IND vs PAK: The heartstopping finishes and the walks in the park

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NEW DELHI:

India vs Pakistan

clashes on the cricket field have invariably produced memorable moments in terms of individual brilliance, tempers flaring, heartstopping finishes and on some rare occasions a walk in the park for either of the two arch-rivals.
Such instances have been witnessed in all three formats of the game, but the focus currently is on the ODI World Cup, where India's dominant 100% win record in 7 matches against Pakistan will once again be tested at the world's biggest cricket venue, the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

Here's a look at some of the closest and biggest margins of victories whenever the two neighbouring nations have faced off on the cricket field in ODIs:

Narrowest wins in terms of wickets

MARGINFORVENUEDATE
1 wicketPakistanMirpur2-3-2014
1 wicketPakistanSharjah 18-4-1986
2 wicketsPakistanToronto17-9-1996
2 wicketsPakistanKolkata 18-2-1987
2 wicketsPakistanBrisbane 10-1-2000
3 wicketsIndiaDhaka 18-1-1998
3 wicketsIndiaDambulla19-1-2010

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Biggest wins in terms of wickets

MARGINFORVENUEDATE
9 wicketsPakistanLahore2-10-1997
9 wicketsIndiaDubai23-9-2018

Narrowest wins in terms of runs

MARGINFORVENUEDATE
4 runsIndiaQuetta1-10-1978
4 runsPakistanSharjah 23-10-1991
5 runsIndiaKarachi13-3-2004
7 runs
PakistanGujaranwala18-12-1989
7 runs
PakistanPeshawar6-2-2006

Biggest wins in terms of runs

MARGINFORVENUEDATE
228 runsIndiaColombo (RPS)10-9-2023
180 runsPakistanThe Oval18-6-2017
159 runsPakistanDelhi17-4-2005
143 runs
PakistanJaipur24-3-1999
140 runs
IndiaMirpur10-6-2008

India and Pakistan have so far won their two respective matches in the round-robin phase of the World Cup, with India beating Australia & Afghanistan and Pakistan getting the better of Netherlands & Sri Lanka.
The top four teams at the end of the round-robin phase will go through to the semifinals.

Stats Courtesy: Rajesh Kumar

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