Cricket World Cup 1992

1992 Cricket World Cup Finals

Pakistan beat England by 22 runs

Despite Australia's failure to reach the final, a record World Cup final crowd of more than 85,000 greeted Pakistan and England at the MCG. After a poor start during which Derek Pringle's suffocating military medium pace claimed both openers, Pakistan soon found their way, with captain Imran Khan to the fore.

Imran and Javed Miandad shared a third-wicket partnership of 139 that set Pakistan back on the right track. And their innings finished with a flourish when Inzamam-ul-Haq scored 42 off 35 balls with Wasim Akram chipping in with a quickfire 33 off only 19. And Wasim was soon in the action with the ball, dismissing Ian Botham for a duck in the first over of England's innings. The left-armer's next wickets settled the match. When he clean bowled Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis in consecutive balls, England were 141 for six with the run-rate climbing. Despite the best efforts of Neil Fairbrother and the tail, England never recovered - much to the delight of the majority of the Melbourne crowd.

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1992's World Cup Winning Pakistan Team :

• Imran Khan (c)
• Aamer Sohail
• Aaqib Javed
• Ijaz Ahmed
• Inzamam-ul-Haq
• Iqbal Sikander
• Javed Miandad
• Moin Khan (Wicket Keeper)
• Mushtaq Ahmed
• Rameez Raja
• Saleem Malik
• Wasim Akram
• Wasim Haider
• Zahid Fazal
• More Pakistan Cricket Players

Pakistan 249 for 6 (50.0 overs) beat England 227 all out (49.2 overs) by 22 runs; Man of the Match: Wasim Akram

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Summary of results, 1992 World Cup

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