1992 Cricket World Cup

Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992
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Dates22 February – 25 March 1992
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) Australia
 New Zealand
Champions Pakistan (1st title)
Runners-up England
Participants9
Matches39
Player of the seriesNew Zealand Martin Crowe[1]
Most runsNew Zealand Martin Crowe (456)
Most wicketsPakistan Wasim Akram (18)
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The 1992 Cricket World Cup (known as the Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth Cricket World Cup, the premier One Day International cricket tournament for men's national teams, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was held in Australia and New Zealand from 22 February to 25 March 1992, and finished with Pakistan beating England by 22 runs in the final to become the World Cup champions for the first time.
The tournament is remembered for the controversial "rain rule".[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Finals scorecard CricInfo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Monga, Sidharth (22 March 2020). "Were South Africa really unlucky in the 1992 World Cup?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2022.