World Cup 1992
The 1992 World Cup was won by Pakistan, captained by Imran Khan, who beat
England by 22 runs in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Pakistan won just one of their first five matches and only qualified for
the semi-finals by beating the previously undefeated New Zealand side in
their final round robin game. New Zealand and South Africa were the
losing semi-finalists.
South Africa's semi-final against England ended in controversial
circumstances when, after a rain delay, the rule in use for revising
target scores in rain-affected matches revised their target from 22 runs
from 13 balls to an impossible 21 runs from one ball. This rule was
replaced for One-day International matches in Australia after the World
Cup, and it was eventually superseded by the Duckworth-Lewis method for
the 1999 World Cup onwards.
Participating Teams:
Australia
England
India
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
West Indies
Zimbabwe
