India and Pakistan are both set to deliver an epic clash between two arch rivals in cricket. India and Pakistan both are in the same group and they will play against each other on 28th August. India has an edge over Pakistan in Asia Cup and they have also registered some of the best wins over Pakistan in the Asia Cup. So, in this article, we will see the top 5 wins of India over Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
#5 2018 – Group stage
In the 2018 Asia Cup, Rohit Sharma led the Indian team beat Pakistan by 8 wickets. Pakistan batted first and made only 163 runs in 43.1 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kedar Jadhav both took 3 wickets each. India chased down the target in only 29 overs.
#4 2018 – Super four
India and Pakistan both met for the second time in the 2018 Asia Cup and this was a nightmare for Pakistan because Indian bowlers again put on a class show and stopped Pakistan on 237 and in return Indian batsmen Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan were in a real hurry and chased down the target in 39.3 overs and won the match by 9 wickets. Both Rohit and Dhawan scored fantastic centuries.
#3 2010 – Group stage
The 2010 Asia Cup match between India and Pakistan is not famous because India won it easily but it is famous because we saw two heated moments of sledging and banters between Indian and Pakistani players. The first is when Gautam Gambhir engaged with Pakistani wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal and the second is when Harbhajan showed his aggression toward Shoaib Akhtar after he finished the game for India. India won that match by 3 wickets.
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#2 2016 – Group stage
It was for the first time when India and Pakistan were playing against each other in the T20 format Asia Cup and former Pakistani left-arm fast bowler, Mohammad Amir was making his comeback after a five-year-long ban. Pakistan batted first and they were completely thrashed by Indian bowlers they made only 83 and things were looking quite easy for India but Amir gave a mini heart attack to Indian fans when he took three wickets of Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, and Suresh Raina with his class bowling in first two overs of his spell. Virat Kohli then took the charge and won the game for India by 6 wickets.
#1 2012 – Group stage
It was probably the best match between Pakistan and India in Asia Cup. Pakistan batted first and gave a gigantic target of 330 to India. It was Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed who made 105 and 112 respectively.
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Indian openers Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar came to bat and it was the first delivery of the Indian innings by Hafeez which took the wicket of Gautam Gambhir. It was a pressure situation in such a big match but then came Virat Kohli who started making a partnership with Sachin and they both managed to do it well.
Sachin lost his wicket and it was again a pressure situation for India but it was Rohit Sharma who came to bat and now two young Indian cricketers Virat and Rohit sealed victory for India with an unbeatable partnership. Virat Kohli was on a completely different level, he made 183 which is also his highest ODI score to date.
