India vs Pakistan - Top 8 most memorable clashes
The 2017 ICC Champions Trophy has gone its final leg and couldn’t be an exciting play for all fans void the globe than one between the teams that have soon reached the finals. On paper, it’s the defending game champions handing over the World No. 8 side. Away from it, it’s India Vs Pakistan. If there are three words in the Indian sub-continent that can return anyone’s attention at one go, it’s bound to be this.
The most contest within the Interstate Commerce Commission Champions Trophy, 2017, are running to be the one between arch-rivals Asian nation and Islamic Republic of Pakistan — on Sunday, June 4, at Edgbaston, Birmingham. The match is certain to refresh the antique group action followed closely over decades, and it guarantees to be one among the highlights of the tournament.
While India-Pakistan Cricket matches had been additional common in earlier years of this decade, things have modified within the past few years, and India-Pak clashes on cricket field became few and much in between. Matches in marquee Interstate Commerce Commission tournaments have another significance, given the prize that any team wins is way larger. While India has never lost a match to Pakistan in World Cup tournaments, it has been beated in two of the three times the two teams have met in Champions Trophy tournaments.
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While India-Pakistan Cricket matches had been additional common in earlier years of this decade, things have modified within the past few years, and India-Pak clashes on cricket field became few and much in between. Matches in marquee Interstate Commerce Commission tournaments have another significance, given the prize that any team wins is way larger. While India has never lost a match to Pakistan in World Cup tournaments, it has been beated in two of the three times the two teams have met in Champions Trophy tournaments.
1. 1992 World Cup
This was match during the 1992 World Cup at SCG in Sydney that nations from the Indian sub-continent played together in a World Cup match for the first time. India won the toss and chose to bat first but set only a small target of 216. It was able to post this end total because of worth contributions from two men — Ajay Jadeja and Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 46 and 54*, respectively. insteat of a small target, Pakistan cannot chase, with Aamir Sohail (62) not reaching enough support from his other teammates. Pakistan lost the match by 43 runs, as their last eight wickets fell for just 68 runs.
2. 1996 World Cup
The year 1996 saw the Indian sub-continent — India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka — mapping the Cricket World Cup for the 2nd time. While the 1987 World Cup, also hosted by the sub-continent, has not seen India playing Pakistan, fans was luckier this time around. India faced Pakistan in the quarterfinal of the tournament match, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore (Bengaluru now). Batting first, India posted a good total of 287, riding mainly on Navjot Singh Sidhu's patient 93 and Ajay Jadeja's quickfire knock of 45 in 25 balls, where Jadeja smashed 4 fours and 2 sixes. chasing the score target, Pakistan handled to score only 248 runs.
3. 2003 World Cup
India registered their 3rd consecutive won against arch-rivals Pakistan in 2003 World Cup at SuperSport Park, Centurion. In this clash between two sub-continent neighbours, Pakistan sent a formidable total of 273 while batting first, thanks to the dependable opener Saeed Anwar, who was playing his final World Cup. But that was previous Sachin Tendulkar got into the act and scored a brilliant 98, falling agonisingly short of a well-deserved century. In this innings, Tendulkar had taken on the famous pace battery of the Pakistani team. Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar were not able to prevent India from securing a place in the Super Six. Tendulkar received good support from 'the Wall', Rahul Dravid, and the dynamic southpaw Yuvraj Singh. Dravid and Singh struck unbeaten 50 and 44, respectively, to guide India to a memorable win with six wickets and 26 balls to spare.
4. 2004 Champions Trophy
The first time of Pakistan beat arch-rival India in an ICC tournament was in a 2004 Champions Trophy tie at Edgbaston, Birmingham when it win by 3 wickets in a less-scoring battle. India, Pakistan and Kenya had been pitted in the same gang. Both the Asian sides had won their respective matches against Kenya and faced each other in a do-or-die clash.Batting first, India were reduced to 73 for the loss of 5 wickets. But due to valuable contributions from Rahul Dravid (67) and Ajit Agarkar (47), it was able to post a respectable score of 200.
Chasing this target, Pakistan reached to be trudging weakly early on, with only 27 on the board and 3 batmen out at one point. Left-arm pacer Irfan Pathan had bring all the wickets early in the innings. Anywayss, Yousuf Youhana (now Mohammad Yousuf), with an unbeaten 81, and Inzamam-ul-Haq's 41 turned the match on its head. They put on a 75-run partnership for the fourth wicket to take Pakistan close to the target. And, a late cameo from 'Boom Boom' Shahid Afridi (25 off 12) secured Pakistan's win with four balls to spare.
5. 2009 Champions Trophy
Pakistan continued their dominance over India in the 2009 edition of Champions Trophy at SuperSport Park, Centurion where a century from Shoaib Malik (128) and Mohammad Yousuf (87) scripted a 54-run win over India. The Pakistani duo shared a solid 206-run partnership for the fourth wicket and Pakistan posted a fearsome total of 302.The Indian innings didn't go well, as Sachin Tendulkar fell early in the chase. But Gautam Gambhir (57) and Rahul Dravid (76) took on Pakistani attack. But Gambhir's run-out changed the flow of the match and India started losing wickets at regular intervals. Suresh Raina (46) kept India in the hunt for a while, but after he was dismissed by Saeed Ajmal, India's hopes of chasing down the target vanished. Finally, India was packed off for 248 in the 45th over of the match.
6. 2011 World Cup
The match was important for both the teams as these two cricketing crazy nations were just two games away from becoming World Champions. After winning the toss, Indian skipper M S Dhoni opted to the bat at PCA Stadium, Mohali. India was off to a flying start thanks to Virender Sehwag made a sizzling start, but the Indian middle order stumbled and then master blaster Sachin Tendulkar scored 85 runs.Sachin was dropped four times and survived two very close LBW decisions. Finally, India posted a fighting total of 260 in 50 overs. The Indian bowlers did the rest of the job as Pakistan were bowled out for just 231.The Indian team went on to win the coveted trophy after 28 years by beating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
7. 2013 Champions Trophy
Team India finally broke their jinx against arch-rival Pakistan in the Champions Trophy as they managed to come out on top for the first time in three attempts. In a rain-curtailed match at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Dhoni's men thrashed Pakistan by 8 wickets with the help of Duckworth and Lewis System.Indian bowlers produced a good performance as Pakistan were dismissed for a paltry 165 in 39.4 overs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja all picked up two wickets each while two tailenders were run out by Virat Kohli and Umesh Yadav.Team India got off to a solid start with Shikhar Dhawan (48) taking the attack to the Pakistani bowlers. Rain interrupted the match twice but Dhawan's onslaught ensured that India was much ahead of the D/L par score. Virat Kohli (22) and Dinesh Karthik (11) remained not out as the duo achieved their revised target of 102 in the 20th over of the match.
8. 2015 World Cup
On February 15, 2015, India-Pakistan rivalry was revived once again when they faced each other in a World Cup match. Team India kept their 100 per cent win record against Pakistan intact in World Cup matches. India beat Pakistan by 76 runs.Playing the group stage match in packed Adelaide Oval stadium, Indian captain M S Dhoni remained lucky with the toss and decided to bat. Riding high on Virat Kohli’s brilliant 107 and Suresh Raina's 74, Team India set a target of 301 in their quota of 50 overs. Indian bowlers backed the batsmen’s efforts and wrapped Pakistan innings at 224 runs to hand them another defeat in ICC tournaments.
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