1992 World Cup – 7th Match: Pakistan vs Zimbabwe
The 7th match of the 1992 Cricket World Cup took place between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at Hobart. Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Pakistan’s Innings: Pakistan batted first and posted a competitive total of 254/4 in 50 overs. The star of Pakistan’s innings was Aamer Sohail, who played a brilliant knock of 114 runs off 136 balls. Alongside him, Javed Miandad contributed with a solid 89 runs off 94 balls. The Zimbabwean bowlers had their work cut out, and Iain Butchart stood out by taking 3 wickets.
Zimbabwe’s Innings: In reply, Zimbabwe struggled to keep up with the required run rate and ended up scoring 201/7 in their allotted 50 overs. Despite the efforts of Dave Houghton and Andy Waller, who both scored 44 runs each, Zimbabwe fell short. Pakistan’s bowlers, led by Wasim Akram and Aamer Sohail, kept the pressure on, ensuring a comfortable victory for Pakistan.
Result:
Pakistan won the match by 53 runs.