News18 Malayalam | October 14, 2023, 11:48 IST
India vs Pakistan: The India-Pakistan match is described as the ‘El Classico’ of cricket. The two teams have met 7 times in World Cup venues. A look back at those matches
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The India-Pakistan cricket match is one of the most talked about sporting events of all time across the globe. Often described as a battle of arch-rivals, India-Pakistan matches have been the scene of many legendary moments. On the World Cup stage, two cricketing giants battle it out as the world watches the ‘El Clasico’ of cricket.
The two teams have faced each other seven times at World Cup venues. Manchester was the last fight venue in 2019. The Pakistan team has not yet been able to beat the Blue Army in the World Cup venues. Even when they faced each other seven times, India won. Let’s take a look at these seven matches.
The two teams met for the first time in the World Cup in Sydney in 1992. Captain Mohammad Azharuddin won the toss and elected to bat. Ajay Jadeja scored 46 runs off 77 balls and Sachin Tendulkar scored an unbeaten 54 as India scored 216 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. With the Indian bowlers putting on a brilliant performance, the Pak team was bowled out for 173 runs. India won by 43 runs. But the Pak team recovered from this setback and defeated England in the final.
India won the toss and batted first. Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sachin’s partnership of 90 runs gave India a good start. Finally, Ajay Jadeja scored 45 runs in 25 balls and the Indian score was 287. Amir Sohail with 55 runs and Saeed Anwar with 58 runs gave Pakistan a good start. But Venkatesh Prasad and Anil Kumble broke the Pakistani line. Both took the wickets of six Pakistan batsmen. India won by 39 runs.
– Mohammad Azharuddin led India to third consecutive World Cup. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl. Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Azharuddin shone this time. Rahul scored 61 runs and Azharuddin scored 59 runs. At the end of 50 overs, the Indian score was 227. The Pakistan batsmen, who were batting in reply, could not defend Venkatesh Prasad’s balls and returned to the dressing room. Prasad took five wickets and India won by 47 runs.
This time, the young team came under the new captain named Sourav Ganguly. Batting first, Pakistan scored 273 runs with the help of Saeed Anwar’s brilliant century. In reply, Sachin Tendulkar bravely led India to victory. Sachin got out after scoring 98 runs off 75 balls but Yuvraj Singh remained unbeaten with 50 runs and gave India a 6 wicket win.
This time the two teams met in the semi-finals. Mohali witnessed another master class innings from Sachin. Sachin Tendulkar scored 85 runs and India set a target of 260 runs ahead of Pakistan. India won by 29 runs as Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj Singh took 2 wickets each and tied the batsmen. India, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, defeated Sri Lanka in the final to win their second World Cup title.
– Virat Kohli’s century made India score outside 300 runs for the first time against Pakistan at the World Cup stage. The performance of Sohail Khan who took five wickets did not stop the Indian run flow. Mohammad Shami took four wickets to limit Pakistan’s score to 224.
– The Rohit-Kohli alliance broke the match. Rohit scored 140 runs off 113 balls while Kohli provided solid support with 77 runs. India won by 89 runs as Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya and Kuldeep Yadav took 6 wickets for Pakistan.
2023-10-14 06:18:36
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