India continued their winning ways in England and once again it was Mohammad Azharuddin to lead India for the third consecutive time at a World Cup. It was Venkatesh Prasad and Anil Kumble who combined for six wickets to hand India a 39-run win. Pakistan also had a good start into the second innings as Aamer Sohail smashed 55 runs while Saeed Answar added another 48. Later in the match, Ajay Jadeja added 45 runs in 25 balls to secure a 287-run total for India. It was Navjot Singh Sidhu and Sachin Tendulkar who stitched up a brilliant 90-run partnership to give India a brilliant start. India won the toss and elected to bat first in the match. Pakistan and India faced each other in the second game of the 1996 World Cup in Bangalore. In the second half of the match, Indian bowlers went on a rampage to dismiss the entire Pakistan side at a total of 173, winning by 43 runs.ĭespite the setback, Pakistan were able to recover from this loss as they beat England in the final of the 1992 Benson & Hedges World Cup to write history.ĪLSO READ| ‘Shubman Gill is 99 Percent Available’: Rohit Sharma Says Opener Warming up With Indian Team Ahead of Pakistan Contest Ajay Jadeja’s 46 runs in 77 balls and Sachin Tendulkar’s unbeaten 54 runs helped India reach a total of 216 runs while losing seven wickets. India’s then-skipper Mohammad Azharuddin chose to bat first in the game. The arch-rivals met for the first time at a World Cup in the 1992 edition in Sydney. Today let’s take a deeper dive into these encounters. The Men in Blue have won all of the World Cup games against their arch-rivals in the seven times they have met. Their most recent match was played in Manchester during the 2019 World Cup in England. The teams have met each other at the marquee event a total of seven times. During the World Cup, the ‘El Clasico’ of cricket only gets more intense as the world watches the two cricketing giants go head-to-head. Often described as the greatest sporting grudge match in the world, India versus Pakistan has given birth to several iconic and landmark moments in cricket history. The India-Pakistan rivalry is one of the most talked about sporting rivalries across the world.
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