Today we bring to you the 5 teams with highest totals at cricket world cup 1992. The historic tournament many have been on the fast and bouncy tracks down-under but most teams resorted to attacking batting. They were regularly successful in raising the scores of above 260 in 50 overs.
The tournament saw a unique feature of batters going after the fast bowlers in initial and slog overs. This ensured not just big scores in the tournament but also developed a legacy of attacking batting displays in field restrictions and slog overs. Here are the 5 highest totals at cricket world cup 1992.
5. Australia 265/8 (vs Zimbabwe)
Australia were the defending champions and co-hosts of the 1992 cricket world cup. They made one of the highest scores of the tournament at Hobart against Zimbabwe. The Aussie batting was mainly architected by Mark and Steve Waugh who scored 66 and 55 respectively. The Waugh brothers put on 113 runs for the 5th wicket.
In addition, Dean Jones and David Boon made 54 and 48 runs respectively to get the Aussie team to a competitive total. In return the Zimbabwe batting fell apart for just 137 runs with no batsman reaching 30 runs. Three Australian bowlers Steve Waugh, Mike Whitney and Peter Taylor took 2 wickets each with the team registering a 128 run victory. Listed among the 5 highest totals at cricket world cup 1992.
4. West Indies 268/8 (vs Sri Lanka)
The West Indies were a team of world beaters in 1975 and 1979. In the 1992 cricket world cup they couldn’t even reach the semifinal stage. The Caribbean batters were at their best against Sri Lanka in Berri Oval, scoring 268 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Phil Simmons was the leading scorer from Caribbean side making 110 runs from 125 balls.
The team score was also helped by good knocks of 40 runs by Keith Arthurton and 38 by Desmond Haynes. The Sri Lankans fell cheaply in return managing to make just 177 runs with Athula Samarasekera top scoring with 40 runs. Curtly Ambrose, Carl Hooper and Keith Arthurton took 2 wickets each as West Indies won the match by 91 runs. Listed among the 5 highest totals at cricket world cup 1992.
3. England 280/6 (vs Sri Lanka)
England finished as the finalists in the 1992 cricket world cup. The English team had their best batting performance against Sri Lanka at eastern oval. The batting was led by 47 runs from Ian Botham, 63 runs by Neil Fairbrother and a great innings of 59 by Alec Stewart.
In return the Sri Lankan collapsed on 174 runs with no batsman even crossing 50 run mark. Chris Lewis took 4 wickets for England and thus lead his team to a very handsome win by 106 runs. The team performed excellently in the league stage and went on to the final where they lost to an inspired Pakistani side. Listed among the 5 highest totals at cricket world cup 1992.
2. Zimbabwe 312-4 (vs Sri Lanka)
Zimbabwe was probably the weakest side of the 1992 cricket world cup. They failed to win a single match in the whole round robin stage but got their highest score against Sri Lanka in New Plymouth. Powered by a huge knock of 115 runs by Andy Flower and 52 runs by Kevin Arnott the team crossed the 300 marks registering 312 in the end.
Andy Waller played a perfect cameo role in the end scoring 83 runs from just 45 deliveries. The Zimbabwe bowlers however failed to defend this massive total with Sri Lanka going on to register a massive win and successful chase. Listed among the 5 highest totals at cricket world cup 1992.
1. Sri Lanka 313-7 (vs Zimbabwe)
In one of the highest scoring matches of 1992 cricket world cup, Sri Lanka registered the highest batting total of the tournament. The Lankans made 313 runs for 7 wickets loss after chasing 312 runs against Zimbabwe at New Plymouth. Chasing a mammoth total the Sri Lankan batsmen started well with their openers Roshan Mahanama and Athula Samarasekera registering a partnership of 128 runs. Mahanama scored 75 runs while Samarasekera made a brisk 75 from just 61 deliveries.
The opening partnership gave the Lankans a solid platform with the middle order batters playing aggressively. Arjuna Ranatunga led Sri Lanka to victory scoring a great knock of 88 runs from just 61 balls while remaining unbeaten. There were also quick knocks from Sanath Jayasuriya and Hashan Tillakaratne which finally powered the Lankans to chase down the score in the last over with 3 wickets remaining. Listed among the 5 highest totals at cricket world cup 1992.
Those were the 5 highest totals at cricket world cup 1992. We hope that you enjoyed reading this article and wait for your feedback in the comments section.
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