India and Pakistan are frequent rivals across a variety of sports, with matches between the two countries considered to be some of the most intense in the world, especially in cricket. The tense relations between the two nations which emerged from bitter diplomatic relationships and conflict that originated during the Partition of British India into India and Pakistan in 1947, the India–Pakistan wars, and the Kashmir conflict established the foundations for the emergence of an intense sporting rivalry between the two nations.
Olympics
India and Pakistan first participated at the 1900 and 1948 Olympic Games respectively. India has outranked Pakistan in all editions of the Olympic Games, except on seven occasions (1960, 1968, 1972, 1984, 1988, 1992 and 2024), when Pakistan finished higher in the medal tally.
As of 2024 Paris Olympic Games IndiaPakistanMedal Ranking 58th 78thGold 10 4Silver 10 3Bronze 21 4Total 41 11 Bold indicates most wins
Asian Games
India and Pakistan first participated in the 1951 and 1954 Asian Games respectively.
India hosted 1951 and 1982 Asian Games.
As of 2022 Asian Games IndiaPakistanMedal Ranking 5th 18thGold 183 44Silver 239 64Bronze 357 99Total 779 207 Bold indicates most wins
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. India and Pakistan participated their first commonwealth games in 1934 and 1954 respectively.
India hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.
As of 2026 Commonwealth Games IndiaPakistanMedal Ranking 4th 15thGold 215 27Silver 207 27Bronze 180 29Total 602 83 Bold indicates most wins
South Asian Games
India and Pakistan participated all the editions of South Asian Games. India hosted the multi-sport event 3 times (1987, 1995, 2016) and Pakistan also hosted this event 3 times (1989, 2004, 2025).
As of 2019 South Asian Games IndiaPakistanMedal Ranking 1st 2ndGold 1263 297Silver 736 421Bronze 379 432Total 2378 1150
Bold indicates most wins
Association football
Pakistan and India national football teams rivalry often attract sizeable crowds. The two teams first met at the 1952 Colombo Cup, which ended in a goalless draw and both teams crowned champions of the tournament. India first won at the consequent 1953 Colombo Cup with a 1–0 win, with Neville D'Souza scoring a goal. Pakistan men’s football team recorded its first official win over India at the 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification in 1959, with Abdullah Rahi netting the winner. In addition, both teams have faced each other two times in unofficial exhibition matches after the finalisation of the 1953 and 1955 Colombo Cup editions, with Pakistan winning both times by 1–0.
Summary of Overall Results Men's matches As of 21 June 2023 TotalIn IndiaIn PakistanNeutral VenueMatches 27 8 5 14India Won 16 6 2 8Pakistan Won 3 1 1 1Draws 8 1 2 5 #DateVenueCompetitionHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)123 March 1952Colombo Oval, Colombo, Ceylon1952 Colombo Cup0–0223 October 1953Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, Burma1953 Colombo Cup1–0D'Souza -3 November 1953Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, BurmaNon-FIFA Friendly1–0Kutty 326 December 1954Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta, India1954 Colombo Cup3–1Thapa Fakhri 424 December 1955Dacca Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan1955 Colombo Cup1–2Fakhri Banerjee D'Souza -25 December 1955Dacca Stadium, Dacca, East PakistanNon-FIFA Friendly1–0Tajul Islam Manna 57 December 1959Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi, India1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification1–0D'Souza 613 December 1959Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi, India1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification0–1Abdullah 715 November 1967Rangoon, Burma1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification1–1Bakhsh Chatterjee 821 July 1976Ghazi Stadium, Kabul, AfghanistanAfghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup1–1Iftikhar Gaga Harjinder Singh 917 October 1984Calcutta, India1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification2–0Shabbir Ali 1021 November 1987Calcutta, India1987 South Asian Games0–01122 December 1991Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka1991 South Asian Games0–0129 May 1992Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification2–0Vijayan 1323 July 1993Railway Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan1993 SAARC Gold1–1Nauman Vijayan 1415 December 1993Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh1993 South Asian Games2–2Nauman Bhupinder Thakur Tejinder Kumar 1511 September 1997Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal1997 SAFF Gold Cup2–0Vijayan 1626 April 1999Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa, India1999 SAFF Gold Cup2–0Bhutia Syed Shabir Pasha 1726 September 1999Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal1999 South Asian Games5–2Jules C. Dias Alberto Syed Shabbir Pasha Vijayan Yousaf Zaman 1810 January 2003Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh2003 SAFF Gold Cup0–1Rasool 1920 January 2003Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh2003 SAFF Gold Cup Third place2–1Vijayan Jadav Rasool 2012 June 2005Ayub National Stadium, Quetta, PakistanFriendly1–1Essa Chhetri 2116 June 2005Qayyum Stadium, Peshawar, PakistanFriendly0–1MA Abdul Hakkim 2218 June 2005Punjab Stadium, Lahore, PakistanFriendly3–0Essa Ahmed Mehmood 235 June 2008Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives2008 SAFF Championship2–1Pradeep Dias Adnan Ahmed 2423 March 2011MBPJ Stadium, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification1–3Mehmood Lalpekhlua Dias 251 September 2013Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal2013 SAFF Championship1–0Ishaq 2612 September 2018Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh2018 SAFF Championship3–1Singh Passi Bashir 2721 June 2023Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru, India2023 SAFF Championship4–0Chhetri Udanta
Bold indicates most wins
Most Goals India: 42 Goals Pakistan: 19 Goals The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India. India 4–0 Pakistan (2023 SAFF Championship, 21 June 2023)
Women's matches As of 7 September 2022 TotalIn IndiaIn PakistanNeutral VenueMatches 4 0 0 4India Won 4 0 0 4Pakistan Won 0 0 0 0Draws 0 0 0 0 #DateVenueCompetitionHome teamScoreAway teamGoals (home)Goals (away)131 January 2010National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2010 South Asian Games6–0Sasmita Malik Bembem Devi Laishram Naobi Chanu 220 December 2010Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh 2010 SAFF Championship8–0Bala Devi Gayatri Mallick Sasmita Amoolya Manpreet 37 September 2022Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal2022 SAFF Championship3–0Maria Grace Soumya 417 October 2024Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal2024 SAFF Championship2–5Suha Hirani Kayla Siddiqi Dangmei Manisha Bala Devi Chouhan Bold indicates most wins
Most Goals India: 22 Goals Pakistan: 2 Goals The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India. India 8–0 Pakistan (2010 SAFF Women's Championship, 20 December 2010)
Athletics
As of August 2024, India and Pakistan faced in several athletic events at both continent level and international level.
Summer Olympics
IndiaPakistanGold 1 1Silver 3 0Bronze 0 0Total 4 1
World Athletic Championships
IndiaPakistanGold 1 0Silver 1 1Bronze 1 0Total 3 1
Asian Athletic Championships
IndiaPakistanGold 102 3Silver 130 3Bronze 146 3Total 378 9
Asian Indoor Athletic Championships
IndiaPakistanGold 17 0Silver 33 1Bronze 23 1Total 73 2
Asian Marathon Championships
IndiaPakistanGold 3 0Silver 1 0Bronze 3 0Total 7 0
Asian Cross Country Championships
IndiaPakistanGold 7 0Silver 15 1Bronze 13 1Total 35 2
Asian Race Walking Championships
IndiaPakistanGold 2 0Silver 2 0Bronze 5 0Total 9 0
Bold indicates most wins
Badminton
As of 2022, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments.
World Championship matches
IndiaPakistanGold 1 0Silver 4 0Bronze 11 0Total 16 0
Thomas & Uber Cup
IndiaPakistanGold 1 0Silver 0 0Bronze 3 0Total 4 0
Asian Badminton Championships
IndiaPakistanGold 2 0Silver 1 0Bronze 16 0Total 19 0
Asian Badminton Team Championships IndiaPakistanGold 1 0Silver 1 0Bronze 4 1Total 6 1 Bold indicates most wins
Basketball Men's Tournament Matches playedIndia wonPakistan wonFIBA Asia Cup 4 4 0 Total 4 4 0
Chess
As of 2023, Pakistan is yet to win any medal in major tournaments.
World Championship matches IndiaPakistanGold 1 0Silver 1 0Bronze 1 0Total 3 0
International Chess Olympiad IndiaPakistanGold 2 0Silver 0 0Bronze 3 0Total 5 0
Asian Team Championships IndiaPakistanGold 3 0Silver 11 0Bronze 7 0Total 21 0 Bold indicates most wins
Men's cricket
The two sides first played in 1952, when Pakistan toured India. Test and, later, limited overs series have been played ever since, although a number of planned tours by both sides have been cancelled or aborted due to political factors. No cricket was played between the two countries between 1962 and 1977 due to two major wars in 1965 and 1971 and the 1999 Kargil War and the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks have also interrupted cricketing ties between the two nations.Ingle S (2019) Not just cricket: India and Pakistan prepare to renew rivalry at World Cup, The Guardian, 14 June 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
Head-to-head in ICC tournaments Tournament Matches playedIndia winsPakistan wins No resultWorld Cup 8 8 0 0T20 World Cup 9 8 1 0Champions Trophy 6 3 3 0 Total 23 19 4 0
Head-to-head in ACC tournaments Tournament Matches playedIndia winsPakistan wins No resultAsia Cup (ODI) 15 8 5 2Asia Cup (Twenty20) 6 5 1 0Asian Test Championship 1 0 1 0 Total 22 13 7 2
Head-to-head in Multi-sport events Tournament Matches played <span style="color:white;">India wins <span style="color:white;">Pakistan wins No resultAsian Games (T20) 1 1 0 0 Total 1 1 0 0
Overall summary of results FormatMatches playedIndia winsPakistan wins Draw/No resultNotesTest 59 9 12 38 ODI 136 58 73 5 T20I 18 15 3 0 Total 213 82 88 43
Women's cricket
Head-to-head in ICC tournaments Tournament Matches playedIndia women's winsPakistan women's wins No resultNotesWomen's World Cup 5 5 0 0 Women's T20 World Cup 9 7 2 0 Total 14 12 2 0
Head-to-head in ACC tournaments Tournament Matches playedIndia women's winsPakistan women's wins No resultNotesWomen's Asia Cup (ODI) 6 6 0 0 Women's Asia Cup (Twenty20) 8 7 1 0 Total 14 13 1 0
Overall summary of results FormatMatches playedIndia women's winsPakistan women's wins No resultNotesODI 12 12 0 0 T20I 18 15 3 0 Total 30 27 3 0
Men's field hockey
The rivalry is among the most intense sports rivalries in the Asia and the world in the sport of field hockey. They participate in World Cup, FIH Pro League, Summer Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asia Cup, Men's Asian Champions Trophy, Asian Games, South Asian Games and Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
Head to Head in Tournaments Source: Tournament Matches Results Goals India Pakistan Draw India Pakistan Test series52162511104124 Summer Olympics724138 World Cup64201510 FIH Pro League2200114 Champions Trophy1971204854 Asian Games176833134 Asia Cup93511820 Asian Hockey Champions Trophy128223222 Commonwealth Games31111010 FIH Hockey World League3201154 Afro-Asian Games220073 Other Matches (Continent wise) Africa210152 Americas201158 Asia34141466567 Europe101811633 Oceania5203129Total185718232399413
Summary of overall results Source: Year Matches Results Goals India won Pakistan won Draw India Pakistan1950s2101101960s6231351970s1339110271980s46142210791111990s26913452622000s47142761081282010s351988102622020s109014418Total185718232399413
The Largest victory between this two nations is favour to India. India 10–2 Pakistan (Asian Games, 30 Sep 2023)
U21 Matches Results India won Pakistan won Draw1980s10101990s10012000s22002010s85032020s6204Total18918
U18 Matches Results India won Pakistan won Draw2000s10102010s11002020s1100Total3210
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Senior Hockey5s Year Matches Results Goals India won Pakistan won Draw India Pakistan2020s30121011Total30121011
U18 Hockey5s Year Matches Results Goals India won Pakistan won Draw India Pakistan2020s3300178Total3300178
Women's field hockey