Cricket World Cup 1992

The 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup , which was held in Australia and New Zealand from February 22 to March 25, 1992 , was the fifth Cricket World Cup . The World Cup will be played in the One-Day International format, with each team playing one innings over a maximum of 50 overs . In the final, Pakistan defeated the team from England .

Attendees

In addition to the seven nations with test status, South Africa and Zimbabwe were qualified as participants. For the team from South Africa it was the first participation in a World Cup after it was not a member of the ICC between 1961 and 1991 and got its test status back one month after the tournament. Zimbabwe, which prevailed at the ICC Trophy 1990, also received its test status in the same year:

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

Venues

Adelaide Albury Ballarat Berri Brisbane Canberra Hobart Mackay Melbourne Perth Sydney

Australia hosted the 1992 Cricket World Cup

Auckland Christchurch Dunedin Hamilton Napier New Plymouth Wellington

New Zealand hosted the 1992 Cricket World Cup

Ten stadiums in Australia and eight stadiums in New Zealand were selected as the venues.

city	country	Stadion	capacity
Adelaide	Australia	Adelaide oval
Albury	Australia	Lavington Sports Oval
Ballarat	Australia	Eastern oval
Berri	Australia	Berri oval
Brisbane	Australia	The gabba
Canberra	Australia	Manuka oval
Hobart	Australia	Bellerive oval
Mackay	Australia	Ray Mitchell Oval
Melbourne	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground
Perth	Australia	WACA Ground
Sydney	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground
Auckland	New Zealand	Eden Park
Christchurch	New Zealand	Lancaster Park
Dunedin	New Zealand	Carisbrook
Hamilton	New Zealand	Trust Bank Park
Napier	New Zealand	McLean Park
New Plymouth	New Zealand	Pukekura Park
Wellington	New Zealand	Basin Reserve

format

In a preliminary round group of nine teams, everyone played against everyone, with a win earning two points, a tie or no result one point. The first four of this group qualified for the semi-finals, the winners of which played the final. There were 39 encounters in total.

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held in groups of nine teams, with the first four qualifying for the semi-finals. The following terms are used in the tables:

• Sp everal
• S iege
• N iederlagen
• U nentschieden
• NR No Result
• P oints
• NRR Net Run Rate

table

Preliminary round	Sp.	S.	N	U	NO	P	NRR
New Zealand	8th	7th	1	0	0	14th	+0.592
England	8th	5	2	0	1	11	+0.470
South Africa	8th	5	3	0	0	10	+0.138
Pakistan	8th	4th	3	0	1	9	+0.166
Australia	8th	4th	4th	0	0	8th	+0.201
West Indies	8th	4th	4th	0	0	8th	+0.076
India	8th	2	5	0	1	5	+0.137
Sri Lanka	8th	2	5	0	1	5	−0.686
Zimbabwe	8th	1	7th	0	0	2	−1,142

Games

February 22nd scorecard	Auckland	New Zealand 248-6 (50)	-	Australia 211 (48.1)
		New Zealand wins with 27 runs

February 22nd scorecard	Perth	England 236-9 (50)	-	India 227 (49.2)
		England wins with 9 runs

February 23 scorecard	New Plymouth	Zimbabwe 312-4 (50)	-	Sri Lanka 313-7 (49.2)
		Sri Lanka wins with 3 wickets

February 23 scorecard	Melbourne	Pakistan 220-2 (50)	-	West Indies 221-0 (46.5)
		West Indies wins with 10 wickets

February 25 scorecard	Hamilton	Sri Lanka 206-9 (50)	-	New Zealand 210-4 (48.2)
		New Zealand wins with 6 wickets

February 26 scorecard	Sydney	Australia 170-9 (49)	-	South Africa 171-1 (46.5)
		South Africa wins with 9 wickets

February 27 scorecard	Hobart	Pakistan 254-4 (50)	-	Zimbabwe 201-7 (50)
		Pakistan wins with 53 runs

February 27 scorecard	Melbourne	West Indies 157 (49.2)	-	England 160-4 (39.5)
		England wins with 6 wickets

February 28 scorecard	Mackay	India 1-0 (0.2)	-	Sri Lanka
		No result

February 29 scorecard	Auckland	South Africa 190-7 (50)	-	New Zealand 191-3 (50)
		New Zealand wins with 7 wickets

February 29 scorecard	Brisbane	West Indies 264-8 (50)	-	Zimbabwe 189-7 (50)
		West Indies wins with 75 runs

March 1st scorecard	Brisbane	Australia 237-9 (50)	-	India 234 (47/47)
		Australia wins with 1 run (Rain Rule)

March 1st scorecard	Adelaide	Pakistan 74 (40.2)	-	England 24-1 (8)
		No result

March 2nd scorecard	Wellington	South Africa 195 (50)	-	Sri Lanka 198-7 (49.5)
		Sri Lanka wins with 3 wickets

March 3 scorecard	Napier	New Zealand 162-3 (20.5 / 20.5)	-	Zimbabwe 105-7 (18/18)
		New Zealand wins with 48 runs (Rain Rule)

March 4th scorecard	Sydney	India 216-7 (49/49)	-	Pakistan 173 (48.1 / 49)
		India wins with 43 runs

March 5 scorecard	Christchurch	South Africa 200-8 (50)	-	West Indies 136 (38.4)
		South Africa wins with 64 runs

March 5 scorecard	Sydney	Australia 171 (49)	-	England 173-2 (40.5)
		England wins with 8 wickets

March 7th scorecard	Hamilton	India 203-7 (32/32)	-	Zimbabwe 104-1 (19.1 / 19)
		India wins with 55 runs (Rain Rule)

March 7th scorecard	Adelaide	Sri Lanka 189-9 (50)	-	Australia 190-3 (44)
		Australia wins with 7 wickets

March 8 scorecard	Auckland	West Indies 203-7 (50)	-	New Zealand 206-5 (48.3)
		New Zealand wins with 5 wickets

March 8 scorecard	Brisbane	South Africa 211-7 (50)	-	Pakistan 173-8 (36/36)
		South Africa wins with 20 runs (Rain Rule)

March 9 scorecard	Ballarat	England 280-9 (50)	-	Sri Lanka 174 (44)
		England wins with 106 runs

March 10 scorecard	Wellington	India 197 (50)	-	West Indies 195-5 (44/44)
		West Indies wins with 5 wickets (Rain Rule)

March 10 scorecard	Canberra	Zimbabwe 163 (48.3)	-	South Africa 164-3 (45.1)
		South Africa wins with 7 wickets

March 11th scorecard	Perth	Pakistan 220-9 (50)	-	Australia 172 (45.2)
		Pakistan wins with 48 runs

March 12 scorecard	Dunedin	India 230-6 (50)	-	New Zealand 231-6 (47.1)
		New Zealand wins with 4 wickets

March 12 scorecard	Melbourne	South Africa 236-4 (50)	-	England 226-7 (40.5 / 41)
		England wins with 3 wickets (Rain Rule)

March 13 scorecard	Berri	West Indies 268-8 (50)	-	Sri Lanka 177-9 (50)
		West Indies wins with 91 runs

March 14th Scorecard	Hobart	Australia 265-6 (50)	-	Zimbabwe 137 (41.4)
		Australia wins with 128 runs

March 15 scorecard	Wellington	England 200-8 (50)	-	New Zealand 201-3 (40.5)
		New Zealand wins with 7 wickets

March 15 scorecard	Adelaide	India 180-6 (30/30)	-	South Africa 181-4 (29.1 / 30)
		South Africa wins with 6 wickets

March 15 scorecard	Perth	Sri Lanka 212-6 (50)	-	Pakistan 216-6 (49.1)
		Pakistan wins with 4 wickets

March 18 scorecard	Christchurch	New Zealand 166 (48.2)	-	Pakistan 167-3 (44.4)
		Pakistan wins with 7 wickets

March 18 scorecard	Albury	Zimbabwe 134 (46.1)	-	England 125 (49.1)
		Zimbabwe wins with 9 runs

March 18 scorecard	Melbourne	Australia 216-6 (50)	-	West Indies 159 (42.4)
		Australia wins with 57 runs

Semifinals

March 21 scorecard	Auckland	New Zealand 262-7 (50)	-	Pakistan 263-6 (49)
		Pakistan wins with 4 wickets

March 22nd scorecard	Sydney	England 252-6 (45/45)	-	South Africa 232-6 (43/43)
		England wins with 19 runs (Rain rule)

final

March 25 scorecard	Melbourne	Pakistan 249-6 (50)	-	England 227 (49.2)
		Pakistan wins with 22 runs

Innovations

At this World Cup, colored jerseys, white balls and floodlights were used for the first time. The introduced rain rule, which was supposed to fix the problems of the old system when it rains, was considered unsuccessful after the tournament. The main trigger for this was the semi-finals between England and South Africa.

Web links

Commons : Cricket World Cup 1992  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Points Table - Group Stage
2. ↑ Martin Williamson: Ruling an impossible target . Cricinfo. March 17, 2007. Archived from the original on March 22, 2007. Retrieved on August 30, 2012.