India and Pakistan are scheduled to meet in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Ahmedabad on October 14, 2023. The following are a few key parameters of the previous encounters between the two arch-rivals and also approaching milestones ahead of the encounter at the Narendra Modi Stadium. (Scorecard | Preview | Full Coverage)
- India and Pakistan have met each other on seven occasions in the ODI Cricket World Cup. India have won all seven games – six games by runs margin and one game by wicket margin.
| Winners | Margin | Ground | Date |
| India | 43 runs | Sydney | 04-Mar-92 |
| India | 39 runs | Bengaluru | 09-Mar-96 |
| India | 47 runs | Manchester | 08-Jun-99 |
| India | 6 wickets | Centurion | 01-Mar-03 |
| India | 29 runs | Mohali | 30-Mar-11 |
| India | 76 runs | Adelaide | 15-Feb-15 |
| India | 89 runs | Manchester | 16-Jun-19 |
- India have posted two team totals of 300-plus runs against Pakistan in the World Cup, while Pakistan are yet to post a total of 300-plus runs against India in the World Cup
| Team | Score | Ground | Date |
| India | 300/7 | Adelaide | 15-Feb-15 |
| India | 336/5 | Manchester | 16-Jun-19 |
- Indian batters have scored two centuries against Pakistan in the World Cup, while Pakistan batters have scored one century against India.
| Player | Runs | Team | Ground | Date |
| Saeed Anwar | 101 | Pakistan | Centurion | 01-Mar-03 |
| Virat Kohli | 107 | India | Adelaide | 15-Feb-15 |
| Rohit Sharma | 140 | India | Manchester | 16-Jun-19 |
- Indian bowlers have captured four or more wickets on two occasions against Pakistan in the World Cup, while Pakistan bowlers too have captured four or more wickets on two occasions against India.
| Player | Overs | Runs | Wickets | Team | Ground | Date |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 9.3 | 27 | 5 | India | Manchester | 08-Jun-99 |
| Mohammed Shami | 9 | 35 | 4 | India | Adelaide | 15-Feb-15 |
| Wahab Riaz | 10 | 46 | 5 | Pakistan | Mohali | 30-Mar-11 |
| Sohail Khan | 10 | 55 | 5 | Pakistan | Adelaide | 15-Feb-15 |
- Indian batters have posted four century partnerships against Pakistan in the World Cup, while Pakistan batters have posted just one.
| Partners | Wicket | Runs | Team | Ground | Date |
| Mohammad Kaif, Sachin Tendulkar | 3 | 102 | India | Centurion | 01-Mar-03 |
| Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli | 2 | 129 | India | Adelaide | 15-Feb-15 |
| Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina | 3 | 110 | India | Adelaide | 15-Feb-15 |
| KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma | 1 | 136 | India | Manchester | 16-Jun-19 |
| Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman | 2 | 104 | Pakistan | Manchester | 16-Jun-19 |
Approaching Milestones
- Rohit Sharma will become the fifth captain to lead India against Pakistan in the World Cup while Babar Azam will become the eighth captain to lead Pakistan against India in the World Cup.
- KL Rahul will become the fifth wicketkeeper to don the gloves for India against Pakistan, while Mohammad Rizwan will become the fifth wicketkeeper to don the gloves for Pakistan against India.
- Virat Kohli has an aggregate of 1170 runs in the World Cup. He needs 30 more runs for his 1200 runs. If he gets them, he will become the second Indian batter to total 1200 runs in the World Cup after Sachin Tendulkar, who has an aggregate of 2278 runs.
- If India win this game with Virat Kohli’s century, Virat would become the first batter to score 40 centuries in a team’s wins in ODIs.
- Rohit Sharma has an aggregate of 972 runs as an opening batter in India’s winning matches in the World Cup. He needs 28 more runs for his 1000 runs in winning World Cup matches. If he gets these runs and India wins the game, he would become the third opening batter to score 1000 runs in winning World Cup matches. The others are – Sachin Tendulkar (1160) and Adam Gilchrist (1051)
Stats courtesy: HR Gopala Krishna – Veteran cricket statistician
