India Beat Pakistan by 7 wicket
This 8th win in a row has to be inarguably the easiest. India with a belting of Pakistan and that envious World Cup record in ODIs continues. The chase of 192 was never going to unsettle this powerful Indian batting lineup and skipper Rohit Sharma made it even more easier with a superb innings. His timing was spot-on and he took down the Pakistani pacers with his strokeplay. A pull off Haris Rauf which soared over deep backward square leg the highlight. His innings ensured the likes of Shreyas Iyer took their time and eye and India’s No.4 helped himself to a morale-boosting unbeaten 53. Pakistan did not have the target to bowl at. They will wonder how from such a strong position at 155/2 in the 30th over, they allowed themselves to capitulate to 191 all out. That’s where the game was lost effectively.India pounced on that Babar wicket and made the contest their own after that. With this win, India go top of the table too. In hindsight, and with the way the pitch played around the 25th over in the chase, a score of 280 was a good one on this. But Pakistan were well short of that.
India vs Pakistan in World Cups:
- 1992 – India won
- 1996 – India won
- 1999 – India won
- 2003 – India won
- 2011 – India won
- 2015 – India won
- 2019 – India won
- 2023 – India won
