Benson & Hedges World Series 1992/93
The Benson & Hedges World Series 1992/93 was a three-nation tournament that was played from December 4, 1992 to January 18, 1993 in Australia in one-day cricket . In the tournament belonging to the international cricket season 1992/93 , teams from Pakistan and the West Indies took part in addition to the host . In the final, the West Indies were able to prevail with two wins against Australia.
prehistory
The tournament took place alongside the parallel test series of the West Indies in Australia . Pakistan previously denied a tour in New Zealand .
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 | 4th game |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | 100.024 | 7th & 11th game; 2nd final |
| WACA Ground | Perth | 20,000 | 1st & 2nd game |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | 48,000 | 3rd, 8th% 12th game; 1st finale |
Games
Preliminary round
table
| Teams | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | NO | Points | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
8th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | +0.167 |
 West Indies
|
8th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.794 |
 Pakistan
|
8th | 1 | 6th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -0.829 |
Win: 2 points; Draw: 1 point
Games
| December 4th scorecard |
Perth |
West Indies 197-9 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 199-5 (49.2) |
| Pakistan wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| December 6th scorecard |
Perth |
Australia 160-7 (50) |
- |
West Indies 164-1 (38.3) |
| West Indies wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| December 8th scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 101-9 (30/30) |
- |
West Indies 87 (3/29/30) |
| Australia wins with 14 runs | ||||
| December 10th scorecard |
Hobart |
Australia 228-7 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 228-9 (50) |
| Game tie | ||||
| December 12th scorecard |
Adelaide |
West Indies 177-7 (42/42) |
- |
Pakistan 173 (41.5 / 42) |
| West Indies wins by 4 runs | ||||
| December 13th scorecard |
Adelaide |
Pakistan 195-6 (47/47) |
- |
Australia 196-2 (45/47) |
| Australia wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| December 15th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 198-8 (50) |
- |
West Indies 194 (50) |
| Australia wins with 4 runs | ||||
| December 17th scorecard |
Sydney |
West Indies 214-9 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 81 (48) |
| West Indies wins with 133 runs | ||||
| January 9 scorecard |
Brisbane |
Pakistan 71 (23.4) |
- |
West Indies 72-1 (19.2) |
| West Indies wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| January 10th scorecard |
Brisbane |
West Indies 197-9 (50) |
- |
Australia 190 (49) |
| West Indies wins by 7 runs | ||||
| January 12th scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 212-6 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 180-7 (50) |
| Australia wins with 32 runs | ||||
| January 14th scorecard |
Sydney |
Australia 260-8 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 237-6 (50) |
| Australia wins with 23 runs | ||||
final
| January 16 scorecard |
Sydney |
West Indies 239-8 (50) |
- |
Australia 214 (49.3) |
| West Indies wins by 25 runs | ||||
| January 18 scorecard |
Melbourne |
Australia 147 (47.3) |
- |
West Indies 148-6 (47) |
| West Indies wins with 4 wickets | ||||