Watch the highlights of South Africa vs Pakistan 22nd Match Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 - Benson & Hedges World Cup tournament of the 22nd ODI match played between Pakistan and South Africa at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane on 08th March 1992.
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| Andrew Hudson hit 54 off 77-balls © ICC |
Andrew Hudson's half-century and Hansie Cronje's unbeaten 47 before Adrian Kuiper and Brian McMillan's combined 5-wickets helped to South Africa narrow 20-run victory over Pakistan in a rain-hit game of the 22nd match of a Benson and Hedges World Cup.
South Africa scored 211-7 in 50 overs with top scorer by Andrew Hudson struck 54 off 77-balls including 8-fours.
Hansie Cronje cracked a unbeaten 47 off 53-balls including 4-fours, Brian McMillan struck 33 off 42-balls included a boundary.
Mark Rushmere cracked a 35 off 70-balls contained 2-fours and Brian McMillan scored 33 off 42-balls included a four.
Pakistan best bowler by Imran Khan, Wasim Akram both captured 2-wickets, Iqbal Sikander, Mushtaq Ahmed and Aaqib Javed each took one-wickets.
Pakistan scored 173-8 in 36 overs - due to rain revised target of 194 from 36-overs - with top scorer by Inzamam-ul-Haq blasted a 48 off 44-balls - who fell two-run short of his half-century - including 5-fours with strike rate of 109.09.
Imran Khan cracked a 34 off 52-balls including 5-fours and Aamer Sohail scored 23 off 47-balls contained two-fours.
South Africa best bowler by Adrian Kuiper picked up 3-wickets for 40-runs in 6-overs, Brian McMillan took 2-wickets and one for Richard Snell.
Andrew Hudson named Player of the match for his brilliant batting performance to scored a 54 off 77-balls including 8-fours.
This match reported by The Canberra Times Staff (Third Party Reference from The Canberra Times)
South African captain Kepler Wessels called for changes to the rules covering rain-affected World Cup matches even though they handed his side a win against Pakistan.
The South African team jumped into third place on the World Cup ladder by beating Pakistan by 20 runs in a rain-disrupted clash at the Gabba.
After the hour-long downpour interrupted its innings, Pakistan, chasing the South African team's total of 211 from its full 50 overs, was set a daunting target of 120 from just 15 overs.
Wessels said the rules unfairly disadvantage the side batting second and need to be looked at again after previously being revised three summers ago.
"You need to find a balance with the rain ruling," Wessels said.
He said the rules had helped his side, which is pushing for a semi-final berth with six points from five games.
"Undoubtedly. It became a totally different game when the rain came," he said.
Pakistan, now languishing in eighth place on the ladder, with three points from five games, had its innings reduced to 36 overs after the rain.
Under competition rules, the umpires deducted the worst of South Africa's overs and set Pakistan 194 to win from 36 overs.
After batting for 22 overs before the rain came, the revised total meant Pakistan had to score eight runs an over for victory.
The Pakistan manager, Intikhab Alam, was annoyed with the rule which might have ended his sides' World Cup prospects.
"It's a bad rule for the side batting second, no question," Alam said.
The Pakistan captain, Imran Khan, refused to speak to reporters after the match and stormed out of the Gabba with the rest of his side as soon as the game finished.
When the heavens opened Khan made his own protest against the controversial ruling by staying at the crease as the rain poured down.
As the captain of the side he maintained his stance, forcing ground staff from the field but before another ball had been bowled umpires over-ruled Khan and stopped play.
Although they began slowly on a damp pitch when play resumed, Khan and Inzamamul Haq began to hit out against the odds before their brave stand ended in the run chase.
The escalating run-rate got the better of the Pakistan batting order where they lost wickets in quick succession.
In the end, Pakistan's team will probably rue some atrocious and, at times, comical fielding which allowed South Africa back in the game despite some early tight bowling.
Pakistan consistently fumbled and gave runs away with overthrows and bad returns.
At one stage the South Africans struggled at 5-144 from 40 overs but a sterling partnership, aided by the lax fielding, between Brian McMillan and Hansie Cronje righted the ship.
McMillan and Cronje put on 71 runs from 78 balls for the fifth wicket, with Cronje finishing unbeaten on 47 (53 balls) and McMillan taking 33 from 44.
Another superb effort came from the man of the match, Andrew Hudson.
Hudson top-scored for South Africa with a chanceless 54 from 81 balls.
Pakistan's comedy of errors was at its worst in the 49th over when Ijaz Ahmed claimed a catch in the outfield from a no-ball and during his celebration of taking the catch the batsmen scurried through for two runs.
When Ijaz finally returning the ball to wicket-keeper Moin Khan the nippy little gloveman underarmed the ball to bowler Aaqib Javed, who had his back turned, and was felled by the impact.
The ball hit Aaqib flush on the head and he was forced to leave the field with a suspected skull fracture. He was taken to hospital but was released later in the day.
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