Pakistan's all-loss World Cup record against 'familiar foes' India at a glance

It is crickets fiercest rivalry watched by millions sparking raucous celebrations in victory and wild accusations in defeat but when India and Pakistan take on each other at the World Cup there has been only one winner India have defeated Pakistan seven times out of seven at the tournament since they first met in Sydney in 1992 a run that Babar Azams side will hope to end in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 on Saturday Is it luck Have India benefitted from winning five of the seven tosses Are Pakistan more susceptible to pressure We played seven games and our neighbouring country reminds us every second day about the 70 Pakistan legend Wasim Akram told AFP Frankly speaking I cant single out one reason for the losing streak InzamamulHaq who ended up on the losing side for Pakistan on four occasions believes pressure has been a factor Maybe India handled the pressure better than us on the day of the match and winning most of the tosses also gave them an advantage said Inzamam Even when Pakistan won the toss twice their luck did not change They were outdone by Sachin Tendulkars brilliance in the chase at Centurion in South Africa in 2003 and by Rohit Sharma at Manchester in 2019 when India were sent in to bat The defeat at the 2019 tournament cost Sarfaraz Ahmed the captaincyDue to a quirk of the playing format Pakistan and India never met in the first four World Cups Both were favourites to meet in the final when they were cohosts in 1987 but each fell in the semis The first encounter happened in 1992 at Sydney a lowscoring affair which was remembered more for Pakistans Javed Miandad jumping up and down in a bizarre attempt to mimic India wicketkeeper Kiran More Pakistan failed to chase a modest 217run total losing by 43 runs However that defeat was soon forgotten when Imran Khans team staged a remarkable recovery to win their first and only 50over World Cup title Four years later Pakistan lost again by 39 runs in Indias backyard in Bangalore The defeat resulted in a furious reaction back home skipper Wasim Akram was even alleged to have feigned injury It was hellish recalls Wasim No one digested that defeat and we had to return home under tight security and couldnt go out of our homes for daysAlso ReadItrsquos a Punchy Pak showAt the 1999 World Cup Wasim and his team were subjected to a matchfixing inquiry after they lost by 47 runs to India and slumped to a shock loss to Bangladesh They still managed to finish as runnersupDespite boasting an intimidating threepronged pace attack of Wasim Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan lost their 2003 World Cup encounter by six wickets A highprofile semifinal also went to India by 29 runs in Mohali in 2011 a match where respective prime ministers Manmohan Singh of India and Yousuf Raza Gillani of Pakistan watched from the stands To be honest I dont know the reason why we always lost Shahid Afridi the skipper in 2011 told AFP We played so well to reach the semifinals and fell short in Mohali I also heard some silly things but it was a matter of respect and as captain I told my players to give their best A packed house in Adelaide saw Virat Kohlis century subdue Pakistan by 76 runs in the 2015 World Cup Pakistan once again fell short in 2019 again in Manchester as they lost by 83 runs in a rainhit gameAlso Read Is Indias demolition of Australia a sign of things to comeSo can it be eighth time lucky for Pakistan when they renew their rivalry in Ahmedabad on Saturday at this World Cup That jinx will be broken one day and this current Pakistan team is capable of doing that said Wasim We broke the Twenty20 World Cup jinx after five defeats in 2021 in Dubai so the 50over jinx can also goWith inputs from agencies