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The Mahamukabala of the group stage will be played on 14 September in the Asia Cup between India and Pakistan. Team India started their campaign with a 9 -wicket win against UAE. At the same time, Pakistan will play its first match in the tournament against Oman today.
In the tournament history, the two played 18 matches among themselves. India won in 10 and Pakistan in 6. However, in the last 10 years, the rivalry became unilateral, where Pakistan could win just 1 time in 7 matches.
The Asia Cup is being played since 1984. India has won 8 titles and Pakistan has won 2 titles, but both teams could never face face to face in the finals. In the story, know how the two rival teams have a record against each other in the Asia Cup.
India defeated Pakistan 56% matches
The Asia Cup was played for the first time in 1984, when India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka participated. India defeated Pakistan by 54 runs in Sharjah and then won the Round Robin format and also lifted the title. Sri Lanka was then runner-up and Pakistan was at number three.
From 1984, 18 matches were played between the two teams in the ODI and T20 Asia Cup. India won in 56% i.e. 10, while 6 matches were named after Pakistan. In 1997 and 2023, there was also a 1–1 match between the two teams.
India won 53% matches in ODI Asia Cup
The Asia Cup was played in ODIs 14 times and 2 times in T20 format. During this, there were 15 matches between the two in the ODI format. India won in 8 and Pakistan in 5. During this, 2 matches were also inconclusive. That is, India defeated Pakistan 53% ODIs.
In the T20 Asia Cup, both teams collided for the first time on the grounds of Mirpur in 2016. India then won the match by 5 wickets. In 2022, 2 T20s were played between the two in Dubai. The first match was won by India and the second match was won by Pakistan by 5 wickets. It was also Pakistan’s only victory over India in the last 10 years. During this time India won 5 matches.
Virat is the top scorer against Pakistan
Virat Kohli from India is the top run scorer against Pakistan in the Asia Cup. His name is 476 runs in just 8 matches at an average of 68. These include 2 centuries and 1 fifty. Virat also scored a century in the last match against Pakistan in the 2023 Asia Cup. He has also won India with an innings of 183 runs in 2012.
Rohit Sharma has scored 474 runs after Virat in overall top scorer. However, both players are not part of the Asia Cup team due to T20 retirement. In the current squad, Hardik Pandya has scored 33 in the T20 Asia Cup against Pakistan and 31 runs by Suryakumar Yadav. In such a situation, a difficult challenge can be found in front of India’s youth batting line-up.
Top bowler Bhubaneswar against Pakistan
India’s top wicket in the Asia Cup against Pakistan is Bhuvneshwar Kumar. He has 10 wickets in 5 matches. However, they are not part of the squad. After him, spinners Kuldi and Hardik Pandya have 8-8 wickets. Both will be seen playing the Asia Cup against Pakistan. Hardik has taken 7 wickets against Pakistan and 3 wickets against Pakistan in the T20 Asia Cup.
Shoaib Malik is the top scorer against India
In the Asia Cup, only one batsman of Pakistan has scored 400 plus runs against India. Shoaib Malik has 432 runs in 6 matches. Yunus Khan is the second top scorer with 238 runs. Fakhar Zaman, who is in the current squad, has scored 83 runs in 6 matches.
Mohammad Rizwan is at the top scoring 114 runs in the T20 Asia Cup, but he is also not in the team. After him, Mohammad Nawaz has scored 43 runs in 2 matches. In the 2022 Asia Cup, he won 42 runs and won Pakistan against India.
Saeed Ajmal is the top bowler against India
Pakistan’s top bowler spinner Saeed Ajmal is against India in the Asia Cup, he has taken 8 wickets in 4 matches. After him, Nasim Shah took 6 and Shaheen Shah Afridi took 5 wickets. Naseem did not get a place in the squad, but Shaheen and Haris Rauf can be seen playing the match on 14 September. Mohammad Nawaz is at the top with 4 wickets in T20.
Both never clashed in Asia Cup final
The 17th edition of the Asia Cup is being played in the UAE. The tournament, which took place 16 times so far, was boycotted by both India and Pakistan 1-1 times. India won the tournament 8 times out of 15 and team was also runner-up. That is, India could not make it to the finals only 4 times. Pakistan played the title match in all these.
Pakistan won the title only 2 times in 15 editions. The team won the title by defeating Sri Lanka in 2000 and Bangladesh in 2012. The team was also a runner-up in 2022, 2014 and 1986, but could never clash with India. This time 8 teams are participating in the 48-year-old tournament, but will this time be able to travel to the finals together?
