Arch rivals India and
Pakistan will be up against each other for the sixth time in the ICC T20 World
Cup being held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. It will be the opening
match for both sides and the skippers will be hoping to start their campaign with a win. The fixture will take place on Sunday at the Dubai
International Stadium.

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Once again, the whole world
will stop to devour the fixture in all its glory and only one side will go home
happy. This game is always kept aside and is of greater importance than all the
other group stage fixtures because of its political significance.

We take a look at the
records of both teams when they go up against each other:

Test Matches

The teams have played
59 matches against each other in the game’s longest format and India have
registered nine wins while Pakistan had the upper hand on 12 occasions, 38
games ended in a draw.

The lowest score
registered in a Test innings is 106 by India in Lucknow during 1952-53.

The most runs have
been scored by Javed Miandad (Pakistan), 2228 runs in 39 innings.

The most wickets have
been taken by Kapil Dev (India) – 99 in 29 matches with an average of 30.12.

Virender Sehwag
(India) registered the highest individual score of 309 in 2004.

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ODI Matches

The teams have played
against each other on 132 occasions with India winning 55 matches and Pakistan
winning 73 matches.

The lowest score registered
in an innings is 79 by India in 1978-79.

The most runs have
been scored by Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 2,526 in 67 innings.

The most wickets have
been taken by Wasim Akram (Pakistan) – 60 wickets in 48 matches

Saeed Anwar (Pakistan)
has registered the highest individual score of 194 runs.

T20 internationals

The teams have played
against each other on 8 occasions with India winnings on 6 occasions and Pakistan
winning on one occasion.

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The highest score made
in an innings is 192 by India in December 2012

The best bowling
performance was given by Mohammad Amir in 2007 who took 4 wickets for 18 runs

The highest individual
score was made by Virat Kohli – 78 runs in 2012

In ICC Tournaments
India clearly have the upper hand, having never lost to Pakistan in the World
Cup or the T20 World Cup.