India vs Pakistan
A cricket match between India and Pakistan is a dream match for everyone involved; be it the broadcasters, the fans, the media or the players!!
Asia Cup 2022 is all set to kick off on August 28 in the United Arab Emirates. The continental event will once again see arch-rivals India and Pakistan battle it out against each other. Given that the sides play head-to-head matches only in multi-team tournaments since January 2013, their face-off has become much more valuable in the past decade. While the sides first face each other on August 28 in the upcoming Asia Cup, chances are high that they will square off again in the later part of the tournament, not once but twice.
Before the T20I action between the sides kicks off in Dubai International Cricket Stadium, let's recollect all the India vs Pakistan encounters that have taken place in Asia Cup so far.----
1984: India beat Pakistan by 54 runs in inaugural Asia Cup
1988: India's second consecutive Asia Cup win over Pakistan
1995: Pakistan register first-ever Asia Cup win over India
1997: Rain plays spoilsport
India were looking in complete control by reducing Pakistan to 30 for 5 in 9 overs, thanks to Venkatesh Prasad's four-wicket haul (4 for 17), when the heavens opened up. The rain in Colombo eventually forced the match to be abandoned.
2000: Pakistan's second Asia Cup win over India
2004: Pakistan continue their dominance over India
2008: India 1-1 Pakistan
Group stage: India break Pakistan's winning streak
Super 4s: Pakistan bounce back. While the group stage saw India dictating terms, Pakistan registered a comeback 8-wicket win over India in the Super 4s. MS Dhoni's 76 and Rohit Sharma's 58 guided India to 308 for 7 in Karachi but Pakistan made a cakewalk of the chase by reaching home with 27 balls to spare.
2010: India win by 3 wickets in last-over thriller
The match in Dambulla is well remembered for the Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar clash. The duo had some verbal exchange before Harbhajan slammed Mohammad Amir for a six and sealed the game for India on the penultimate ball with three wickets in hand.
2012: Virat Kohli's special helps India beat Pakistan
In the match in Mirpur, Virat Kohli had hit a fantastic 183 off 148 balls, a score that remains his best in ODIs to date.
2014: Pakistan edge India in close contest
2016: India beat Pakistan by 5 wickets
2018: India 2-0 Pakistan
India rout Pakistan in Group A clash
India continue dominance
In the Super 4s match, India defeated Pakistan by 9 wickets. The latter could muster only 237 for 7 as Jaspreet Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal picked two wickets apiece. In reply, Rohit Sharma's 111 not out and Shikhar Dhawan's 114 made mockery of Pakistan's total as India reached home in 39.3 overs.
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