour Pakistan-series drawn 0–0First cricket played on Pakistani soil
1960–61Pakistan tour India-series drawn 0–010 draws across 10 early Tests
1965Cricket suspended after Indo-Pak War13-year gap in bilateral cricket
1978Series resumes-Pakistan won 2–0Bilateral cricket restarts post-war
1982–83Pakistan win Test series 3–0Pakistan’s most dominant era in Tests
1986Javed Miandad’s last-ball six-SharjahMost iconic single moment in rivalry history
1992India beat Pakistan in CWC-SydneyIndia begin unbeaten ODI World Cup run vs Pakistan
1999Kargil War-bilateral cricket suspendedSecond major political interruption
2004Sehwag scores 309 at Multan, India win series 2–1First Indian Test series win on Pakistani soil
2007T20 World Cup Final-India win by 5 runsIndia become inaugural T20 World Champions
2007Last-ever Test match-Bangalore, DecemberNo Test cricket between teams since
2008Bilateral cricket suspendedICC-only era begins
2017Pakistan win CT Final by 180 runsLargest margin in any ICC ODI final
2021Pakistan win T20 WC by 10 wicketsPakistan’s only T20 WC win over India
2023India beat Pakistan by 228 runs-ColomboIndia’s largest-ever ODI victory vs Pakistan
2025India win Asia Cup Final-DubaiFirst-ever Asia Cup final between the two nations
Feb 2026India beat Pakistan by 61 runs-ColomboMost recent meeting, T20 WC 2026 Group A

The Bilateral Freeze: Why They Only Meet in ICC Events

Since 2008, India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral cricket series of any kind. The last bilateral Test was in December 2007 in Bangalore, the last bilateral ODI series was in 2007 in India. Both teams now meet exclusively in ICC and ACC (Asian Cricket Council) tournaments-World Cups, T20 World Cups, Champions Trophy, and the Asia Cup.

Decade Win Percentage by Format

Breaking the Pakistan national cricket team vs India national cricket team timeline by decade reveals a clear momentum shift-Pakistan dominated the 1980s and 1990s, India have been the stronger side in every decade since.

Test Matches by Decade

DecadeMatchesIndiaPakistanDrawnIndia Win%Pak Win%
1950s1021720%10%
1960s50050%0%
1970s922522%22%
1980s2004160%20%
1990s312033%67%
2000s1243533%25%

No Test cricket has been played since December 2007. Pakistan lead the all-time Test record 12–9, but India won the final bilateral Test series-2–1 in Pakistan in 2003–04.

ODI Win Percentage by Decade

DecadeMatchesIndia Win%Pakistan Win%
1980s4127%68%
1990s4833%63%
2000s2255%41%
2010s1471%29%
2020s875%12.5%

Pakistan’s overall ODI lead of 73–58 is entirely concentrated in the 1980s and 1990s. In the 2010s and 2020s, India have won 13 of 17 completed ODIs. The Sharjah era-where Pakistan won 26 of 38 ODIs at a venue that served as their de facto home ground between 1984 and 2000-is the single biggest reason for Pakistan’s overall ODI advantage.

ICC Tournament Record

In ICC tournaments, India hold a commanding 19–4 lead across 23 matches-a record that defines the modern chapter of this rivalry.  India have won every ODI World Cup encounter against Pakistan without exception.

ICC ODI World Cup-India Lead 8–0

YearStageVenueResultPlayer of the Match
1992GroupSydneyIndia won by 43 runsSachin Tendulkar
1996Quarter-FinalBangaloreIndia won by 39 runsNavjot Singh Sidhu
1999Super SixManchesterIndia won by 47 runsVenkatesh Prasad
2003GroupCenturionIndia won by 6 wktsSachin Tendulkar
2011Semi-FinalMohaliIndia won by 29 runsSachin Tendulkar
2015GroupAdelaideIndia won by 76 runsVirat Kohli
2019GroupManchesterIndia won by 89 runsRohit Sharma
2023GroupAhmedabadIndia won by 7 wktsKuldeep Yadav

India have won all eight ODI World Cup meetings against Pakistan-the only unbeaten bilateral record across all eight editions of the tournament.

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ICC T20 World Cup-India Lead 8–1

YearStageVenueResult
2007Group (Bowl-Out)DurbanIndia won 3–0
2007FinalJohannesburgIndia won by 5 runs
2012Super 8ColomboIndia won by 8 wkts
2014GroupMirpurIndia won by 7 wkts
2016GroupKolkataIndia won by 6 wkts
2021GroupDubaiPakistan won by 10 wkts
2022GroupMelbourneIndia won by 4 wkts
2024GroupNew YorkIndia won by 6 runs
2026GroupColomboIndia won by 61 runs

Pakistan’s only T20 World Cup win over India came in Dubai in October 2021-a 10-wicket victory that remains their most dominant performance in any ICC T20 encounter between the two sides.

ICC Champions Trophy-Level 3–3

YearStageVenueResult
2004GroupSouthamptonPakistan won by 3 wkts
2009GroupCenturionPakistan won by 54 runs
2013GroupEdgbastonIndia won by 8 wkts
2017GroupEdgbastonIndia won by 124 runs
2017FinalThe OvalPakistan won by 180 runs
2025GroupDubaiIndia won by 6 wkts

Pakistan’s 180-run victory in the 2017 Champions Trophy final at The Oval is the largest winning margin in any ICC men’s ODI tournament final. The Champions Trophy remains the only ICC format where the head-to-head is level at 3–3.

ICC Finals Record

TournamentYearWinnerMargin
T20 World Cup Final2007India5 runs
Champions Trophy Final2017Pakistan180 runs
Asia Cup Final2025India5 wickets

India lead ICC finals meetings between the two sides 2–1.

Venue Breakdown

The venue split in the Pakistan national cricket team vs India national cricket team timeline tells a story of home advantage, neutral ground dominance, and the structural impact of a single venue: Sharjah.

ODI Wins by Key Venue

VenueLocationIndia WonPakistan WonTotal ODIs
Sharjah Cricket StadiumUAE92638
Dubai International Cricket StadiumUAE528
Eden GardensKolkata326
Gaddafi StadiumLahore056
EdgbastonBirmingham315
Wankhede StadiumMumbai214
Sydney Cricket GroundSydney202

Sharjah hosted 38 India vs Pakistan ODIs-more than any other ground in cricket history for this fixture. Pakistan’s 26–9 record there is the single biggest contributor to their overall ODI lead of 73–58. Strip out Sharjah, and the overall ODI record is virtually level.

T20I Wins by Key Venue

VenueLocationIndia WonPakistan Won
Dubai International Cricket StadiumUAE32
R. Premadasa StadiumColombo30
Melbourne Cricket GroundAustralia10
Nassau County Int’l Cricket StadiumNew York10
Eden GardensKolkata10

India are unbeaten in T20Is against Pakistan at Colombo (3–0) and have never lost a T20I on home soil to Pakistan.

Top 10 Iconic Moments

The Pakistan vs India cricket timeline has produced more memorable individual moments than any other bilateral rivalry in the sport. Here are the ten that defined eras.

1. Javed Miandad’s Last-Ball Six-Sharjah, 1986

With India needing Pakistan to fail on the last ball of the Austral-Asia Cup final, Chetan Sharma bowled a full toss. Miandad launched it over the boundary for six. Pakistan won by 1 wicket. The image of Miandad jumping mid-run remains the most reproduced photograph in India-Pakistan cricket history.

2. Sachin Tendulkar’s Upper-Cut-CWC 2003, Centurion

Shoaib Akhtar delivered a 90mph-plus bouncer to Tendulkar in the opening over of the 2003 World Cup group match. Tendulkar upper-cut it over third man for six. He went on to score 98 off 75 balls. India won by 6 wickets.

3. 2007 T20 World Cup Final-Johannesburg

Pakistan needed 13 off the final over with Misbah-ul-Haq in. Misbah hit two sixes but attempted a scoop off the penultimate ball-caught at fine leg by Sreesanth. India won by 5 runs to become inaugural T20 World Champions.

4. Venkatesh Prasad Bowls Aamir Sohail-CWC 1996, Bangalore

Sohail hit Prasad through covers and gestured toward the boundary. The next ball, Prasad bowled him off stump. India won by 39 runs in one of the most dramatic single-ball turnarounds in World Cup history.

5. Virat Kohli’s 82*-T20 WC 2022, Melbourne

India were 31/4 off 6.2 overs chasing 160. Kohli scored 82 not out off 53 balls to win the match off the penultimate delivery before 90,293 fans at the MCG-the largest crowd in T20 World Cup history.

6. Pakistan’s 10-Wicket Win-T20 WC 2021, Dubai

Shaheen Afridi dismissed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli inside the powerplay. India posted 151. Babar Azam (68*) and Mohammad Rizwan (79*) chased it without losing a wicket-Pakistan’s only 10-wicket T20I win against India in ICC cricket.

7. Fakhar Zaman’s 114-CT Final 2017, The Oval

Pakistan posted 338/4. India were bowled out for 158. Pakistan won by 180 runs-the largest margin in any ICC ODI final. Fakhar Zaman’s century off 106 balls was the cornerstone of the innings.

8. Venkatesh Prasad’s 5/27-CWC 1999, Manchester

Pakistan’s last five wickets fell for 2 runs in 3 overs. India restricted Pakistan to 180/9 and won by 47 runs. Prasad’s 5/27 remains the best individual bowling performance by either team in a World Cup match between India and Pakistan.

9. India Win Asia Cup 2025 Final-Dubai

The first-ever Asia Cup final in the tournament’s 41-year history between India and Pakistan. India completed a tournament sweep-winning all three encounters in the group, Super 4, and final stages.

10. Rohit Sharma’s 140-CWC 2019, Manchester

Rohit scored 140 off 113 balls-his fourth century of the 2019 World Cup. India won by 89 runs, their largest winning margin in any ODI World Cup match against Pakistan.

Greatest Player Battles

No rivalry in cricket has produced more intense individual matchups. The India vs Pakistan contest has been defined by specific bowler-batsman battles that shaped the tactics of entire eras.

Sachin Tendulkar vs Shoaib Akhtar

Tendulkar scored 2,526 ODI runs against Pakistan-the most by any batsman in this fixture’s ODI history. In direct matchups, Tendulkar scored 138 runs off 165 balls against Akhtar across formats at a strike rate of 83.6, with 4 dismissals. The 2003 World Cup upper-cut at Centurion is the defining delivery of the entire rivalry.

Virat Kohli vs Mohammad Amir

Amir dismissed Kohli in the 2017 Champions Trophy group match, a dismissal that contributed directly to India’s batting collapse. Both players publicly acknowledged the quality of this individual contest. Kohli’s technical adjustments against Amir’s left-arm swing became one of the more studied individual tactical evolutions in modern India-Pakistan cricket.

Rohit Sharma vs Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shaheen Afridi dismissed Rohit Sharma in the powerplay across multiple ICC encounters from 2021 to 2024, including the 2021 T20 World Cup where he also removed Kohli. India’s response-adjusting powerplay entry point and crease positioning against Shaheen’s left-arm swing-became a visible tactical shift across the 2022–2026 ICC cycle.

Highest Partnerships

ODI Highest Partnerships

WicketRunsPartnershipVenueYear
1st204Saeed Anwar & Aamer Sohail (PAK)Chennai1997
2nd183Sachin Tendulkar & Rahul Dravid (IND)Centurion2003
3rd172*Babar Azam & Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)Dubai2021

Test Highest Partnerships

WicketRunsPartnershipVenueYear
1st249Virender Sehwag & Rahul Dravid (IND)Multan2004
3rd336Javed Miandad & Zaheer Abbas (PAK)Lahore1982–83

T20I Highest Partnership

WicketRunsPartnershipVenueYear
1st160*Babar Azam & Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)Dubai2021

The 160* The opening stand by Babar and Rizwan in the 2021 T20 World Cup remains the highest partnership by either team in India vs Pakistan T20I cricket.

Player of the Match Leaders

ODI World Cup PoM Awards

PlayerTeamAwardsEditions
Sachin TendulkarIndia31992, 2003, 2011
Venkatesh PrasadIndia11999
Rohit SharmaIndia12019
Kuldeep YadavIndia12023

Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to win three Player of the Match awards in India vs Pakistan World Cup encounters.

T20I PoM Leaders

PlayerTeamPoM Awards
Virat KohliIndia3
Rohit SharmaIndia2
Mohammad RizwanPakistan2
Shaheen Shah AfridiPakistan1

All-Time Records

The all-time records across the Pakistan national cricket team vs India national cricket team timeline are dominated by players from the 1980s–2000s-an era when bilateral cricket produced far more matches than the ICC-only structure of today.

Test Records

CategoryRecordPlayerMatch
Highest Score309Virender Sehwag (IND)Multan, 2004
Most Runs2,228 (avg 67.51)Javed Miandad (PAK)Career
Most Wickets99 wicketsKapil Dev (IND)Career
Best Bowling Innings10/74Anil Kumble (IND)New Delhi, 1999
Highest Team Total699/5PakistanLahore, 1989–90
Lowest Team Total106IndiaLucknow, 1952–53
Largest Win (runs)341 runsPakistanKarachi, 2005–06

ODI Records

CategoryRecordPlayerMatch
Most Runs2,526Sachin Tendulkar (IND)Career
Most Wickets60 wicketsWasim Akram (PAK)Career
Highest Score194Saeed Anwar (PAK)Chennai, 1997
Highest Team Total356/2IndiaColombo, 2023
Largest Win (runs)228 runsIndiaColombo, 2023
Largest Win (wkts)10 wicketsPakistanDubai, 2021

T20I Records

CategoryRecordPlayerMatch
Highest Score82*Virat Kohli (IND)Melbourne, 2022
Best Bowling3/31Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)Dubai, 2021
Highest Team Total182/5IndiaDubai, 2022
Lowest Team Total67PakistanColombo, 2026
Highest Partnership160*Babar Azam & Rizwan (PAK)Dubai, 2021

Last 10 Head-to-Head Results

DateTournamentFormatVenueResult
Feb 15, 2026T20 WC 2026T20IColomboIndia won by 61 runs
Sep 28, 2025Asia Cup 2025 FinalODIDubaiIndia won by 5 wkts
Sep 21, 2025Asia Cup 2025 Super 4ODIDubaiIndia won
Sep 14, 2025Asia Cup 2025 GroupODIDubaiIndia won
Feb 23, 2025Champions Trophy 2025ODIDubaiIndia won by 6 wkts
Jun 9, 2024T20 WC 2024T20INew YorkIndia won by 6 runs
Oct 14, 2023CWC 2023ODIAhmedabadIndia won by 7 wkts
Sep 10, 2023Asia Cup Super 4ODIColomboIndia won by 228 runs
Oct 23, 2022T20 WC 2022T20IMelbourneIndia won by 4 wkts
Sep 4, 2022Asia Cup Super 4T20IDubaiPakistan won by 5 wkts

India have won 9 of the last 10 encounters between the two sides across all formats.

Biggest Collapses

MatchTeamCollapse DetailResult
CT Final 2017, The OvalIndiaAll out 158 chasing 339, 7 wkts for 76Pakistan won by 180 runs
T20 WC 2021, DubaiIndia31/4 off 6.2 oversKohli 82* recovered, Pakistan won 10 wkts
Asia Cup 2023, ColomboPakistanAll out 128 chasing 357, 7 wkts for 42India won by 228 runs
CWC 2023, AhmedabadPakistanLost 6 wkts for 36 runs, all out 191India won by 7 wkts
T20 WC 2026, ColomboPakistanAll out 67-lowest T20I total vs IndiaIndia won by 61 runs

Last Bilateral Series Timeline

YearSeriesResult
2003–04India tour Pakistan-TestsIndia won 2–1
2004–05India tour Pakistan-ODIsPakistan won 3–2
2005–06Pakistan tour India-Tests + ODIsTests: 1–1, ODIs: India won 4–1
2006–07India tour Pakistan-Tests + ODIsTests: 1–1, ODIs: Pakistan won 4–3
2007–08Pakistan tour India-TestsIndia won 1–0-last bilateral series ever

No bilateral series has been played since January 2008. Both teams have met exclusively in ICC and ACC events since. As of May 2026, no bilateral series has been announced.

FAQs:

Q1: What is the Pakistan national cricket team vs India national cricket team all-time head-to-head record?

A1: Pakistan lead overall with 88 wins to India’s 81 across 212 matches-59 Tests, 136 ODIs, and 17 T20Is-with 43 draws or no results. India lead in T20Is (14–3) and ICC tournaments (19–4).

Q2: Who leads the India vs Pakistan T20I record?

A2: India lead the T20I record 14–3. Pakistan’s three wins came in the 2021 T20 World Cup (by 10 wickets in Dubai), the 2022 Asia Cup Super 4 (by 5 wickets in Dubai), and a 2012–13 bilateral T20I in Bangalore (by 11 runs).

Q3: Has Pakistan ever beaten India in an ODI Cricket World Cup?

A3: No. India have won all eight ODI World Cup encounters against Pakistan-from the 1992 group match in Sydney to the 2023 group match in Ahmedabad. Pakistan have never beaten India in a 50-over World Cup.

Q4: When was the last Test match between India and Pakistan?

A4: The last Test was played at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore in December 2007 as part of Pakistan’s tour of India. The match was drawn and India won the series 1–0. No Test cricket has been played between the two nations since.

Q5: What is India’s record against Pakistan in ICC tournaments?

A5: India lead ICC tournament matches 19–4 across 23 games: 8–0 in ODI World Cups, 8–1 in T20 World Cups, and 3–3 in Champions Trophy. India lead the ICC finals between the two sides 2–1.

Q6: What is the highest individual score in India vs Pakistan cricket?

A6: In Tests: Virender Sehwag scored 309 at the Multan Cricket Stadium in March 2004. In ODIs: Saeed Anwar scored 194 at Chepauk, Chennai, in May 1997-a record that stood as the highest ODI score in history for 13 years.

Q7: What is the biggest margin of victory in India vs Pakistan cricket?

A7: In ODIs, India’s largest win is 228 runs (Colombo, September 2023). Pakistan’s largest ODI win is 180 runs (The Oval, Champions Trophy Final, June 2017-the largest margin in any ICC ODI final). In T20Is, Pakistan’s largest win is by 10 wickets (Dubai, October 2021).

Q8: Who has scored the most runs in India vs Pakistan matches?

A8: In Tests: Javed Miandad-2,228 runs at an average of 67.51. In ODIs: Sachin Tendulkar-2,526 runs across 67 innings, with three Player of the Match awards in World Cup encounters alone.

Q9: When was the most recent India vs Pakistan cricket match?

A9: The most recent meeting between the two sides was on February 15, 2026, in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Group A match at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. India won by 61 runs. Pakistan were bowled out for 67-their lowest T20I score against India.

Q10: Will India and Pakistan play a bilateral cricket series again?

A10: As of May 2026, no bilateral series has been announced or officially scheduled. Both countries’ cricket boards have stated that bilateral cricket requires government approval from both nations. All encounters since 2008 have been in ICC and ACC tournament settings only.


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