Each dot in the chart represents a match played between the two countries. (If you're viewing this on the desktop, you can hover over a dot to get a summary of the match.) represents a match won by Pakistan, a match won by India and stands for a match that was abandoned or cancelled.

Pakistan's won more India first played Pakistan in a one-day international on October 1, 1978 in Quetta, Pakistan. India may have won that match by four runs, but since then Pakistan has won the majority of matches, 72 out of 133 or 54%. India first played Pakistan in a one-day international on October 1, 1978 in Quetta, Pakistan. India may have won that match by four runs, but since then

Pakistan's dominance is waning though Each of the 'blobs' in the chart represents matches played in a five-year period. We can see from the chart that Pakistan dominated till the mid-2000s, after which the tide started to turn in India's favour. Each of the 'blobs' in the chart represents matches played in a five-year period. We can see from the chart that Pakistan dominated

They love playing matches abroad 74 out of the 133 One-day matches between the two, or 55%, have been played outside India and Pakistan. They've played each other 26 times in the UAE and also, interestingly, 16 times in Canada. This happened from 1996-98 when Toronto hosted an annual one-day series between the two countries.

It pays to bat first In the 133 matches played between India and Pakistan, the team batting first has won more matches -- 66 -- than the team bowling first -- 58. There have been just two matches in England played between the two countries (including the group-stage encounter) and both were won by the team batting first.