Benson Hedges World Cup, 1992

PRELUDE

This was the first time that the teams sported coloured clothing and played with white cricket balls at the World Cup. The International Cricket Council (ICC) introduced a complete round-robin format for the first time in World Cups, doing away with the use of two different groups. An initial draw, with eight teams, comprised of 28 round-robin matches, apart from the semi-finals and the final. However, the inclusion of South Africa into the ICC after the apartheid period late in 1991 forced the organisers to revamp the schedule. Eventually, it was announced that nine teams would play 36 round-robin matches, before the knockout stage.
Feb 22, 1992

New Zealand grab victory boost

The first World Cup in Oceania began with co-hosts, New Zealand upsetting defending champs, Australia, by 37 runs. Martin Crowe hit the first hundred of the tournament. Craig McDermott dismissed John Wright off the first legitimate ball of the match. David Boon scored an even hundred for Australia, but his dismissal evaporated Australia's chances of winning the match.

New Zealand vs Australia

1st Match, Auckland
New Zealand won by 37 runs
Feb 23, 1992

Flower power goes in vain

Andy Flower made a sparkling hundred on ODI debut for Zimbabwe but Sri Lanka, aided by Arjuna Ranatunga's sublime unbeaten 88, became the first team to chase down a total of 300 or more in ODI cricket.

Lara makes his mark

Playing in his first World Cup match, Brian Lara made an immediate impression as he slammed 88 before retiring hurt against Pakistan. West Indies won the match by an impressive 10-wicket margin.

Pakistan vs West Indies

4th Match, Melbourne
West Indies won by 10 wickets (with 19 balls remaining)
Feb 26, 1992

Victorious return for South Africa

South Africa was back in the international arena and they made their World Cup debut at Sydney with a comfortable 9-wicket victory over Australia. Batting first, Australia never got going against Allan Donald & Co. as they were restricted to a meagre 170/9 from their 50 overs.

Australia vs South Africa

6th Match, Sydney
South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Feb 27, 1992

Windies powered England thump the men from the Caribbean Islands

Caribbean born Chris Lewis and Phil DeFreitas combined together to hand West Indies a humiliating 6-wicket loss at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Having restricted West Indies to a modest 157, Graham Gooch and Graeme Hick made fifties to help England cruise home.

England vs West Indies

8th Match, Melbourne
England won by 6 wickets (with 61 balls remaining)
Mar 01, 1992

Rain ruins India's chase

Australia were helped by the rain rule as they eked out a slender 1-run win over India to register their first victory in the tournament. For India, it was the second time that they had lost by a 1-run margin in a World Cup match against Australia. Three overs were lost and the target was brought down by a mere 2 runs. In an action packed final ball, Javagal Srinath was dropped at the mid-wicket boundary by Steve Waugh, but he retained his composure to run-out Venkatapathy Raju, who was scampering for the third run, which would have tied the match.

Rain robs England of a win

If India felt hard done by, England were even more unlucky as rain forced them to share points with Pakistan after having bowled out the Imran Khan-led team for a meagre 74 at Adelaide. They reached 24/1 after eight overs, but no more play was possible after that.

England vs Pakistan

13th Match, Adelaide
No result
Mar 02, 1992

Ranatunga lords over South Africa

The first ever encounter between Sri Lanka and South Africa and it was Aravinda de Silva's men who had the last laugh, after they registered a 3-wicket win. Arjuna Ranatunga continued his rich vein of form to finish unbeaten on 64 and guided his team to the target of 191.

South Africa vs Sri Lanka

14th Match, Wellington
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
Mar 04, 1992

India begin World Cup dominance over Pakistan

Arch-rivals, India and Pakistan, met for the first time in a World Cup match at Sydney. Sachin Tendulkar's all-round effort (54* and 1/37) steered India home by 43 runs. It was a start of a run that has seen India undefeated by their arch-rivals in World Cup matches till date.

India vs Pakistan

16th Match, Sydney
India won by 43 runs
Mar 05, 1992

Pringle guides South Africa to victory

In a stunning opening burst, South Africa's Meyrick Pringle dismissed Brian Lara, Richie Richardson, Carl Hooper and Keith Arthurton as West Indies slumped to a massive 64-run defeat at Christchurch. Chasing 201 for victory, West Indies never recovered after being reduced to 19/4.

England trump Ashes rival

In a sign of changing fortunes, Ian Botham inspired England crush arch-rivals Australia by 9 wickets at Sydney. His figures of 4/31 kept Australia down to a poor 171 and he followed it up with a gritty half-century to seal the victory.

Australia vs England

18th Match, Sydney
England won by 8 wickets (with 55 balls remaining)
Mar 08, 1992

New Zealand continue winning streak

In 13 previous encounters, New Zealand had beaten West Indies only once, but they registered their second win with skipper, Martin Crowe, leading from the front with a fluent unbeaten 81, as they chased down West Indies' 203.

Jonty special leaves Pakistan dazed

The day, Jonty Rhodes, announced himself. Already recognized as a superlative fielder, he took it a notch further up, especially during his run-out of Inzamam ul Haq and the sensational catch off Ijaz Ahmed. Pakistan was a tad unlucky though. Rain during the middle of the chase left them chasing 194 from 36 overs. The original target was 212 from 50 overs.

Pakistan vs South Africa

22nd Match, Brisbane
South Africa won by 20 runs (revised target)
Mar 09, 1992

England registers convincing victory

England recorded a tournament high of 280/6 against Sri Lanka with Alec Stewart and Neil Fairbrother making useful fifties. The target was too much for Aravinda de Silva and his men as they collapsed to 174 all-out.

England vs Sri Lanka

23rd Match, Ballarat
England won by 106 runs
Mar 12, 1992

New Zealand delivers knock-out punch to India

India made a disappointing exit from the World Cup after suffering a 4-wicket loss against co-hosts, New Zealand. They failed to defend 230 and hurtled down to a 4-wicket loss. Mark Greatbatch's swashbuckling 73 was the difference between the two teams.

New Zealand vs India

27th Match, Dunedin
New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 17 balls remaining)
Mar 15, 1992

Unbeaten New Zealand steamroll England

New Zealand stopped England's 17-match unbeaten streak in all forms of the game with a 7-wicket thrashing. This was their 7th win of the World Cup. It was a depleted England side that failed to defend 200. Graham Gooch and Neil Fairbrother were injured. Lewis was unable to bowl, while Phillip Defreitas and Reeve bowled despite injuries.

South Africa cruise through to the semis

South Africa qualified for the semi-final of the World Cup in their maiden appearance after beating India by 6 wickets in their final league match at Adelaide. In a rain affected encounter, they chased down a challenging score of 181 in just 29.1 overs to book a semi-final berth.

India vs South Africa

32nd Match, Adelaide
South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
Mar 18, 1992

Pakistan rally to make it to the semis

Pakistan stopped New Zealand's 7-match winning streak and qualified for the semi-final after beating them by 7 wickets in their final league game at Christchurch. After having blown away the co-hosts for just 166, Rameez Raja made an impressive unbeaten 119 to clinch victory.

Zimbabwe pulls off shock victory

Eddo Brandes starred with the ball, picking up 4 wickets as Zimbabwe upset England in their final league match by 9 runs. Defending a meagre 134, Zimbabwe put up a spirited performance with the ball to bowl England out for just 125.

England vs Zimbabwe

35th Match, Albury
Zimbabwe won by 9 runs
Mar 21, 1992

Pakistan storm into the final

After two semi-final exits, Pakistan finally made their first World Cup final, after beating New Zealand by 4 wickets. Chasing a more than competitive 263, Pakistan seemed to have left too much to do in the final overs. A brilliant onslaught from Inzamam-ul-Haq (37-ball 60) though sealed the match in favour of Imran Khan's men, dashing New Zealand's hopes in front of their home crowd.

New Zealand vs Pakistan

1st SF, Auckland
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
Mar 22, 1992

Rain ends South Africa's dream run

South Africa's first ever World Cup appearance ended in tears after rain ruined their chances of chasing down England's 252 in the second semi-final at Sydney. They were going along well before the rain arrived. The equation read a manageable 22 runs from 13 balls, but when play resumed after the delay, the new equation was an improbable 22 runs from 1 ball.

England vs South Africa

2nd SF, Sydney
England won by 19 runs (revised target)
Mar 25, 1992

Pakistan become the new World Champs

Inspired by a superb burst from pacer Wasim Akram, Pakistan were the new World Champions after beating England by 22 runs in the final at Melbourne. The left-arm pacer cleaned up Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis off consecutive deliveries to leave England in tatters. Victory was sweet, particularly for Imran Khan and Javed Miandad, who had been the sole survivors since the first World Cup held in 1975. The duo had played their part earlier in the day, adding 139 runs for the third wicket.

England vs Pakistan

Final, Melbourne
Pakistan won by 22 runs
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