For the first time in Asia Cup history, India and Pakistan will face off in the final on September 28, after finishing in the top two of the Super Fours table.
Earlier in the tournament, India has outplayed Pakistan twice, while Pakistan has won the remaining matches in their campaign.
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As the arch-rivals meet in a final for the first time since 2017, The Sporting News takes a closer look at their head-to-head record on the big stage.
What is India vs Pakistan head-to-head record in finals?
India and Pakistan have faced each other in five multi-nation tournament finals across formats since 1985. Pakistan currently leads the head-to-head with 3 wins to India’s 2.
| Matches | India wins | Pakistan wins | Ties/NR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0/0 |
India vs Pakistan tournament finals record match-by-match:
The last time the arch-rivals clashed in a multi-nation final was the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, where Pakistan famously defeated India by 180 runs.
| Tournament | Venue | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Championship of Cricket 1985 | Melbourne | India won by 8 wickets | March 10, 1985. |
| Austral-Asia Cup 1986 | Sharjah | Pakistan won by 1 wicket | April 18, 1986. |
| Austral-Asia Cup 1994 | Sharjah | Pakistan won by 39 runs | April 22, 1994. |
| ICC T20 World Cup 2007 | Johannesburg | India won by 5 runs | September 24, 2007. |
| ICC Champions Trophy 2017 | The Oval | Pakistan won by 180 runs | June 18, 2007. |
1. World Championship of Cricket 1985
The Sunil Gavaskar-led India team reached the final unbeaten, having defeated Pakistan earlier in the tournament. Thanks to Kapil Dev’s 3/23 and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan’s 3/35, Pakistan was restricted to 176/9 in 50 overs.
Ravi Shastri scored 63(148) and Kris Srikkanth made 67(77), guiding India to the target in 47.1 overs. Srikkanth was named Player of the Match for his quick-fire start.
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2. Austral-Asia Cup 1986
Batting first, India posted 245/7 thanks to Srikkanth (75), Gavaskar (92), and Vengsarkar (50). Pakistan's Wasim Akram took 3/42, keeping them in the game.
Chasing, Javed Miandad anchored Pakistan with a match-winning 116(114)* and famously hit a final-ball six to secure a 1-wicket victory.
3. Austral-Asia Cup 1994
In Sharjah, Pakistan batted first, scoring 250/6 with fifties from Aamer Sohail and Basit Ali. India’s Rajesh Chauhan took 3/29, but wickets fell at regular intervals.
Akram (2/39) and contributions from Sohail and Saleem Malik kept India under pressure. Despite Vinod Kambli’s 56(99) and Atul Bedade’s 44(45), India were bowled out for 211 in 47.4 overs.
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4. T20 World Cup 2007
In the first-ever T20 World Cup final, India and Pakistan played a final over thriller at Johannesburg. Gautam Gambhir's 75(54) and Rohit Sharma's quick-fire 30*(16) took India to 157/5, while Umar Gul was Pakistan's best bowler with 3/28.
After India began the second inning defening the total with a few quick wickets, Pakistan approached the target steadily before Misbah-ul-Haq tried to lap Joginder Sharma with only 6 required off 4 balls.
Sreesanth's catch at the fine leg helped India to their first World Cup win since 2007. RP Singh and Irfan Pathan took 3/26 and 3/16 respectively in their quota of 4 overs each.
5. Champions Trophy 2017
Playing in his first major event, the young Fakhar Zaman took on the tournament favorites in the final and scored a match-winning 114(106), capitalizing on India's wasted chances.
Azhar Ali's 59(71) and Mohammad Hafeez's 57*(37) helped Zaman to take Pakistan to 338/4 in 50 overs before India's top-order collapse against Mohammad Amir took Pakistan to the driver's seat.
Hardik Pandya's 76(43) gave India a short-lived glimmer of hope as India was bundled for just 158 runs in 30.3 overs and Pakistan won by a margin of 180 runs.
Amir, with 3/16 (6.0), and Hasan Ali, with 3/19 (6.3), were the best Pakistan bowlers in London.
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