The Ten Cricket World Cups have witnessed quite a few stats so far. The top run-scorers, wicket-takers are the most common ones in that. But there is one stat that actually catches the eye in which one team have been found wanting against a particular opposition. Hence, we take a look at the unbeaten streaks in World Cup history:
– India 6, Pakistan 0
The Men in Blue have always had an upper hand against their arch-rivals in the World Cup history starting from 1992. Here is a detailed list of them:
1. 1992 World Cup (Sydney) : won by 43 runs
2. 1996 World Cup (Bangalore) : won by 39 runs
3. 1999 World Cup (Manchester) : won by 47 runs
4. 2003 World Cup (Centurion) : won by 6 wickets
5. 2011 World Cup (Mohali): won by 29 runs
6. 2015 World Cup (Adelaide) : won by 76 runs
– Pakistan 7, Sri Lanka 0
Pakistan, who have been on the losing side against India and South Africa, have been on the winning side against their sub-continent rivals Sri Lanka.
1. 1975 World Cup (Nottingham) : won by 192 runs
2. 1983 World Cup (Swansea) : won by 50 runs
3. 1983 World Cup (Swansea) : won by 11 runs
4. 1987 World Cup (Sind) : won by 15 runs
5. 1992 World Cup (Perth): won by 4 wickets
6. 1996 World Cup (Faisalabad) : won by 113 runs
7. 2011 World Cup (Colombo): won by 11 runs
– South Africa 3, Ireland 0
The Proteas have always had the better off Ireland in World Cup starting from 2007. Here is a detailed list of them:
1. 2007 World Cup (Providence): won by 7 wickets
2. 2011 World Cup (Kolkata): won by 131 runs
3. 2015 World Cup (Canberra): won by 201 runs