Benson & Hedges World Series 1991/92
The Benson & Hedges World Series 1991/92 was a three-nation tournament that was played from December 6, 1991 to January 20, 1992 in Australia in one-day cricket . In the tournament belonging to the 1991/92 international cricket season, teams from India and the West Indies took part alongside the host . In the final, Australia prevailed with two wins against India.
prehistory
The tournament took place in Australia , alongside India's parallel test series . The West Indies previously contested a winning ODI series in Pakistan . The tournament was the direct preparation for the 1992 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand for all three teams .
format
In a preliminary round, each team played four times each. There were two points for a win and one point for a draw or no result. The first two of the group qualified for the final and played for the tournament victory in a best-of-three series.
Stages
Venues of the tournament |
The following stadiums were selected for the tournament.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide oval | Adelaide | 53,583 | 5th & 6th game |
| The gabba | Brisbane | 42,000 | 9th & 10th game |
| Bellerive oval | Hobart | 20,000 | 3rd game |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 4th, 8th & 12th game; 1st finale |
| WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 1st & 2nd game |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 7th & 11th game; 2nd final |
Games
Preliminary round
table
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | NO | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
8th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | +0.069 |
 India
|
8th | 3 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7th | +0.108 |
 West Indies
|
8th | 2 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6th | -0.187 |
Win: 2 points; Draw: 1 point
Games
| December 6th scorecard |
Perth |
India 126 (47.4) |
- |
West Indies 126 (41) |
| draw | ||||
| December 8th scorecard |
Perth |
India 208-7 (50) |
- |
Australia 101-37.5 (37.5) |
| India wins with 107 runs | ||||
| December 10th scorecard |
Hobart |
India 175-8 (50) |
- |
Australia 176-2 (48.3) |
| Australia wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| December 12th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 173-9 (50) |
- |
West Indies 164 (49.1) |
| Australia wins with 9 runs | ||||
| December 14th scorecard |
Adelaide |
India 262-4 (50) |
- |
West Indies 252 (50) |
| India wins with 10 runs | ||||
| December 15th scorecard |
Adelaide |
India 157 (48.4) |
- |
Australia 158-4 (40.5) |
| Australia wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| December 18 scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 234-6 (50) |
- |
West Indies 183 (46.5) |
| Australia wins with 51 runs | ||||
| January 9 scorecard |
Melbourne |
West Indies 160-7 (47/47) |
- |
Australia |
| No result | ||||
| January 11th scorecard |
Brisbane |
India 191 (48.3) |
- |
West Indies 192-4 (48.3) |
| West Indies wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| January 12th scorecard |
Brisbane |
West Indies 215 (49.3) |
- |
Australia 203 (49) |
| West Indies wins by 12 runs | ||||
| January 14th scorecard |
Sydney |
India 175 (49.4) |
- |
Australia 177-1 (39.2) |
| Australia wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| January 16 scorecard |
Melbourne |
West Indies 175-8 (50) |
- |
India 176-5 (46.4) |
| India wins with 5 wickets | ||||
final
| January 18 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 233-5 (50) |
- |
India 145 (42) |
| Australia wins with 88 runs | ||||
| January 20 scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 208-9 (50) |
- |
India 202-7 (50) |
| Australia wins with 6 runs | ||||