1992 Cricket World Cup

Cricket World Cup April 2014 April 2014 1992 Cricket World Cup World Cup 1992 logo.svg International Cricket Council One Day International Round-robin and Knockout Australia New Zealand 22 February 25 March 1992 PAK 1 ENG 9 39 NZL Martin Crowe NZL Martin Crowe (456) PAK Wasim Akram (18) 1987 1987 Cricket World Cup 1996 1996 Cricket World Cup The 1992 Cricket World Cup (known as the Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth Cricket World Cup, the premier One Day International cricket tournament for men's national teams, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was held in Australia and New Zealand from 22 February to 25 March 1992, and finished with Pakistan beating England by 22 runs in the final to become the World Cup champions for the first time. The tournament is remembered for the controversial "rain rule".Sidharth Monga Were South Africa really unlucky in the 1992 World Cup? https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sidharth-monga-were-south-africa-really-unlucky-in-the-1992-world-cup-1219634 ESPNcricinfo 22 March 2020 8 November 2022 Host selection Australia and New Zealand were awarded the hosting rights in January 1989, defeating a joint India-Pakistan bid after those two nations had hosted the preceding 1987 World Cup.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120906726 S. African saga not complete The Canberra Times 26 January 1989 The Australia–New Zealand bid proposed that the tournament be held in February and March 1992, at the end of the local cricket season, while the India–Pakistan bid would have seen the tournament held in late 1991.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120906089 Promising bid for World Cup The Canberra Times 23 January 1989 The seven full members of the ICC were given two votes each in the ballot, while the 18 associate members were given one vote each.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102017428 Neighbours to bid for Cup The Canberra Times 26 October 1988 The results of the ballot were not released, but the winning bid reportedly enjoyed strong support from the ICC associate members. Firsts The 1992 World Cup was the first to feature coloured player clothing, white cricket balls and black sight screens, with a number of matches being played under floodlights.Williamson Martin Ruling an impossible target ESPNcricinfo 17 March 2007 http://content-www.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/285564.html 28 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070325082314/http://content-www.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/285564.html 25 March 2007 dead It was also the first Cricket World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere, and the first to include South Africa, who had been allowed to re-join the International Cricket Council as a Test-playing nation after the end of apartheid in 1990. For the first time, the World Cup was not held after a four-year gap, but after a five-year gap.Vishal R. 31 January 2015 Benson & Hedges World Cup 1991: Pakistan's fairytale & 5 other top Highlights https://www.india.com/viral/benson-hedges-world-cup-1992-pakistans-fairytale-5-other-top-highlights-266628/ 6 November 2020 India.com Format The format was changed from previous tournaments, with a complete round-robin replacing the former two qualifying groups. The initial draw was released with eight competing countries and 28 round-robin matches, plus two semi-finals and a final. In late 1991, South Africa were re-admitted to the International Cricket Council after 21 years of exclusion due to apartheid, and the draw was amended to include them, adding another eight matches to the round-robin. The rule for calculating the target score for the team batting second in rain-affected matches was also changed. The previous rule (the Average Run Rate method) simply multiplied the run rate of the team batting first by the number of overs available to the team batting second, but this rule had been deemed to give an unfair advantage to the team batting second. In an attempt to rectify this, the target score would now be calculated by the Most Productive Overs method. In this system, if the team batting second had 44 overs available, their target score would be one greater than the 44 highest scoring overs of the team batting first. While the reasoning behind the system seemed plausible, the timing of rain interruptions remained problematic: as the semi-final between England and South Africa demonstrated, where a difficult but eminently reachable 23 runs off 13 balls was reduced to 23 runs off 7 (the least productive over, a maiden, being deducted) and finally, a preposterous 22 off 1 ball (the next least productive over having given 1 run). It was seen that, if the interruption came during the second innings, the side batting second was at a significant disadvantage – one which was only overcome once, in fact, in England's group-stage victory over South Africa. The farcical end to the semi-final led to the creation of the Duckworth-Lewis method. Teams The 1992 World Cup featured the seven Test teams at that time. For the first time, South Africa competed as the eighth full member of the ICC, and would play their first Test in 22 years in the West Indies a month after the World Cup. Zimbabwe appeared for the third time, having qualified by winning the 1990 ICC Trophy defeating the Netherlands in the final for the second time. Zimbabwe would gain full member status following the tournament and play their first Test match later in 1992. Teams who entered were:Captains of 1992 Cricket World Cup http://shugalmelaa.blogspot.com/2011/02/world-cup-captains-1992.html 6 February 2011 8 June 2011 Full MembersAUSENGINDNZLPAKRSA 1982SRIWINAssociate MemberZIM Venues Australia Australia 300 right Venues in Australia Australia 31 57 S 115 52 E left Perth Australia 37 49 S 144 59 E right Melbourne Australia 33 53 S 151 13 E left Sydney Australia 42 52 S 147 22 E left Hobart Australia 21 8 S 149 11 E left Mackay Australia 27 29 S 153 2 E left Brisbane Australia 34 54 S 138 35 E left Adelaide Australia 37 33 S 143 51 E left Ballarat Australia 35 19 S 149 8 E right Canberra Australia 34 17 S 140 36 E left Berri Australia 36 5 S 146 55 E left Albury VenueCityState/territoryNumber of matchesMatchesAdelaide OvalAdelaideSouth Australia3Round robinLavington Sports OvalAlburyNew South Wales1Round robinEastern OvalBallaratVictoria1Round robinBerri OvalBerriSouth Australia1Round robinThe GabbaBrisbaneQueensland3Round robinManuka OvalCanberraAustralian Capital Territory1Round robinBellerive OvalHobartTasmania2Round robinRay Mitchell OvalMackayQueensland1Round robinMelbourne Cricket GroundMelbourneVictoria5Round robin, FinalWACA GroundPerthWestern Australia3Round robinSydney Cricket GroundSydneyNew South Wales4Round robin, 2nd semi-final New Zealand New Zealand 200 right Venues in New Zealand New Zealand 36 52 S 174 44 E left Auckland New Zealand 43 42 S 172 39 E right Christchurch New Zealand 45 53 S 170 29 E right Dunedin New Zealand 37 47 S 175 16 E left Hamilton New Zealand 39 30 S 176 54 E right Napier New Zealand 39 4 S 174 5 E left New Plymouth New Zealand 41 18 S 174 46 E right Wellington VenueCityRegionNumber of matchesMatchesEden ParkAucklandAuckland4Round robin, 1st semi-finalLancaster ParkChristchurchCanterbury2Round robinCarisbrookDunedinOtago1Round robinSeddon ParkHamiltonWaikato2Round robinMcLean ParkNapierHawke's Bay1Round robinPukekura ParkNew PlymouthTaranaki1Round robinBasin ReserveWellingtonWellington3Round robin Officials Umpires Eleven umpires were selected to officiate at the World Cup: two from each of the host nations and one from each of the other participating nations. West Indies' Steve Bucknor and England's David Shepherd were chosen as the umpires for the first semi-final,http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65154.html 1st SF: New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 21, 1992 ESPNcricinfo 14 September 2011 while New Zealand's Brian Aldridge and Australia's Steve Randell were chosen for the second.http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65155.html 2nd SF: England v South Africa at Sydney, Mar 22, 1992 ESPNcricinfo 14 September 2011 Bucknor and Aldridge were chosen for the final.http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65156.html Final: England v Pakistan at Melbourne, Mar 25, 1992 ESPNcricinfo 14 September 2011 UmpireCountryMatches Steve Bucknor West Indies 9 Brian Aldridge New Zealand 9 David Shepherd England 8 Steve Randell Australia 8 Khizer Hayat Pakistan 7 Piloo Reporter India 7 Dooland Buultjens Sri Lanka 6 Peter McConnell Australia 6 Steve Woodward New Zealand 6 Ian Robinson Zimbabwe 6 Karl Liebenberg Union of South Africa South Africa 6 Match referees Two match referees were also selected to supervise the semi-finals and final. Australia's Peter Burge supervised the first semi-final and the final, while New Zealand's Frank Cameron supervised the second semi-final. RefereeCountryMatches Peter Burge Australia 2 Frank Cameron New Zealand 1 Squads 1992 Cricket World Cup squads Round-robin stage 1992 Cricket World Cup round-robin stage Co-hosts New Zealand proved the surprise package of the tournament, winning their first seven consecutive games to finish on top of the table after the round-robin. The other hosts, Australia, one of the pre-tournament favourites lost their first two matches. They recovered somewhat to win four of the remaining six, but narrowly missed out on the semi-finals. The West Indies also finished with a 4–4 record, but were just behind Australia on run-rate. South Africa made a triumphant return to international cricket with a win over Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in their first match. They and England had solid campaigns and easily qualified for the semis, despite upset losses to Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe respectively. India had a disappointing tournament and never looked likely to progress beyond the round-robin. Sri Lanka were still establishing themselves at the highest level and beat only Zimbabwe (who did not yet have Test status) and South Africa. New Zealand were defeated only twice in the tournament. Both losses were to champions Pakistan, once in the group stage and the second in the semi-final. Points table Tournament progression left true Team Round-robin stage Knockout 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SF F AUS 0 0 2 2 4 4 6 8 border-right:2px solid black; ENG 2 4 5 7 9 11 11 11 border-right:2px solid black; W L IND 0 1 1 3 5 5 5 5 border-right:2px solid black; NZL 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 14 border-right:2px solid black L PAK 0 2 3 3 3 5 7 9 border-right:2px solid black W W RSA 1982 2 2 2 4 6 8 8 10 border-right:2px solid black L SRI 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 border-right:2px solid black WIN 2 2 4 4 4 6 8 8 border-right:2px solid black ZIM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 border-right:2px solid black; Won Lost Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed. Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (knockout) to see the match summary. Results 22 February 1992 match1 NZL 248/6 (50 overs) 211 (48.1 overs) AUS Martin Crowe 100* (134) Craig McDermott 2/43 (10 overs) David Boon 100 (133) Gavin Larsen 3/30 (10 overs) New Zealand won by 37 runs Scorecard Eden Park, Auckland Khizer Hayat and David Shepherd Martin Crowe (NZ) 22 February 1992 match2 ENG 236/9 (50 overs) 227 (49.2 overs) IND Robin Smith 91 (108) Manoj Prabhakar 2/34 (10 overs) Ravi Shastri 57 (112) Dermot Reeve 3/38 (6 overs) England won by 9 runs Scorecard WACA Ground, Perth Dooland Buultjens and Peter McConnell Ian Botham (Eng) 23 February 1992 match3 ZIM 312/4 (50 overs) 313/7 (49.2 overs) SRI Andy Flower 115* (152) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2/50 (10 overs) Arjuna Ranatunga 88* (61) Eddo Brandes 3/70 (10 overs) Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Scorecard Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Piloo Reporter and Steve Woodward Andy Flower (Zim) 23 February 1992 match4 PAK 220/2 (50 overs) 221/0 (46.5 overs) WIN Rameez Raja 102* (158) Roger Harper 1/33 (10 overs) Desmond Haynes 93* (144) Wasim Akram 0/37 (10 overs) West Indies won by 10 wickets Scorecard Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Steve Randell and Ian Robinson Brian Lara (WI) 25 February 1992 match5 SRI 206/9 (50 overs) 210/4 (48.2 overs) NZL Roshan Mahanama 80 (131) Willie Watson 3/37 (10 overs) Ken Rutherford 65* (71) Ruwan Kalpage 2/33 (10 overs) New Zealand won by 6 wickets Scorecard Seddon Park, Hamilton Piloo Reporter and David Shepherd Ken Rutherford (NZ) 26 February 1992 match6 AUS 170/9 (49 overs) 171/1 (46.5 overs) RSA 1982 David Boon 27 (31) Allan Donald 3/34 (10 overs) Kepler Wessels 81* (148) Peter Taylor 1/32 (10 overs) South Africa won by 9 wickets Scorecard Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Brian Aldridge and Steve Bucknor Kepler Wessels (SA) 27 February 1992 match7 PAK 254/4 (50 overs) 201/7 (50 overs) ZIM Aamir Sohail 114 (136) Iain Butchart 3/57 (10 overs) Andy Waller 44 (36) Wasim Akram 3/21 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 53 runs Scorecard Bellerive Oval, Hobart Dooland Buultjens and Steve Randell Aamir Sohail (Pak) 27 February 1992 match8 WIN 157 (49.2 overs) 160/4 (39.5 overs) ENG Keith Arthurton 54 (101) Chris Lewis 3/30 (8.2 overs) Graham Gooch 65 (101) Winston Benjamin 2/22 (9.5 overs) England won by 6 wickets Scorecard Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Karl Liebenberg and Steve Woodward Chris Lewis (Eng) 28 February 1992 match9 IND 1/0 (0.2 overs) SRI No result Scorecard Ray Mitchell Oval, Mackay Ian Robinson and David Shepherd The match was initially reduced to 20 overs a side due to rain. A helicopter was used to dry the pitch but as play began, it rained again and the match was abandoned. 29 February 1992 match10 RSA 1982 190/7 (50 overs) 191/3 (34.3 overs) NZL Peter Kirsten 90 (129) Willie Watson 2/30 (10 overs) Mark Greatbatch 68 (60) Peter Kirsten 1/22 (7 overs) New Zealand won by 7 wickets Scorecard Eden Park, Auckland Khizer Hayat and Piloo Reporter Mark Greatbatch (NZ) 29 February 1992 match11 WIN 264/8 (50 overs) 189/7 (50 overs) ZIM Brian Lara 72 (71) Eddo Brandes 3/45 (10 overs) Ali Shah 60* (87) Winston Benjamin 3/27 (10 overs) West Indies won by 75 runs Scorecard The Gabba, Brisbane Karl Liebenberg and Steve Woodward Brian Lara (WI) West Indies and Zimbabwe would next play in Brisbane in 2001 1 March 1992 match12 AUS 237/9 (50 overs) 234 (47 overs) IND Dean Jones 90 (108) Kapil Dev 3/41 (10 overs) Mohammed Azharuddin 93 (102) Tom Moody 3/56 (9 overs) Australia won by 1 run (revised target) Scorecard The Gabba, Brisbane Brian Aldridge and Ian Robinson Dean Jones (Aus) Rain interrupted play after 16.2 overs in the Indian innings (45/1). India's target recalculated to 236 off 47 overs. 1 March 1992 match13 PAK 74 (40.2 overs) 24/1 (8 overs) ENG Saleem Malik 17 (20) Derek Pringle 3/8 (8.2 overs) Ian Botham 6* (22) Wasim Akram 1/7 (3 overs) No result Scorecard Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Steve Bucknor and Peter McConnell Rain commenced at lunch with England 17/1 after six overs. Only two further overs were possible after lunch, with England chasing a revised target of 64 off 16 overs and then 63 off 15 overs. With fewer than 15 overs being batted by England, no result was declared. 2 March 1992 match14 RSA 1982 195 (50 overs) 198/7 (49.5 overs) SRI Peter Kirsten 47 (81) Don Anurasiri 3/41 (10 overs) Roshan Mahanama 68 (121) Allan Donald 3/42 (9.5 overs) Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Scorecard Basin Reserve, Wellington Khizer Hayat and Steve Woodward Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) 3 March 1992 match15 NZL 162/3 (20.5 overs) 105/7 (18 overs) ZIM Martin Crowe 74* (43) Kevin Duers 1/17 (6 overs) Andy Flower 30 (28) Chris Harris 3/15 (4 overs) New Zealand won by 48 runs (revised target) Scorecard McLean Park, Napier Karl Liebenberg and Dooland Buultjens Martin Crowe (NZ) New Zealand innings interrupted at 9/1 (2.1 overs). Match reduced to 35 overs per side. Further interruption at 52/2 (11.2 ov). Match reduced to 24 overs per side. Innings ended by a third interruption after 20.5 overs. Zimbabwe set a target of 154 from 18 overs. 4 March 1992 match16 IND 216/7 (49 overs) 173 (48.1 overs) PAK Sachin Tendulkar 54* (62) Mushtaq Ahmed 3/59 (10 overs) Aamir Sohail 62 (95) Manoj Prabhakar 2/22 (10 overs) India won by 43 runs Scorecard Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Peter McConnell and David Shepherd Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) Match reduced to 49 overs per side due to a slow over rate by Pakistan. 5 March 1992 match17 RSA 1982 200/8 (50 overs) 136 (38.4 overs) WIN Peter Kirsten 56 (91) Malcolm Marshall 2/26 (10 overs) Gus Logie 61 (69) Meyrick Pringle 4/11 (8 overs) South Africa won by 64 runs Scorecard Lancaster Park, Christchurch Brian Aldridge and Steve Randell Meyrick Pringle (SA) 5 March 1992 match18 AUS 171 (49 overs) 173/2 (40.5 overs) ENG Tom Moody 51 (88) Ian Botham 4/31 (10 overs) Graham Gooch 58 (112) Mike Whitney 1/28 (10 overs) England won by 8 wickets Scorecard Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Steve Bucknor and Khizer Hayat Ian Botham (Eng) 7 March 1992 match19 IND 203/7 (32 overs) 104/1 (19.1 overs) ZIM Sachin Tendulkar 81 (77) John Traicos 3/35 (6 overs) Andy Flower 43 (56) Sachin Tendulkar 1/35 (6 overs) India won by 55 runs (revised target) Scorecard Seddon Park, Hamilton Dooland Buultjens and Steve Randell Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) After rain forced the game of 32 overs per side, Rain came again at 19.1 over in ZIM Innings thus target was recalculated to 159 runs in the 19 overs. 7 March 1992 match20 SRI 189/9 (50 overs) 190/3 (44 overs) AUS Aravinda de Silva 62 (83) Peter Taylor 2/34 (10 overs) Geoff Marsh 60 (113) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2/29 (10 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Scorecard Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Piloo Reporter and Ian Robinson Tom Moody (Aus) 8 March 1992 match21 WIN 203/7 (50 overs) 206/5 (48.3 overs) NZL Brian Lara 52 (81) Gavin Larsen 2/41 (10 overs) Martin Crowe 81* (81) Winston Benjamin 2/34 (9.3 overs) New Zealand won by 5 wickets Scorecard Eden Park, Auckland Karl Liebenberg and Peter McConnell Martin Crowe (NZ) This was Malcolm Marshall's last ODI. 8 March 1992 match22 RSA 1982 211/7 (50 overs) 173/8 (36 overs) PAK Andrew Hudson 54 (77) Imran Khan 2/34 (10 overs) Inzamam-ul-Haq 48 (44) Adrian Kuiper 3/40 (6 overs) South Africa won by 20 runs (revised target) Scorecard The Gabba, Brisbane Brian Aldridge and Steve Bucknor Andrew Hudson (SA) When Pakistan was 74/2 after 21.3 overs, rain halted the play for an hour and the target was revised to 194 in 36 overs. 9 March 1992 match23 ENG 280/9 (50 overs) 174 (44 overs) SRI Neil Fairbrother 63 (70) Asanka Gurusinha 2/67 (10 overs) Arjuna Ranatunga 36 (51) Chris Lewis 4/30 (8 overs) England won by 106 runs Scorecard Eastern Oval, Ballarat Khizer Hayat and Piloo Reporter Chris Lewis (Eng) 10 March 1992 match24 IND 197 (49.4 overs) 195/5 (40.2 overs) WIN Mohammed Azharuddin 61 (84) Anderson Cummins 4/33 (10 overs) Keith Arthurton 58 (99) Javagal Srinath 2/23 (9 overs) West Indies won by 5 wickets (revised target) Scorecard Basin Reserve, Wellington Steve Randell and Steve Woodward Anderson Cummins (WI) Rain came in 11th over of WI's Innings and the Revised Target became 195 in 46 Overs 10 March 1992 match25 ZIM 163 (48.3 overs) 164/3 (45.1 overs) RSA 1982 Eddo Brandes 20 (28) Peter Kirsten 3/31 (5 overs) Kepler Wessels 70 (137) Malcolm Jarvis 1/23 (9 overs) South Africa won by 7 wickets Scorecard Manuka Oval, Canberra Steve Bucknor and David Shepherd Peter Kirsten (SA) 11 March 1992 match26 PAK 220/9 (50 overs) 172 (45.2 overs) AUS Aamir Sohail 76 (104) Steve Waugh 3/36 (10 overs) Dean Jones 47 (79) Aaqib Javed 3/21 (8 overs) Pakistan won by 48 runs Scorecard WACA Ground, Perth Karl Liebenberg and Piloo Reporter Aamir Sohail (Pak) 12 March 1992 match27 IND 230/6 (50 overs) 231/6 (47.1 overs) NZL Sachin Tendulkar 84 (107) Chris Harris 3/55 (9 overs) Mark Greatbatch 73 (77) Manoj Prabhakar 3/46 (10 overs) New Zealand won by 4 wickets Scorecard Carisbrook, Dunedin Peter McConnell and Ian Robinson Mark Greatbatch (NZ) 12 March 1992 match28 RSA 1982 236/4 (50 overs) 226/7 (40.5 overs) ENG Kepler Wessels 85 (126) Graeme Hick 2/44 (8.2 overs) Alec Stewart 77 (88) Richard Snell 3/42 (7.5 overs) England won by 3 wickets (revised target) Scorecard Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Brian Aldridge and Dooland Buultjens Alec Stewart (Eng) Rain disrupted play in England's innings for 43 minutes when they were 62/0 after 12.0 overs. The target was revised to 226 in 41 overs. 13 March 1992 match29 WIN 268/8 (50 overs) 177/9 (50 overs) SRI Phil Simmons 110 (125) Chandika Hathurusinghe 4/57 (8 overs) Athula Samarasekera 40 (41) Carl Hooper 2/19 (10 overs) West Indies won by 91 runs Scorecard Berri Oval, Berri David Shepherd and Steve Woodward Phil Simmons (WI) 14 March 1992 match30 AUS 265/6 (46 overs) 137 (41.4 overs) ZIM Mark Waugh 66* (39) John Traicos 1/30 (10 overs) Eddo Brandes 23 (28) Peter Taylor 2/14 (3.4 overs) Australia won by 128 runs Scorecard Bellerive Oval, Hobart Brian Aldridge and Steve Bucknor Steve Waugh (Aus) Rain stopped play with Australia 72/1 after 15 overs. Match reduced to 46 overs per side. 15 March 1992 match31 ENG 200/8 (50 overs) 201/3 (40.5 overs) NZL Graeme Hick 56 (70) Dipak Patel 2/26 (10 overs) Andrew Jones 78 (113) Ian Botham 1/19 (4 overs) New Zealand won by 7 wickets Scorecard Basin Reserve, Wellington Steve Randell and Ian Robinson Andrew Jones (NZ) 15 March 1992 match32 IND 180/6 (30 overs) 181/4 (29.1 overs) RSA 1982 Mohammad Azharuddin 79 (77) Adrian Kuiper 2/28 (6 overs) Peter Kirsten 84 (86) Manoj Prabhakar 1/33 (5.1 overs) South Africa won by 6 wickets Scorecard Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Dooland Buultjens and Khizer Hayat Peter Kirsten (SA) Rain reduced the match to 30 overs per side. Krishnamachari Srikkanth played his final ODI game. 15 March 1992 match33 SRI 212/6 (50 overs) 216/6 (49.1 overs) PAK Aravinda de Silva 43 (56) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/43 (10 overs) Javed Miandad 57 (84) Champaka Ramanayake 2/37 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 4 wickets Scorecard WACA Ground, Perth Karl Liebenberg and Peter McConnell Javed Miandad (Pak) 18 March 1992 match34 NZL 166 (48.2 overs) 167/3 (44.4 overs) PAK Mark Greatbatch 42 (67) Wasim Akram 4/32 (9.2 overs) Rameez Raja 119* (155) Danny Morrison 3/42 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 7 wickets Scorecard Lancaster Park, Christchurch Steve Bucknor and Steve Randell Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) 18 March 1992 match35 ZIM 134 (46.1 overs) 125 (49.1 overs) ENG David Houghton 29 (74) Ian Botham 3/23 (10 overs) Alec Stewart 29 (96) Eddo Brandes 4/21 (10 overs) Zimbabwe won by 9 runs Scorecard Lavington Sports Oval, Albury Brian Aldridge and Khizer Hayat Eddo Brandes (Zim) 18 March 1992 match36 AUS 216/6 (50 overs) 159 (42.4 overs) WIN David Boon 100 (147) Andy Cummins 3/38 (10 overs) Brian Lara 70 (97) Mike Whitney 4/34 (10 overs) Australia won by 57 runs Scorecard Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Piloo Reporter and David Shepherd David Boon (Aus) Knockout stage Summary In the first semi-final, Pakistan defeated tournament favourites New Zealand in a high-scoring match to win their first semi-final in four attempts and book a place in the World Cup Final for the first time. New Zealand batted first and scored 262. Their captain Martin Crowe was injured while scoring 91, and opted to let John Wright captain during Pakistan's innings rather than risk aggravating the injury, which was seen as a mistake in hindsight.Crowe's fatal gamble, ESPNcricinfo, 30 Oct 2018 When Inzamam-ul-Haq came in to bat, Pakistan still needed 123 from 15 overs.Inzamam chooses the big stage, ESPNcricinfo, 30 Oct 2018 He smashed 60 runs in 37 balls in the chase to achieve the target with one over remaining and also won the Man of the Match award. In the second semi-final between South Africa and England, the match ended in controversial circumstances when, after a 10-minute rain delay, the most productive overs method revised South Africa's target from 22 runs from 13 balls to an impossible 21 runs from one ball. This rule was replaced for One Day International matches in Australia after the World Cup as a result of this incident, and it was eventually superseded by the Duckworth–Lewis method for the 1999 World Cup onwards. According to the late Bill Frindall, had the Duckworth–Lewis method been applied at that rain interruption, the revised target would have been four runs to tie or five to win from the final ball."Stump the Bearded Wonder", BBC Sport. 28 March 2007 However, the Duckworth-Lewis method would also have changed the target earlier in the day, due to earlier rain interruptions.Scorecard, ESPNcricinfo Bracket white-space:nowrap 21 March – Auckland, New Zealand NZL 262/7 PAK 264/6 22 March – Sydney, Australia ENG 252/6 RSA 1982 232/6 25 March – Melbourne, Australia PAK 249/6 ENG 227 Semi-finals 21 March 1992 match37 NZL 262/7 (50 overs) 264/6 (49 overs) PAK Martin Crowe 91 (83) Wasim Akram 2/40 (10 overs)Mushtaq Ahmed 2/40 (10 overs) Inzamam-ul-Haq 60 (37) Willie Watson 2/39 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 4 wickets Scorecard Eden Park, Auckland Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng) Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat. Pakistan qualified for the final for the first time. 22 March 1992 match38 ENG 252/6 (45 overs) 232/6 (43 overs) RSA 1982 Graeme Hick 83 (90) Meyrick Pringle 2/36 (9 overs) Andrew Hudson 46 (52) Richard Illingworth 2/46 (10 overs) England won by 19 runs Scorecard Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Brian Aldridge (NZ) and Steve Randell (Aus) Graeme Hick (Eng) South Africa won the toss and elected to field. Rain interrupted play before the last ball of the 43rd over when South Africa required 22 runs off 13 balls to win. With two overs lost due to rain, the target was reduced to 21 runs from only 1 ball using the Most Productive Overs method. A slow over rate by South Africa saw both teams' innings reduced to 45 overs. The SCG scoreboard and the TV coverage incorrectly displayed South Africa needing 22 off 7 balls, then 22 off 1 ball: the actual requirement to win was 21 off 1 ball. A modern Duckworth/Lewis calculation would have first set South Africa a target of 276 in 45 overs, and then reduced this to 259 from 43 overs.nb The increased target under the Duckworth-Lewis method reflects the difference in resources with England losing their final five overs due to a slow over rate by South Africa against South Africa losing their first five overs. England qualified for the final for the third time after 1979 and 1987. Final 1992 Cricket World Cup Final 25 March 1992 match39 PAK 249/6 (50 overs) 227 (49.2 overs) ENG Imran Khan 72 (110) Derek Pringle 3/22 (10 overs) Neil Fairbrother 62 (70) Mushtaq Ahmed 3/41 (10 overs) Pakistan won by 22 runs Scorecard Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Brian Aldridge (NZ) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Wasim Akram (Pak) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat. This was Imran Khan's last ODI. In a thrilling final, Pakistan beat England by 22 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). Derek Pringle took two early wickets for England before Imran Khan and Javed Miandad added 139 for the third wicket to steady the Pakistan innings – although both were very slow to score early on, and Imran benefited from a dropped catch just as he was trying to increase the tempo, having up to that point scored only 9 in 16 overs. He went on to score 72. At the 25 over mark, Pakistan had only scored 70, but accelerated the score to 139 by the 31st over as Javed Miandad summoned a runner, and he and Imran Khan built a steady partnership. During his innings, Imran hit a huge six off Richard Illingworth that landed far back into the members section. Imran played a captain's innings, getting a score of 72 and Miandad 58 to steady the innings, expectedly followed by an onslaught from Inzamam (42) and Wasim Akram (33) enabling Pakistan to give England a fighting target of 250. England's start was shaky. Ian Botham was dismissed for a duck by Wasim Akram, followed by Alec Stewart, Hick and Gooch, which left England tumbling at 69/4. A solid partnership of 71 between Allan Lamb and Neil Fairbrother caused Imran to give an early second spell to his main pacer Wasim Akram in the 35th over. The decision wrote the fate of the match. Two deliveries from the left arm fast bowler dismissed Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis. Soon Fairbrother was caught by Moin Khan off Aaqib Javed to seal England's fate. Imran Khan had the final say, when he had Richard Illingworth caught by Ramiz Raja off his bowling to finish the final and crown Pakistan World Champions. This also remains as the only World Cup Final to be played during the week, being played on a Wednesday. Statistics 1992 Cricket World Cup statistics + Leading run scorers Matches Player Team Runs 9 Martin Crowe NZL 456 9 Javed Miandad PAK 437 8 Peter Kirsten RSA 1982 410 8 David Boon AUS 368 8 Ramiz Raja PAK 349 + Leading wicket takers Matches Player Team Wickets 10 Wasim AkramPAK 18 10 Ian BothamENG 16 9 Mushtaq AhmedPAK 16 9 Chris HarrisNZL 16 8 Eddo Brandes ZIM 14 Tactical innovations A notable feature of this World Cup was the innovative tactics employed by New Zealand captain Martin Crowe, who opened his team's bowling with spin bowler Dipak Patel, rather than with a fast bowler, as is usual practice. Another innovation was the then-unorthodox ploy of opening the batting with "pinch hitters", such as New Zealand's Mark Greatbatch.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u04SkdZs5c Rare: New Zealand vs England World Cup 1992 HQ Extended Highlights (15 March 1992) 13 March 2012 YouTube TV One 13 February 2014http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/8996320/Can-Black-Caps-recreate-the-summer-of-92 1992 Cricket World Cup Memories Longley Geoff 3 August 2013 Stuff Fairfax NZ News 13 February 2014 These innovations reversed the immediate prior form of New Zealand who had lost 3–0 in their most recent series against England, with one commentator writing, "Without a host of world-class performers, New Zealand got crafty instead".http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/64120084/ken-rutherford-digs-in-on-racings-sticky-wicket Ken Rutherford digs in on racing's sticky wicket Stuff 13 December 2014 22 December 2014 Anderson Ian Notes nb References Wisden Almanack Report List A Limited Overs Matches played in Australia Season 1992/93 Imran's Tigers turn the corner External links Cricket World Cup 1992 from ESPNcricinfo Category:1992 in Australian cricket Category:1992 in New Zealand cricket Category:International cricket competitions from 1991–92 to 1994 Category:International cricket competitions in Australia Category:International cricket competitions in New Zealand Category:February 1992 sports events in Oceania Category:March 1992 sports events in Oceania Category:February 1992 sports events in Australia Category:March 1992 sports events in Australia Category:Australia–New Zealand sports relations