The mother of all matches, India versus Pakistan, is scheduled to take place on Super Saturday, October 14, 2023, ending the lengthy wait. The renowned Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host Game 12 of the ongoing 16th edition of the ODI World Cup 2023. The pivotal game will mark both teams’ third games overall in the championship contest.
India and Pakistan each won their first two games to get the season off to a strong start. Australia, the five-time winners, were defeated by Rohit Sharma and his team by a score of six wickets to start the World Cup. When they defeated Afghanistan by eight wickets in the nation’s capital, Delhi, the Men in Blue made it two wins out of two.
In contrast, Babar Azam’s Pakistan defeated the Netherlands by a score of 81 runs in Hyderabad to win their tournament opener. At the same location, the Men in Green resumed their winning streak by defeating Dasun Shanaka‘s Sri Lanka by six wickets. However, what’s gone is gone as India and Pakistan, two of the deadliest archrivals, prepare for a thrilling match in the largest cricket arena in the world.
Fans all across the world are incredibly excited for this great game to begin since it looks to be an amazing thriller. The Indians will also benefit from playing in front of a home audience of more than one lakh people and from having defeated their rivals seven times out of seven in World Cup history. Babar and his troops will attempt to end this winless streak and eventually defeat the host nation in Ahmedabad in the meantime.
In the meantime, the following are some significant figures and statistics prior to India and Pakistan’s ODI World Cup 2023 Match No. 12:
Head-to-Head: India and Pakistan, two of the greatest rivals, have faced off 134 times in one-day international cricket, with India triumphing 56 times and Pakistan 73 times. Five interactions have concluded without a resolution.
3 – Babar Azam (47) needs three more catches to reach 50 in ODIs.
Hasan Ali (97) needs three more victims to reach the milestone of 100 ODI wickets.
3 – In the 50-over format, Rohit Sharma (297) needs three big hits to attain 300 maximums.
Fakhar Zaman (4909 runs short of 5000 runs in international cricket) needs 91 runs to get there.
1 – Shreyas Iyer (49) needs one more ODI match to play in his 50th overall.
83 – Shubman Gill needed 83 runs in ODIs to get 2000 runs in 1917.
Virat Kohli (148) needs two more catches to achieve 150 in ODI cricket.
Ishan Kishan (933) needs 67 runs to reach his 1000-run milestone in one-day international matches.
To attain the milestone of 26000 runs in international cricket, Kohli (25907) needs 93 runs.
Iyer (94) need six sixes to reach the maximum of 100 across all formats.
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