1992 Cricket World Cup Final

The final of the 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 25 March 1992.[1] The match was won by Pakistan, under the captaincy of Imran Khan, as they defeated England by 22 runs to lift their first ever World Cup trophy. This was the second Cricket World Cup final to be played outside England and the first in Australia. 87,182 spectators turned out to see the final.[2]

1992 ICC Cricket World Cup Final
The MCG had a turnout of 87,182 people for the final
Event1992 ICC Cricket World Cup
Pakistan England
249/6 227
50 overs 49.2 overs
Date25 March 1992
VenueMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Player of the matchWasim Akram
UmpiresBrian Aldridge and Steve Bucknor
Attendance87,182
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Details

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. 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. Pakistan openers Rameez Raja and Aamer Sohail struggled against Pringle and Chris Lewis, as both were dismissed cheaply. Imran Khan promoted himself and played the sheet anchor role along with Javed Miandad, pushing the scorecard. Imran was lucky to get a reprieve as Graham Gooch dropped a difficult chance. Derek Pringle bowled 4 no balls and 1 wide in his first spell, that read 8-2-13-2. Imran Khan and Javed Miandad struggled to score free runs and Pakistan touched the 100 mark only in the 31st over. Finally England broke the 139 partnership as Javed Miandad was dismissed by Richard Illingworth for 58. Soon Imran Khan was dismissed by Ian Botham for 72, as Wasim Akram joined Inzamam-ul-Haq. 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. 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.

Chasing the target of 250 to win their maiden world cup, favourites England lost all rounder Ian Botham for no score to Wasim Akram. Alec Stewart soon fell to Aaquib Javed reeling England at 21/2. In form batsman Greame Hick and Graham Gooch slowly pushed the score, but Hick was dismissed by a beauty from Mushtaq Ahmed, a Googly that Hick failed to read. Soon Gooch fell to Mushtaq and England were in deep trouble with scorecard reading 69/4. Neil Fairbrother and Allan Lamb tried a rescue act with a partnership of 72 runs as asking rate began to pile up. Coming back for the second spell, Wasim Akram broke England's resistance by dismissing Allan Lamb and Chris Lewis with successive deliveries reeling English at 141/6. Neil Fairbrother and Dermot Reeve could n't score big, as part-time bowler Aamir Sohail completed his quota of 10 overs as England failed to utilize Sohail's spell. With the final 10 overs to go, England needed 84 runs from 54 balls with an asking rate of 9.33 per over. Soon Fairbrother was dismissed for 62 scored off 70 balls by Aaquib sealing the fate of England. As 34 runs required from final 12 balls, it was a tough task for them as Imran Khan dismissed Richard Illingworth, that turned out to be his last ball in International cricket. For Pakistan, Aaquib Javed and Mushtaq Ahmed claimed 2 and 3 wickets respectively. Wasim Akram was adjudged the Man of the match for his all round performance of 3/49 and 33 off 18.[3]

25 March 1992
scorecard
Pakistan 
249/6 (50 overs)
v
 England
227 (49.2 overs)
Imran Khan 72 (110 balls)
Derek Pringle 3/22 (10 overs)
Neil Fairbrother 62 (70 balls)
Mushtaq Ahmed 3/41 (10 overs)
Pakistan won by 22 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia
Attendance : 87,182
Umpires: Brian Aldridge and Steve Bucknor
Player of the match: Wasim Akram

Complete Scorecard
Pakistan batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Aamer Sohail c Alec Stewart b Derek Pringle 4 19 0 0 21.05
Rameez Raja lbw Derek Pringle 8 26 1 0 30.76
Imran Khan* c Illingworth b Ian Botham 72 110 5 1 65.45
Javed Miandad c Botham b Illingworth 58 98 4 0 59.18
Inzamam-Ul-Haq b Pringle 42 35 4 0 120.00
Wasim Akram run out 33 18 0 0 183.33
Saleem Malik not out 0 1 0 0 0.00
Ijaz Ahmed Did not bat 0 0 0 0 0.00
Moin Khan Did not bat 0 0 0 0 0.00
Mushtaq Ahmed Did not bat 0 0 0 0 0.00
Aaqib Javed Did not bat 0 0 0 0 0.00
Extras (lb 19, nb 7, w 6) 32
Total (6 wickets; 50 overs) 249

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)

England bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ
Derek Pringle 10 2 22 3 2.20
Chris Lewis 10 2 52 0 5.20
Ian Botham 7 0 42 1 6.00
Phil DeFreitas 10 1 42 0 4.20
Richard Illingworth 10 0 50 0 5.00
Dermot Reeve 3 0 22 0 7.33


England batting
Player Status Runs Balls 4s 6s Strike rate
Graham Gooch* Aaqib Javed b Mushtaq Ahmed 29 66 1 0 43.93
Ian Botham c Moin Khan b Wasim Akram 0 6 0 0 0.00
Alec Stewart c Moin Khan b Aaqib Javed 7 16 1 0 43.75
Graeme Hick b Mushtaq Ahmed 17 36 1 0 47.22
Neil Fairbrother c Moin Khan b Aaqib Javed 62 70 3 0 88.57
Allan Lamb b Wasim Akram 31 41 2 0 75.60
Chris Lewis b Wasim Akram 0 1 0 0 00.00
Dermot Reeve c Rameez Raja b Mushtaq Ahmed 15 32 0 0 46.87
Derek Pringle not out 18 16 1 0 112.50
Phil DeFreitas run out 10 8 0 0 125.00
Richard Illingworth c Rameez Raja b Imran Khan 14 10 2 0 140.00
Extras (lb 5, nb 6, w 13) 24
Total (all out in 49.2 overs) 227

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)

Pakistan bowling
Bowler Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Econ
Wasim Akram 10 0 49 3 4.90
Aaqib Javed 10 2 27 2 2.70
Mushtaq Ahmed 10 1 41 3 4.10
Ijaz Ahmed 3 0 13 0 4.33
Imran Khan 6.2 0 43 1 6.78
Aamer Sohail 10 0 49 0 4.90
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See also

References
  1. "Full Scorecard of England vs Pakistan, World Cup, Final - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. "Flash back 1992 World Cup Final: An ambition fulfilled". ESPNcricinfo. 24 March 2002. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. "Final, Benson & Hedges World Cup Commentary". Cricinfo.com. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  • ICC. Retrieved 2019-04-08
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