Pakistan vs England
1992-03-25
On March 25, 1992, Pakistan beat England by 22 runs at the MCG to lift their first cricket World Cup. Imran Khan's 72 and Wasim Akram's match-defining all-round performance (33 with the bat, 3/49 with the ball, including the wickets of Lamb and Lewis with consecutive deliveries) sealed it. Imran retired immediately afterwards.
New Zealand vs Pakistan
1992-03-21
On March 21, 1992 in Auckland, a 22-year-old Inzamam-ul-Haq came in at 140 for 4 chasing 263 against tournament leaders New Zealand and smashed 60 off 37 balls to power Pakistan to a four-wicket win and into the final. Inzamam had nearly been left out of the playing XI.
South Africa vs Pakistan
1992-03-08
On March 8, 1992, Jonty Rhodes — gathering the ball at backward point — sprinted four metres and dived horizontally into the stumps with the ball still in his hand to run out Inzamam-ul-Haq for 48. The image redefined cricket fielding for a generation.
New Zealand
1992-02-25
Replacing the injured John Wright at the 1992 World Cup, Mark Greatbatch was instructed by captain Martin Crowe to attack the new ball and use the fielding restrictions. The strategy worked: Greatbatch made 313 at a strike rate of 88, hit a tournament-leading 14 sixes, and created the template for the 'pinch hitter' role.
Pakistan vs England
1992-03-25
Immediately after lifting the World Cup at the MCG on March 25, 1992, Imran Khan announced his retirement from international cricket. At 39, the cornered tigers' captain walked away on the highest possible note: world champion, in his last match, with a personal score of 72.
Pakistan
1992-03-25
Pakistan won just one of their first five matches at the 1992 World Cup and were one rained-out point from elimination. Captain Imran Khan, wearing a t-shirt with a tiger printed on it, told his players to 'fight like cornered tigers' — and the team won every match thereafter, lifting the trophy on March 25 at the MCG.