Pakistan vs England, Final at Melbourne, Mar 25 1992 - Match Highlights

RESULT

Final (D/N), Melbourne, March 25, 1992, Benson & Hedges World Cup

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249/6

(49.2/50 ov, T:250) 227

Pakistan won by 22 runs

Player Of The Match

, PAK

33 (18) & 3/49

Player Of The Series

, NZ

456 runs

'Forget about no-balls, just bowl fast'

'Forget about no-balls, just bowl fast'

'It takes a great leader to pick his team up from a low point'

'It takes a great leader to pick his team up from a low point'

Match Coverage

The greatest World Cup performance

Pivotal spells, last hurrahs and the ones that came good at clutch moments

The greatest World Cup performance

What we learned from watching the 1992 World Cup final in full again

Wides, lbw calls, swing - plenty of things were different in white-ball cricket back then

What we learned from watching the 1992 World Cup final in full again

Retropreview: Will England be third-time lucky against 'cornered tigers' Pakistan?

England boast an extraordinarily balanced XI, while Pakistan have got here with bursts of timely inspiration

Retropreview: Will England be third-time lucky against 'cornered tigers' Pakistan?

Retroreport: Wasim Akram magic wins it for Imran Khan's cornered tigers

Pakistan hold nerve to defend 249 in gripping final and become champions of the world

Retroreport: Wasim Akram magic wins it for Imran Khan's cornered tigers

Imran's tigers: the story of Pakistan's 1992 triumph

A quick recap of Pakistan's successful campaign down under in 1992

Imran's tigers: the story of Pakistan's 1992 triumph

Instant answers to T20 questions

England Innings

Player Name		R	B
GA Gooch	caught	29	66
IT Botham	caught	0	6
AJ Stewart	caught	7	16
GA Hick	lbw	17	36
NH Fairbrother	caught	62	70
AJ Lamb	bowled	31	41
CC Lewis	bowled	0	1
DA Reeve	caught	15	32
DR Pringle	not out	18	16
PAJ DeFreitas	run out	10	8
RK Illingworth	caught	14	10
Extras	(lb 5, nb 6, w 13)
Total	227(10 wkts; 49.2 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	6	Graham Gooch	Ian Botham
2nd	15	Graham Gooch	Alec Stewart
3rd	38	Graham Gooch	Graeme Hick
4th	10	Graham Gooch	Neil Fairbrother
5th	72	Allan Lamb	Neil Fairbrother
6th	0	Neil Fairbrother	Chris Lewis
7th	39	Neil Fairbrother	Dermot Reeve
8th	3	Derek Pringle	Dermot Reeve
9th	25	Derek Pringle	Phil DeFreitas
10th	19	Derek Pringle	Richard Illingworth

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Benson & Hedges World Cup

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NZ	8	7	1	14	0.592
ENG	8	5	2	11	0.470
SA	8	5	3	10	0.138
PAK	8	4	3	9	0.166
AUS	8	4	4	8	0.201
WI	8	4	4	8	0.076
IND	8	2	5	5	0.137
SL	8	2	5	5	-0.686
ZIM	8	1	7	2	-1.142