India lead Pakistan in both men’s World Cup formats, but the records are different: India won all eight men’s ODI World Cup meetings through 2023, while the men’s T20 World Cup record stood at India eight wins to Pakistan one after their February 2026 match. The formats should not be combined into a single head-to-head figure.
India vs Pakistan World Cup records at a glance
| Tournament format | Meetings | India wins | Pakistan wins | Ties and resolution | Record current through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s ODI Cricket World Cup (50-over) | 8 | 8 | 0 | None | 2023 |
| Men’s T20 World Cup | 9 | 8 | 1 | One tied group match in 2007, won by India in a bowl-out | 15 February 2026 |
These are tournament-only results, not the teams’ overall ODI or T20 records. The formats also produce different match histories: the ODI meetings began in 1992, while the T20 series began in the inaugural 2007 tournament.
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Men’s ODI World Cup: India have won all eight meetings
India and Pakistan first met at the men’s 50-over World Cup in 1992. They met again in 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019 and 2023; India won every match. The ICC’s summary of the first seven meetings lists the editions from 1992 through 2019, with the Ahmedabad group match adding the eighth in 2023 (ICC match-up history; ICC on the 2023 match).
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Matches that shaped the ODI record
- 2003: Sachin Tendulkar scored 98 as India beat Pakistan by six wickets, chasing a target set after Saeed Anwar’s century.
- 2011 semi-final: Tendulkar made 85 and India won by 29 runs to reach the final.
- 2019: India posted 336/5, including Rohit Sharma’s 140, and won by 89 runs under the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method in a rain-affected match.
- 2023: Pakistan fell from 155/2 to 191 all out in Ahmedabad. Rohit Sharma scored 86 as India completed a seven-wicket win.
Men’s T20 World Cup: the record after the 2026 meeting
After India beat Pakistan by 61 runs in Colombo on 15 February 2026, the men’s T20 World Cup head-to-head stood at nine meetings: India eight wins, Pakistan one. India made 175/7 and dismissed Pakistan for 114 in 18 overs; Ishan Kishan top-scored with 77 from 40 balls. The ICC had reported a pre-match record of seven India wins and one Pakistan win in eight meetings (ICC pre-match record; Associated Press report on the 2026 match).
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How the T20 World Cup meetings unfolded
- 2007 group match: The teams finished level at 141. India won the bowl-out tiebreak; this was a tied match, not a conventional win by runs or wickets.
- 2007 final: India beat Pakistan in the final of the inaugural T20 World Cup.
- 2012, 2014 and 2016: India won each tournament meeting.
- 2021: Pakistan recorded its only T20 World Cup win over India, by ten wickets.
- 2022: India won a last-ball chase in Melbourne, with Virat Kohli central to the comeback.
- 2024: India won their meeting.
- 2026: India won by 61 runs in Colombo.
India went on to win the 2026 T20 World Cup final on 8 March, securing a third title; that tournament outcome is separate from the head-to-head match count (ICC tournament update).
Why World Cup meetings carry unusual weight
The tournament records tell only part of the story. India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series for years amid diplomatic and military tensions. The Associated Press reported in February 2026 that India had not toured Pakistan since 2008. The 2026 World Cup fixture was played in Colombo after a boycott threat and negotiations, rather than in India or Pakistan (Associated Press).
That scarcity helps make World Cup encounters especially prominent, but it does not make every match a knockout: the 2026 contest was a group match. Nor should the rivalry be reduced to politics. Before that match, India captain Suryakumar Yadav described the extra pressure as being “more about the occasion” (ICC pre-match press conference).
The latest fixture also had a specific protocol detail: the Associated Press reported that captains and players did not shake hands before or after the February 2026 match. That is reporting about that encounter, not a rule for all India–Pakistan matches.
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World Cup results are not the full rivalry
India’s perfect record against Pakistan in the men’s ODI World Cup does not mean India led every form of cricket between the countries. In a 2023 feature, the ICC noted that Pakistan led the overall men’s ODI record at that point even as India held the World Cup advantage (ICC comparison). Overall-format totals change as matches are played, so they should not be treated as current without a date and updated source.
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The ICC’s 2023 article associated the 2019 Manchester match with more than 700,000 ticket requests and 600 media requests. It also described the television audience as a reported one billion. The article does not name the underlying data providers, so these should be read as figures reported by the ICC, not independently verified measurements (ICC figures on the rivalry).
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