India vs Pakistan: Who starts favourite in ICC World Cup?

By Sidhant Maheshwari
Published on | Oct 13, 2023

The greatest rivalry in cricket

Arch-rivals India and Pakistan have faced each other 134 times in ODI cricket.

Pakistan with the lead!

The Men in Green have the upper hand with 73 wins, a win % of 54.48.

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India’s win % at 41.79

Team India have won 56 ODI encounters vs PAK. 5 have been no results.

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Look away, Pakistani fans!

While Pakistan may lead the overall head-to-head record, India lead 7-0 in ODI World Cup contests.

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India’s recent domination

The Men in Blue are unbeaten against Pakistan in their last 5 ODI meetings, winning four while one was a no result.

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Look away, Indian fans!

India’s last defeat to Pakistan in the 50-over format was the 2017 Champions Trophy final defeat in England.

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Last meeting...

India and Pakistan met only last month, where 1 match was washed out and the other India won by a huge margin of 228 runs.

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Kohli-Rahul stunned Pakistan

Both Virat Kohli and KL Rahul hit unbeaten centuries in that contest, with India amassing 356/2 in Colombo.

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