1992 Matches and Results

The favorite Australia could not repeat the feat, and repeating neighbour India’s 1983 feat, Imran Khan’s Pakistan won the tournament after returning from the jaws of knockout punch. Here are the matches and results.

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Statistics

England lost their 2nd consecutive final.
Martin Crowe was declared Player of the series.

Matches and Results
22 Feb, Auckland

NZ def Aus by 37 runs, MOM: Martin Crowe
Score: NZ: 248/6 Aus 211
High Score: Martin Crowe 100*, Rutherford 57, David Boon 100
Best Bowling: 3/30 Larsen (NZ)
100+ Partnerships: 118 4th Martin Crowe, Rutherford

22 Feb, Perth

England def India by 9 runs
Score: Eng 236/9, Ind 227, MOM: Ian Botham
High Score: Gooch 51, Robin Smith 91, Shastri 57
Best Bowling: 3/38 Reeve, 2/27 Botham
100+ Partnerships: None

23 Feb, New Plymouth

Sri Lanka def Zim by 3 wkts
Score: Zim 312/4, SL 313/7, MOM: Andy Flower
High Score: Andy Flower 115*, Arnott 52, AC Waller 83* (45 balls), Mahanama 59, Sangakkara 75, Ranatunga 88*
Best Bowling: 3/70 Brandes
100+ Partnerships: 145 5th Andy Flower, AC Waller
128 1st Mahanama, Sangakkara

23 Feb, Melbourne

WI def Pak by 10 wkts
Score: Pak 220/2, WI 221/0, MOM: Brian Lara
High Score: Rameez Raja 102*, Miandad 57*, Haynes 93*, Lara 88*
Best Bowling: 1/33 Roger Harper (WI)
100+ Partnerships: 123 3rd Rameez, Miandad
221 1st Haynes, Lara (Retired), Richardson

25 Feb, Hamilton

NZ def SL by 6 wkts
Score: SL 206/9, NZ 210/4, MOM: Ken Rutherford
High Score: Mahanama 80, John Wright (57), Rutherford (65*)
Best Bowling: 3/37 Watson, 3/43 Chris Harris
100+ Partnerships: 124 4th Jones, Rutherford

26 Feb, Sydney

SA def Aus by 9 wkts
Score: Aus 170/9 SAF 171/1, MOM: Kepler Wessels
High Score: Wessels 81*
Best Bowling: 3/34 Donald
100+ Partnerships: None

27 Feb, Hobart

Pak def Zim by 53 runs
Score: Pak 254/4, Zim 201/7, MOM: Aamir Sohail
High Score: Aamer Sohail 114, Miandad 89
Best Bowling: 3/57 Butchart, 3/21 Wasim Akram
100+ Partnerships: 145 3rd Aamer Sohaul, Miandad

27 Feb, Melbourne

Eng def WI by 6 wkts
Score: WI 157, Eng 160/4, MOM: Chris Lewis
High Score: Arthurton 54, Gooch 65, Graeme Hick 54
Best Bowling: 3/30 Chris Lewis, 3/34 Phil DeFreitas
100+ Partnerships: None

28 Feb, Mackay
No result between India and Sri Lanka

29 Feb, Auckland

NZ def SA by 7 wkts
Score: SA 190/7, NZ 191/3, MOM: Mark Greatbatch
High Score: Kirsten 90, Greatbatch 68, Latham 60
Best Bowling: 2/30, 2/43 Chris Cairns
100+ Partnerships: 114 1st Greatbatch, Latham

29 Feb, Brisbane

WI def Zim by 75 runs, MOM: Brian lara
Score: WI: 264/8, Zim: 189/7
High Score: Lara 72, Richardson 56, Hooper 63, Houghton 55, Omarshah 60*
Best Bowling: 3/45 Brandes, 3/27 Benjamin
100+ Partnerships: 117 2nd Lara, Richardson

1 March, Brisbane

Aus def Ind by 1 run
Score: Aus 237/9, Ind 234, MOM: Dean Jones
High Score: Dean Jones 90, Azhar 93
Best Bowling: 3/41, 3/41 Prabhakar, 3/56 Tom Moody
100+ Partnerships: None

1 March, Adelaide
No result between Pak and England

2 March, Wellington

SL def SA by 3 wkts
Score: SA 195, SL 198/7, MOM: Arjuna Ranatunga
High Score: Mahanama 68, Ranatunga 64*
Best Bowling: 3/41 Anurasiri, 3/42 Donald
100+ Partnerships: None

3 March, Napier

NZ def Zim by 48 runs (D/L)
Score: NZ 162/3 (20.5 ov) Zim 105/7 (18 ov), MOM: Martin Crowe
High Score: Andrew Jones 57, Martin Crowe 74*
Best Bowling: 3/16 Larsen, 3/15 Chris Harris
100+ Partnerships: 139 3rd Jones, Martin Crowe

4 March, Sydney

Ind def Pak by 43 runs
Score: Ind 216/7 Pak 173, MOM: Sachin Tendulkar
High Score: Tendulkar 54, Aamer Sohail 62
Best Bowling: 3/59 Mushtaq Ahmed, 1/37 Tendulkar
100+ Partnerships: None

5 March, Christchurch

SA def WI by 64 runs
Score: SA 200/8, WI 136, MOM: Meyrick Pringle
High Score: PN Kirsten 56, Logie 61
Best Bowling: 4/11 Pringle
100+ Partnerships: None

5 March, Sydney

Eng def Aus by 8 wkts
Score: Aus 171, Eng 173/2, MOM: Ian Botham
High Score: Tom Moody 51, Gooch 58, Botham 53
Best Bowling: 4/31 Botham
100+ Partnerships: 107 1st Gooch, Botham

7 March, Hamilton

Ind def Zim by 55 runs (D/L)
Score: Ind 203/7 (32 ov), Zim 104/1 (19.1 ov), MOM: Sachin Tendulkar
High Score: Tenulkar 81
Best Bowling: 3/35 Traicos, 3/36 Burmester
100+ Partnerships: None

7 March, Adelaide

Aus def SL by 7 wkts
Score: SL 189/9, Aus 190/3, MOM: Tom Moody
High Score: Aravinda de Silva 62
Best Bowling: 2/34 PL Taylor, 2/29 Wickramasinghe
100+ Partnerships: 120 1st Tom Moody, Geoff Marsh

8 March, Auckland

NZ def WI by 5 wkts
Score: WI 203/7, NZ 206/5, MOM: Martin Crowe
High Score: Lara 52, Greatbatch 63, Martin Crowe 81*
Best Bowling: 2/32 Chris Harris, 2/34 Benjamin
100+ Partnerships: None

8 March, Brisbane

SA def Pak by 20 runs (D/L)
Score: SA 211/7 (50 ov), Pak 173/8 (36 ov), MOM: Andrew Hudson
High Score: Hudson 54
Best Bowling: 3/40 Kuiper (SA)
100+ Partnerships: None

9 March, Ballarat

Eng def SL by 106 runs
Score: Eng 280/9, SL 174, MOM: Chris Lewis
High Score: Neil Fairbrother 63, Alec Stewart 59
Best Bowling: 4/30 Chris Lewis
100+ Partnerships: None

10 Mar, Wellington

WI def Ind by 5 wkts (D/L)
Score: Ind 197, WI 195/5 (44 ov), MOM: Anderson Cummins
High Score: Azhar 61, Arthurton 58*
Best Bowling: 4/33 Cummins (WI)
100+ Partnerships: None

10 March, Canberra

SA def Zim by 7 wkts
Score: Zim 163, SA 164/3, MOM: Peter Kirsten
High Score: Wessels 70, Kirsten 62*
Best Bowling: 3/30 Brian McMillan
100+ Partnerships: 112 2nd Wessels, Peter Kirsten

11 March, Perth

Pak def Aus by 48 runs
Score: Pak 220/9, Aus 172, MOM: Aamir Sohail
High Score: Aamer Sohail 76, Miandad 46, Dean Jones 47
Best Bowling: 3/36 Steve Waugh, 3/21 Aaqib Javed, 3/41 Mushtaq Ahmed
100+ Partnerships: None

12 March, Dunedin

NZ def Ind by 4 wkts
Score: Ind 230/6, NZ 231/6, MOM: Mark Greatbatch
High Score: Tendulkar 84, Azharuddin 55, Andrew Jones 67, Greatbatch 73
Best Bowling: 3/55 Chris Harris, 3/46 Prabhakar
100+ Partnerships: 145 2nd Jadeja (Ret), Azharuddin, Tendulkar

12 March, Melbourne

Eng def SA by 3 wkts (D/L)
Score: SA 236/4, Eng 226/7, MOM: Alec Stewart
High Score: Wessels 85, Andrew Hudson 79, Stewart 77, Fairbrother 75*
Best Bowling: 3/42 Snell
100+ Partnerships: 151 1st Wessels, Hudson

13 March, Berri

WI def SL by 91 runs
Score: WI 268/8, SL 177/9, MOM: Phil Simmons
High Score: Simmons 110
Best Bowling: 4/57 Hathurasingha
100+ Partnerships: None

14 March, Hobart

Aus def Zim by 128 runs
Score: Aus 265/6, Zim 137, MOM: Steve Waugh
High Score: Dean Jones 54, Mark Waugh 66, Steve Waugh 55
Best Bowling: 2/15 Whitney, 2/14 PL Taylor
100+ Partnerships: None

15 March, Wellington

NZ def Eng by 7 wkts
Score: Eng 200/8, NZ 201/3
Player of the match: Andrew Jones
High Score: Graeme Hick 56, Andrew Jones 78, Martin Crowe 73*
Best Bowling: 2/26 Deepak patel
100+ Partnerships: 108 3rd Jones, Crowe

15 March, Adelaide

SA def Ind by 6 wkts
Score: Ind 180/6, SA 181/4
Player of the match: Peter Kirsten
High Score:
Best Bowling:
100+ Partnerships: None

15 March, Perth

Pak def SL by 4 wkts
Score: SL 212/6, Pak 216/6, MOM: Javed Miandad
High Score: Miandad 57, Saleem Malik 51
Best Bowling: 2/37 Ramanayake, 2/43 Mushtaq Ahmed
100+ Partnerships: 101 4th Miandad, Saleem Malik

18 March, Christchurch

Pak def NZ by 7 wkts
Score: NZ 166, Pak 167/3, MOM: Mushtaq Ahmed
High Score: Rameez Raja 119*
Best Bowling: Wasim Akram 4/32 Mushtaq Ahmed 2/18 (10 overs)
100+ Partnerships: 115 3rd Rameez Raja, Miandad

18 March, Albury

Zim def Eng by 9 runs
Score: Zim 134, Eng 125, MOM: Eddo Brandes
High Score: Houghton 29, Butchart 24, Stewart 29
Best Bowling: 3/23 Botham, 3/33 Illingworth, 4/21 Brandes, 2/17 (10 overs) Omarshah
100+ Partnerships: None

18 March, Melbourne

Aus def WI by 57 runs
Score: WI 216/6, WI 159, MOM: David Boon
High Score: Boon 100, Lara 70
Best Bowling: 3/38 Cummins, 4/34 WHitney
100+ Partnerships: 107 1st Boon, Moody

Semifinals
21 March, Auckland

Pak def NZ by 4 wkts
Score: NZ 262/7, Pak 263/6, MOM: Inzamam-ul-Haq
High Score: Martin Crowe 91, Rutherford 50, Miandad 57, Inzamam 60
Best Bowling: 2/40 Akram, 2/40 Mushtaq Ahmed, 2/39 Watson
100+ Partnerships: 107 4th Martin Crowe, Rutherford

22 March, Sydney

Eng def SA by 1 run (D/L method)
Score: Eng 252/6 (45 ov), SA 232/6 (43 ov), MOM: Graeme Hick
High Score: Hick 83
Best Bowling: 2/36 Pringle, 2/46 Illingworth, 2/51 Small
100+ Partnerships: None

Final
25 March, Melbourne

Pak def Eng by 22 runs
Score: Pak 249/6, Eng 227, MOM: Wasim Akram
High Score: Imran Khan 72, Miandad 58, Fairbrother 62
Best Bowling: 3/22 Pringle, 3/49 Akram, 3/41 Mushtaq Ahmed
100+ Partnerships: None