India vs Pakistan: Best of the Asia Cup

Whether played over 50 or 20 overs, the biggest attraction of this tournament has always been the high-octane Indo-Pak rivalry. A look at five memorable battles...KHANNA THE SURPRISE HERO (SHARJAH, 1984)A top-class Pakistan team was tipped to beat India when the inaugural Asia Cup took place in April, 1984. But a fine knock by wicketkeeper-batsman Surinder Khanna (56 off 72 balls) helped India get to 188-4 in 46 overs on a difficult wicket. Roger Binny and Ravi Shastri then helped bowl Pakistan out for just 134 in 39.4 overs. Khanna effected two stumpings too. Scores: Ind 188-4 in 46 overs (Surinder Khanna 56, Sandeep Patil 43, Sunil Gavaskar 36*) beat Pak 134 in 39. 4 overs (Mohsin Khan 35; Roger Binny 3-33, Ravi Shastri 3-40) by 54 runs

India's history at Asia Cup

BHAJJI'S SPECIAL SIXER (DAMBULLA, 2010)Electing to bat first, Pakistan made 267, with Salman Butt and Kamran Akmal scoring fifties. A fine 83-run knock by Gautam Gambhir and his 108-run third-wicket stand with skipper MS Dhoni took India closer to the target but in the end, India still needed 7 off the last over from Mohammed Amir. The scales tilted in Pakistan's favour when Suresh Raina was run out by Kamran Akmal. India needed 3 off the last 2 when Harbhajan Singh smoked Amir for a huge six! Scores: Pak 267 in 49. 3 overs (Salman Butt 74, Kamran Akmal 51, Praveen Kumar 3-53) lost to Ind 271-7 in 49. 5 overs (Gautam Gambhir 83, MS Dhoni 56) by 3 wickets

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