The Indian fans had yet another occasion, on Sunday, to rejoice at their team's victory against Pakistan in a World Cup match. With its sixth win, India has maintained its total domination over its arch-rival intact. A browse through the statistics of the grand event reveals a few parallels of such a perfect record.
In fact, Pakistan has done one better than India, trumping Sri Lanka in all its seven games. Also, both India and Pakistan are yet to taste success in three attempts each against South Africa, which started playing in the tournament only in 1992.
The table shows how the mainstream teams have fared against each other.
Teams | Aus | Eng | Ind | Pak | SL | NZ | WI | SA |
Australia | 5 2 0 | 7 3 0 | 4 4 0 | 6 1 1(NR | 6 2 0 | 4 5 0 | 3 1 1(T) | |
England | 2 5 0 | 3 3 1(T) | 4 4 1(NR) | 6 3 0 | 3 4 0 | 5 1 0 | 3 3 0 | |
India | 3 7 0 | 3 3 1(T) | 6 0 0 | 3 4 1(NR) | 3 4 0 | 4 3 0 | 0 3 0 | |
Pakistan | 4 4 0 | 4 4 1(NR) | 0 6 0 | 7 0 0 | 6 2 0 | 3 6 0 | 0 3 0 | |
Sri Lanka | 1 6 1(NR) | 3 6 0 | 4 3 1(NR) | 0 7 0 | 6 4 0 | 2 4 0* | 1 2 1(T) | |
New Zealand | 2 6 0 | 4 3 0 | 4 3 0 | 2 6 0 | 4 6 0 | 3 3 0 | 4 2 0 | |
West Indies | 5 4 0 | 1 5 0 | 3 4 0 | 6 3 0 | 4 2 0* | 3 3 0 | 2 3 0 | |
South Africa | 1 3 1(T) | 3 3 0 | 3 0 0 | 3 0 0 | 2 1 1(T) | 2 4 0 | 3 2 0 |
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*Their match in 1979 was abandoned without a ball being bowled, while West Indies refused to travel to Colombo in 1996. These have not been included.
