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	The '''1992 Cricket World Cup''' (~~officially~~ the '''Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992''') was the fifth ~~staging of the~~ [[Cricket World Cup]], 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 cricket team \|Pakistan]] beating [[England cricket team\|England]] by 22 runs in the final to become the World Cup champions for the first time. The 1992 World Cup is remembered for the controversial "rain rule". [[South Africa national cricket team\|South Africa]] tried to take advantage of this rule by slowing down their semi-final against England, but the tactic ultimately cost them the match.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Monga\|first=Sidharth\|date=22 March 2020\|title=Were South Africa really unlucky in the 1992 World Cup?\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sidharth-monga-were-south-africa-really-unlucky-in-the-1992-world-cup-1219634\|access-date=8 November 2022\|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>		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 national cricket team\|Pakistan]] beating [[England cricket team\|England]] by 22 runs in the final to become the World Cup champions for the first time. The 1992 World Cup is remembered for the controversial "rain rule". [[South Africa national cricket team\|South Africa]] tried to take advantage of this rule by slowing down their semi-final against England, but the tactic ultimately cost them the match.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Monga\|first=Sidharth\|date=22 March 2020\|title=Were South Africa really unlucky in the 1992 World Cup?\|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sidharth-monga-were-south-africa-really-unlucky-in-the-1992-world-cup-1219634\|access-date=8 November 2022\|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

			==Host selection==
			Australia and New Zealand were awarded the hosting rights in January 1989, defeating a joint bid from India and Pakistan which had hosted the preceding 1987 World Cup.<ref name=ct>{{cite news\|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120906726\|title=S. African saga not complete\|newspaper=The Canberra Times\|date=26 January 1989}}</ref> The Australia–New Zealand bid proposed that the tournament be held in February and March 1992, at the end of the local cricket season, while the India–Pakistan bid would have seen the tournament held in late 1991.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120906089\|title=Promising bid for World Cup\|newspaper=The Canberra Times\|date=23 January 1989}}</ref> The seven full members of the ICC were given two votes each in the ballot, while the 18 associate members were given one vote each.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/102017428\|title=Neighbours to bid for Cup\|newspaper=The Canberra Times\|date=26 October 1988}}</ref> The results of the ballot were not released, but the winning bid reportedly enjoyed strong support from the ICC associate members.<ref name=ct/>

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	==External links==		==External links==
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	*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/60924.html Cricket World Cup 1992] from [[Cricinfo]]		*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/60924.html Cricket World Cup 1992] from [[Cricinfo]]

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