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The 1992 World Cup was the first to feature coloured player clothing, white cricket balls and black sight screens, with a number of matches being played under floodlights. [5] It was also the first Cricket World Cup to be held in the Southern Hemisphere , and the first to include South Africa , who had been allowed to re-join the International ...
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.
Lord's has hosted the final five times. The inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup final was held on 21 June 1975 at Lord's, contested by Australia and the West Indies.A man of the match performance, [11] including a century, from West Indian captain Clive Lloyd, coming in to bat at number five with his team at 50/3, [12] formed the basis of a 149-run fourth-wicket partnership with Rohan Kanhai. [13]
Playing until 1992, he was the captain of the Pakistan national cricket team for most of the 1980s and early 1990s. Although Pakistan co-hosted the 1987 Cricket World Cup, they were eliminated in the semi-finals, leading to his temporary retirement.
Inzamam rose to fame in the semi-final of the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He remained one of the team's leading batsmen throughout the decade in both Test and ODI cricket. In 2003, he was appointed captain of the team. His tenure as captain ended after Pakistan's early exit from the 2007 Cricket World Cup.
Raja was born on 14 August 1962 in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.. His family roots lie in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. [6]His father Saleem Akhtar was a cricketer during the British colonial era who played for Multan and Sargodha after the partition, while his brother Wasim Raja and cousin Atif Rauf played for the Pakistan national cricket team, with another brother Zaeem Raja having played first ...
18 January 1992 New Zealand England: 0–2 [3] 0–3 [3] — — 7 April 1992 West Indies South Africa: 1–0 [1] 3–0 [3] — — International tournaments Start date Tournament Winners 17 October 1991: 1991–92 Wills Trophy Pakistan: 6 December 1992: 1991-92 Benson & Hedges World Series Australia: 22 February 1992: 1992 Benson & Hedges ...
Player Team Score Balls 4s 6s Opponent Ground Rameez Raja Pakistan 119* 155: 16: 0 New Zealand AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand: Andy Flower Zimbabwe 115* 152: 8: 1 Sri Lanka Pukekura Park, New Plymouth, New Zealand