1992 ICC World Cup - An Introduction

The 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup (also known as Benson and Hedges Cricket World Cup) was the fifth edition of the tournament. For the first time, it was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand between 22 February to 25 March 1992. Pakistan beat England by 22 runs in the final at Melbourne Cricket Ground to lift the World Cup Trophy.

Nine countries participated in the event. South Africa had been allowed to re-join the International Cricket Council as a Test-playing nation after the end of apartheid.

The group system was changed and all the team played against each other in the preliminary round. Top 4 teams qualified for the knock out stage of Semi-finals and final.

Total 9 teams participated in 1993 World cup. 

England, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, West Indies, India, Zimbabwe, Australia and South Africa.

1992 World Cup Matche Summary and Results

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• 1st Match: New Zealand v Australia at Auckland - Feb 22, 1992

          New Zealand won by 37 runs (NZ 248/6; Aus 211)

• 2nd Match: England v India at Perth - Feb 22, 1992

England won by 9 runs (Eng 236/9; Ind 227)

• 3rd Match: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at New Plymouth - Feb 23, 1992 

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) (Zim 312/4; SL 313/7)

• 4th Match: Pakistan v West Indies at Melbourne - Feb 23, 1992

West Indies won by 10 wickets (with 3.1 overs remaining) (Pak 220/2; WI 221/0)

• 5th Match: New Zealand v Sri Lanka at Hamilton - Feb 25, 1992

New Zealand won by 6 wickets (with 1.4 overs remaining) (SL 206/9; NZ 210/4)

• 6th Match: Australia v South Africa at Sydney - Feb 26, 1992

South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 2.1 overs remaining) (Aus 170/9 (49 ov); SA 171/1 (46.5)

• 7th Match: Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Hobart - Feb 27, 1992

Pakistan won by 53 runs (Pak 254/4; Zim 201/7)

• 8th Match: England v West Indies at Melbourne - Feb 27, 1992

England won by 6 wickets (with 10.1 overs remaining) (WI 157); Eng 160/4)

• 9th Match: India v Sri Lanka at Mackay - Feb 28, 1992

No result (Ind 1/0 (0.2/20 ov)

• 10th Match: New Zealand v South Africa at Auckland - Feb 29, 1992

New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 15.3 overs remaining) (SA 190/7; NZ 191/3)

• 11th Match: West Indies v Zimbabwe at Brisbane - Feb 29, 1992

West Indies won by 75 runs (WI 264/8; Zim 189/7)

• 12th Match: Australia v India at Brisbane - Mar 1, 1992

Australia won by 1 run (revised target) (Aus 237/9; Ind 234 (47/47 ov)

• 13th Match: England v Pakistan at Adelaide - Mar 1, 1992

No result (Pak 74); Eng 24/1 (8/16 ov)

• 14th Match: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Wellington - Mar 2, 1992

Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (SA 195; SL 198/7)

• 15th Match: New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Napier - Mar 3, 1992

New Zealand won by 48 runs (revised target) (NZ 162/3 (20.5/20.5 ov); Zim 105/7 (18/18 ov)

• 16th Match: India v Pakistan at Sydney - Mar 4, 1992

India won by 43 runs (Ind 216/7 (49 ov); Pak 173)

• 17th Match: South Africa v West Indies at Christchurch - Mar 5, 1992

South Africa won by 64 runs (SA 200/8; WI 136)

• 18th Match: Australia v England at Sydney - Mar 5, 1992

England won by 8 wickets (with 9.1 overs remaining) (Aus 171; Eng 173/2)

• 19th Match: India v Zimbabwe at Hamilton - Mar 7, 1992

India won by 55 runs (revised target) (Ind 203/7 (32 ov); Zim 104/1 (19.1/19.1 ov)

• 20th Match: Australia v Sri Lanka at Adelaide - Mar 7, 1992

Australia won by 7 wickets (with 6 overs remaining) (SL 189/9; Aus 190/3)

• 21st Match: New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland - Mar 8, 1992

New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 1.3 overs remaining) (WI 203/7; NZ 206/5)

• 22nd Match: Pakistan v South Africa at Brisbane - Mar 8, 1992

South Africa won by 20 runs (revised target) (SA 211/7; Pak 173/8 (36 ov)

• 23rd Match: England v Sri Lanka at Ballarat - Mar 9, 1992

England won by 106 runs (Eng 280/6; SL 174)

• 24th Match: India v West Indies at Wellington - Mar 10, 1992

West Indies won by 5 wickets (with 5.4 overs remaining) (revised target) (Ind 197; WI 195/5 (40.2 ov)

• 25th Match: South Africa v Zimbabwe at Canberra - Mar 10, 1992

South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 4.5 overs remaining) (Zim 163; SA 164/3)

• 26th Match: Australia v Pakistan at Perth - Mar 11, 1992

Pakistan won by 48 runs (Pak 220/9; Aus 172)

• 27th Match: New Zealand v India at Dunedin - Mar 12, 1992

New Zealand won by 4 wickets (with 2.5 overs remaining) (Ind 230/6; NZ 231/6)

• 28th Match: England v South Africa at Melbourne - Mar 12, 1992

England won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining) (revised target) (SA 236/4; Eng 226/7 (40.5 ov)

• 29th Match: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Berri - Mar 13, 1992

West Indies won by 91 runs (WI 268/8; SL 177/9)

• 30th Match: Australia v Zimbabwe at Hobart - Mar 14, 1992

Australia won by 128 runs (Aus 265/6 (46/46 ov); Zim 137 (41.4/46 ov)

• 31st Match: New Zealand v England at Wellington - Mar 15, 1992

New Zealand won by 7 wickets (with 9.1 overs remaining) (Eng 200/8; NZ 201/3)

• 32nd Match: India v South Africa at Adelaide - Mar 15, 1992

South Africa won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) (Ind 180/6 (30/30 ov); SA 181/4 (29.1/30 ov)

• 33rd Match: Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Perth - Mar 15, 1992

Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) (SL 212/6; Pak 216/6)

• 34th Match: New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch - Mar 18, 1992

Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 5.2 overs remaining) (NZ 166; Pak 167/3)

• 35th Match: England v Zimbabwe at Albury - Mar 18, 1992

Zimbabwe won by 9 runs (Zim 134; Eng 125)

• 36th Match: Australia v West Indies at Melbourne - Mar 18, 1992

Australia won by 57 runs (Aus 216/6; WI 159)

• 1st Semi Final: New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland - Mar 21, 1992

Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 1 over remaining) (NZ 262/7; Pak 264/6)

• 2nd Semi Final: England v South Africa at Sydney - Mar 22, 1992

England won by 19 runs (revised target) (Eng 252/6 (45/45 ov); SA 232/6 (43/43 ov)

• Final: England v Pakistan at Melbourne - Mar 25, 1992

Pakistan won by 22 runs (Pak 249/6; Eng 227)

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