Few fixtures in world sport carry the weight of India vs Pakistan. Every meeting, whether it’s a group-stage game at an Asia Cup or a World Cup knockout, gets treated like a final. That’s why fans search for the head-to-head record before almost every clash: they want to know who’s really ahead, in which format, and by how much.
This article breaks down the numbers across Tests, ODIs, T20Is, and ICC events, updated through July 2026. If you want the story behind the stats, match by match, check out our complete India National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Timeline for a chronological history of every encounter.
India vs Pakistan head-to-head record across all formats
Since their first Test in October 1952, India and Pakistan have played 212 matches across the three formats. Here’s the full breakdown.
| Format | Matches | India won | Pakistan won | Draw/No result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 59 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| ODIs | 136 | 58 | 73 | 5 |
| T20Is | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 212 | 81 | 88 | 43 |
Pakistan leads the overall count, 88 wins to 81. That edge comes almost entirely from Tests and ODIs, where Pakistan’s bowling attacks of the 1980s and 90s, and their depth in the 2000s, gave them the upper hand.
But split the numbers by era and the picture flips. India has won 14 of the 17 T20Is played, hasn’t lost to Pakistan in an ODI World Cup in 8 tries, and has taken the last two major ICC 50-over trophies (Champions Trophy 2025, Asia Cup 2025) that mattered most. Pakistan’s dominance is a story of the 20th century. India’s dominance is a story of the last 15 years.
India vs Pakistan head-to-head in Test cricket
Test cricket is where this rivalry started. Pakistan toured India in 1952 for a five-match series, and the first Test at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi went India’s way by an innings and 70 runs. India won that series 2-1.
The two boards haven’t scheduled a bilateral Test series since 2007. Politics, not form, is why the format has gone quiet.
| Test record | Number |
|---|---|
| First Test | October 1952, Delhi |
| Total matches | 59 |
| India won | 9 |
| Pakistan won | 12 |
| Drawn | 38 |
| Last Test played | 2007, Delhi (India won by 6 wickets) |
The draw count tells its own story. Nearly two-thirds of these Tests ended without a result, a mix of flat pitches, cautious captaincy, and the sheer pressure of the fixture making both sides play for survival rather than victory.
Notable Test series:
- 1978-79: Pakistan’s first series win over India, 2-0, after cricket resumed following a 17-year gap.
- 1986-87: The Bangalore Test, won by Pakistan by 16 runs, remains one of the tightest finishes in this rivalry.
- 1999: Anil Kumble took all 10 wickets in an innings (10/74) at Delhi, only the second bowler in Test history to do so.
- 2004: India won a series in Pakistan for the first time, 2-1, with Virender Sehwag’s triple century at Multan as the highlight.
- 2007: The last bilateral Test series played between the two nations, won 1-0 by India.
India vs Pakistan head-to-head in One Day Internationals (ODIs)
ODIs have produced most of this rivalry’s biggest moments and its highest stakes, since almost every ICC tournament since 2008 has funneled the two teams into a 50-over meeting.
| ODI record | Number |
|---|---|
| Total matches | 136 |
| India won | 58 |
| Pakistan won | 73 |
| No result | 5 |
| First ODI | 1978, Quetta |
Pakistan’s lead here comes from the 1980s and 90s, when Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and a deep batting order made them the sharper limited-overs side. India has closed the gap steadily since 2000, and especially since 2011.
Biggest ODI victories:
- India’s 228-run win in the 2023 Asia Cup Super Four at Colombo (356/2 vs 128 all out) is the largest winning margin by runs either side has managed against the other in ODIs.
- Pakistan’s 10-wicket win at Sharjah in 1996 remains one of their most one-sided results.
Most memorable ODI clashes:
- Sharjah, 1986: Javed Miandad’s last-ball six off Chetan Sharma to win the Austral-Asia Cup final.
- Karachi, 2004: India won by 5 runs in a 693-run aggregate thriller, Rahul Dravid’s 99 doing the heavy lifting.
- Centurion, 2003 World Cup: Sachin Tendulkar’s 98 set up an emphatic India win.
- Champions Trophy 2025: Virat Kohli’s unbeaten century chased down 242 for a six-wicket win in Dubai.
India vs Pakistan head-to-head in T20 Internationals
T20 cricket has flipped the balance of this rivalry. India has won 14 of the 17 matches played, and Pakistan’s only wins have come in multi-nation tournaments rather than bilateral cricket, since the two sides have played just one T20I series against each other, back in 2012.
| T20I record | Number |
|---|---|
| Total matches | 17 |
| India won | 14 |
| Pakistan won | 3 |
| Tied matches | 1 (2007 T20 World Cup, India won the bowl-out) |
Pakistan’s three wins came at Bangalore in 2012, Dubai in 2021 (their first-ever T20 World Cup win over India), and Dubai in 2022 (Asia Cup Super Four). Every other meeting has gone India’s way, including the most recent one: a 61-run win at Colombo in the 2026 T20 World Cup, powered by Ishan Kishan’s 77.
Key performances: Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 82 to chase down 160 at the MCG in the 2022 T20 World Cup is widely rated the best individual T20I innings played in this fixture.
India vs Pakistan head-to-head in ICC tournaments
ODI World Cup record
India has never lost to Pakistan at a Cricket World Cup. Not once, in eight attempts since 1992.
| ODI World Cup | Number |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 8 |
| India won | 8 |
| Pakistan won | 0 |
| First meeting | 1992, Sydney (India won by 43 runs) |
| Latest meeting | 2023, Ahmedabad (India won by 7 wickets) |
The 2011 semi-final at Mohali is the highest-stakes match on this list. India won by 29 runs and went on to lift the trophy.
T20 World Cup record
| T20 World Cup | Number |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 9 |
| India won | 8 |
| Pakistan won | 1 |
| First meeting | 2007, Durban (tied, India won the bowl-out) |
| Latest meeting | 2026, Colombo (India won by 61 runs) |
Pakistan’s only win at this tournament came in Dubai in 2021, a 10-wicket result that snapped India’s long unbeaten run against them at ICC events. India’s win in the very first T20 World Cup final, back in 2007, remains the moment that turned this format into box office.
Champions Trophy record
| Champions Trophy | Number |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 6 |
| India won | 3 |
| Pakistan won | 3 |
This is the one ICC event where the two sides are dead level. Pakistan’s win in the 2017 final, by 180 runs at The Oval, remains the biggest margin of victory in any ICC ODI tournament final. India answered in 2025, winning their meeting by six wickets behind Virat Kohli’s century.
Asia Cup record
| Asia Cup | Number |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 21 |
| India won | 13 |
| Pakistan won | 6 |
| No result | 2 |
India swept all three meetings in the 2025 Asia Cup in the UAE, including a first-ever Asia Cup final between the two sides, which India won by 5 wickets in Dubai. That completed a trophy India has now won more times than any other side in the tournament’s history.
Highest team totals in India vs Pakistan matches
| Category | India | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Highest Test total | 675/5 dec, Multan, 2004 | 699/5 dec, Lahore, 1989 |
| Lowest Test total | 106, Lucknow, 1952 | 116, Bengaluru, 1987 |
| Highest ODI total | 356/2, Colombo, 2023 | 344/8, Karachi, 2004 |
| Lowest ODI total | 79, Sialkot, 1978 | 87, Sharjah, 1985 |
| Highest T20I total | 192/5, Ahmedabad, 2012 | 182/5, Dubai, 2022 |
Pakistan’s 116 at Bengaluru in 1987 stands out as the lowest total that still produced a winning score: they defended it to win by 16 runs, one of the great low-scoring upsets in this rivalry’s Test history. On the T20I side, Pakistan’s 182/5 in the 2022 Asia Cup at Dubai also doubles as the highest successful chase either side has completed in the format, sealed with a ball to spare.
Individual records in India vs Pakistan matches
Most runs
| Format | India | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Tests | Sunil Gavaskar, 2,089 runs | Javed Miandad, 2,228 runs |
| ODIs | Sachin Tendulkar, 2,526 runs | Inzamam-ul-Haq, 2,403 runs |
Miandad’s Test average against India, above 67, is the standout number on this list. He scored five centuries against India in just 28 Tests.
Most wickets
| Format | India | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Tests | Kapil Dev, 99 wickets | Imran Khan, 94 wickets |
| ODIs | Anil Kumble, 54 wickets | Wasim Akram, 60 wickets |
Highest individual score
Javed Miandad’s 280 not out at Hyderabad (Sindh) in 1982-83 is the highest individual score by either team in this fixture, across any format. In ODIs, Saeed Anwar’s 194 at Chennai in 1997 stood as the world record individual ODI score for years. Virat Kohli’s 183, chasing at Dhaka in the 2012 Asia Cup, is India’s best.
Best bowling figures
| Format | India | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Tests | Anil Kumble, 10/74 (Delhi, 1999) | Imran Khan, 8/60 (Karachi, 1982) |
| ODIs | Anil Kumble, 6/12 (Sharjah, 1993) | Aaqib Javed, 7/37 (Sharjah, 1991) |
Kumble’s 10/74 remains one of only two instances in Test history of a bowler taking all 10 wickets in an innings.
Memorable India vs Pakistan matches
1986 Austral-Asia Cup final, Sharjah. Javed Miandad hit Chetan Sharma for six off the last ball to win the match. It’s still the most replayed six in this rivalry’s history.
1996 World Cup quarterfinal, Bangalore. Navjot Singh Sidhu and Ajay Jadeja gave India a platform, and India held on for a tense win in front of a packed home crowd.
2003 World Cup, Centurion. Sachin Tendulkar’s 98 off 75 balls, including a pulled six off Shoaib Akhtar’s first ball, set the tone for an India win that’s still shown on loop every World Cup year.
2007 T20 World Cup final, Johannesburg. India won the inaugural T20 World Cup by 5 runs, with Joginder Sharma bowling the last over to Misbah-ul-Haq. The result kicked off India’s love affair with the format.
2011 World Cup semi-final, Mohali. The single biggest live TV audience in cricket history watched India win by 29 runs on the way to lifting the trophy.
2022 T20 World Cup, Melbourne. Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 82, including two sixes off the last over bowled by Haris Rauf, turned a lost cause into a one-wicket win. Many rate it the greatest T20I innings ever played.
Each of these matches has a fuller story worth reading. Our timeline covers them in order, with scorecards and context.
How the head-to-head record has changed over the years
Pakistan’s early advantage wasn’t an accident. Through the 1980s and 90s, their bowling attacks (Imran Khan, then Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis) were simply better equipped for ODI cricket than India’s, and their batting had more depth against pace. That gap shows up directly in the raw win counts.
India’s turnaround started in the 2000s and accelerated after 2011. A generation built around Tendulkar, Dravid, and Sehwag gave way to one built around Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Bumrah, and India stopped losing the matches that mattered most. The 8-0 ODI World Cup record and the 8-1 T20 World Cup record are the clearest evidence: when the stakes are highest, India has been the better side for over a decade now.
The lack of bilateral cricket since 2012-13 has changed the texture of the rivalry too. Every meeting now happens at an ICC event or the Asia Cup, with full preparation time and maximum pressure. That’s arguably made each match bigger, even as there are fewer of them.
Recent form backs this up. India won all three meetings at the 2025 Asia Cup, took the 2025 Champions Trophy clash, and beat Pakistan again at the 2026 T20 World Cup. Pakistan’s response has mostly come in bilateral white-ball cricket against other nations, not against India.
India National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team timeline
This article has focused on the numbers: who’s won more, by how much, and in which format. But stats alone don’t capture what it’s like to watch these two teams play.
If you want the full story, match by match, from the first Test at Delhi in 1952 through to the most recent T20 World Cup clash in 2026, our timeline covers every series, every ICC tournament meeting, and every turning point in between.
Want to explore every historic encounter in chronological order? Read our complete India National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Timeline, featuring match results, memorable moments, and season-by-season highlights.
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the India vs Pakistan head-to-head record?
Pakistan leads the all-format head-to-head, 88 wins to India’s 81 across 212 matches. Pakistan’s edge comes from Tests and ODIs. India leads in T20Is and has never lost to Pakistan in an ODI World Cup.
How many ODI matches have India and Pakistan played?
136 ODIs, as of July 2026. Pakistan has won 73, India has won 58, and 5 ended without a result.
Which team has won more Test matches?
Pakistan, 12 wins to India’s 9, from 59 Tests played. 38 of those matches were drawn.
Who has scored the most runs in India vs Pakistan matches?
In Tests, Javed Miandad leads with 2,228 runs. In ODIs, Sachin Tendulkar leads with 2,526 runs, the most by either player in any format of this rivalry.
Which is the highest-scoring India vs Pakistan match?
The 2004 Karachi ODI holds the record for combined runs in a limited-overs match, with India’s 349/7 and Pakistan’s 344/8 producing a 693-run aggregate. In Tests, Pakistan’s 699/5 declared at Lahore in 1989 is the single highest team total either side has posted.
Where can I find the complete India National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Timeline?
You can read the full match-by-match history, covering every Test, ODI, and T20I series since 1952, on our India National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Timeline page.
