DUBAI: India and Pakistan clash at the T20 World Cup in Dubai on Sunday in the latest instalment of one of cricket’s biggest rivalries.
A look at the first meetings of the two nations in the sport’s three formats:
October 16-18, 1952:
Five years after partition, India and Pakistan met for the first time.
Pakistan were actually playing their maiden Test match when they took to the field at New Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
A look at the first meetings of the two nations in the sport’s three formats:
October 16-18, 1952:
Five years after partition, India and Pakistan met for the first time.
Pakistan were actually playing their maiden Test match when they took to the field at New Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla ground.
In their ranks were Abdul Kardar and Amir Elahi who had both played Test cricket for India.
India won the toss, batted and piled up 372 with Hemu Adhikari top scoring with 81 and last man Ghulam Ahmed hitting 50 in a 10th wicket partnership of 109.
In reply, legendary opener and skipper Hanif Mohammad made 51 before Pakistan collapsed from 64-1 to 150 all out with slow left-arm orthodox Vinoo Mankad famously taking 8-52.
Mankad then picked up 5-79 as Pakistan, following on, were dismissed for 152 handing India victory by an innings and 70 runs.
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