India will take on Pakistan in the match no 22 of ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC), 2019. The mother of all battles is set to take place in Manchester provide the rain gods to remain at bay as arch-rivals India and Pakistan collide. Whenever the two teams meet, they make sure that the world takes notice of it. India saw its last game against the Black Caps washed out and they will be praying they do not face similar situation against the Men in Green who are coming on the back of a defeat versus Australia.  Everyone wants to see a contest as games between the two nations have become rare due to all the external factors involved. In terms of head to head record, the two teams have played 130 ODI games with Pakistan winning 72, India 54 and 4 games producing no results. A look back at their last five encounters. India vs Pakistan Cricket Score 22th ODI Match.

India vs Pakistan – 23rd September 2018 – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai – India won by 9 wickets

The India bowlers did not let the Pakistan batsmen get away from their clutches throughout the first innings restricting them to 237/7. Jasprit Bumrah gave away just 29 runs in his ten over spell picking up 2 wickets. In reply, openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharm hit centuries guiding India to a nine-wicket victory. India vs Pakistan ICC CWC 2019 at Manchester: How Rain and Weather Can Affect Today’s Match; From DLS Method to Ticket Refund, Everything Explained.

India vs Pakistan – 19th September 2018 – Dubai International Stadium, Dubai – India won by 8 wickets

Part-time bowler Kedar Jadhav and pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar broke the back of Pakistani innings sharing six wickets. The Men in Green could only put on 162 on board in 43.1 overs which was never going to be competitive. India won the game with 8 wickets to spare with the two openers showing the good form again.

India vs Pakistan – 18th June 2017 – Kennington Oval, London – Pakistan won by 180 runs

Little known Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman tormented the Indian bowling unit in the finals of the 2017 Champions Trophy to help Pakistan pile on 338. India in reply was blown away, losing six wickets for 72. Hardik Pandya came in and played a few shots on his way to 76 but it just wasn’t enough as his team lost by a massive 180 runs.

India vs Pakistan – 4th June 2017 – Edgbaston, Birmingham – India won by 124 runs

The fifties from India’s top four batsmen enabled the side to reach 319/3 in their quota of fifty overs. Rohit Sharma was unlucky to miss out on a century as he was run out for 91 while Yuvraj Singh’s brilliant cameo was pretty inspiring. Pakistan was never in the game as their chase was hampered by the loss of wickets. They went on to lose the game by 124 runs.

India vs Pakistan – 15th February 2015 -  Adelaide Oval, Adelaide – India won by 76 runs

A special game for Virat Kohli fans as the India skipper hit a solid 107 helpings India get to 300 on a flat Adelaide wicket. The India bowlers led by Mohammed Shami who picked up 4 wickets stifled Pakistan as they were bowled out, 76 runs short of the target.

The two teams have not played in a bilateral series for a while and their encounters are restricted to Cup games. So it will be a real shame if we do not get an India Pakistan contest due to inclement weather.

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