With Waqar Younis returning home, Saeed Anwar and Ata-ur-Rehman falling unfit, and Javed Miandad coming late to Australia, Pakistan upset the odds as they lifted the trophy with victory over the England in the final. A self belief ruled out the obstacles.

Among the odds, the 1992 World Cup (aka Benson & Hedges Cup), 5th edition, paved the way to many changes, introducing color uniforms instead of traditional white, white balls replaced the red one, and matches were played under flood-lights till late evening. A controversial system of recalculating team totals was also introduced for reduced number of overs for the matches affected by rains.

Further, South Africa, an African Test nation, for the first time played in the World Cup and first time a Cricket World Cup was held in the Southern hemisphere. New Zealand setting confusion for the batsmen did the opening with spinner instead of fast bowlers, as the tradition ruled. The technique of pinch-hitter set the trend where the batsmen fixed higher run-rate in the first 15 overs by hitting the ball all around. And to accommodate South Africa, 9 teams in total, the teams were not divided in groups, but each team competed with all the other 8. The top four teams qualified for the semifinals, whose winners played the final.

 Venue  : Australia / New Zealand
 Date    : 22 February 1992 to 25 March 1992
 Teams : Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka,                West Indies and Zimbabwe.
 Winner: Pakistan (Beated England By 22 Runs).
 Man of The Match: Wasim Akram - Took 3 important wickets.

England v India - February 22, 1992 at Perth
England won by 9 runs.
England 236-9 (50 ov); India 227 (49.2 ov).

New Zealand v Australia - February 22, 1992 at Auckland
New Zealand won by 37 runs.
New Zealand 248-6 (50 ov); Australia 211 (48.1 ov).

Pakistan v West Indies - February 23, 1992 at Melbourne
West Indies won by 10 wickets.
Pakistan 220-2 (50 ov); West Indies 221-0 (46.5 ov).

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe - February 23, 1992 at New Plymouth
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets.
Zimbabwe 312-4 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 313-7 (49.2 ov).

New Zealand v Sri Lanka - February 25, 1992 at Hamilton
New Zealand won by 6 wickets.
Sri Lanka 206-9 (50 ov); New Zealand 210-4 (48.2 ov).

Australia v South Africa - February 26, 1992 at Sydney
South Africa won by 9 wickets.
Australia 170-9 (49 ov); South Africa 171-1 (46.5 ov).

England v West Indies - February 27, 1992 at Melbourne
England won by 6 wickets.
West Indies 157 (49.2 ov); England 160-4 (39.5 ov).

Pakistan v Zimbabwe - February 27, 1992 at Hobart
Pakistan won by 53 runs.
Pakistan 254-4 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 201-7 (50 ov).

India v Sri Lanka - February 28, 1992 at Mackay
No result. India 1-0 (0.2 ov).

New Zealand v South Africa - February 29, 1992 at Auckland
New Zealand won by 7 wickets.
South Africa 190-7 (50 ov); New Zealand 191-3 (34.3 ov).

West Indies v Zimbabwe - February 29, 1992 at Brisbane
West Indies won by 75 runs.
West Indies 264-8 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 189-7 (50 ov).



Australia v India - March 1, 1992 at Brisbane
Australia won by 3 run.
Australia 237-9 (50 ov); India 234 (47 ov).

England v Pakistan - March 1, 1992 at Adelaide
No result.
Pakistan 74 (40.2 ov); England 24-1 (8 ov).

South Africa v Sri Lanka - March 2, 1992 at Wellington
Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets.
South Africa 195 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 198-7 (49.5 ov).

New Zealand v Zimbabwe - March 3, 1992 at Napier
New Zealand won by 48 runs.
New Zealand 162-3 (20.5 ov); Zimbabwe 105-7 (18 ov).

India v Pakistan - March 4, 1992 at Sydney
India won by 43 runs.
India 216-7 (49 ov); Pakistan 173 (48.1 ov).

Australia v England - March 5, 1992 at Sydney
England won by 8 wickets.
Australia 171 (49 ov); England 173-2 (40.5 ov).

South Africa v West Indies - March 5, 1992 at Christchurch
South Africa won by 64 runs.
South Africa 200-8 (50 ov); West Indies 136 (38.4 ov).

Australia v Sri Lanka - March 7, 1992 at Adelaide
Australia won by 7 wickets.
Sri Lanka 189-9 (50 ov); Australia 190-3 (44 ov).

India v Zimbabwe - March 7, 1992 at Hamilton
India won by 55 runs.
India 203-7 (32 ov); Zimbabwe 104-1 (19.1 ov).

New Zealand v West Indies - March 8, 1992 at Auckland
New Zealand won by 5 wickets.
West Indies 203-7 (50 ov); New Zealand 206-5 (48.3 ov).

Pakistan v South Africa - March 8, 1992 at Brisbane
South Africa won by 20 runs.
South Africa 211-7 (50 ov); Pakistan 173-8 (36 ov).

England v Sri Lanka - March 9, 1992 at Ballarat
England won by 106 runs.
England 280-6 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 174 (44 ov).

India v West Indies - March 10, 1992 at Wellington
West Indies won by 5 wickets.
India 197 (49.4 ov); West Indies 195-5 (40.2 ov).



South Africa v Zimbabwe - March 10, 1992 at Canberra
South Africa won by 7 wickets.
Zimbabwe 163 (48.3 ov); South Africa 164-3 (45.1 ov).

Australia v Pakistan - March 11, 1992 at Perth
Pakistan won by 48 runs.
Pakistan 220-9 (50 ov); Australia 172 (45.2 ov).

England v South Africa - March 12, 1992 at Melbourne
England won by 3 wickets.
South Africa 236-4 (50 ov); England 226-7 (40.5 ov).

New Zealand v India - March 12, 1992 at Dunedin
New Zealand won by 4 wickets.
India 230-6 (50 ov); New Zealand 231-6 (47.1 ov).

Sri Lanka v West Indies - March 13, 1992 at Berri
West Indies won by 91 runs.
West Indies 268-8 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 177-9 (50 ov).

Australia v Zimbabwe - March 14, 1992 at Hobart
Australia won by 128 runs.
Australia 265-6 (46 ov); Zimbabwe 137 (41.4 ov).

India v South Africa - March 15, 1992 at Adelaide
South Africa won by 6 wickets.
India 180-6 (30 ov); South Africa 181-4 (29.1 ov).

New Zealand v England - March 15, 1992 at Wellington
New Zealand won by 7 wickets.
England 200-8 (50 ov); New Zealand 201-3 (40.5 ov).

Pakistan v Sri Lanka - March 15, 1992 at Perth
Pakistan won by 4 wickets.
Sri Lanka 212-6 (50 ov); Pakistan 216-6 (49.1 ov).

Australia v West Indies - March 18, 1992 at Melbourne
Australia won by 57 runs.
Australia 216-6 (50 ov); West Indies 159 (42.4 ov).

England v Zimbabwe - March 18, 1992 at Albury
Zimbabwe won by 9 runs.
Zimbabwe 134 (46.1 ov); England 125 (49.1 ov).

New Zealand v Pakistan - March 18, 1992 at Christchurch
Pakistan won by 7 wickets.
New Zealand 166 (48.2 ov); Pakistan 167-3 (44.4 ov).

Semi-Final: New Zealand v Pakistan - March 21, 1992 at Auckland
Pakistan won by 4 wickets.
New Zealand 262-7 (50 ov); Pakistan 264-6 (49 ov).

Semi-Final: England v South Africa - March 22, 1992 at Sydney
England won by 19 runs.
England 252-6 (45 ov); South Africa 232-6 (43 ov).

Final: England v Pakistan - March 25, 1992 at Melbourne
Pakistan won by 22 runs.
Pakistan 249-6 (50 ov); England 227 (49.2 ov).