India’s Shocking Record Vs Pakistan In 10 Finals! 7 Losses & Just 3 Wins | Cricket News

India will face Pakistan in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday, September 28. The first-ever Asia Cup final between India and Pakistan is scheduled to take place at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. India booked its place in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 on Wednesday, September 24, by getting the better of Bangladesh by 41 runs, whereas Pakistan made it to the final by securing an 11-run win over the Jaker Ali-led side on Thursday, September 25, in Dubai.

In the ongoing Asia Cup 2025, India have secured two wins over Pakistan, and the Suryakumar Yadav-led side would like to complete the hat-trick on Sunday. However, it won’t be an easy task for the Men in Blue to defeat Pakistan in the summit clash, especially when they have a superior record against India in the final of multinational tournaments.

Ahead of Sunday’s Asia Cup 2025 final between India and Pakistan in Dubai, here’s a look at India’s record in 10 multi-nation white-ball finals played so far against Pakistan:

Benson & Hedges World Championship of Cricket (1985)

Sunil Gavaskar-led Team India faced Javed Miandad’s Pakistan in the final of the 1985 World Championship of Cricket on March 10, 1985, at Melbourne Cricket Ground. In that fixture, Pakistan posted a total of 176/9 in 50 overs after opting to bat first, but India chased down the target of 177 runs in 47.1 overs for the loss of just 2 wickets. Openers Ravi Shastri (63) and Kris Srikkanth (67) scored half-centuries each for Team India in that fixture, whereas Kapil Dev and Laxman Sivaramakrishnan picked up three wickets each.

Austral-Asia Cup (1986)

India faced Pakistan in the final of the 1986 Austral-Asia Cup but suffered a defeat by 1 wicket in the match played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on April 18, 1986. Half centuries from Kris Srikkanth (75), Sunil Gavaskar (92) and Dilip Vengsarkar (50) helped the Kapil Dev-led side post a total of 245/7 in 50 overs, but Javed Miandad’s unbeaten 116-run knock helped Pakistan chase down the target of 246 runs in 50 overs for the loss of nine wickets. On the last ball of that match, Miandad smacked Chetan Sharma for a six to seal a memorable win for Imran Khan’s team.

Wills Trophy (1991)

India and Pakistan played the final of the 1991 Wills Trophy in Sharjah on October 25. Zahid Fazal’s 98-run and Saleem Malik’s 87-run knocks helped the Imran Khan-led side post a total of 262/6 in 50 overs. In reply, India could only manage to score 190 runs in 46 overs and thus lost the fixture by 72 runs. Sanjay Manjrekar scored 52 runs for the Men in Blue, and Aaqib Javed picked up 7 wickets for 37 runs in 10 overs.

Austral-Asia Cup (1994)

In the final of the 1994 Austral-Asia Cup, Pakistan defeated India by 39 runs at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Half-centuries from Aamer Sohail (69) and Basit Ali (57) helped Pakistan post 250/6 in 50 overs, and then two wickets each from Wasim Akram, Saleem Malik and Aamer Sohail helped them bowl India out for 211 runs in 47.4 overs.

Silver Jubilee Independence Cup (1998)

In the third of the best-of-three finals of the 1998 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup, Mohammad Azharuddin defeated the Rashid Latif-led side by three wickets. Sourav Ganguly scored 124 runs for India in the 315-run chase at Dhaka, and Robin Singh added 82 runs to the team’s total after coming out to bat at No. 3.

Pepsi Cup (1999)

Wasim Akram’s Pakistan secured a big win by 123 runs over India in the final of the 1999 Pepsi Cup. Riding on Inzamam-ul-Haq’s 91 and Shahid Afridi’s 65, Pakistan posted a total of 291/8 in Bengaluru on April 4, and then Azhar Mahmood picked up 5 for 38 in 10 overs to bowl Ajay Jadeja’s led side out for 168 runs in 42.1 overs.

Coca-Cola Cup (1999)

In the final of the 1999 Coca-Cola Cup, Pakistan defeated India by 8 wickets. On April 16 in Sharjah, Pakistan bowled India out for 125 in 45 overs despite Sourav Ganguly’s 50 and then chased down the 126-run target for the loss of just 2 wickets in 28 overs.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (2007)

The final of the first-ever ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was played between India and Pakistan in Johannesburg on September 24, 2007. In that fixture, the MS Dhoni-led side secured a narrow win by five runs over the Shoaib Malik-led side. Gautam Gambhir top-scored for Team India by scoring 75 runs, and Irfan Pathan picked up 3/16 in four overs to win the POTM award.

Kitply Cup (2008)

India, Pakistan and Bangladesh played an ODI tri-series in June 2008 in Bangladesh, and in the final match of that assignment, which was played on June 14 in Dhaka, Pakistan defeated India by 25 runs. Salman Butt (125) and Younis Khan (108) scored centuries to help Shoaib Malik & Co. post a total of 315/3. MS Dhoni (64) and Yuvraj Singh (56) scored half-centuries in the 316-run chase but still India fell short by 25 runs.

ICC Champions Trophy (2017)

Pakistan defeated India by 180 runs in the final of the 2017 Champions Trophy at The Oval on June 18. Fakhar Zaman scored 114, and Azhar Ali and Mohammad Hafeez slammed half-centuries to help Sarfaraz Ahmed & Co. post 338/4 in 50 overs. In reply, India could only manage to score 158 in 30.3 overs. Mohammad Amir and Hasan Ali picked up three wickets each in that match.

India vs Pakistan finals in multi-nation white-ball events

Squads for Asia Cup 2025 final

India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Sanju Samson (WK), Jitesh Sharma (WK), Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh

Pakistan: Salman AliAgha (C), Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (WK), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Salman Mirza, Sufiyan Muqeem, Khushdil Shah, Hasan Nawaz