The India vs Pakistan matches aren’t any normal games. They are emotions that run through several generations. Whenever there is an India vs Pakistan game, the citizens of these two countries celebrate the match like a festival.
As the action closes in on the high-voltage ICC Champions Trophy 2025 game between India and Pakistan on 23rd February 2025, the stakes and the excitement levels shoot up massively. India holds the edge coming into the contest because of their 100%-win record at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai against Pakistan in ODIs.
On the other hand, Pakistan had won the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 in London and are the defending champions of this competition.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 India vs Pakistan matches in ICC tournaments across all years:
3. The magical 2007 T20 World Cup victory
India defeated arch-rivals Pakistan in the finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 in Johannesburg. Gautam Gambhir had shone with his blazing blade in the 1st innings and had mustered a solid knock of 75 runs.
Chasing 157, Pakistan kept on slipping and losing wickets. Misbah-ul-Haq held fort from one end and it was 13 runs needed in the final over. With a six and a wide, the pressure was mounting on Joginder Sharma. But Misbah mistimed a scoop shot and it went straight to the short fine-leg fielder in the form of S Sreesanth.
India eventually won the inaugural edition of the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 and stamped their authority in this format.
2. The huge upset in the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017
India suffered a massive loss in the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 as Pakistan edged past India by a huge margin of 180 runs. Pakistan posted a huge total of 338 runs in the 1st innings as Fakhar Zaman scored a top knock of 114 runs. Zaman’s magnificent century blunted the bowling attack of India.
In response, India were shot out for 158 runs and Pakistan lifted their inaugural ICC Champions Trophy title. Hardik Pandya tried his level best to bring India closer but a mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja meant that Pandya’s lively innings came to an end. Pakistan cleared the tail of India quite effortlessly and scripted history.
3. India’s last-ball thriller of a victory in ICC T20 World Cup 2022
The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) 82*-run knock of Virat Kohli has to be one of the best in the entire list. Struggling at 31-4, India looked like they would lose the game in the opener of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 of India.
But the Divine had other plans as India went on to win the game on the back of Virat Kohli’s spectacular knock under tremendous pressure.
