At the 1992 World Cup Semi-final,
having won the toss, New Zealand chose to bat first and ended with a
total of 262 runs. Pakistan batted conservatively yet lost wickets at
regular intervals. With the departure of Imran Khan and Saleem Malik shortly thereafter, Pakistan still required 115 runs at a rate of 7.67 runs per over with veteran Javed Miandad being the only known batsman remaining at the crease. A young Inzamam-ul-Haq,
who had just turned 22 and was not a well-known player at the time,
burst onto the international stage with a match-winning 60 off 37 balls.
Once Inzamam got out, Pakistan required 36 runs from 30 balls, which
wicketkeeper Moin Khan
ended with a towering six over long off, followed by the winning
boundary to midwicket. The match is seen as the emergence of Inzamam
onto the international stage.
The 1992 Cricket World Cup
in Australia and New Zealand marked Pakistan's first World Cup victory.
It is remembered for the comeback Pakistan made after losing key
players such as Waqar Younis and Saeed Anwar and being led by an injured captain Imran Khan.
Pakistan lost 3 of their first 5 matches and were nearly eliminated in
the first round of the tournament after being bowled out for 74 runs
against England, until the match was declared as a "no result" due to
rain. Imran Khan famously told the team to play as "cornered tigers",
after which Pakistan won five successive matches, including, most
famously, the semi-final against hosts New Zealand and the final against
England.[15]
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