Cricket World Cup 1992

Cricket World Cup 1992

Known as the Benson and Hedges World Cup, the Cricket World Cup in 1992 was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The fifth edition of this quadrennial tournament, it was held between February 22 and March 25, 1992

The 1992 Cricket World Cup witnessed several changes in the tournament format as well as cricketing ideologies. Cricket teams started thinking and playing differently, thus leading to an increase in competitiveness. It was the first World Cup to introduce the concept of day and night matches.

The 1992 edition was the first in the history of Cricket World Cup to use white cricket balls and colored team uniforms. Until then, red balls and white colored uniforms had been used for the tournament. This event also saw the introduction of a new system to calculate over reductions for rain-affected matches.



The Cricket World Cup 1992 was also the first time when an African Test team (South Africa) participated in this tournament. Nine countries contested in the event and they were not divided into groups. The Cricket World Cup 1992 had 36 matches in the round robin stage. Top four teams qualified for the semis, wherein the best two teams went on to play the final.

The 1992 Cricket World Cup was won by Pakistan, under the leadership of the legendary Imran Khan. They defeated England by 22 runs in a spell-binding final at Melbourne Cricket Ground. New Zealand and South Africa were the other semifinalists.
Host of Cricket World Cup 1992:
Australia and New Zealand

Teams in Cricket World Cup 1992:
New Zealand, Australia, Zimbabwe, India, England, West Indies, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and South Africa

Winner of Cricket World Cup 1992: Pakistan

Player of the Tournament in Cricket World Cup 1992:
Martin Crowe (New Zealand) – 456 runs in 9 matches – Avg. - 114; SR – 90.65

Best Batsman of Cricket World Cup 1992:
Martin Crowe (New Zealand) – 456 runs in 9 matches

Best Bowler of Cricket World Cup 1992:
Wasim Akram (Pakistan) – 18 wickets in 10 matches

Best Wicketkeeper of Cricket World Cup 1992:
Dave Richardson (South Africa) – 14 catches and 1 stumping in 9 matches

Round Robin Matches of Cricket World Cup 1992:
England v India at Perth - February 22, 1992
England won by 9 runs.
England 236-9 (50 ov); India 227 (49.2 ov).

New Zealand v Australia at Auckland - February 22, 1992
New Zealand won by 37 runs.
New Zealand 248-6 (50 ov); Australia 211 (48.1 ov).

Pakistan v West Indies at Melbourne - February 23, 1992
West Indies won by 10 wickets.
Pakistan 220-2 (50 ov); West Indies 221-0 (46.5 ov).

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at New Plymouth - February 23, 1992
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets.
Zimbabwe 312-4 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 313-7 (49.2 ov).

New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton - February 25, 1992
New Zealand won by 6 wickets.
Sri Lanka 206-9 (50 ov); New Zealand 210-4 (48.2 ov).

Australia v South Africa at Sydney - February 26, 1992
South Africa won by 9 wickets.
Australia 170-9 (49 ov); South Africa 171-1 (46.5 ov).

England v West Indies at Melbourne - February 27, 1992
England won by 6 wickets.
West Indies 157 (49.2 ov); England 160-4 (39.5 ov).

Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Hobart - February 27, 1992
Pakistan won by 53 runs.
Pakistan 254-4 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 201-7 (50 ov).

India v Sri Lanka at Mackay - February 28, 1992
No result.
India 1-0 (0.2 ov).

New Zealand v South Africa at Auckland - February 29, 1992
New Zealand won by 7 wickets.
South Africa 190-7 (50 ov); New Zealand 191-3 (34.3 ov).

West Indies v Zimbabwe at Brisbane - February 29, 1992
West Indies won by 75 runs.
West Indies 264-8 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 189-7 (50 ov).

Australia v India at Brisbane - March 1, 1992
Australia won by 1 run.
Australia 237-9 (50 ov); India 234 (47 ov).

England v Pakistan at Adelaide - March 1, 1992
No result.
Pakistan 74 (40.2 ov); England 24-1 (8 ov). .

South Africa v Sri Lanka at Wellington - March 2, 1992
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets.
South Africa 195 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 198-7 (49.5 ov).

New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Napier - March 3, 1992
New Zealand won by 48 runs.
New Zealand 162-3 (20.5 ov); Zimbabwe 105-7 (18 ov). .

India v Pakistan at Sydney - March 4, 1992
India won by 43 runs.
India 216-7 (49 ov); Pakistan 173 (48.1 ov).

Australia v England at Sydney - March 5, 1992
England won by 8 wickets.
Australia 171 (49 ov); England 173-2 (40.5 ov).

South Africa v West Indies at Christchurch - March 5, 1992
South Africa won by 64 runs.
South Africa 200-8 (50 ov); West Indies 136 (38.4 ov).

Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide - March 7, 1992
Australia won by 7 wickets.
Sri Lanka 189-9 (50 ov); Australia 190-3 (44 ov).

India v Zimbabwe at Hamilton - March 7, 1992
India won by 55 runs.
India 203-7 (32 ov); Zimbabwe 104-1 (19.1 ov).

New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland - March 8, 1992
New Zealand won by 5 wickets.
West Indies 203-7 (50 ov); New Zealand 206-5 (48.3 ov). .

Pakistan v South Africa at Brisbane - March 8, 1992
South Africa won by 20 runs.
South Africa 211-7 (50 ov); Pakistan 173-8 (36 ov). .

England v Sri Lanka at Ballarat - March 9, 1992
England won by 106 runs.
England 280-6 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 174 (44 ov).

India v West Indies at Wellington - March 10, 1992
West Indies won by 5 wickets.
India 197 (49.4 ov); West Indies 195-5 (40.2 ov).

South Africa v Zimbabwe at Canberra - March 10, 1992
South Africa won by 7 wickets.
Zimbabwe 163 (48.3 ov); South Africa 164-3 (45.1 ov).

Australia v Pakistan at Perth - March 11, 1992
Pakistan won by 48 runs.
Pakistan 220-9 (50 ov); Australia 172 (45.2 ov).

England v South Africa at Melbourne - March 12, 1992
England won by 3 wickets.
South Africa 236-4 (50 ov); England 226-7 (40.5 ov). .

New Zealand v India at Dunedin - March 12, 1992
New Zealand won by 4 wickets.
India 230-6 (50 ov); New Zealand 231-6 (47.1 ov).

Sri Lanka v West Indies at Berri - March 13, 1992
West Indies won by 91 runs.
West Indies 268-8 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 177-9 (50 ov).

Australia v Zimbabwe at Hobart - March 14, 1992
Australia won by 128 runs.
Australia 265-6 (46 ov); Zimbabwe 137 (41.4 ov).

India v South Africa at Adelaide - March 15, 1992
South Africa won by 6 wickets.
India 180-6 (30 ov); South Africa 181-4 (29.1 ov).

New Zealand v England at Wellington - March 15, 1992
New Zealand won by 7 wickets.
England 200-8 (50 ov); New Zealand 201-3 (40.5 ov).

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Perth - March 15, 1992
Pakistan won by 4 wickets.
Sri Lanka 212-6 (50 ov); Pakistan 216-6 (49.1 ov).

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne - March 18, 1992
Australia won by 57 runs.
Australia 216-6 (50 ov); West Indies 159 (42.4 ov).

England v Zimbabwe at Albury - March 18, 1992
Zimbabwe won by 9 runs.
Zimbabwe 134 (46.1 ov); England 125 (49.1 ov).

New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch - March 18, 1992
Pakistan won by 7 wickets.
New Zealand 166 (48.2 ov); Pakistan 167-3 (44.4 ov).

Semi-Final of Cricket World Cup 1992:
New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland - March 21, 1992
Pakistan won by 4 wickets.
New Zealand 262-7 (50 ov); Pakistan 264-6 (49 ov).

Semi-Final of Cricket World Cup 1992:
England v South Africa at Sydney - March 22, 1992
England won by 19 runs.
England 252-6 (45 ov); South Africa 232-6 (43 ov).

Final of Cricket World Cup 1992:
England v Pakistan at Melbourne - March 25, 1992
Pakistan won by 22 runs.
Pakistan 249-6 (50 ov); England 227 (49.2 ov)