1992 Cricket World Cup
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| Dates | 22 February–25 March |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  Australia New Zealand |
| Champions |  Pakistan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  England |
| Participants | 9 |
| Matches played | 39 |
| Player of the series | Martin Crowe |
| Most runs | Martin Crowe (456) |
| Most wickets | Wasim Akram (18) |
The 1992 Cricket World Cup (officially the Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992) was the fifth staging of the Cricket World Cup, 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.
Contents
1 Firsts
2 Format
3 Teams
4 Venues
4.1 Australia
4.2 New Zealand
5 Officials
5.1 Umpires
5.2 Referees
6 Squads
7 Round-robin stage
7.1 Points table
7.2 Match scores
8 Knockout stage
8.1 Summary
8.2 Bracket
8.3 Semi finals
9 Final
10 Statistics
10.1 Man of the Series
11 Tactical innovations
12 Notes and references
13 External links
Firsts
The 1992 World Cup was the first to feature coloured player clothing, white cricket balls and black sightscreens with a number of matches being played under floodlights.[1]
The 1992 World Cup was also the first to be held in the Southern Hemisphere. It was also the first World Cup 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.
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 was sound, the timing of rain interruptions remained problematic: as the semi-final between England and South Africa demonstrated, where a difficult but eminently reachable 22 runs off 13 balls was reduced to 22 runs off 7 (the least productive over, a maiden, being deducted) and finally, a preposterous 21 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.
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:[2]
| Full Members |
|---|
| Australia |
| England |
 India |
| New Zealand |
| Pakistan |
 South Africa |
 Sri Lanka |
 West Indies |
| Associate Member |
 Zimbabwe |
Venues
Australia
| Venue | City | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Oval | Adelaide, South Australia | 3 |
| Lavington Sports Oval | Albury, New South Wales | 1 |
| Eastern Oval | Ballarat, Victoria | 1 |
| Berri Oval | Berri, South Australia | 1 |
| The Gabba | Brisbane, Queensland | 3 |
| Manuka Oval | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | 1 |
| Bellerive Oval | Hobart, Tasmania | 2 |
| Ray Mitchell Oval | Mackay, Queensland | 1 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne, Victoria | 5 |
| WACA Ground | Perth, Western Australia | 3 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney, New South Wales | 4 |
New Zealand
| Venue | City | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | Auckland, Auckland | 4 |
| Lancaster Park | Christchurch, Canterbury | 2 |
| Carisbrook | Dunedin, Otago | 1 |
| Trust Bank Park | Hamilton, Waikato | 2 |
| McLean Park | Napier, Hawke's Bay | 1 |
| Pukekura Park | New Plymouth, Taranaki | 1 |
| Basin Reserve | Wellington, Wellington | 3 |
Officials
Umpires
Eleven umpires were selected to officiate at the World Cup: two from each of the host nations, Australia and New Zealand, 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,[3] while New Zealand's Brian Aldridge and Australia's Steve Randell were chosen for the second.[4] Bucknor and Aldridge were chosen for the final.[5]
| Umpire | Country | Matches |
|---|---|---|
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 | South Africa | 6 |
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,[3][5] while New Zealand's Frank Cameron supervised the second semi-final.[4]
| Referee | Country | Matches | 1992 WC |
|---|---|---|---|
Peter Burge | Australia | 63 | 2 |
Frank Cameron | New Zealand | 5 | 1 |
Squads
Round-robin stage
Co-hosts New Zealand proved the surprise packet of the tournament, winning their first seven 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 times by Pakistan, in their final group match and in the semi-final. Some[who?] held Pakistan to be lucky to be in the semi-finals at all: following only one victory in their first five matches, they were also fortunate to scrape a point from the washed-out match against England which appeared to be heading for a heavy English victory, after Pakistan had been bowled out for 74. However, the Pakistanis and their captain, Imran Khan, would point to the controversial rain rule handing a game against South Africa to the Proteas when the game had been evenly balanced when the rain hit.[citation needed] They finished the group stage one point ahead of Australia with a superior run-rate.
Points table
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | RD | RR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 | 4.76 | 14 |
| England | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.47 | 4.36 | 11 |
| South Africa | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 4.36 | 10 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.17 | 4.33 | 9 |
| Australia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.20 | 4.22 | 8 |
| West Indies | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 4.14 | 8 |
| India | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.14 | 4.95 | 5 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | −0.68 | 4.21 | 5 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | −1.14 | 4.03 | 2 |
Match scores
22 February 1992 Scorecard |
New Zealand 248/6 (50 overs) | v | Australia 211 (48.1 overs) |
Martin Crowe 100* (134) Craig McDermott 2/43 (10 overs) | David Boon 100 (133) Gavin Larsen 3/30 (10 overs) |
22 February 1992 Scorecard |
England 236/9 (50 overs) | v | India 227 (49.2 overs) |
Robin Smith 91 (108) Manoj Prabhakar 2/34 (10 overs) | Ravi Shastri 57 (112) Dermot Reeve 3/38 (6 overs) |
23 February 1992 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 312/4 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 313/7 (49.2 overs) |
Andy Flower 115* (152) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2/50 (10 overs) | Arjuna Ranatunga 88* (61) Eddo Brandes 3/70 (10 overs) |
23 February 1992 Scorecard |
Pakistan 220/2 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 221/0 (46.5 overs) |
Rameez Raja 102* (158) Roger Harper 1/33 (10 overs) | Desmond Haynes 93* (144) Wasim Akram 0/37 (10 overs) |
25 February 1992 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 206/9 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 210/4 (48.2 overs) |
Roshan Mahanama 80 (131) Willie Watson 3/37 (10 overs) | Ken Rutherford 65* (71) Ruwan Kalpage 2/33 (10 overs) |
26 February 1992 Scorecard |
Australia 170/9 (49 overs) | v | South Africa 171/1 (46.5 overs) |
David Boon 27 (31) Allan Donald 3/34 (10 overs) | Kepler Wessels 81* (148) Peter Taylor 1/32 (10 overs) |
27 February 1992 Scorecard |
Pakistan 254/4 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 201/7 (50 overs) |
Aamir Sohail 114 (136) Iain Butchart 3/57 (10 overs) | Andy Waller 44 (36) Wasim Akram 3/21 (10 overs) |
27 February 1992 Scorecard |
West Indies 157 (49.2 overs) | v | England 160/4 (39.5 overs) |
Keith Arthurton 54 (101) Chris Lewis 3/30 (8.2 overs) | Graham Gooch 65 (101) Winston Benjamin 2/22 (9.5 overs) |
28 February 1992 Scorecard |
India 1/0 (0.2 overs) | v | Sri Lanka |
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, rain fell again and the match was abandoned.
29 February 1992 Scorecard |
South Africa 190/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 191/3 (34.3 overs) |
Peter Kirsten 90 (129) Willie Watson 2/30 (10 overs) | Mark Greatbatch 68 (60) Peter Kirsten 1/22 (7 overs) |
29 February 1992 Scorecard |
West Indies 264/8 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 189/7 (50 overs) |
Brian Lara 72 (71) Eddo Brandes 3/45 (10 overs) | Ali Shah 60* (87) Winston Benjamin 3/27 (10 overs) |
1 March 1992 Scorecard |
Australia 237/9 (50 overs) | v | India 234 (47 overs) |
Dean Jones 90 (108) Kapil Dev 3/41 (10 overs) | Mohammed Azharuddin 93 (102) Tom Moody 3/56 (9 overs) |
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 Scorecard |
Pakistan 74 (40.2 overs) | v | England 24/1 (8 overs) |
Saleem Malik 17 (20) Derek Pringle 3/8 (8.2 overs) | Ian Botham 6* (22) Wasim Akram 1/7 (3 overs) |
2 March 1992 Scorecard |
South Africa 195 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 198/7 (49.5 overs) |
Peter Kirsten 47 (81) Don Anurasiri 3/41 (10 overs) | Roshan Mahanama 68 (121) Allan Donald 3/42 (9.5 overs) |
3 March 1992 Scorecard |
New Zealand 162/3 (20.5 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 105/7 (18 overs) |
Martin Crowe 74* (43) Kevin Duers 1/17 (6 overs) | Andy Flower 30 (28) Chris Harris 3/15 (4 overs) |
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 Scorecard |
India 216/7 (49 overs) | v | Pakistan 173 (48.1 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 54* (62) Mushtaq Ahmed 3/59 (10 overs) | Aamir Sohail 62 (95) Manoj Prabhakar 2/22 (10 overs) |
Match reduced to 49 overs per side due to a slow over rate by Pakistan.
5 March 1992 Scorecard |
South Africa 200/8 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 136 (38.4 overs) |
Peter Kirsten 56 (91) Malcolm Marshall 2/26 (10 overs) | Gus Logie 61 (69) Meyrick Pringle 4/11 (8 overs) |
5 March 1992 Scorecard |
Australia 171 (49 overs) | v | England 173/2 (40.5 overs) |
Tom Moody 51 (88) Ian Botham 4/31 (10 overs) | Graham Gooch 58 (112) Mike Whitney 1/28 (10 overs) |
7 March 1992 Scorecard |
India 203/7 (32 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 104/1 (19.1 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 81 (88) John Traicos 3/35 (6 overs) | Andy Flower 43 (56) Sachin Tendulkar 1/35 (6 overs) |
After rain forced the early close of the Indian innings, the target was recalculated to 159 runs in the 19 overs.
7 March 1992 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 189/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 190/3 (44 overs) |
Aravinda de Silva 62 (83) Peter Taylor 2/34 (10 overs) | Geoff Marsh 60 (113) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2/29 (10 overs) |
8 March 1992 Scorecard |
West Indies 203/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 206/5 (48.3 overs) |
Brian Lara 52 (81) Gavin Larsen 2/41 (10 overs) | Martin Crowe 81* (81) Winston Benjamin 2/34 (9.3 overs) |
- This was Malcolm Marshall's last ODI.
8 March 1992 Scorecard |
South Africa 211/7 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 173/8 (36 overs) |
Andrew Hudson 54 (77) Imran Khan 2/34 (10 overs) | Inzamam-ul-Haq 48 (44) Adrian Kuiper 3/40 (6 overs) |
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 Scorecard |
England 280/9 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 174 (44 overs) |
Neil Fairbrother 63 (70) Asanka Gurusinha 2/67 (10 overs) | Arjuna Ranatunga 36 (51) Chris Lewis 4/30 (8 overs) |
10 March 1992 Scorecard |
India 197 (49.4 overs) | v | West Indies 195/5 (44 overs) |
Mohammed Azharuddin 61 (84) Anderson Cummins 4/33 (10 overs) | Keith Arthurton 58 (99) Javagal Srinath 2/23 (9 overs) |
10 March 1992 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 163 (48.3 overs) | v | South Africa 164/3 (45.1 overs) |
Eddo Brandes 20 (28) Peter Kirsten 3/31 (5 overs) | Kepler Wessels 70 (137) Malcolm Jarvis 1/23 (9 overs) |
11 March 1992 Scorecard |
Pakistan 220/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 172 (45.2 overs) |
Aamir Sohail 76 (104) Steve Waugh 3/36 (10 overs) | Dean Jones 47 (79) Aaqib Javed 3/21 (8 overs) |
12 March 1992 Scorecard |
India 230/6 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 231/6 (47.1 overs) |
Sachin Tendulkar 84 (107) Chris Harris 3/55 (9 overs) | Mark Greatbatch 73 (77) Manoj Prabhakar 3/46 (10 overs) |
12 March 1992 Scorecard |
South Africa 236/4 (50 overs) | v | England 226/7 (40.5 overs) |
Kepler Wessels 85 (126) Graeme Hick 2/44 (8.2 overs) | Alec Stewart 77 (88) Richard Snell 3/42 (7.5 overs) |
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 Scorecard |
West Indies 268/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 177/9 (50 overs) |
Phil Simmons 110 (125) Chandika Hathurusinghe 4/57 (8 overs) | Athula Samarasekera 40 (41) Carl Hooper 2/19 (10 overs) |
14 March 1992 Scorecard |
Australia 265/6 (46 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 137 (41.4 overs) |
Mark Waugh 66* (39) John Traicos 1/30 (10 overs) | Eddo Brandes 23 (28) Peter Taylor 2/14 (3.4 overs) |
Rain stopped play with Australia 72/1 after 15 overs. Match reduced to 46 overs per side.
15 March 1992 Scorecard |
England 200/8 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 201/3 (40.5 overs) |
Graeme Hick 56 (70) Dipak Patel 2/26 (10 overs) | Andrew Jones 78 (113) Ian Botham 1/19 (4 overs) |
15 March 1992 Scorecard |
India 180/6 (30 overs) | v | South Africa 181/4 (29.1 overs) |
Mohammad Azharuddin 79 (77) Adrian Kuiper 2/28 (6 overs) | Peter Kirsten 84 (86) Manoj Prabhakar 1/33 (5.1 overs) |
Rain reduced the match to 30 overs per side
15 March 1992 Scorecard |
Sri Lanka 212/6 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 216/6 (49.1 overs) |
Aravinda de Silva 43 (56) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/43 (10 overs) | Javed Miandad 57 (84) Champaka Ramanayake 2/37 (10 overs) |
18 March 1992 Scorecard |
New Zealand 166 (48.2 overs) | v | Pakistan 167/3 (44.4 overs) |
Mark Greatbatch 42 (67) Wasim Akram 4/32 (9.2 overs) | Rameez Raja 119* (155) Danny Morrison 3/42 (10 overs) |
18 March 1992 Scorecard |
Zimbabwe 134 (46.1 overs) | v | England 125 (49.1 overs) |
David Houghton 29 (74) Ian Botham 3/23 (10 overs) | Alec Stewart 29 (96) Eddo Brandes 4/21 (10 overs) |
18 March 1992 Scorecard |
Australia 216/6 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 159 (42.4 overs) |
David Boon 100 (147) Andy Cummins 3/38 (10 overs) | Brian Lara 70 (97) Mike Whitney 4/34 (10 overs) |
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. Inzamam-ul-Haq 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.[7] As a point of clarity, ESPN points out that England's innings was cut short when the overs were not completed by 6:10 p.m. (the rescheduled close of innings time),[8] Cricinfo say that had Duckworth–Lewis been applied to the entire game, South Africa's target from the original 45 overs would have been 273, which would then have been reduced to 257 from 43 overs, i.e. five runs more than they were set under the most productive overs rule.[9]
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. Late flourishes from Inzamam-ul-Haq (42 off 35 balls) and Wasim Akram (33 off 18 balls) took Pakistan to a total of 249/6. England also struggled early in their innings with Mushtaq Ahmed's googly accounting for Graeme Hick. Neil Fairbrother and Allan Lamb then took England to 141/4 when Wasim Akram re-entered the attack and bowled from around the wicket. He bowled Lamb and Chris Lewis with consecutive deliveries. England fell 22 runs short with captain Imran Khan, in his final One Day International, taking the final wicket of Richard Illingworth to give Pakistan their first World Cup title.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 March – Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||
| 1 New Zealand | 262/7 | |||||
| 25 March – Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia | ||||||
| 4 Pakistan | 264/6 | |||||
| Pakistan | 249/6 | |||||
| 22 March – Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | ||||||
| England | 227 | |||||
| 2 England | 252/6 | |||||
| 3 South Africa | 232/6 | |||||
Semi finals
21 March 1992 scorecard |
New Zealand 262/7 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 264/6 (49 overs) |
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) |
22 March 1992 scorecard |
England 252/6 (45 overs) | v | South Africa 232/6 (43 overs) |
Graeme Hick 83 (90) Meyrick Pringle 2/36 (9 overs) | Andrew Hudson 46 (52) Richard Illingworth 2/46 (10 overs) |
Rain interrupted play before the last ball of the 43rd over. South Africa then required 22 runs off 13 balls for victory. With 2 overs lost due to rain, the target was reduced to 22 runs from only 1 ball.
Final
25 March 1992 scorecard |
Pakistan 249/6 (50 overs) | v | England 227 (49.2 overs) |
Imran Khan 72 (110) Derek Pringle 3/22 (10 overs) | Neil Fairbrother 62 (70) Mushtaq Ahmed 3/41 (10 overs) |
- This was Imran Khan's last ODI.
The MCG played host to 87,182 people for the final
The final began with eerie resemblances to same fixture earlier in the tournament when England bowled out Pakistan for a paltry 74, as Derek Pringle dismissed both Pakistani openers at 24. However, Imran Khan and Javed Miandad settled down to see off the new ball. A crucial moment occurred when Imran Khan was dropped by Graham Gooch at 9 runs. He later went on to score a match-winning 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 last hope. 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.
Statistics
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Man of the Series
Martin Crowe, New Zealand[10]
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.[6][11] These innovations reversed the immediate prior form of New Zealand who, realising they lacked a team of world-beaters, turned instead to craft; England had a clean sweep of their tour of New Zealand in 1991–92. Public expectations increased but were dashed in the semi-final as young Inzamam-ul-Haq pulled off victory for Pakistan while injured Martin Crowe watched from the stand.[12]
Notes and references
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^ "Captains of 1992 Cricket World Cup". Retrieved 8 June 2011.
^ ab "1st SF: New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 21, 1992". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^ ab "2nd SF: England v South Africa at Sydney, Mar 22, 1992". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^ ab "Final: England v Pakistan at Melbourne, Mar 25, 1992". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
^ ab "Rare: New Zealand vs England World Cup 1992 HQ Extended Highlights (15 March 1992)". YouTube. TV One. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ "Stump the Bearded Wonder", BBC Sport. 28 March 2007.
^ [1], ESPN scorecard of the second semi-final
^ England v South Africa, Cricinfo scorecard of the second semi-final
^ Issacs, Vic. "Benson & Hedges World Cup, 1991/92, Final". CricInfo. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
^ Longley, Geoff (3 August 2013). "1992 Cricket World Cup Memories". Stuff.co.nz. Fairfax NZ News. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
^ Anderson, Ian (December 13, 2014). "Ken Rutherford digs in on racing's sticky wicket". Where are they now?. Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- Wisden Almanack Report
- List A Limited Overs Matches played in Australia Season 1992/93
- Imran's Tigers turn the corner
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