What a match!
The first One-Day International between India and Pakistan at Karachi will always rank very high among the most thrilling encounters witnessed in the history of the one-day game.
In fact, it will keep the cricket statisticians busy for the next few days. But two world records were not that difficult to be noticed.
As many as 693 runs for scored for the loss of 15 wickets, which is the highest run-aggregate in a match, beating the previous world record of 664 for the loss of 19 wickets, scored in the match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the Singer Cup opener in 1995-96.
Pakistan's score of 344 for eight is the highest ever made by a side batting second, beating Australia's match-winning 330 for four against South Africa in 2001-02.
Highest run-aggregate in a match
| Runs-Wkts | Overs | Batted 1st | Batted 2nd | Venue | Date | ||
| 693-15 | 100 | Ind | 349-7 | Pak | 344-8 | Karachi | 13 Mar 2004 |
| 664-19 | 99.4 | SL | 349-9 | Pak | 315 | Singapore Pedang | 02 Apr 1996 |
| 662-17 | 99.3 | WI | 333-7 | SL | 329 | Sharjah | 16 Oct 1995 |
| 660-19 | 99.5 | Pak | 371-9 | SL | 289 | Nairobi Gym | 04 Oct 1996 |
| 656-10 | 99.1 | SAf | 326-3 | Aus | 330-7 | Port Elizabeth | 06 Apr 2002 |
| 655-19 | 97 | NZ | 349-9 | Ind | 306 | Rajkot | 05 Nov 1999 |
| 652-12 | 100 | SL | 398-5 | Ken | 254-7 | Kandy | 06 Mar 1996 |
| 651-13 | 99.3 | Eng | 325-5 | Ind | 326-8 | Lord's | 13 Jul 2002 |
| 650-15 | 100 | Aus | 349-6 | NZ | 301-9 | Christchurch | 26 Feb 2000 |
Top run-chases
| Score | Overs | For | Vs | Score | Overs | Venue | Date |
| 344-8 | 50 | Pak | Ind | 349-7 | 50 | Karachi | 13 Mar 2004 |
| 330-7 | 49.1 | Aus | SA | 326-3 | 50 | Port Elizabeth | 06 Apr 2002 |
| 329 | 49.3 | SL | WI | 333-7 | 50 | Sharjah | 16 Oct 1995 |
| 326-8 | 49.3 | Ind | Eng | 325-5 | 50 | Lord's | 13 Jul 2002 |
| 325-5 | 47.4 | Ind | WI | 324-4 | 50 | Ahmedabad (GS) | 15 Nov 2002 |
| 316-7 | 47.5 | Ind | Pak | 314-5 | 48 | Dhaka | 18 Jan 1998 |
| 316-4 | 48.5 | Aus | Pak | 315-8 | 50 | Lahore | 10 Nov 1998 |
| 315 | 49.4 | Pak | SL | 349-9 | 50 | Singapore (Pedang) | 02 Apr 1996 |
| 313-7 | 49.2 | SL | Zim | 312-4 | 50 | New Plymouth | 23 Feb 1992 |
| 313-6 | 49.3 | SL | WI | 312-4 | 50 | Bridgetown | 08 Jun 2003 |
| 310 | 48.5 | Ind | SA | 320-7 | 50 | Nagpur | 19 Mar 2000 |
| 310-6 | 49.4 | SA | WI | 304-2 | 50 | Johannesburg | 4 Feb 2004 |
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