The 44th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will see defending champions England square off against the 1992 winners at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 11.
Both these sides have produced riveting affairs at the quadrennial event over the course of the past 5 decades, and this one is expected to be no different.
On this note, here's a look at England vs Pakistan Head-to-head records in ODIs and World Cups:
England vs Pakistan Head-to-Head Record - ODIs
England and Pakistan have locked horns 91 times in ODI cricket, with the former coming out as victors on 56 instances.
Their maiden meeting took place in Nottingham in August 1974, which Pakistan won easily. The final meeting till date took place in July 2021 where a second-string English team thrashed a full-strength Pakistan by 3-0.
| Matches Played | 91 |
| ENG Won | 56 |
| PAK Won | 32 |
| Tied | 0 |
| No Result | 3 |
| %ENG | 61.5% |
| %PAK | 35.2% |
| First Played | 31 Mar 1974 |
| Last Played | 13 July 2021 |
Top Run Scorers in England vs Pakistan - ODIs
| Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Avg | S/R | 50/100 | HS |
| ENG | Eoin Morgan | 24 | 23 | 830 | 51.87 | 91.00 | 6/1 | 107* |
| PAK | Javed Miandad | 27 | 27 | 991 | 47.19 | 60.27 | 10/1 | 113 |
Top Wicket Takers in England vs Pakistan - ODIs
| Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Avg | E/R | 4/5 |
| ENG | Chris Woakes | 13 | 13 | 30 | 20.50 | 5.64 | 4/1 |
| PAK | Shoaib Akhtar | 18 | 18 | 34 | 24.17 | 5.04 | 2/1 |
England vs Pakistan Head to Head Record (ODI World Cups)
England and Pakistan first met at the World cup during the 1979 event. England went on to win that game by 14 runs, and the succeeding ones in 1983 (by 8 & 7 wickets) before the Pakistanis hit back on consecutive occasions at their own turf in 1987.
Their most-memorable clash took place at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCGl at the 1992 World Cup final, where Pakistan were crowned world champions thanks to a magical spell of bowling from Wasim Akram.
Since 1992, England and Pakistan have crossed paths just thrice at the World Cup. While England won comprehensively (by 112 runs) in Durban in 2003, Pakistan did the same in Karachi (1996). Their final meeting took place at the 2019 event, where Pakistan edged out the eventual champions in a high-scoring thriller by 14 runs.
| Matches Played | 10 |
| ENG Won | 4 |
| PAK Won | 5 |
| Tied | 0 |
| No Result | 1 |
| %ENG | 40.00% |
| %PAK | 50.00% |
| First Played | 16 June 1979 |
| Last Played | 3 June 2019 |
Top Run Scorers in England vs Pakistan - ODIs World Cup
| Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Avg | S/R | 50/100 | HS |
| ENG | Alan Lamb | 5 | 5 | 156 | 52.00 | 73.23 | 0/0 | 75* |
| PAK | Javed Miandad | 8 | 8 | 182 | 30.33 | 56.17 | 2/0 | 67 |
Top Wicket Takers in England vs Pakistan - ODIs World Cup
| Team | Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Avg | E/R | 4/5 |
| ENG | Ian Botham | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25.57 | 3.37 | 0/0 |
| PAK | Abdul Qadir | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23.71 | 4.08 | 1/0 |
