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India takes on Pakistan in a Champions Trophy 2025 match on the Dubai Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Forward of the high-profile encounter, we check out 5 of essentially the most iconic contests between the subcontinental giants throughout all codecs.
Centurion, 2003 (ODI)
India’s Sachin Tendulkar in motion towards Pakistan within the 2003 ODI World Cup.
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India’s Sachin Tendulkar in motion towards Pakistan within the 2003 ODI World Cup.
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The groups had been nicely matched. It was a placid observe and simply the platform for a terrific recreation of cricket within the World Cup. It turned out to be one. Saeed Anwar slammed an excellent century that laid the muse for Pakistan’s 273 for seven. Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag gave India a blistering begin (53 in 5.4 overs) and Pakistan by no means recovered from it.
Mohammad Kaif, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh constructed on the marvellous begin to end the sport with 26 balls to spare. Tendulkar’s decided assault (98 off 75 balls) was the spotlight of India’s glittering present that great night time.
Johannesburg, 2007 (T20)
India celebrates its victory within the closing match of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup towards Pakistan.
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India celebrates its victory within the closing match of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup towards Pakistan.
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After the ‘bowl-out’ win within the league stage, India was anticipated to dominate Pakistan within the closing of the inaugural World Twenty20. Due to Gautam Gambhir’s 75, India arrange an honest goal of 158. Pakistan gave the impression to be cruising earlier than it suffered a droop solely to get well and put India in a spot.
Skipper Misbah-ul-Haq held the important thing and the way in which he batted indicated a Pakistan win. With Joginder Sharma bowling the ultimate over, Misbah scooped the third ball excessive, solely to be caught by S. Sreesanth at quick fine-leg. With it ended Pakistan’s innings, because the group fell quick by 5 runs.
Chennai, 1999 (Take a look at)
The sporting Chennai crowd giving a standing ovation to Pakistani gamers as they go on a victory lap after beating India within the first Take a look at match at Chepauk.
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The sporting Chennai crowd giving a standing ovation to Pakistani gamers as they go on a victory lap after beating India within the first Take a look at match at Chepauk.
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An incredible match adopted by a better reception for Pakistan after it gained the battle. Sachin Tendulkar’s traditional effort failed to assist India, because it misplaced by 12 runs. Nevertheless, what stood out was the gracious response from the spectators on the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, who cheered the Pakistan gamers as they ran a lap of honour across the floor.
It was a detailed contest, little doubt, as Pakistan, driving on Shahid Afridi’s magnificent 141, stifled an equally good 136 by Tendulkar. To today, Wasim Akram raves in regards to the great spirit confirmed by the Chennai spectators.
Sharjah, 1986 (ODI)
Javed Miandad: Pakistan’s man of future hits Madan Lal for six within the
finish overs, on his method to an epic end within the Australasia Cup closing in Sharjah.
Javed Miandad: Pakistan’s man of future hits Madan Lal for six within the
finish overs, on his method to an epic end within the Australasia Cup closing in Sharjah.
Javed Miandad broke numerous Indian hearts with a shocking shot that gave Pakistan, needing 4 runs off the final ball, a victory to cherish within the closing of the Austral-Asia Cup. Chetan Sharma, making an attempt to york Miandad, noticed the ball disappear into the stands behind mid-wicket, and with it started a brand new chapter in India-Pakistan cricket.
Miandad’s knock (116 off 114 balls, three fours and three sixes) was a masterpiece. At no level did he seem in any discomfort and was hardly ever hustled into taking part in a false shot. The defeat haunted India for fairly a while.
Bangalore, 1996 (ODI)
Venkatesh Prasad sends off Aamir Sohail after dismissing him within the 1996 World Cup recreation.
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Venkatesh Prasad sends off Aamir Sohail after dismissing him within the 1996 World Cup recreation.
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The town was tense and the cricket administration was on tenterhooks forward of the World Cup match between India and Pakistan. Because the host, the strain, clearly, was on India, however Pakistan was in no totally different state. India batted and arrange a stiff goal of 288, because of N. S. Sidhu’s precious 93 after which a pulsating cost by Ajay Jadeja — 45 off 25 balls — that left Pakistan shocked.
Pakistan had the chase underneath management, however Venkatesh Prasad eliminating opener Aamer Sohail proved to be the turning level. India gained by 39 runs, but it surely was a more in-depth match than the margin suggests.
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