IND vs PAK head to head records in T20 World Cup
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The IND vs PAK in T20 World Cups has been dominated by the Indian Cricket Team since the start of the tournament.
The IND vs PAK is one of the fiercest rivalry in cricket and it gets even more intense when the two teams are up against each other in the ICC T20 World Cup. The tournament started in 2007 and across editions it has been host to several eye-catching battles between two arch-rivals.
The rivalry in T20 World Cups started in 2007, which was the inaugural edition of the tournament. A total of two games took in first edition with India winning both. In the first encounter, which was a group stage game, India outplayed Pakistan through bowl out in a tied match.
The two teams then met in the final. And, in what was the nail-biting final clash, the MS Dhoni & Co. outplayed them by five runs to clinch the title and win the tournament.
IND vs PAK head to head record in T20 World Cup: India (8) – Pakistan (1)
India and Pakistan have faced off in eight games in the men’s T20 World Cup. Eight of those games were won by India, including a bowl-out in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Pakistan have defeated India only once in T20 World Cup, which came in 2021 in Dubai.
The last meeting of the two arch-rivals was in the T20 World Cup 2026 in Colombo, where Ishan Kishan, with his 77-run knock, helped India win the game.
India and Pakistan have met only once in a knockout game in the T20 World Cup – in the final of the 2007 edition when MS Dhoni’s side defeated Pakistan by five runs in Johannesburg.
Most runs for India in IND vs PAK ICC T20 World Cup matches
Expectedly, Kohli leads the charts for most runs for India against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup history. In five knocks. he has cracked 312 runs and has been dismissed only once. Four of those knocks have been half-centuries. Kohli is way ahead of the second-best Indian batter against Pakistan in the competition.
Most runs by Indian batsmen against Pakistan in T20 World Cup:
- Virat Kohli – 312 runs
- Rishabh Pant – 81 runs
- Ishan Kishan – 77 runs
- Rohit Sharma – 81 runs
- Gautam Gambhir – 75 runs
Most runs for Pakistan in IND vs PAK ICC T20 World Cup matches:
For Pakistan, it is Mohammad Rizwan and their former skipper Shoaib Malik who has scored the most runs against their arch-rivals at the T20 World Cup. Babar Azam is also in the top five.
Most runs by Pakistan batsmen against India in T20 World Cup:
- Mohammad Rizwan – 114 runs
- Shoaib Malik – 100 runs
- Misbah-ul-Haq – 96 runs
- Babar Azam – 86 runs
- Umar Akmal – 76 runs
Most wickets for India in IND vs PAK ICC T20 World Cup matches
Hardik Pandya has picked most wickets by an Indian bowler against Pakistan in this competition followed by Jasprit Bumrah and Irfan Pathan with six wickets each.
Most wickets by Indian bowlers against Pakistan in T20 World Cup:
- Hardik Pandya – 8 wickets
- Jasprit Bumrah – 6 wickets
- Irfan Pathan – 6 wickets
- Arshdeep Singh – 3 wickets
- RP Singh – 4 wickets
Most wickets for Pakistan in IND vs PAK ICC T20 World Cup matches
Haris Rauf along with former pacer Mohammad Asif leads the tally of most wickets among Pakistani bowlers against India in T20 World Cup games.
Most wickets by Pakistan bowlers against India in T20 World Cup:
- Haris Rauf – 6 wickets
- Mohammad Asif – 5 wickets
- Shaheen Afridi – 5 wickets
- Naseem Shah – 4 wickets
- Umar Gul – 4 wickets
How many times have India defeated Pakistan in T20 World Cup?
India have defeated Pakistan eight times in T20 World Cup history.
What is IND vs PAK head to head records in T20 World Cup
India (8) vs PAK (1) is the head to head records in T20 World Cup.
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