Story 1992 World Cup relived - World cup tourney

[crick4life]

Miandad & Inzamam bat Pakistan to strong position

Not all was honky dory when Pakistan was sent to bat by West Indies after having won the toss. It was a right decision made by Richardson given there was plenty of grass, moisture and an overcast morning.

Marshall and Ambrose quite naturally were unplayable and Ambrose picked up both the openers Amir Shoail and Rameez Raja in his first couple of overs. Marshall was unlucky not to have picked up atleast 2-3 wickets in his first spell. Twice Miandad was dropped in the slips and slowly but surely Miandad playing only as he can fought hard in trying conditions to bring up his 50 off only 67 balls in the 33rd over. Inzamam on the other hand despite having trouble facing both Ambrose and Marshall struck in their to bring up his 50 off 84 balls.

Both Ambrose and Marshall were unlucky not to have picked up wickets despite bowling many unplayable balls. There was swing, speed, seam and hostile bouncers to go with the odd slower ones to keep the Pakistani batsmen guessing. Never has such excellent fast bowling has been seen before in MCG was the opinion of the commentators.

Sadly for West Indies and to the gritty knocks by Inzamam and Miandad Pakistan is looking to set a good target on this pitch. Any target over 220 runs will almost ensure a win and Pakistan is not too far off that target. Barring odd deliveries on occassion none of the West Indian bowlers apart from Ambrose and Marshall could produce the magic nor could bowl wicket taking balls. Benjamin has been a bit disappointing and now West Indies will definitely be ruing for not having picked the fourth seamer on a pitch like this.

Currently Pakistan are on 156/2 after 35 overs with Inzamam and Miandad both in 70s unbeaten.

 

[crick4life]

Watch the video to expereince the hostile bowling by West Indies and the gritty effort by both Inzi and Miandad to still to be out there batting.

http://www.overthewicket.com/Cricket2004/index.html

 

[The Champ]

expected this from WI bowlers, but good reply from Pak too

 

[T20]

Watch the video to expereince the hostile bowling by West Indies and the gritty effort by both Inzi and Miandad to still to be out there batting.

http://www.overthewicket.com/Cricket2004/index.html

can't see the video mate..

 

[jazz]

excllent start by ambrose

but tthen excllent comeback by pakistan

 

[crick4life]

Pakistan win the crucial opener by 4 runs

Javed Miandad and Inzamam Ul Haq were Pakistan's heroes as a stirring night of cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds ended in a nail-biting win for Pakistan.

Hooper, Logie and Arthurton smashed four sixes and nearly 20 fours in the last 10-15 overs to almost win the game for West Indies but in the end fell short just by 4 runs.

Pakistan bowlers were on the top of his game with the ball, finishing with pretty much all the bowlers chipping in with a wicket but for A.Javed who nevertheless ended up with excellent figures of 0-20 off 10 overs.
Inzamam and Miandad battled the cold and overcast conditions to finish on brilliant 100 and 104 respectively. A patient Inzamam and an aggressive Miandad put 219 runs for the 3rd wicket but Pakistan lost way after both departed trying to up the run rate.

Pakistan, who were without the injured Imran Khan, now will be a unit to watch out for in this world cup.

 

[crick4life]

can't see the video mate..

S, I can watch the video all right. Have a look again or use the link http://www.overthewicket.com/Cricket2004/cricket.wmv in your Windows media player and it should stream it for you.

 

[crick4life]

Lol,but West Indies have the stronger players,so when auto played,they'll surely make a very big total.

They almost looked like they were going to chase but they stopped short by 6 runs.

That was my first win in this tourney playing against the CPU so far. That makes it 1/4 win chance for me in the next game.

The next game is New Zealand Sri Lanka and is a crucial one for NZ as they have lost their first game against Australia. Sri Lanka will be lot less pressured given their win against Zimbabwe.

 

[crick4life]

The World cup 1992
New Zealand Start as favorites, Can Sri Lanka upset the home team
New Zealand v Sri Lanka​

The last couple of weeks of the cricket season is upon us - yet there are so, so many questions still to be resolved! Can the crushed Beige put their Australian hammering behind them? And how has the events around the win against Zimbabwe affected the Sri Lankans? Which team heads into this crucial second encounter for both teams with the upper hand - or are they both starting from scratch all over again?
It's an interesting, almost novel situation. The first thing that comes to mind is that New Zealand Christchurch wicket won't be too pleasant for the Sri Lankans. They've hardly toured NZ so far since becoming a Test playing nation few years ago. Sri Lankans are more used to playing in sub continent conditions in steamy, 30-degree-plus conditions, so we expect we'll see the long-sleeved sweaters emerging! And the dewy grounds will take some getting used to when they turn up in the mornings to practise. Little things like that can really take you out of your comfort zone on a long, but important world cup tournament like this.
Moreover, bar a few games recently matches for a few of the settled Sri Lankan players, they're still wet behind ears in international circuit. At home they've been playing their Provincial Tournament, Sri Lanka's first-class competition amongst the four teams - but that's just not the same as withstanding relentless pressure from a quality international side. Just think back to how the Kiwis looked in their first match against Australia...
We always expect Christchurch to turn on a very good pitch so there should be enough runs on the cards for the ODI. Bating seems the forte for Sri Lankans and they will relish that if the Kiwi pace bowlers can't tighten up their line and length.
Australia relentlessly exposed the Kiwis inability to score runs against accurate bowling. The Australian batsmen just didn't need to go searching for runs they merely sat back and waited for the inevitable four-ball to arrive given the way they had bowled.
The big question is whether that arduous battle against the exacting Australians has left the Kiwis feeling a little tougher for their troubles or just emotionally exhausted?
Seeing how they transfer their state of mind into this game against Sri Lanka will be a big point of interest. Will the New Zealand top and middle order breathe a deep sigh of relief (now that B.Reid, McDermott, Moody and Waugh brothers have exited customs) and unleash their true talents? Sri Lanka can be a handful at times, but you wouldn't expect to see the same relentless barrage of 135km, good-length channel-bowling...
I'm sure the walls of the Kiwis? team meeting room will be reverberating with clich?s like 'stay mentally strong' and 'play every ball on its merit'. My question is whether subconsciously the guys will be in the right zone. Will they chase these games too quickly? Expect looser bowling than Australia and so be that little bit less cautious? There's so much to prove for both the Kiwis as a unit and for a slew of the individual players.
Can either of these two teams make a mark in this 1992 World Cup? So many unanswered questions! Let's hope those answers start flowing in the next intriguing fortnight.

Teams for the Christchurch ODI :

Sri Lanka : RS Mahanama, MAR Samarasekera, PA de Silva, AP Gurusinha, A Ranatunga, ST Jayasuriya, HP Tillakaratne, RS Kalpage, CPH Ramanayake, KIW Wijegunawardene, GP Wickramasinghe.

New Zealand : JG Wright, RT Latham, AH Jones, MD Crowe, KR Rutherford, CZ Harris, IDS Smith, DN Patel, DK Morrison, GR Larsen, W Watson.

 

[crick4life]

The original score from the 1992 ODI game between New Zealand and Sri Lanka :

[25 Feb, Hamilton (NZ)]
SL lost to NZ by 6 wkts (MoM: Ken Rutherford)
SL 206/9 in 50 (Mahanama 80, de Silva 31,
Watson 37/3, Harris 43/3)
NZ 210/4 in 48.2 (Wright 57, Jones 49, Rutherford 65*)

A full detailed score card can be viewed at

http://nz.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC92/LEAGUE/SL_NZ_WC92_ODI5_25FEB1992.html

 

[The Champ]

i think we will have a similar match but a bit closer

 

[boss]

Grt idea mate to relive the epic 1992 WC!, Ya!, good win for pakistan though windiws usually collapse under pressure at the last moment!, anyhow looking forward to see SL vs NZ, will be very exciting!, (is Jayasuriya come up front in this?, i think at that time he usually like a bowler who could bat a bit!, just curious!)

Boss

 

[afridi118]

is imran khan hero of pak playing

 

[crick4life]

Grt idea mate to relive the epic 1992 WC!, Ya!, good win for pakistan though windiws usually collapse under pressure at the last moment!, anyhow looking forward to see SL vs NZ, will be very exciting!, (is Jayasuriya come up front in this?, i think at that time he usually like a bowler who could bat a bit!, just curious!)

Boss

Jayasuriya got a duck but Aravinda Desilva and Mahanama struck in to achieve a decent target if not mind blowing target. Anyhow 240 runs is more than handful for me (NZ) on a normal pitch to chase with the kind of averages our batters have.

 

[nightprowler10]

Didn't somebody make kits for the 1992 WC some time ago? Maybe not for all teams though.