India and Pakistan share a border line that’s 3,323 kilometres (2,065 mi) long. The 2 sub-continental nations are neighbors to each other, but are the biggest enemies of each other. The antagonism spreads from the battlefield to the cricket grounds. But is the India vs Pakistan cricket rivalry over in 2025? What are the records between IND vs PAK in cricket? Let’s take a detailed look and find out the real complexion of the India-Pakistan Cricket Rivalry.
Is there a Rivalry between India and Pakistan?
As we’ve already mentioned, the 2 neighboring countries are not only rivals on the cricket grounds, but also the biggest foes to each other in a nationalist perspective. The story began even before the birth of the 2 nations. You can always suspect some intense Cold War going on between the mentioned countries along their border. Sometimes that turns into gunfire and the real war. Leaving the politics apart, we can say there exists a huge rivalry between the 2 nations. And among all sports, cricket spreads the most intense amount of heat when these 2 countries face each other.
India Pakistan Cricket Rivalry History
The cricket rivalry between Ind vs PAK began in 1952. The 2 neighbors faced each other for the first time on a cricket field officially in October 1952. Then they fought against each other on 59 occasions in the longest format of the game. However, since December 2007, the 2 sides have never played each other in a test match due to political reasons following the 2008 Mumbai incident.
The 2 nations’ ODI fight began in October 1978, and so far they have played each other in more than 130 ODIs. The last bilateral series between them took place in the early 2010s. Since then, they have only faced each other in the ICC and ACC events. The story is even smaller in the shortest format of the game. Apart from their must-play ACC and ICC competitions, the 2 sides played only 2 T20Is against each other in a bilateral series. All other meetings have been in the ACC and ICC events.
| Event | Date | Result |
| First Ever Test Meeting | 16–19 October 1952 | India won the match by an innings and 70 runs |
| Latest Test Meeting | 8–12 December 2007 | Match Drawn |
| First ODI Meeting | 1 October 1978 | India won by 4 runs |
| Latest ODI Meeting | 23 February 2025 (ICC Champions Trophy) | India won by 6 Wickets |
| Inaugural T20I Between IND v PAK | 14 September 2007 (World T20) | India won by bowl-out after scores tied |
| Latest T20I Meeting | 21 September 2025 (Asia Cup) | India won by 6 Wickets |
Who won most in IND vs PAK?
| Format | Matches Played | Pakistan Victory | India Victory | No Result/Draw |
| Test | 59 Matches | 12 Wins | 9 Wins | 38 Times |
| ODI | 136 Matches | 73 Wins | 58 Wins | 5 Times |
| T20I | 15 Matches | 3 Wins | 12 Wins | 0 Times |
| Total | 210 Matches | 88 Wins | 79 Wins | 43 Times |
So, in terms of direct H2H record across formats, Pakistan is still ahead on an 88-79 margin despite some downfall in recent years. It includes all the official cricket games between them.
India vs Pakistan ICC Events Record
| Event | Pakistan Victory | India Victory | No Result | Total Matches |
| World Cup | 0 Wins | 8 Wins | 0 Times | 8 Matches |
| T20 World Cup | 1 Win | 7 Wins | 0 Times | 8 Matches |
| Champions Trophy | 3 Wins | 3 Wins | 0 Times | 6 Matches |
| World Test Championship | N/A | N/A | – | Never Played E/O |
| Total | 4 Wins | 18 Wins | 0 Times | 22 Matches |
Although the overall record spoke in favor of Pakistan, India actually had the upper hand in the ICC events. So, they can flex with this stat that they have won where it mattered the most. Most incredibly, Pakistan has never beaten India in an ICC ODI Cricket World Cup match. India is ahead 8-0 in the biggest competition of cricket. The stat is also 7-1 in favor of Men in Blue in the T20 WC. Pakistan’s only victory in the shortest format’s global event came in the 2021 T20 WC.
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Record
| Tournament | Pakistan Win | India Win | No Result/Draw | Total Matches |
| Asia Cup ODI | 5 Times | 8 Times | 2 Times | 15 Matches |
| Asia Cup Twenty20 | 1 Time | 4 Times | 0 Times | 5 Matches |
| Asian Test Championship | 1 Time | 0 Times | 0 Times | 1 Match |
| Total | 7 Wins | 12 Wins | 2 No Results | 21 Matches |
In fact, the Asia Cup record also shows India’s supremacy over its archrivals. The Men in Blue had 12 wins across competitions while the Men in Green celebrated 7 victories. By the way, Pakistan won the only Asian Test Championship game between the 2 rivals. This format of the Asian Championship never happened, and hence India is winless in this event.
India vs Pakistan Trophy Comparison
| Senior Championships | Pakistan | India |
| ICC World Cup | 1 Title | 2 Titles |
| ICC T20 World Cup | 1 Title | 2 Titles |
| ICC Champions Trophy | 1 Title | 3 Titles |
| ICC World Test Championship | 0 Titles | 0 Titles |
| Asia Cup | 2 Titles | 8 Titles |
| Asian Games | 0 Titles | 1 Title |
| Total | 5 Titles | 16 Titles |
India has 7 ICC senior titles, while Pakistan has won 3 ICC senior events. India’s Asia Cup, as well as Asian Games glory, came on 9 occasions, while Pakistan won only 2 Asia Cups. Apart from these, the Under-19 ICC Cricket World Cup trophy cabinet shows 5 trophies for India in exchange for 2 for Pakistan. The Blue side also won the Under-19 Men’s Asia Cup 8 times, meanwhile Pakistan is yet to win this trophy.
India and Pakistan cricket rivalry once intense is now questioned as one-sided
Suryakumar Yadav revealed that he thinks the India-Pakistan rivalry doesn’t make any sense. He indicated the stats. So, “Is India-Pakistan rivalry over?” What do we think?
First of all, India has made tremendous progress in recent years. Their overall cricket structure seems well ahead of their neighbors. The Indian Board BCCI is the richest board in cricket and also controls the cricketing world. The introduction of IPL changed the scenario. Overall, in recent years, India has dominated Pakistan on and off the cricket field. But is the story over?
Nope, SKY must remember that Pakistan is still ahead on the overall H2H record. They must go past those numbers, at first. But yes, if you consider the last one and a half decades, then India is well ahead of Pakistan. In that sense, currently, this is one of the most overrated rivalries in the sporting world. But in terms of historical aspect, you simply can’t put a full stop on a context that has an enormous background. However, Indians must be proud of their cricketers performance in the major events where they completely dominated their neighbors.
