This was the second Cricket World Cup final to be played outside England and the first in Australia. Derek Pringle bowled 4 no balls and 1 wide in his first spell, that read 8-2-13-2. Derek Pringle had a dream spell of 10-2-22-3, but gave away 8 extra runs in the form of 5 no balls and 3 wides, while Richard Illingworth and Ian Botham claimed one wicket each, it became the 16th victim of the latter. Cricket World Cup 1992: Find complete detail like match results, stats, winners, runners-up of 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup you need to know about.
In the final, winning the toss, Pakistan elected to bat with Ijaz Ahmed coming in as the only change from their semi final against New Zealand, while England too had one change with Derek Pringle replacing Gladstone Small. Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Ian Botham, 2.5 ov), 2-21 (Alec Stewart, 7.3 ov), 3-59 (Graeme Hick, 18.6 ov), 4-69 (Graham Gooch, 20.5 ov), 5-141 (Allan Lamb, 34.5 ov), 6-141 (Chris Lewis, 34.6 ov), 7-180 (Neil Fairbrother, 42.5 ov), 8-183 (Dermot Reeve, 43.6 ov), 9-208 (Phil DeFreitas, 47.1 ov), 10-227 (Richard Illingworth, 49.2 ov) The pair added 52 runs from 38 balls as Pakistan scored 124 runs from their final 15 overs as the total score read 249/5 in the stipulated 50 overs, a gettable total for England's much fancied batting side. 'The 1992 World Cup defined my cricket' Shahid Afridi on the lessons Pakistan's victorious campaign taught him about life, and how Imran Khan's attitude moulded him as a captain My First World Cup But writing about it now seems more fun than watching it thenPeter Kirsten remembers a tournament in which newcomers South Africa surprised themselves by making the final fourBetween the 1992 and 2015 World Cups, the sociopolitical face of the country-continent has changed dramatically, increasingly turning towards AsiaTwo decades on, the novelty of the 1992 World Cup still lives in the memory The 1992 World Cup took place 5–8 November 1992 at the Real Club La Moraleja in Madrid, … England and Pakistan played each other in the league round, but Pakistan were lucky to escape with a draw even though Pakistan were dismissed for 74. https://www.espncricinfo.com/.../8039/season/1992/icc-cricket-world-cup Alec Stewart soon fell to Aaquib Javed reeling England at 21/2. Imran Khan and Javed Miandad struggled to score free runs and Pakistan touched the 100 mark only in the 31st over. Soon Imran Khan was dismissed by Ian Botham for 72, as Wasim Akram joined Inzamam-ul-Haq. Imran Khan promoted himself and played the sheet anchor role along with Javed Miandad, pushing the scorecard. Finally England broke the 139 partnership as Javed Miandad was dismissed by Richard Illingworth for 58.
Chasing the target of 250 to win their maiden world cup, favourites England lost all rounder Ian Botham for no score to Wasim Akram. Pakistan openers Rameez Raja and Aamer Sohail struggled against Pringle and Chris Lewis, as both were dismissed cheaply. Imran was lucky to get a reprieve as Graham Gooch dropped a difficult chance. The final of the 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 25 March 1992.
South Africa hadn't expected to be invited to the 1992 World Cup, and when they were, they did not think they would make it to the semisThe first World Cup to feature coloured clothing, floodlights, white balls and fielding restrictionsGavin Larsen recalls the time the New Zealand side were the toast of the nation, in 1992Two decades after Pakistan's headiest triumph, it's still hard to believe how that ramshackle bunch surged to gloryNew Zealand's captain had to rest during the semi-final due to injury, and watched in agony as it all went to piecesShahid Afridi on the lessons Pakistan's victorious campaign taught him about life, and how Imran Khan's attitude moulded him as a captainIndia's 1991-92 tour of Australia spanned four months, but for the youngsters, the thrill of touring and being seen on TV kept homesickness at bayColoured clothes, black sightscreens, two white balls: the game of cricket looked so different in 1992. In form batsman Greame Hick and Graham Gooch slowly pushed the score, but Hick was dismissed by a beauty from Mushtaq Ahmed, a Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Aamer Sohail, 4.6 ov), 2-24 (Ramiz Raja, 8.2 ov), 3-163 (Javed Miandad, 39.3 ov), 4-197 (Imran Khan, 43.3 ov), 5-249 (Inzamam-ul-Haq, 49.5 ov), 6-249 (Wasim Akram, 49.6 ov)
87,182 spectators turned out to see the final.