ICC Cricket World Cup 1992
The ICC Cricket World Cup 1992, officially titled the Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 for sponsorship purposes, marked the fifth edition of the world’s premier men’s One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament.
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Organized by
International Cricket Council (ICC)
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Host
From 22 February to 25 March 1992 in Australia & New Zealand.
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Champions
Pakistan (1st title)
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Participants
| Australia |
| England |
| India |
| New Zealand |
| Pakistan |
| South Africa |
| Sri Lanka |
| West Indies |
| Zimbabwe |
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Venues
Australia
| Venue | City | State/territory | Number of matches | Matches |
| Adelaide Oval | Adelaide | South Australia | 3 | Round robin |
| Lavington Sports Oval | Albury | New South Wales | 1 | Round robin |
| Eastern Oval | Ballarat | Victoria | 1 | Round robin |
| Berri Oval | Berri | South Australia | 1 | Round robin |
| The Gabba | Brisbane | Queensland | 3 | Round robin |
| Manuka Oval | Canberra | Australian Capital Territory | 1 | Round robin |
| Bellerive Oval | Hobart | Tasmania | 2 | Round robin |
| Ray Mitchell Oval | Mackay | Queensland | 1 | Round robin |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | Melbourne | Victoria | 5 | Round robin, Final |
| WACA Ground | Perth | Western Australia | 3 | Round robin |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | Sydney | New South Wales | 4 | Round robin, 2nd semi-final |
New Zealand
| Venue | City | Region | Number of matches | Matches |
| Eden Park | Auckland | Auckland | 4 | Round robin, 1st semi-final |
| Lancaster Park | Christchurch | Canterbury | 2 | Round robin |
| Carisbrook | Dunedin | Otago | 1 | Round robin |
| Seddon Park | Hamilton | Waikato | 2 | Round robin |
| McLean Park | Napier | Hawke’s Bay | 1 | Round robin |
| Pukekura Park | New Plymouth | Taranaki | 1 | Round robin |
| Basin Reserve | Wellington | Wellington | 3 | Round robin |
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | New Zealand | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.592 |
| 2 | England | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0.470 |
| 3 | South Africa | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0.138 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0.166 |
| 5 | Australia | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.201 |
| 6 | West Indies | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0.076 |
| 7 | India | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0.137 |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | −0.686 |
| 9 | Zimbabwe | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | −1.142 |
Official ICC team rankings 1992
The official, computerized global ICC team rankings system did not exist in 1992.
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Format
Round robin and Knockout.
| 22 February 1992 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 248/6 (50 overs) | v | Australia 211 (48.1 overs) |
| Martin Crowe 100* (134) Craig McDermott 2/43 (10 overs) | David Boon 100 (133) Gavin Larsen 3/30 (10 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 37 runs Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Khizer Hayat and David Shepherd Player of the match: Martin Crowe (NZ) |
| 22 February 1992 Scorecard |
| England 236/9 (50 overs) | v | India 227 (49.2 overs) |
| Robin Smith 91 (108) Manoj Prabhakar 2/34 (10 overs) | Ravi Shastri 57 (112) Dermot Reeve 3/38 (6 overs) |
| England won by 9 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Dooland Buultjens and Peter McConnell Player of the match: Ian Botham (Eng) |
| 23 February 1992 Scorecard |
| Zimbabwe 312/4 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 313/7 (49.2 overs) |
| Andy Flower 115* (152) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2/50 (10 overs) | Arjuna Ranatunga 88* (61) Eddo Brandes 3/70 (10 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Pukekura Park, New Plymouth Umpires: Piloo Reporter and Steve Woodward Player of the match: Andy Flower (Zim) |
| 23 February 1992 Scorecard |
| Pakistan 220/2 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 221/0 (46.5 overs) |
| Rameez Raja 102* (158) Roger Harper 1/33 (10 overs) | Desmond Haynes 93* (144) Wasim Akram 0/37 (10 overs) |
| West Indies won by 10 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Steve Randell and Ian Robinson Player of the match: Brian Lara (WI) |
| 25 February 1992 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 206/9 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 210/4 (48.2 overs) |
| Roshan Mahanama 80 (131) Willie Watson 3/37 (10 overs) | Ken Rutherford 65* (71) Ruwan Kalpage 2/33 (10 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 6 wickets Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Piloo Reporter and David Shepherd Player of the match: Ken Rutherford (NZ) |
| 26 February 1992 Scorecard |
| Australia 170/9 (49 overs) | v | South Africa 171/1 (46.5 overs) |
| David Boon 27 (31) Allan Donald 3/34 (10 overs) | Kepler Wessels 81* (148) Peter Taylor 1/32 (10 overs) |
| South Africa won by 9 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Steve Bucknor Player of the match: Kepler Wessels (SA) |
| 27 February 1992 Scorecard |
| Pakistan 254/4 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 201/7 (50 overs) |
| Aamir Sohail 114 (136) Iain Butchart 3/57 (10 overs) | Andy Waller 44 (36) Wasim Akram 3/21 (10 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 53 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Dooland Buultjens and Steve Randell Player of the match: Aamir Sohail (Pak) |
| 27 February 1992 Scorecard |
| West Indies 157 (49.2 overs) | v | England 160/4 (39.5 overs) |
| Keith Arthurton 54 (101) Chris Lewis 3/30 (8.2 overs) | Graham Gooch 65 (101) Winston Benjamin 2/22 (9.5 overs) |
| England won by 6 wickets Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Karl Liebenberg and Steve Woodward Player of the match: Chris Lewis (Eng) |
| 28 February 1992 Scorecard |
| India 1/0 (0.2 overs) | v | Sri Lanka |
| No result Ray Mitchell Oval, Mackay Umpires: Ian Robinson and David Shepherd |
- The match was initially reduced to 20 overs a side due to rain. A helicopter was used to dry the pitch but as play began, it rained again and the match was abandoned.
| 29 February 1992 Scorecard |
| South Africa 190/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 191/3 (34.3 overs) |
| Peter Kirsten 90 (129) Willie Watson 2/30 (10 overs) | Mark Greatbatch 68 (60) Peter Kirsten 1/22 (7 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 7 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Piloo Reporter Player of the match: Mark Greatbatch (NZ) |
| 29 February 1992 Scorecard |
| West Indies 264/8 (50 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 189/7 (50 overs) |
| Brian Lara 72 (71) Eddo Brandes 3/45 (10 overs) | Ali Shah 60* (87) Winston Benjamin 3/27 (10 overs) |
| West Indies won by 75 runs The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Karl Liebenberg and Steve Woodward Player of the match: Brian Lara (WI) |
- West Indies and Zimbabwe would next play in Brisbane in 2001
| 1 March 1992 Scorecard |
| Australia 237/9 (50 overs) | v | India 234 (47 overs) |
| Dean Jones 90 (108) Kapil Dev 3/41 (10 overs) | Mohammed Azharuddin 93 (102) Tom Moody 3/56 (9 overs) |
| Australia won by 1 run (revised target) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Ian Robinson Player of the match: Dean Jones (Aus) |
- Rain interrupted play after 16.2 overs in the Indian innings (45/1). India’s target recalculated to 236 off 47 overs.
| 1 March 1992 Scorecard |
| Pakistan 74 (40.2 overs) | v | England 24/1 (8 overs) |
| Saleem Malik 17 (20) Derek Pringle 3/8 (8.2 overs) | Ian Botham 6* (22) Wasim Akram 1/7 (3 overs) |
| No result Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Peter McConnell |
- Rain commenced at lunch with England 17/1 after six overs. Only two further overs were possible after lunch, with England chasing a revised target of 64 off 16 overs and then 63 off 15 overs. With fewer than 15 overs being batted by England, no result was declared.
| 2 March 1992 Scorecard |
| South Africa 195 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 198/7 (49.5 overs) |
| Peter Kirsten 47 (81) Don Anurasiri 3/41 (10 overs) | Roshan Mahanama 68 (121) Allan Donald 3/42 (9.5 overs) |
| Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Steve Woodward Player of the match: Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) |
| 3 March 1992 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 162/3 (20.5 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 105/7 (18 overs) |
| Martin Crowe 74* (43) Kevin Duers 1/17 (6 overs) | Andy Flower 30 (28) Chris Harris 3/15 (4 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 48 runs (revised target) McLean Park, Napier Umpires: Karl Liebenberg and Dooland Buultjens Player of the match: Martin Crowe (NZ) |
- New Zealand innings interrupted at 9/1 (2.1 overs). Match reduced to 35 overs per side. Further interruption at 52/2 (11.2 ov). Match reduced to 24 overs per side. Innings ended by a third interruption after 20.5 overs. Zimbabwe set a target of 154 from 18 overs.
| 4 March 1992 Scorecard |
| India 216/7 (49 overs) | v | Pakistan 173 (48.1 overs) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 54* (62) Mushtaq Ahmed 3/59 (10 overs) | Aamir Sohail 62 (95) Manoj Prabhakar 2/22 (10 overs) |
| India won by 43 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Peter McConnell and David Shepherd Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
- Match reduced to 49 overs per side due to a slow over rate by Pakistan.
| 5 March 1992 Scorecard |
| South Africa 200/8 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 136 (38.4 overs) |
| Peter Kirsten 56 (91) Malcolm Marshall 2/26 (10 overs) | Gus Logie 61 (69) Meyrick Pringle 4/11 (8 overs) |
| South Africa won by 64 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Steve Randell Player of the match: Meyrick Pringle (SA) |
| 5 March 1992 Scorecard |
| Australia 171 (49 overs) | v | England 173/2 (40.5 overs) |
| Tom Moody 51 (88) Ian Botham 4/31 (10 overs) | Graham Gooch 58 (112) Mike Whitney 1/28 (10 overs) |
| England won by 8 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Khizer Hayat Player of the match: Ian Botham (Eng) |
| 7 March 1992 Scorecard |
| India 203/7 (32 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 104/1 (19.1 overs) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 81 (77) John Traicos 3/35 (6 overs) | Andy Flower 43 (56) Sachin Tendulkar 1/35 (6 overs) |
| India won by 55 runs (revised target) Seddon Park, Hamilton Umpires: Dooland Buultjens and Steve Randell Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind) |
- After rain forced the game of 32 overs per side, Rain came again at 19.1 over in ZIM Innings thus target was recalculated to 159 runs in the 19 overs.
| 7 March 1992 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 189/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 190/3 (44 overs) |
| Aravinda de Silva 62 (83) Peter Taylor 2/34 (10 overs) | Geoff Marsh 60 (113) Pramodya Wickramasinghe 2/29 (10 overs) |
| Australia won by 7 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Piloo Reporter and Ian Robinson Player of the match: Tom Moody (Aus) |
| 8 March 1992 Scorecard |
| West Indies 203/7 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 206/5 (48.3 overs) |
| Brian Lara 52 (81) Gavin Larsen 2/41 (10 overs) | Martin Crowe 81* (81) Winston Benjamin 2/34 (9.3 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 5 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Karl Liebenberg and Peter McConnell Player of the match: Martin Crowe (NZ) |
- This was Malcolm Marshall’s last ODI.
| 8 March 1992 Scorecard |
| South Africa 211/7 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 173/8 (36 overs) |
| Andrew Hudson 54 (77) Imran Khan 2/34 (10 overs) | Inzamam-ul-Haq 48 (44) Adrian Kuiper 3/40 (6 overs) |
| South Africa won by 20 runs (revised target) The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Steve Bucknor Player of the match: Andrew Hudson (SA) |
- When Pakistan was 74/2 after 21.3 overs, rain halted the play for an hour and the target was revised to 194 in 36 overs.
| 9 March 1992 Scorecard |
| England 280/9 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 174 (44 overs) |
| Neil Fairbrother 63 (70) Asanka Gurusinha 2/67 (10 overs) | Arjuna Ranatunga 36 (51) Chris Lewis 4/30 (8 overs) |
| England won by 106 runs Eastern Oval, Ballarat Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Piloo Reporter Player of the match: Chris Lewis (Eng) |
| 10 March 1992 Scorecard |
| India 197 (49.4 overs) | v | West Indies 195/5 (40.2 overs) |
| Mohammed Azharuddin 61 (84) Anderson Cummins 4/33 (10 overs) | Keith Arthurton 58 (99) Javagal Srinath 2/23 (9 overs) |
| West Indies won by 5 wickets (revised target) Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Steve Randell and Steve Woodward Player of the match: Anderson Cummins (WI) |
- Rain came in 11th over of WI’s Innings and the Revised Target became 195 in 46 Overs
| 10 March 1992 Scorecard |
| Zimbabwe 163 (48.3 overs) | v | South Africa 164/3 (45.1 overs) |
| Eddo Brandes 20 (28) Peter Kirsten 3/31 (5 overs) | Kepler Wessels 70 (137) Malcolm Jarvis 1/23 (9 overs) |
| South Africa won by 7 wickets Manuka Oval, Canberra Umpires: Steve Bucknor and David Shepherd Player of the match: Peter Kirsten (SA) |
| 11 March 1992 Scorecard |
| Pakistan 220/9 (50 overs) | v | Australia 172 (45.2 overs) |
| Aamir Sohail 76 (104) Steve Waugh 3/36 (10 overs) | Dean Jones 47 (79) Aaqib Javed 3/21 (8 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 48 runs WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Karl Liebenberg and Piloo Reporter Player of the match: Aamir Sohail (Pak) |
| 12 March 1992 Scorecard |
| India 230/6 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 231/6 (47.1 overs) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 84 (107) Chris Harris 3/55 (9 overs) | Mark Greatbatch 73 (77) Manoj Prabhakar 3/46 (10 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 4 wickets Carisbrook, Dunedin Umpires: Peter McConnell and Ian Robinson Player of the match: Mark Greatbatch (NZ) |
| 12 March 1992 Scorecard |
| South Africa 236/4 (50 overs) | v | England 226/7 (40.5 overs) |
| Kepler Wessels 85 (126) Graeme Hick 2/44 (8.2 overs) | Alec Stewart 77 (88) Richard Snell 3/42 (7.5 overs) |
| England won by 3 wickets (revised target) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Dooland Buultjens Player of the match: Alec Stewart (Eng) |
- Rain disrupted play in England’s innings for 43 minutes when they were 62/0 after 12.0 overs. The target was revised to 226 in 41 overs.
| 13 March 1992 Scorecard |
| West Indies 268/8 (50 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 177/9 (50 overs) |
| Phil Simmons 110 (125) Chandika Hathurusinghe 4/57 (8 overs) | Athula Samarasekera 40 (41) Carl Hooper 2/19 (10 overs) |
| West Indies won by 91 runs Berri Oval, Berri Umpires: David Shepherd and Steve Woodward Player of the match: Phil Simmons (WI) |
| 14 March 1992 Scorecard |
| Australia 265/6 (46 overs) | v | Zimbabwe 137 (41.4 overs) |
| Mark Waugh 66* (39) John Traicos 1/30 (10 overs) | Eddo Brandes 23 (28) Peter Taylor 2/14 (3.4 overs) |
| Australia won by 128 runs Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Steve Bucknor Player of the match: Steve Waugh (Aus) |
- Rain stopped play with Australia 72/1 after 15 overs. Match reduced to 46 overs per side.
| 15 March 1992 Scorecard |
| England 200/8 (50 overs) | v | New Zealand 201/3 (40.5 overs) |
| Graeme Hick 56 (70) Dipak Patel 2/26 (10 overs) | Andrew Jones 78 (113) Ian Botham 1/19 (4 overs) |
| New Zealand won by 7 wickets Basin Reserve, Wellington Umpires: Steve Randell and Ian Robinson Player of the match: Andrew Jones (NZ) |
| 15 March 1992 Scorecard |
| India 180/6 (30 overs) | v | South Africa 181/4 (29.1 overs) |
| Mohammad Azharuddin 79 (77) Adrian Kuiper 2/28 (6 overs) | Peter Kirsten 84 (86) Manoj Prabhakar 1/33 (5.1 overs) |
| South Africa won by 6 wickets Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Umpires: Dooland Buultjens and Khizer Hayat Player of the match: Peter Kirsten (SA) |
- Rain reduced the match to 30 overs per side.
- Krishnamachari Srikkanth played his final ODI game.
| 15 March 1992 Scorecard |
| Sri Lanka 212/6 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 216/6 (49.1 overs) |
| Aravinda de Silva 43 (56) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/43 (10 overs) | Javed Miandad 57 (84) Champaka Ramanayake 2/37 (10 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 4 wickets WACA Ground, Perth Umpires: Karl Liebenberg and Peter McConnell Player of the match: Javed Miandad (Pak) |
| 18 March 1992 Scorecard |
| New Zealand 166 (48.2 overs) | v | Pakistan 167/3 (44.4 overs) |
| Mark Greatbatch 42 (67) Wasim Akram 4/32 (9.2 overs) | Rameez Raja 119* (155) Danny Morrison 3/42 (10 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 7 wickets Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Steve Randell Player of the match: Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) |
| 18 March 1992 Scorecard |
| Zimbabwe 134 (46.1 overs) | v | England 125 (49.1 overs) |
| David Houghton 29 (74) Ian Botham 3/23 (10 overs) | Alec Stewart 29 (96) Eddo Brandes 4/21 (10 overs) |
| Zimbabwe won by 9 runs Lavington Sports Oval, Albury Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Khizer Hayat Player of the match: Eddo Brandes (Zim) |
| 18 March 1992 Scorecard |
| Australia 216/6 (50 overs) | v | West Indies 159 (42.4 overs) |
| David Boon 100 (147) Andy Cummins 3/38 (10 overs) | Brian Lara 70 (97) Mike Whitney 4/34 (10 overs) |
| Australia won by 57 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Piloo Reporter and David Shepherd Player of the match: David Boon (Aus) |
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Knockout stage
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Semi-finals
21 March 1992
| New Zealand 262/7 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 264/6 (49 overs) |
| Martin Crowe 91 (83) Wasim Akram 2/40 (10 overs) Mushtaq Ahmed 2/40 (10 overs) | Inzamam-ul-Haq 60 (37) Willie Watson 2/39 (10 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 4 wickets Eden Park, Auckland Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) | |||
| England 252/6 (45 overs) | v | South Africa 232/6 (43 overs) | |
| Graeme Hick 83 (90) Meyrick Pringle 2/36 (9 overs) | Andrew Hudson 46 (52) Richard Illingworth 2/46 (10 overs) | ||
22 March 1992
| England won by 19 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Brian Aldridge (NZ) and Steve Randell (Aus) Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Eng) |
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Final
25 March 1992
| Pakistan 249/6 (50 overs) | v | England 227 (49.2 overs) |
| Imran Khan 72 (110) Derek Pringle 3/22 (10 overs) | Neil Fairbrother 62 (70) Mushtaq Ahmed 3/41 (10 overs) |
| Pakistan won by 22 runs Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Umpires: Brian Aldridge (NZ) and Steve Bucknor (WI) Player of the match: Wasim Akram (Pak) |
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Statistics
| Leading run scorers | |||
| Matches | Player | Team | Runs |
| 9 | Martin Crowe | New Zealand | 456 |
| 9 | Javed Miandad | Pakistan | 437 |
| 8 | Peter Kirsten | South Africa | 410 |
| 8 | David Boon | Australia | 368 |
| 8 | Ramiz Raja | Pakistan | 349 |
| Leading wicket takers | |||
| Matches | Player | Team | Wickets |
| 10 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 18 |
| 10 | Ian Botham | England | 16 |
| 9 | Mushtaq Ahmed | Pakistan | 16 |
| 9 | Chris Harris | New Zealand | 16 |
| 8 | Eddo Brandes | Zimbabwe | 14 |
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Interesting Facts
Colored Clothing and White Balls: Marking a massive shift from traditional white flannels and red balls, players wore vibrant team kits and used white balls under lights.
Floodlights: Day-night matches became a regular feature for global television audiences.
Black Sight Screens: Installed specifically to contrast against the white cricket ball.
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Player of the Tournament
The player of the tournament for the ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 was New Zealand captain and batter Martin Crowe.
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Tournament Innovations and Quirks
Coloured Clothing: Teams abandoned traditional whites for bright, multi-colored kits featuring player names on the backs.
White Balls and Black Screens: Two white balls were used simultaneously from both ends under floodlights, which helped the ball swing much more and changed day-night cricket forever.
Fielding Circles: Only two fielders were permitted outside the 30-yard infield ring during the first 15 overs.
Pinch-Hitters: Early fielding restrictions inspired teams like New Zealand (Mark Greatbatch) and England (Ian Botham) to send aggressive hitters up the order to maximize powerplays.
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Bizarre and Memorable Matches
The match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on March 22, 1992, ended in a mathematical farce.
Rain stopped play when South Africa needed a realistic 22 runs from 13 balls.
Due to a flawed rain-calculation rule that deducted a team’s least productive overs (which were maidens), the target was absurdly adjusted to 22 runs off 1 ball, completely ruining the finish and prompting the creation of the Duckworth-Lewis method.
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 squads
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Squad For Australia
| Player | Date of birth | Matches | Batting style | Bowling style | First-class team |
| Allan Border (c) | 27 July 1955 | 234 | Left hand | Left arm orthodox spin | Queensland |
| David Boon | 29 December 1960 | 115 | Right hand | Right hand off-spin | Tasmania |
| Ian Healy (wk) | 30 April 1964 | 64 | Right hand | Wicket-keeper | Queensland |
| Merv Hughes | 23 November 1961 | 24 | Right hand | Right-arm fast | Victoria |
| Dean Jones | 24 March 1961 | 125 | Right hand | Right arm off-spin | Victoria |
| Craig McDermott | 14 April 1965 | 81 | Right hand | Right-arm fast | Queensland |
| Geoff Marsh | 31 December 1958 | 113 | Right hand | Right arm off-spin | Western Australia |
| Tom Moody | 2 October 1965 | 24 | Right hand | Right-arm medium | Western Australia |
| Bruce Reid | 14 March 1963 | 56 | Left hand | Left-arm fast-medium | Western Australia |
| Mark Taylor | 27 October 1964 | 20 | Left hand | Right-arm medium | New South Wales |
| Peter Taylor | 22 August 1956 | 77 | Left hand | Right-arm offbreak | Queensland |
| Mark Waugh | 2 June 1965 | 29 | Right hand | Right-arm medium Right-arm off-break | New South Wales |
| Steve Waugh | 2 June 1965 | 122 | Right hand | Right-arm medium | New South Wales |
| Mike Whitney | 24 February 1959 | 22 | Right hand | Left-arm fast | New South Wales |
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Squad For England
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Squad For India
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Squad For New Zealand
Coach: Warren Lees
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Squad For Pakistan
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Squad For South Africa
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Squad For Sri Lanka
Coach: Chandika Hathurusingha
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Squad For West Indies
Zimbabwe
ICC Cricket World Cup 1992 Squad For Zimbabwe
| Player | Date of birth | Matches | Batting style | Bowling style |
| David Houghton (c) | 23 June 1957 | 12 | Right-hand | Right-arm off break |
| Kevin Arnott | 8 March 1961 | 4 | Right-hand | – |
| Eddo Brandes | 5 March 1963 | 4 | Right-hand | Right arm fast |
| Mark Burmester | 24 January 1968 | 0 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium |
| Iain Butchart | 9 May 1960 | 12 | Right-hand | Right-arm medium |
| Alistair Campbell | 23 September 1972 | 0 | Left-hand | Right-arm off break |
| Andy Flower (wk) | 28 April 1968 | 0 | Left-hand | Wicket-keeper Right-arm off break |
| Kevin Duers | 30 June 1960 | 0 | Right hand | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Wayne James | 27 August 1965 | 0 | Right hand | – |
| Malcolm Jarvis | 6 December 1955 | 5 | Right hand | Left-arm medium fast |
| Ali Shah | 7 August 1959 | 9 | Left-hand | Right arm medium |
| Andrew Pycroft | 6 June 1956 | 12 | Right-hand | Right-arm offbreak |
| John Traicos | 17 May 1947 | 12 | Right-hand | Right arm off-spin |
| Andy Waller | 25 September 1959 | 6 | Right hand | Right-arm medium |
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