The long wait of cricket fans is over as the big rivals India Pakistan will meet after long time to play an ODI. The IndvsPak cricket match is one of the most extreme sports rivalries in the world especially in the cricket. All though any sort of match played between these two nations is much anticipated and intense. The fans of both the nations eagerly wait for the match; if it’s on Sunday than its icing on the cake. According to Wikipedia; an India-Pakistan cricket match has been expected to attract up to one billion viewers, according to TV ratings firms and various other reports.
Last ODI played between the two was in Adelaide Oval, Australia the ICC World Cup 2015 on 15 Feb 2015 at which India won by 76 runs. And last match the two nations played was in Kolkata, India the T20 World Cup (19 March 2016) in which India beat the Pakistan by 6 wickets. The two teams met two times in last 2 years and India have beaten Pakistan far and wide on both occasions. If take an overall look at big ODI tournament organised by ICC; India has far more higher win percentage in these tournaments against Pakistan. All though Pakistan have good overall
Combined Stats of Matches Played in ICC CT and ICC WC
| Matches | Ind | Pak | Tied | Draw |
| 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
India win % age is 77.77
Overall Matches Stats of the two teams:
| Team | Span | Mat | W | L | T | NR | %age |
| IND | 1978-2015 | 127 | 51 | 72 | 0 | 4 | 41.46 |
| PAK | 1978-2015 | 127 | 72 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 58.53 |
ICC Champions Trophy Stats between the two teams
| Year | Match type | Venue | Scores | Result | Player of the Match |
| 2004 | GM | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Ind 200/10, Pak 201/7 | Pak won by 3 Wkts | Yousuf Youhana |
| 2009 | GM | Centurion, SA | Pak 302/9, Ind 249/10 | Pak won by 54 runs | Shoaib Malik |
| 2013 | GM | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Pak 165/10, Ind 108/2 | Ind won by 8 Wkts (D/L) | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
In ICC Champions trophy Pakistan have advantage if compare the stats as Pakistan have won 2 out 3 occasions. But for India its a good sign the last the two teams meet in ICC CT-2013; India have won that match comprehensively.
Stats of World Cup Matches between two:
| Year | Match type | Venue | Scores | Result | Player of the Match |
| 1992 | GM | Sydney, Aus | Ind 216/7, Pak 173/10 | Ind won by 43 runs | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 1996 | QF | Bangalore, Ind | Ind 287/8, Pak 248/9 | Ind won by 39 runs | Navjot Singh Sidhu |
| 1999 | Super-6’s | Manchester, Eng | Ind 227/6, Pak 180/10 | Ind won by 47 runs | Venkatesh Prasad |
| 2003 | GM | Centurion, SA | Pak 273/7, Ind 276/4 | Ind won by 6 Wkts | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 2011 | SF | Mohali, Ind | Ind 260/9, Pak 231/10 | Ind won by 29 runs | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 2015 | GM | Adelide oval | Ind 300/7, Pak 224/10 | Ind won by 76 runs | Virat Kohli |
India have 100% win record against Pakistan in the world cup. They have never lost a single match against Pakistan the World Cup’s.
So be ready for another exiciting match on Sunday, 4th June 2017 Sharp IST: 3:00 PM at Birmingham, Edgbaston
