Pakistan's victory margin against India is a record (25 March 1999)

25 March 1999

Pakistan's victory margin against India is a record

Atul Kahate

Pakistan's victory by 143 runs against India in the Jaipur match on Wednesday was their biggest win over India to date in LOI matches. The previous worst Indian defeat against their arch rivals in terms of runs was by 134 runs when they were beaten in the Sahara Cup last year.

Overall, this was Pakistan's fourth biggest win. Their biggest win ever was against Sri Lanka by 192 runs in the first (Prudential) World Cup 24 years ago. Just for the record, this was India's third biggest defeat in LOI cricket, their worst defeat ever was at the hands of England (by 202 runs) in the same World Cup of 1975.

The following table lists Pakistan's biggest victories against India.

143 runs Jaipur 1998-99 24 Mar 1999 N 134 runs Toronto 1998-99 19 Sep 1998 N 97 runs Sharjah 1994-95 07 Apr 1995 N 97 runs Toronto 1996-97 21 Sep 1996 N 77 runs Calcutta 1989-90 28 Oct 1989 N 77 runs Toronto 1998-99 16 Sep 1998 N 72 runs Sharjah 1991-92 25 Oct 1991 N 52 runs Toronto 1996-97 23 Sep 1996 N 51 runs Toronto 1998-99 13 Sep 1998 N

Note: DN = 'Y' indicates that the match was a floodlit (day/night) match, 'N' means it was a day match.

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (AKahate@yahoo.com)

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