The two cricketing rivals met in 2003 at the historic Centurion in South Africa. Despite the attempts to downplay it as just another World Cup fixture, the tension in the air was palpable and definitely unmistakeable. Winning the toss, Pakistan elected to bat and scored a quickfire 50 runs in 59 balls within the first 41 minutes and ultimately scored a fighting 273 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. After the resumption of proceedings, the Indian opening duo, Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar launched a blitzkrieg against the Pakistani attack as they made 50 runs in 32 balls within the first 25 minutes. After Sehwag's dismissal, the Pakistani bowlers tried everything in their power to send Tendulkar back to the pavilion but Sachin was at his sublime best falling 2 runs short of a historic ton. India completed yet another victory over a deflated Pakistan side by 6 wickets.