CT 2017: India v Pakistan - Statistical Preview

India v Pakistan in any medium is always a heated contest while a cricket match, the most loved sport in either country is always a most awaited and witnessed event. Both the sides will be facing off in their Champions Trophy 2017 campaign opener at the Edgbaston.

CT is the only ICC tournament in which Pakistan managed defeat India as the Indian team got better of their neighbours in all their ODI World Cup (6 games) and the World T20 (5 games) meetings. The chips are on the side of the Men in Blue this time given they are a far superior team coming into the contest.

Ahead of the big clash, we look at some key numbers related to the game

0.67 – Virat Kohli’s batting average against Junaid Khan in ODIs. Kohli scored 2 runs in 22 balls against Junaid and got out three times.

1 – Shoaib Malik is the only player in either of India and Pakistan squads to feature in all the three previous India-Pakistan meetings in the Champions Trophy.

2 – Number of times Pakistan defeated India in CT (in 2004 and 2009) out of the three meetings. India won in the most recent encounter in 2013.

4 – Number of times MS Dhoni has been dismissed by Shoaib Malik in the ODIs; joint 2nd most times a bowler has dismissed. Dhoni has scored 94 runs from 101 balls against Malik in ODIs.

12-16 – India-Pakistan’s head to head record on Sundays in ODIs. India won 12 ODIs while Pakistan won 16 out of the 29 meetings on Sunday with another ODI ending in a washout.

72 – Number of losses for Team India in ODIs against Pakistan; the joint most for them against any team. India lost 72 ODIs to Australia as well. Sri Lanka (84) is the only team against whom Pakistan have won more ODIs.

195 – Yuvraj Singh’s batting average against Shoaib Malik in ODIs. Yuvraj has scored 195 runs in 189 balls he faced from Malik in ODIs at a strike rate of 103.17.

1285 – Runs scored by Yuvraj Singh in ODIs against Pakistan, the most by any Indian in the current squad. Yuvraj’s 13 wickets over Pakistan are also the most in ODIs in the current squad.

1634 – Runs scored by Shoaib Malik against India in ODIs; the most by any Pakistan player in the current squad. His 22 wickets over India are also the most in ODIs in their current squad.