Asia Cup: 5 Most memorable India vs Pakistan clashes

Cricket fans from all over the world have always been incredibly excited and surprised by matches between India and Pakistan. These two sides' rivalry is undoubtedly among the most intense of its sort. The 2025 Asia Cup is scheduled to begin on September 9. In the tournament's most anticipated encounter, bitter rivals India and Pakistan will square off against one another once more. Let's look at the best five games between the bitter rivals before the T20I action begins.

2012 Asia Cup

Kohli initially struggled against Pakistan, but this changed in the 2012 Asia Cup, though, as he struck a spectacular century to defeat a formidable target set by Pakistan. When the two teams faced off in the 2012 Asia Cup match in Mirpur, India were set to lose badly after Pakistan posted 329 for 6 in 50 overs. Nasir Jamshed and Muhammad Hafeez put together a 224-run partnership for Pakistan. 

However, a 330-run target was humiliated in Dhaka by Kohli, who blasted 183 off 148 deliveries while forming century partnerships with Sachin and Rohit.

2016 Asia Cup

When the Asia Cup 2016 was played in the T20 format for the first time, India and Pakistan gave us a low-scoring match that is now extremely rare. One of the most memorable India vs. Pakistan matches occurred in Mirpur, where the Men in Blue dominated Pakistan for just 83 runs in the T20 edition of the competition. 

The chase appeared to be easy for them until Mohammed Amir gave them a serious scare by dismissing the Indian openers. India managed to win the match by five wickets and with 27 balls left, thanks to Virat Kohli's 49 off 51 in the chase.

2014 Asia Cup

Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ambati Rayudu all scored solid half-centuries as India made their way to 245/6 in 50 overs at the 2014 Asia Cup. In response, a 71-run opening partnership between Sharjeel Khan and Ahmed Shahzad gave Pakistan a strong start.

India retreated with four swift wickets in the following ten overs, bringing Pakistan down to 113/4. Shahid Afridi hit two consecutive sixes off R. Ashwin to give Pakistan a thrilling one-wicket victory with two balls remaining, when they needed 10 runs to win off the last over.

2010 Asia Cup

This game perfectly encapsulated the Indo-Pak enmity. After Shoaib Akhtar fired in a bouncer off the final ball in the penultimate over, he got into a fight with Harbhajan Singh. India needed six runs off four balls after a settled Suresh Raina was run out while attempting to steal a bye. 

When three were needed from two balls, Harbhajan gave India double of what they needed with a casual swipe off Mohammad Amir that cleared the midwicket fence. Akhtar looked aside dismissively as Harbhajan shouted in his direction, attempting to minimise India's incredible three-wicket victory.

2004 Asia Cup

India came out on top because it avoided giving its bitter enemy an extra point, even though Pakistan achieved a convincing win. India needed two from the next two deliveries to narrow the margin to 59 and save a point, since a 60-run victory was the tournament's cut-off for extra points. 

New to the scene, Malik introduced himself to the cricketing world with a fine century. After leading Pakistan to victory with a commanding 143 and taking two wickets, Shoaib Malik would have felt conflicted. By sneaking into the final, India made matters worse.

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