Asia Cup rivalries: 16 nail-biting encounters but no summit clash between India and Pakistan

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India and Pakistan matches are never short of high-voltage drama and their meetings at the Asia Cup haven't been any different. High totals have been changed and low-scoring matches have also gone down to the wire.

Incidentally, the two Asian giants haven't yet met in the final of the continental showpiece event. Fans are still desperately waiting for an India vs Pakistan Asia Cup final. Hopefully, the wait would come to an end on September 17 - the final of Asia Cup 2023.

India and Pakistan have played 13 ODI Asia Cup matches against each other. India have won seven, and one rain-marred match in which Pakistan were five down for 30 ended without a result.

The T20I Asia Cup which was first played in 2016, has seen the arch-rivals go against each other three times. India won the first two matches before Pakistan beat them in the final to pave way for their ouster from the Asia Cup 2022.

Asia Cup (ODIs)

Matches: 13

India Won: 7

Pakistan Won: 5

No Result: 1

Asia Cup (T20Is)

Matches: 3

India Won: 2

Pakistan Won: 1

Asia cup: India vs Pakistan Top 4 Matches

India vs Pakistan: June 26, 2008 in Karachi

India chased down a 300-run target with six wickets and 47 balls remaining. Shoaib Malik's hundred went in vain as Virender Sehwag blasted 119 runs off just 95 balls. Suresh (84 off 69), Yuvraj Singh (48 off 47) and captain MS Dhoni (26* off 30) also chipped in with a handy contribution. Rohit Sharma came to bat at number six after Dhoni and remained unbeaten on 0 off 1.

India vs Pakistan: July 2, 2008 in Karachi

MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma smashed a fifty and Irfan Pathan scored unbeaten 38 off 25 as India posted 308/7 in 50 overs. This time Pakistan gunned down the target with eight wickets and 27 balls remaining. Younis Khan hit a scintillating unbeaten hundred for Pakistan.

India vs Pakistan: June 19, 2010 in Dambulla

Chasing a 268-run target, India were heading towards a defeat when Harbhajan Singh and Suresh Rain took the charge and went all guns blazing against Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Amir in the death overs. Rain scored 34 off 27 before getting run out in the 50th over. Praveen Kumar ran a double and then took a single to give Harbhajan the strike. With three needed off the last two balls, Harbhajan blasted a six off Amir on the penultimate delivery to hand India a memorable win. Tempers flared between Harbhajan and Akhtar during the final over. Harbhajan also hit a six off the former Pakistan speedster.

India vs Pakistan: March 18, 2012 in Mirpur

India chased down a massive 330-run target with six balls and 13 balls to spare. The match saw Virat Kohli smash his highest ODI score of 183 off 148 balls against the likes of Saed Ajmal, Umar Gul, and Wahab Riaz.