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The 5th World Cup tournament was hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 1992 and was the first World Cup held in the Southern Hemisphere. Around 9 teams participated in the tournament in which 39 matches were played.
After the end of apartheid, it was for the first time that South Africa joined the tournament.
The two countries have large stadiums suitable to host the matches. The various venues in Australia and New Zealand that hosted the matches were W.A.C.A. Ground at Perth, Eden Park in Auckland, Melbourne Cricket Ground in Australia, Pukekura Park at New Plymouth in New Zealand, Seddon Park at Hamilton in New Zealand, Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia, Bellerive Oval in Hobart in Australia, Harrup Park in Mackay in Australia, Brisbane Cricket Ground in Australia, Adelaide Oval stadium in Australia, Basin Reserve at Wellington in New Zealand, McLean Park at Napier, Jade Stadium at Christchurch in New Zealand, Eastern Oval in Ballarat in Australia, Manuka Oval at Canberra, Carisbrook at Dunedin in New Zealand, Berri Oval in Australia and Lavington Sports Oval at Albury in Australia.
This Cricket World Cup 1992 witnessed many innovations that were not seen till the previous tournament. Colored clothing with printed black names on the back of the jersey was introduced for the first time in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. It was a real change from the usual white jerseys, which were difficult to identify the players. Floodlights were used for most of the 36 games. The introduction of white ball, a change from the red one was also seen in this tournament. The fielding rules were refined allowing only two men outside the ring in the first 15 overs. It was also the first World cup to have day/night matches. It was also the last world cup tournament for Imran Khan, Graham Gooch, Border, Lamb and Desmond Haynes. For the first time, the teams were not divided into groups.
The Cricket World Cup 1992 set many records such as the Highest Individual Score, Highest run-scorer and Highest wicket-taker. Rameez Raja of Pakistan hit the highest individual score of 119 runs and MD Crowe of New Zealand scored the highest run by hitting 496 runs in the 9 matches. Wasim Akram of Pakistan set the record of highest wicket-taker by taking 18 wickets.
The final match between Pakistan and England saw the 22 run victory of Pakistan following the outstanding performance of Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram and Mushtaq Ahmed.
Match scores |
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| February 22, 1992 | New Zealand 248/6 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 211 (48.1 overs) |
New Zealand won by 37 runs Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |
| February 22, 1992 | England 236/9 (50 overs) |
v | India 227 (49.2 overs) |
England won by 9 runs WACA Ground, Perth, Australia |
| February 23, 1992 | Zimbabwe 312/4 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 313/7 (49.2 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand |
| February 23, 1992 | Pakistan 220/2 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 221/0 (46.5 overs) |
West Indies won by 10 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia |
| February 25, 1992 | Sri Lanka 206/9 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 210/4 (48.2 overs) |
New Zealand won by 6 wickets Trust Bank Park, Hamilton, New Zealand |
| February 26, 1992 | Australia 170/9 (49 overs) |
v | South Africa 171/1 (46.5 overs) |
South Africa won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia |
| February 27, 1992 | Pakistan 254/4 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 201/7 (50 overs) |
Pakistan won by 53 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia |
| February 27, 1992 | West Indies 157 (49.2 overs) |
v | England 160/4 (39.5 overs) |
England won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia |
| February 28, 1992 | India 1/0 (0.2 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka | No result Ray Mitchell Oval, Mackay, Australia |
| February 29, 1992 | South Africa 190/7 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 191/3 (34.3 overs) |
New Zealand won by 7 wickets Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |
| February 29, 1992 | West Indies 264/8 (50 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 189/7 (50 overs) |
West Indies won by 75 runs Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia |
| March 1, 1992 | Australia 237/9 (50 overs) |
v | India 234 (47 overs) |
Australia won by 1 run (revised target) Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia |
| March 1, 1992 | Pakistan 74 (40.2 overs) |
v | England 24/1 (8 overs) |
No result Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia |
| March 2, 1992 | South Africa 195 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 198/7 (49.5 overs) |
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand |
| March 3, 1992 | New Zealand 162/3 (20.5 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 105/7 (18 overs) |
New Zealand won by 48 runs (revised target) McLean Park, Napier, New Zealand |
| March 4, 1992 | India 216/7 (49 overs) |
v | Pakistan 173 (48.1 overs) |
India won by 43 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia |
| March 5, 1992 | South Africa 200/8 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 136 (38.4 overs) |
South Africa won by 64 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| March 5, 1992 | Australia 171 (49 overs) |
v | England 173/2 (40.5 overs) |
England won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia |
| March 7, 1992 | India 203/7 (32 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 104/1 (19.1 overs) |
India won by 55 runs (revised target) Trust Bank Park, Hamilton, New Zealand |
| March 7, 1992 | Sri Lanka 189/9 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 190/3 (44 overs) |
Australia won by 7 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia |
| March 8, 1992 | West Indies 203/7 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 206/5 (48.3 overs) |
New Zealand won by 5 wickets Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |
| March 8, 1992 | South Africa 211/7 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 173/8 (36 overs) |
South Africa won by 20 runs (revised target) Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane, Australia |
| March 9, 1992 | England 280/9 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 174 (44 overs) |
England won by 106 runs Eastern Oval, Ballarat, Australia |
| March 10, 1992 | India 197 (49.4 overs) |
v | West Indies 195/5 (44 overs) |
West Indies won by 5 wickets (revised target) Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand |
| March 10, 1992 | Zimbabwe 163 (48.3 overs) |
v | South Africa 164/3 (45.1 overs) |
South Africa won by 7 wickets Manuka Oval, Canberra, Australia |
| March 11, 1992 | Pakistan 220/9 (50 overs) |
v | Australia 172 (45.2 overs) |
Pakistan won by 48 runs WACA Ground, Perth, Australia |
| March 12, 1992 | India 230/6 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 231/6 (47.1 overs) |
New Zealand won by 4 wickets Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| March 12, 1992 | South Africa 236/4 (50 overs) |
v | England 226/7 (40.5 overs) |
England won by 3 wickets (revised target) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia |
| March 13, 1992 | West Indies 268/8 (50 overs) |
v | Sri Lanka 177/9 (50 overs) |
West Indies won by 91 runs Berri Oval, Berri, Australia |
| March 14, 1992 | Australia 265/6 (46 overs) |
v | Zimbabwe 137 (41.4 overs) |
Australia won by 128 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart, Australia |
| March 15, 1992 | England 200/8 (50 overs) |
v | New Zealand 201/3 (40.5 overs) |
New Zealand won by 7 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand |
| March 15, 1992 | India 180/6 (30 overs) |
v | South Africa 181/4 (29.1 overs) |
South Africa won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia |
| March 15, 1992 | Sri Lanka 212/6 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 216/6 (49.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 4 wickets WACA Ground, Perth, Australia |
| March 18, 1992 | New Zealand 166 (48.2 overs) |
v | Pakistan 167/3 (44.4 overs) |
Pakistan won by 7 wickets Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| March 18, 1992 | Zimbabwe 134 (46.1 overs) |
v | England 125 (49.1 overs) |
Zimbabwe won by 9 runs Lavington Sports Oval, Albury, Australia |
| March 18, 1992 | Australia 216/6 (50 overs) |
v | West Indies 159 (42.4 overs) |
Australia won by 57 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia |
Semifinals |
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| March 21, 1992 | New Zealand 262/7 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 264/6 (49 overs) |
Pakistan won by 4 wickets Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand |
| March 22, 1992 | England 252/6 (45 overs) |
v | South Africa 232/6 (43 overs) |
England won by 19 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia |
Final |
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| March 25, 1992 | Pakistan 249/6 (50 overs) |
v | England 227 all out (49.2 overs) |
Pakistan won by 22 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia |