Top 5 India-Pakistan face-offs

March 23, 2003, Centurion: This was among the most hyped matches of the 2003 World Cup in South Africa. Saeed Anwar's brilliant 101 helped Pakistan post 273 in the jam-packed Centurion stadium. However, India's innings saw perhaps the best shot of the tournament, with Tendulkar upper-cutting a disarrayed Akhtar over point for a six. The maestro's 98 and Dravid and Yuvraj's finish sealed the deal for India.

March 13, 2004, Karachi: Labeled as the 'Friendship series', India toured Pakistan after 14 years. Its opening match will be best remembered for Rahul Dravid getting stranded at 99 en route to India's 349/7. A target that looked impossible was made realistic by Inzamam-ul-Haq (122). But in the end, the home team fell short by six runs.

October 23, 1991, Sharjah: This was the 6th match of the Wills Trophy. Pakistan scored 257/7 in their 50 overs. In a thrilling chase, India fell short by just four runs.

April 18, 1986, Sharjah: Who could possibly forget this? Chasing a competetive 246, Javed Miandad's six off the last ball of Chetan Sharma gave Pakistan one its greatest victories in ODI history.

October 1, 1978, Pakistan: This was the first ODI between the two teams. Batting first, India put up 170/7 in a 40-over match, and dismissed Pakistan for 166 to win by four runs