How many times did Pakistan and Australia face each other in the World Cup and who had the upper hand?



In the International Cricket Council (ICC) ODI World Cup 2023, the Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to compete against the 5-time world champions Australia on Friday, October 20.


In the ongoing World Cup in India, Pakistan has played 3 matches so far, against the Netherlands and Sri Lanka, the green shirts got success, but they had to face defeat at the hands of traditional rivals India.


On the other hand, Australia has not been able to show an impressive performance in the tournament so far, the Kangaroos have also played 3 matches so far in which they lost 2 and won 1.



Both Pakistan and Australia will play their fourth match in this World Cup tomorrow.


In the World Cup, who has been heavy?


Australia and Pakistan have faced each other 10 times in the ICC Cricket World Cup. The first World Cup match between the two teams was held in 1975.


1975


In the first World Cup of ODI cricket, the teams of Pakistan and Australia came face to face in which the Kangaroos easily defeated Pakistan by 73 runs.


1979


The cricket teams of Pakistan and Australia once again faced each other in the second edition of the World Cup, this time Pakistan defeated the Kangaroos by 89 runs, avenging the defeat of the previous World Cup.


1987


The Kangaroos and Pakistan met for the third time in the 1987 World Cup, this time Australia qualified for the final by defeating Pakistan by 18 runs in front of their home crowd in the semi-finals of the event. This World Cup was in the name of Australia.


1992


Pakistan and Australia met again in the 1992 World Cup, this time with the Green Shirts avenging the previous defeat by defeating Australia by 48 runs in front of the same crowd.


1999


In the 1999 World Cup, Pakistan and Australia faced each other twice. In the group stage, Pakistan defeated the Kangaroos by 10 runs.


2003


Pakistan and Australia met for the seventh time in the 2003 World Cup, this time Australia defeated the green shirts by a huge margin of 82 runs.


2011


The Kangaroos and Pakistan met for the eighth time in the 2011 World Cup, this time with the Green Shirts taking revenge by defeating the defending champions by 4 wickets and ending the Australian team's unbeaten streak since the 1999 World Cup final. gave


2015


In this World Cup, the teams of Australia and Pakistan faced each other in the quarter-finals of the event, this time the Kangaroos defeated the Green Shirts by 6 wickets and qualified for the semi-finals. This World Cup was held in the name of Australia.


2019


Pakistan and Australia met for the tenth time in the 2019 World Cup, this time again the Kangaroos defeated the Green Shirts by 41 runs.


Australia has a clear advantage over Pakistan in World Cup matches, Kangaroos have won 6 out of 10 matches while Green Shirts have won 4 matches.


 It should be noted that the match between Pakistan and Australia will start tomorrow at 1:30 pm Pakistani time in Bengaluru.