Summary:
Pakistan's victory in the 1992 World Cup was propelled by Wasim Akram's remarkable performance, particularly his two magical deliveries in the final against England.
The 1992 World Cup has to be one of the most dramatic tournaments in the history of cricket. It was a tournament that saw a lot of ups and downs for a lot of teams but the team that saw the most change in fortunes was Pakistan who won that World Cup. It was looking at one point of time that Pakistan would not be able to win the 1992 edition. Imran Khan was called out of retirement just to play this tournament. And what happened in the final will remain a part of cricketing folklore.
Let’s talk about those 2 Magical Deliveries by Wacom Akram in 1992 World Cup
Wasim Akram becomes a superstar with just 2 deliveries
Pakistan had scratched and clawed their way into the final of the 1992 World Cup and it was against England who were one of the best teams in the world. It was supposed to be a great contest. Pakistan would have been out of the tournament had rain not helped them in 1 match. Then Imran Khan who was the captain said that he wants everything out of this team and that they are lions who will win the World Cup. And he unearthed Inzamam Ul Haq in the semi final who won that match against New Zealand. And now it was the iconic MCG in Melbourne and the stage was set.
Pakistan batted first in this match and the middle order was at its best as captain Imran Khan led from the front as he made a valuable 72 runs from 110 balls and he hit 5 fours and 1 six in this innings. He hit only 26 runs in boundaries in this match. Then Javed Miandad, Inzamam Ul Haq and Wasim Akram also made valuable contributions and Pakistan reached a score of 249 in 50 overs. It was not a big score but Pakistan had something to fight with. Wasim Akram smashed 33 runs in just 19 balls and he hit 4 fours. Now it was up to the bowlers to finish the job and win the World Cup for Pakistan.
Mushtaq Ahmed and Aaqib Javed were on fire at the start as they started picking up the wickets of the England batters at regular intervals. They were not allowing the batters to score freely. Then Neil Fairbrother and Alan Lamb had a crucial partnership where Neil Fairbrother made 62 runs from 70 balls at a strike rate of 88.57. Aaqib Javed took out Neil Fairbrother but Alan Lamb was still there. Then Imran Khan gave the ball to Wasim Akram and what happened next won Pakistan the World Cup. He first went around the wicket and he Bowled an unplayable ball to Alan Lamb who was out bowled. Then Chris Lewis came to bat and he was a handy batter as well but Wasim Akram was in his best form and he bowled another magical delivery and Chris Lewis was out first Ball. At the fall of these 2 back to back wickets it was clear that Pakistan was winning. In the end Pakistan won by 22 runs and Wasim Akram was the difference as his 33 with the bat and his 3 wickets for 49 runs won the World Cup for Pakistan.
