2017 ICC Champions Trophy: India vs Pakistan – Stats Preview
Nov 2, 2023 at 3:49 PM
One of the much-awaited games in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy will be played on Sunday at Edgbaston (Birmingham), where the two Asian arch-rivals India and Pakistan will meet each other.
Defending champions India is currently in a great form, as they are one of the favourite teams to win this tournament. In the meantime, Pakistan is struggling very much on the field in recent times.
Whatever the teams’ conditions, both the teams are looking forward and both of them are very desperate to win this match.
Before the beginning of this much-awaited clash, let’s check out some important stats from their previous encounters.
Head-to-head ODI records between India and Pakistan
India vs Pakistan | Matches | India won | Pakistan won | Tied | No Result |
In Overall | 127 | 51 | 72 | 0 | 4 |
In neutral venue | 70 | 29 | 39 | 0 | 2 |
In England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
In ICC Champions Trophy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
In the month of June | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
In last 5 ODIs | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Overall ODI stats between India and Pakistan
(Team Stats)
Comparison subjects | India | Pakistan |
Highest total | 356/9 (50 overs) at Vishakhapatnam on 5th April 2005 | 344/8 (50 overs) at Karachi on 13th March 2004 |
Lowest total (Completed innings only) | 79 (34.2 overs) at Sialkot on 13th October 1978 | 87 (32.5 overs) at Sharjah on 22nd March 1985 |
Largest victory (by runs) | 140 runs at Dhaka on 10th June 2008 | 159 runs at Delhi on 17th April 2005 |
Largest victory (by wickets) | 8 wickets for five times | 9 wickets at Lahore on 2nd October 1997 |
(Individual Stats)
Comparison subjects | India | Pakistan |
Highest individual score | 183 by Virat Kohli at Dhaka on 18th March 2012 | 194 by Saeed Anwar at Chennai on 21st May 1997 |
Best bowling in an innings | 5/16 by Sourav Ganguly at Toronto on 18th September 1997 | 7/37 by Aaqib Javed at Sharjah on 25th October 1991 |
Most runs scored (in career) | 2,526 runs by Sachin Tendulkar | 2,403 runs by Inzamam-ul-Haq |
Most wickets were taken (in career) | 54 wickets each by Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath | 60 wickets by Wasim Akram |
India vs Pakistan stats in ICC Champions Trophy
(Team Stats)
Comparison subjects | India | Pakistan |
Highest total | 248 (44.5 overs) at Centurion on 26th September 2009 | 302/9 (50 overs) at Centurion on 26th September 2009 |
Lowest total (Completed innings only) | 200 (49.5 overs) at Birmingham on 19th September 2004 | 165 (39.4 overs) at Birmingham on 15th June 2013 |
Largest victory (by runs) | – | 54 runs at Centurion on 26th September 2009 |
Largest victory (by wickets) | 8 wickets at Birmingham on 15th June 2013 | 3 wickets at Birmingham on 19th September 2004 |
(Individual Stats)
Comparison subjects | India | Pakistan |
Highest individual score | 76 by Rahul Dravid Malik at Centurion on 26th September 2009 | 128 by Shoaib Malik at Centurion on 26th September 2009 |
Best bowling in an innings | 4/55 by Ashish Nehra at Centurion on 26th September 2009 | 4/25 by Naved-ul-Hasan at Birmingham on 19th September 2004 |
Most runs scored (in career) | 143 by Rahul Dravid | 168 by Mohammad Yousuf |
Most wickets were taken (in career) | 5 wickets by Ashish Nehra | 6 wickets by Naved-ul-Hasan |
Other important stats
- MS Dhoni (India) is the only wicketkeeper-batsman to score a century in the ODI encounters between India and Pakistan. MS Dhoni (148 and 113*) has scored two ODI centuries against Pakistan while 72 runs by Moin Khan is the highest score by a Pakistani wicketkeeper-batsman in these clashes.
- Shoaib Malik (Pakistan) is the only batsman to hit a century in an ODI match between India and Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy. Malik had scored 128 runs at Centurion on 26th September 2009.
- Virat Kohli is the only Indian batsman to hit an ODI century against Pakistan in an ICC event. Kohli had scored 107 runs against Pakistan at Adelaide in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup (on 15th February 2015).
On the other hand, two Pakistani batsmen have hit ODI centuries against India in an ICC event. Apart from Shoaib Malik’s 128 in ICC Champions Trophy, Saeed Anwar had scored 101 runs against India at Centurion in 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup (on 1st March 2003).
- In the ODI match between India and Pakistan in an ICC event, 76 is the highest individual score by a skipper. Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq had scored that runs at Adelaide in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup (on 15th February 2015). As an Indian captain, 59 is the highest score in this category which was played by Mohammad Azharuddin at Manchester in 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup (on 8th June 1999).
- Venkatesh Prasad is the only Indian bowler to pick 5-wicket haul against Pakistan in an ICC ODI event. It was in 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup, where the Indian right-arm pacer had delivered an impressive figure of 9.3-2-27-5 (at Manchester on 8th June 1999).
Meanwhile, two Pakistani bowlers have claimed five-wicket haul against India in an ICC ODI event. They are Wahab Riaz in 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup (10-0-46-5 at Mohali on 30th March 2011) and Sohail Khan in 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup (10-0-55-5 at Adelaide on 15th February 2015).
- If Virat Kohli hits a century in the upcoming match against Pakistan at Edgbaston (Birmingham), he will become the joint most no. of ODI century scorer in the ODI clashes between India and Pakistan at the neutral venues. Virat already has hit two ODI centuries against Pakistan in the neutral venues (183 at Dhaka on 18th March 2012 and 107 at Adelaide on 15th February 2015).
At present, Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) is the only batsman who had hit three centuries in the ODI clashes between India and Pakistan at the neutral venues.
- India has never batted for full 50-over against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy. India’s highest overs spent in batting against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy history was 49.5 overs during 2004 ICC Champions Trophy (at Birmingham on 19th September 2004).
- In the ICC Champions Trophy history, Pakistan has a horrific record of first batting. Pakistan has got first batting for eight times in the ICC Champions Trophy, out of which they have won only once and suffered defeats in other seven games.
The only game Pakistan have won after batting first in the ICC Champions Trophy history was against India at Centurion on 26th September 2009. Pakistan had won that match by 54 runs.