1992 World Test Championship - New Zealand v Zimbabwe - 5th Round - Match Preview

New Zealand v Zimbabwe - 1992 World Test Championship - 5th Round - Dunedin

New Zealand host Zimbabwe in Dunedin in the first match of the 5th Round of the 1992 World Test Championship.
New Zealand have so far misfired with the bat, showing a heavy reliance on Andrew Jones, with Martin Crowe being inconsistent in the early matches.
With the bowling also struggling apart from a couple of good performances by Chris Cairns, New Zealand have so far failed to register a win.
This match represents an important chance for the home team to change that.
Zimbabwe have been dreadful so far, not threatening their opponents in a below Test standard start to the season.
Batsmen like Andy Flower and Dave Houghton have so far disappointed, but if they fire on the back of a bowling performance like that in the first innings against the West Indies an upset may be possible.
New Zealand make two changes to their lineup, bringing in batsman Rod Latham for seamer Willy Watson and bringing back Smith as keeper for Parore.
Zimbabwe are unchanged from the team that competed so gamely on the first day against competition leaders West Indies.

Pitch: 94 - A high scoring match is in prospect on this well prepared wicket which is likely to give the batsmen the upper hand throughout. Nothing for the bowlers to enthuse about until very late in the match when the spinners may begin to find the ball turning slowly as the surface wears.

1st Day Conditions:
Pitch: 1 - Good Batting Wicket
Weather: 3 - Sunny, some cloud about

New Zealand lineup:
B.R.Hartland, J.G.Wright, A.H.Jones, M.D.Crowe (c), K.R.Rutherford, R.T.Latham, D.N.Patel, C.L.Cairns, I.D.S.Smith (wk), M.L.Sua, D.K.Morrison

Zimbabwe lineup:
K.J.Arnott, G.W.Flower, A.D.R.Campbell, A.J.Pycroft, D.L.Houghton (c), A.Flower (wk), G.J.Crocker, E.A.Brandes, M.G.Burmester, A.J.Traicos, M.P.Jarvis

Toss: New Zealand

New Zealand won the toss, and with conditions perfect for batting early in the match, elected to bat first.
It seemed a priceless opportunity for a struggling New Zealand batting order to post a dominant performance against a mediocre attack.

1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Statistics - Leading Bowling Averages

1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Statistics - Leading Bowling Averages

The bowling averages are headed by Curtly Ambrose, ahead of Shane Warne, with the players level on 31 wickets.
Sri Lankan Anurasiri is a surprise 3rd, ahead of the experienced Courtney Walsh.
Qualification: 5 wickets, average under 40

#	Name	Club	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5WI	10WM	Ave
1	CEL Ambrose	WI	4	167.5	45	454	31	8-59	14.65	2.71	32.48	2	1	14.65
2	SK Warne	Aus	4	206	47	538	31	6-40	17.35	2.61	39.87	4	1	17.35
3	SD Anurasiri	SL	4	160.3	35	414	21	5-51	19.71	2.58	45.86	3	-	19.71
4	CA Walsh	WI	4	158.3	27	479	24	5-18	19.96	3.02	39.62	2	-	19.96
5	DR Pringle	Eng	3	110.5	18	334	16	3-41	20.88	3.01	41.56	-	-	20.88
6	Wasim Akram	Pak	3	122.5	30	342	16	6-47	21.38	2.78	46.06	1	-	21.38
7	AP Gurusinha	SL	4	53.3	11	172	8	4-36	21.50	3.21	40.12	-	-	21.50
8	DA Reeve	Eng	3	111.4	20	329	15	5-57	21.93	2.95	44.67	1	-	21.93
9	BA Reid	Aus	2	57.3	9	185	8	3-58	23.12	3.22	43.12	-	-	23.12
10	RP Snell	SAF	3	133.3	17	424	18	4-63	23.56	3.18	44.50	-	-	23.56
11	CJ McDermott	Aus	4	120.3	26	373	15	3-35	24.87	3.10	48.20	-	-	24.87
12	AA Donald	SAF	3	153	35	451	18	6-62	25.06	2.95	51.00	1	-	25.06
13	Kapil Dev	India	4	174.1	24	547	21	4-52	26.05	3.14	49.76	-	-	26.05
14	Waqar Younus	Pak	3	127.2	16	467	16	4-91	29.19	3.67	47.75	-	-	29.19
15	M Prabhakar	India	4	145.1	26	415	14	4-45	29.64	2.86	62.21	-	-	29.64
16	Saleem Jaffer	Pak	3	94.1	21	273	9	3-39	30.33	2.90	62.78	-	-	30.33
17	CC Lewis	Eng	3	102.1	16	348	11	4-51	31.64	3.41	55.73	-	-	31.64
18	Aaqib Javed	Pak	3	91.1	13	296	9	2-19	32.89	3.25	60.78	-	-	32.89
19	ML Sua	NZ	2	58.1	6	198	6	5-155	33.00	3.40	58.17	1	-	33.00
20	CL Cairns	NZ	4	180	29	645	19	6-71	33.95	3.58	56.84	2	1	33.95
21	MW Pringle	SAF	3	111.5	26	307	9	2-35	34.11	2.75	74.56	-	-	34.11
22	J Srinath	India	4	148.2	24	479	14	4-59	34.21	3.23	63.57	-	-	34.21
23	MG Hughes	Aus	4	119.1	16	385	11	4-78	35.00	3.23	65.00	-	-	35.00
24	SLV Raju	India	2	128	39	296	8	3-7	37.00	2.31	96.00	-	-	37.00
25	ST Banerjee	India	2	65.3	8	264	7	3-54	37.71	4.03	56.14	-	-	37.71
26	KCG Benjamin	WI	4	109	17	425	11	4-87	38.64	3.90	59.45	-	-	38.64
27	BP Patterson	WI	4	109	11	430	11	4-91	39.09	3.94	59.45	-	-	39.09

1992 World Test Championship - Statistics - 4th Round - Leading Batting Averages

1992 World Test Championship - Statistics - 4th Round - Leading Batting Averages

The batting averages for the tournament at the end of the 4th Round are lead by a young Brian Lara, marginally ahead of the experienced Allan Border.
Both players have 3 centuries, though Lara's consistency sees him totalling nearly 300 more runs than Border.
Aravinda de Silva's triple century against Zimbabwe sees him 2nd on the run scorer's list, and it remains the highest individual score of the tournament.

Qualification: Batting Average 40+

#	Name	Club	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s	Ave
1	BC Lara	WI	4	8	-	755	193	94.38	1035	72.95	3	3	-	98	2	94.38
2	AR Border	Aus	4	7	2	468	119	93.60	974	48.05	3	1	-	30	-	93.60
3	IDS Smith	NZ	2	3	2	93	88	93.00	152	61.18	-	1	-	11	2	93.00
4	M Prabhakar	India	4	5	2	234	109*	78.00	473	49.47	1	2	-	18	1	78.00
5	PA de Silva	SL	4	7	-	537	319	76.71	939	57.19	2	-	1	58	7	76.71
6	JC Adams	WI	4	8	2	457	128*	76.17	827	55.26	2	1	-	39	2	76.17
7	MJ Greatbatch	NZ	2	4	1	227	94	75.67	457	49.67	-	3	-	24	3	75.67
8	A Kuiper	SAF	3	5	-	376	175	75.20	473	79.49	2	-	-	37	14	75.20
9	KC Wessels	SAF	3	5	-	363	160	72.60	749	48.46	1	2	-	24	-	72.60
10	ME Waugh	Aus	4	7	-	472	127	67.43	843	55.99	1	4	-	36	-	67.43
11	K Srikkanth	India	2	4	2	134	54*	67.00	251	53.39	-	1	-	18	-	67.00
12	SR Tendulkar	India	4	5	-	334	134	66.80	478	69.87	2	1	-	44	1	66.80
13	RC Russell	Eng	3	5	1	263	175*	65.75	479	54.91	1	1	-	23	-	65.75
14	AH Jones	NZ	4	8	-	524	230	65.50	1050	49.90	1	3	2	44	-	65.50
15	AC Hudson	SAF	3	5	-	303	180	60.60	496	61.09	1	1	1	29	1	60.60
16	Imran Khan	Pak	3	5	-	300	168	60.00	439	68.34	1	1	1	33	4	60.00
17	GR Marsh	Aus	4	7	-	404	227	57.71	707	57.14	1	2	-	37	-	57.71
18	DC Boon	Aus	4	7	-	383	175	54.71	768	49.87	1	2	1	39	-	54.71
19	M Azharuddin	India	4	5	-	272	130	54.40	497	54.73	1	-	-	26	-	54.40
20	RJ Ratnayake	SL	3	5	2	163	44	54.33	350	46.57	-	-	-	13	-	54.33
21	Javed Miandad	Pak	3	5	-	264	183	52.80	375	70.40	1	-	-	28	4	52.80
22	RA Smith	Eng	3	5	-	234	140	46.80	364	64.29	1	-	1	23	-	46.80
23	RB Richardson	WI	4	8	-	358	126	44.75	476	75.21	1	2	1	49	-	44.75
24	KLT Arthurton	WI	4	8	-	348	116	43.50	655	53.13	1	1	-	42	3	43.50
25	MD Crowe	NZ	4	8	-	338	111	42.25	522	64.75	1	2	-	28	5	42.25
26	JG Wright	NZ	4	8	-	336	139	42.00	635	52.91	1	1	1	31	-	42.00
27	A Ranatunga	SL	4	7	-	293	182	41.86	552	53.08	1	-	-	28	-	41.86
28	HP Tillekeratne	SL	3	5	-	209	66	41.80	389	53.73	-	2	-	23	-	41.80
29	Saleem Malik	Pak	3	5	-	208	111	41.60	386	53.89	1	-	1	22	-	41.60
30	IA Healy	Aus	4	7	3	165	52*	41.25	393	41.98	-	1	-	14	-	41.25
31	SV Manjrekar	India	4	7	1	247	99	41.17	450	54.89	-	2	1	30	-	41.17
32	ADR Campbell	Zim	3	6	-	245	91	40.83	594	41.25	-	2	1	24	-	40.83

1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Points Table

1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Points Table

West Indies victory over Zimbabwe takes them back to the top of the table, with the draw between Australia and India firming up their positions in 2nd and 3rd.
South Africa and Pakistan were big movers, their 4th round victories helping them overcome the disadvantage of an early bye in the competition draw and sending a warning to the top 3 that they may not have things all their own way over a long home and away season.
Zimbabwe remain in last, having cobbled together a meagre 8 bonus points from their 3 losses.

...................................Played...Won...Drawn...Lost...1st Inns...Bat...Bowl...TOTAL
West Indies......................4.........3...........1.........0...........3..........9.......16.........77
Australia..........................4.........3...........1.........0...........3..........7.......14.........73
India................................4.........2...........1.........1...........3.........10......10.........60
South Africa....................3.........1...........2.........0...........2..........9.......11.........48
Pakistan...........................3.........2...........0.........1...........1..........4.......11.........43
Sri Lanka.........................4.........1...........1.........2...........1..........8........7..........35
England...........................3.........0...........1.........2...........2..........8.......11.........31
New Zealand...................4.........0...........1.........3...........1..........6.......13.........27
Zimbabwe.......................3.........0...........0.........3...........0..........2........6...........8

Round 5 fixtures:

New Zealand v Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka v England
West Indies v Pakistan
Australia v South Africa
India bye

The West Indies pace quartet sees their team rise to the top of the table at the end of the 4th Round

1992 World Test Championship - Australia v India - 4th Match - Match Summary

Australia v India - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Match - Adelaide

Australia and India played out a high scoring draw that was a disappointment to fans on a pitch which offered the bowlers nothing throughout.
Boon scored 175, and Man of the Match Allan Border an unbeaten hundred in both innings as the Australians piled on the runs against a listless Indian attack.
India struggled at first in their reply, but hundreds to Tendulkar and Prabhakar almost took them into the lead, and ultimately guaranteed them a draw.
Competition wicket leader Shane Warne struggled throughout, claiming match figures of 3-172 as the Indian batsmen became the first to tame him.
Australia gained the vital 4 first innings points to pull further ahead of India on the table.

Pitch: 94

Australia 510/5 declared (175.4 overs)
(G.R.Marsh 59, M.A.Taylor 39, D.C.Boon 175, D.M.Jones 36, M.E.Waugh 61, A.R.Border 102*; M.Prabhakar 2-98, S.L.V.Raju 2-147)

India 479 all out (154.1 overs)
(K.Srikkanth 29, S.V.Manjrekar 31, D.B.Vengsarkar 64, M.Azharuddin 44, S.R.Tendulkar 101, Kapil Dev 37, M.Prabhakar 109*, S.L.V.Raju 30; C.J.McDermott 2-98, M.G.Hughes 4-103, S.K.Warne 3-153)

Australia 275/5 (86.1 overs)
(M.A.Taylor 59, A.R.Border 103*, D.M.Jones 26, M.E.Waugh 38, I.A.Healy 27*; Kapil Dev 2-73)

India 92/0 (27 overs)
(K.Srikkanth 54*, N.S.Sidhu 37*)

Match Drawn.

Man of the Match: A.R.Border

Match Points: Australia 12 (Bat 2, Bowl 2) India 8 (Bat 3, Bowl 1)

Australia v India - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Australia, India 2nd Innings

Australia v India - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Adelaide

With time running out to force a result, and Allan Border feeling a declaration in the hope of an Indian collapse made pointless by the good batting conditions, the second innings of both teams was a largely pointless affair.
Allan Border racked up another largely meaningless century as the Indian bowlers simply ran out of ideas on a pitch that offered them nothing.
Upon reaching his hundred Border declared, leaving his bowlers a couple of hours to cause the Indians some embarrassment, but in 27 overs his bowler failed to take a wicket as the Indians easily achieved the draw.
Border was named Man of the Match for his unbeaten hundreds, the second player after Lara to score two hundreds in the one match this season.
Australia gained an important 12 points from the match, and India 8.

Australia 2nd Innings 275/5 Declared (Overs 86.1)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
GR Marsh	run out DB Vengsarkar		5	11	12	1	0
MA Taylor	c M Azharuddin	b SLV Raju	59	114	90	4	0
DC Boon	c M Azharuddin	b Kapil Dev	10	40	23	1	0
AR Border*	not out		103	265	225	9	0
DM Jones	c J Srinath	b M Prabhakar	26	57	48	3	0
ME Waugh	c M Azharuddin	b Kapil Dev	38	62	51	3	0
IA Healy+	not out		27	82	75	1	0
MG Hughes	dnb
SK Warne	dnb
CJ McDermott	dnb
MR Whitney	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w4 nb3)	7
TOTAL		5 wickets for	275

FOW
1-9(GR Marsh) 2-45(DC Boon) 3-90(MA Taylor) 4-137(DM Jones) 5-205(ME Waugh)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
Kapil Dev	18.1	1	73	2
M Prabhakar	16	4	42	1
J Srinath	16	2	69	0
SLV Raju	30	10	67	1
SR Tendulkar	6	0	24	0

India 2nd Innings 92/0 Closed (Overs 27)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
K Srikkanth	not out		54	108	91	6	0
NS Sidhu	not out		37	108	72	3	0
SV Manjrekar	dnb
DB Vengsarkar	dnb
M Azharuddin*	dnb
SR Tendulkar	dnb
Kapil Dev	dnb
M Prabhakar	dnb
CS Pandit+	dnb
SLV Raju	dnb
J Srinath	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb0)	1
TOTAL		0 wickets for	92

FOW

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
CJ McDermott	6	1	23	0
MR Whitney	5	0	20	0
MG Hughes	5	0	23	0
SK Warne	8	2	19	0
AR Border	2	1	1	0
ME Waugh	1	0	6	0

Australia v India - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - India 1st Innings

Australia v India - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Adelaide

With the pitch remaining good for batting, India started their 1st innings confident of passing the their first target, the follow on target of 311.
They started poorly, slipping to 73/3, before a steadying 64 from the experienced Vengsarkar stabilised things briefly.
When he was out at 193, India were 5 down and 118 short of passing the follow on figure, with Tendulkar at the crease and only the lower order for support.
Tendulkar however compiled a wonderful hundred, and with Manoj Prabhakar posting a maiden Test century, India almost gained a first innings lead.
Allan Border was made to sweat and almost regret his declaration, as it almost cost his team first innings points, but in the end his decision was justified thanks mainly to good bowling by the persistent Hughes.
With the score 340/6 after 100 overs, India had gained 3 bonus points, and Australia 2.
Australia however gained the vital 4 points for a first innings lead.
Shane Warne really struggled, as he had against India in his maiden series in 1992, conceding over 150 for his 3 wickets.

India 1st Innings 479/10 All Out (Overs 154.1)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
K Srikkanth		b CJ McDermott	29	62	48	4	0
NS Sidhu		b MG Hughes	2	35	19	0	0
SV Manjrekar	c IA Healy	b SK Warne	31	87	52	3	0
DB Vengsarkar		b CJ McDermott	64	207	146	2	0
M Azharuddin*		b SK Warne	44	113	95	4	0
SR Tendulkar	c IA Healy	b MG Hughes	101	210	146	13	0
Kapil Dev		c&b AR Border	37	50	50	5	1
M Prabhakar	not out		109	312	231	7	0
CS Pandit+	c MA Taylor	b SK Warne	8	28	29	1	0
SLV Raju	c AR Border	b MG Hughes	30	118	94	0	0
J Srinath		b MG Hughes	8	34	21	0	0
extras		(b10 lb0 w5 nb1)	16
TOTAL		10 wickets for	479

FOW
1-12(NS Sidhu) 2-36(K Srikkanth) 3-73(SV Manjrekar) 4-161(M Azharuddin)
5-193(DB Vengsarkar) 6-259(Kapil Dev) 7-364(SR Tendulkar) 8-380(CS Pandit)
9-462(SLV Raju) 10-479(J Srinath)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
CJ McDermott	32	7	93	2
MR Whitney	29	5	82	0
MG Hughes	31.1	3	103	4
SK Warne	51	9	153	3
AR Border	6	1	12	1
ME Waugh	5	0	26	0

Australia v India - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Australia 1st Innings

Australia v India - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Adelaide

Australia began their innings well, Taylor 39 and Marsh 59 putting on 90 for the first wicket.
Boon continued the Australian dominance, going on to 175, adding 142 with Waugh, and 156 with Border..
Mark Waugh made 61, and Allan Border 102* before declaring at 510/5 late on Day 2, believing he had enough runs and wanting to keep the match moving.
The Indian bowlers all struggled, with Kapil Dev in particular having a quiet game after a good start to the season.
The score at 100 overs had been 278/3, giving Australia 2 points, and India 1, the Indians at least restricting the Australian run rate to under 3 per over throughout their long first innings.

Australia 1st Innings 510/5 Declared (Overs 175.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
GR Marsh		b M Prabhakar	59	155	119	4	0
MA Taylor		b SLV Raju	39	131	110	6	0
DC Boon		b M Prabhakar	175	454	380	17	0
DM Jones	lbw	b SLV Raju	36	87	83	5	0
ME Waugh	c SV Manjrekar	b Kapil Dev	61	176	145	3	0
AR Border*	not out		102	215	187	7	0
IA Healy+	not out		18	50	42	1	0
MG Hughes	dnb
SK Warne	dnb
CJ McDermott	dnb
MR Whitney	dnb
extras		(b8 lb0 w4 nb8)	20
TOTAL		5 wickets for	510

FOW
1-90(MA Taylor) 2-104(GR Marsh) 3-170(DM Jones) 4-312(ME Waugh) 5-468(DC Boon)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
Kapil Dev	36.4	5	125	1
M Prabhakar	33	7	98	2
J Srinath	33	5	95	0
SLV Raju	60	17	147	2
SR Tendulkar	13	1	37	0

1992 World Test Championship - Australia v India - 4th Round - Match Preview

Australia v India - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Adelaide

Australia take on India at Adelaide in a match expected to have a big bearing on the final table at the end of the season.
Australia have won 3 from 3 so far, but a win to India could put them ahead, so it is a very important game for both teams.
Australia are unchanged from the side that beat England, while India retain the lineup that triumphed over New Zealand.

Pitch: 94 - A high scoring match is in prospect on this well prepared wicket which is likely to give the batsmen the upper hand throughout. Nothing for the bowlers to enthuse about until very late in the match when the spinners may begin to find the ball turning slowly as the surface wears.

1st Day Conditions:
Pitch: 1 - Good Batting Wicket
Weather: 3 - Sunny, some cloud about

Australia lineup:
G.R.Marsh, M.A.Taylor, D.C.Boon, D.M.Jones, M.E.Waugh, A.R.Border (c), I.A.Healy (wk), M.G.Hughes, S.K.Warne, C.J.McDermott, M.R.Whitney

India lineup:
K.Srikkanth, N.S.Sidhu, S.V.Manjrekar, D.B.Vengsarkar, M.Azharuddin (c), S.R.Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, M.Prabhakar, C.S.Pandit (wk), S.L.V.Raju, J.Srinath

Toss: Australia

Australia won the toss, and with the pitch perfect for batting elected to bat first.

1992 World Test Championship - Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 4th Round - Match Summary

Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Faisalabad

Sri Lanka slumped to an embarrassing innings defeat as Pakistan moved from 8th to 5th on the points table with victory in Faisalabad.
The victory was set up on the first day by the seamers, who were backed up by their top order batsmen for the first time this season.
Aravinda de Silva batted brilliantly for 119, but it was to no avail, Sri Lanka crumbling in their first innings for a substandard 192.
Shoaib Mohammad and Saleem Malik posted centuries as the Sri Lankan bowlers lacked the penetration of their Pakistani counterparts, with Pakistan going on to post a good first innings total.
Sri Lanka collapsed in their second innings, succumbing to an innings defeat.
Aravinda de Silva was named Man of the Match for his solo performance against what was truly a team effort by the Pakistanis.

Sri Lanka 192 all out (72.4 overs)
(P.A.de Silva 119; Wasim Akram 3-38, Saleem Jaffer 2-31, Waqar Younus 2-50, Aaqib Javed 2-43)

Pakistan 448 all out (130.4 overs)
(Rameez Raja 67, Shoaib Mohammad 108, Zahid Fazal 24, Javed Miandad 29, Saleem Malik 111, Imran Khan 63, Wasim Akram 29; A.P.Gurusinha 3-35, S.D.Anurasiri 5-130)

Sri Lanka 167 all out (60.3 overs)
(R.S.Mahanama 51, A.P.Gurusinha 45, A.Ranatunga 24; Wasim Akram 2-24, Waqar Younis 3-53, Saleem Jaffer 3-39, Aaqib Javed 2-19)

Pakistan won by an innings and 89 runs

Man of the Match: P.A.de Silva

Match Points: Pakistan 23 (Bat 3, Bowl 4) Sri Lanka 1 (Bat 0, Bowl 1)

Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Sri Lanka 2nd Innings

Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Faisalabad

Sri Lanka fared no better in their 2nd innings than they had in their first, tumbling to an innings defeat.
The Pakistani seamers again enjoyed themselves, with support bowlers Saleem Jaffer and Aaqib Javed looking a genuine threat as backup to the two W's.
Mahanama made 51, and it was entertaining while it lasted, but no one threatened the big innings required to make Pakistan bat again.
Shoaib Mohammad was Man of the Match, his hundred having taken Pakistan into the lead after the pace bowlers shared the wickets around on the first day.
Pakistan gained an important 23 points for their victory to keep pace with the top teams, and with 2 wins from 3 matches must be viewed as a genuine threat.
Sri Lanka on the other hand slip back to the lower reaches after picking up a solitary bowling point.

Sri Lanka 2nd Innings 167/10 All Out (Overs 60.3)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
RS Mahanama	c Moin Khan	b Saleem Jaffer	51	127	87	5	1
UC Hathurasingha	c Javed Miandad	b Wasim Akram	12	61	33	1	0
AP Gurusinha	c Imran Khan	b Saleem Jaffer	45	140	98	3	0
PA de Silva	c Moin Khan	b Saleem Jaffer	6	45	24	1	0
A Ranatunga*	c Wasim Akram	b Waqar Younus	24	97	55	3	0
MS Atapattu	c Moin Khan	b Waqar Younus	2	20	16	0	0
RS Kaluwitharana+		b Wasim Akram	10	27	15	1	0
CPH Ramanayake	c Saleem Malik	b Waqar Younus	4	29	13	1	0
GP Wickremasinghe	c Shoaib Mohammad	b Aaqib Javed	3	22	14	0	0
MAWR Madurasinghe	not out		3	17	9	0	0
SD Anurasiri	c Saleem Malik	b Aaqib Javed	0	2	2	0	0
extras		(b4 lb0 w2 nb1)	7
TOTAL		10 wickets for	167

FOW
1-38(UC Hathurasingha) 2-84(RS Mahanama) 3-110(PA de Silva) 4-128(AP Gurusinha)
5-133(MS Atapattu) 6-153(RS Kaluwitharana) 7-161(A Ranatunga) 8-161(CPH Ramanayake)
9-167(GP Wickremasinghe) 10-167(SD Anurasiri)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
Wasim Akram	14	6	24	2
Waqar Younus	15	2	53	3
Saleem Jaffer	12	1	39	3
Aaqib Javed	9.3	3	19	2
Imran Khan	10	2	28	0

 

Saleem Jaffer picked up 3-39 in his best performance of the season as Pakistan won easily

Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Match - Pakistan 1st Innings

Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Faisalabad

Pakistan's openers finally got them off to a good start, adding 129 for the first wicket.
Rameez Raja rode his luck as he survived a number of chances in compiling 67, while partner Shoaib Mohammad went on to 108.
With Saleem Malik making 111 and Imran Khan 63, Sri Lanka were batted out of the game as Pakistan  posted a first innings lead of 256.
Anurasiri persisted gamely for 5-130, while medium pacer Gurusinha was flattered by his 3 wickets as he cleaned up the tail.
The score at the 100 over mark was 346/4, Pakistan narrowly missing maximum batting points in picking up 3 points, and Sri Lanka gaining a disappointing 1.

Pakistan 1st Innings 448/10 All Out (Overs 130.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
Rameez Raja	c RS Kaluwitharana	b MAWR Madurasinghe	67	128	115	10	0
Shoaib Mohammad	c MAWR Madurasinghe	b PA de Silva	108	254	197	11	0
Zahid Fazal	c UC Hathurasingha	b SD Anurasiri	24	41	43	1	0
Javed Miandad		b SD Anurasiri	29	51	56	1	0
Saleem Malik	c MS Atapattu	b AP Gurusinha	111	209	192	10	0
Imran Khan*	c A Ranatunga	b SD Anurasiri	63	129	96	9	1
Wasim Akram	c RS Kaluwitharana	b SD Anurasiri	29	72	66	1	0
Moin Khan+	c MS Atapattu	b AP Gurusinha	0	2	2	0	0
Waqar Younus	lbw	b AP Gurusinha	0	16	14	0	0
Saleem Jaffer	not out		2	11	8	0	0
Aaqib Javed	lbw	b SD Anurasiri	0	6	5	0	0
extras		(b5 lb0 w3 nb7)	15
TOTAL		10 wickets for	448

FOW
1-129(Rameez Raja) 2-166(Zahid Fazal) 3-213(Javed Miandad) 4-242(Shoaib Mohammad)
5-382(Imran Khan) 6-435(Saleem Malik) 7-435(Moin Khan) 8-439(Waqar Younus)
9-446(Wasim Akram) 10-448(Aaqib Javed)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
CPH Ramanayake	15	3	51	0
GP Wickremasinghe	15	4	58	0
UC Hathurasingha	13	3	48	0
AP Gurusinha	11	3	35	3
SD Anurasiri	41.4	6	130	5
MAWR Madurasinghe	24	2	75	1
PA de Silva	10	2	43	1
A Ranatunga	1	0	3	0

Shoaib Mohammad made 108 as Pakistan posted a first innings lead of 256 against Sri Lanka

Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Sri Lanka 1st Innings

Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Faisalabad

Sri Lanka made a total hash of their first innings, crashing to be all out for 192 as the Pakistani seamers shared the wickets around.

Aravinda de Silva was a lone exception, batting brilliantly for 119, a remarkable 61.98% of his team total, almost challenging Bannerman for the alltime record at one point.

Wasim Akram lead the way for Pakistan with 3-38, but it was a team effort, with Sri Lanka never recovering after the he yorked Mahanama in the first over.

Sri Lanka 1st Innings 192/10 All Out (Overs 72.4)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
RS Mahanama		b Wasim Akram	4	5	6	1	0
UC Hathurasingha		b Waqar Younus	0	18	8	0	0
AP Gurusinha	c Moin Khan	b Saleem Jaffer	11	85	47	0	0
PA de Silva		b Aaqib Javed	119	315	205	14	1
A Ranatunga*	c Saleem Malik	b Aaqib Javed	10	73	46	1	0
MS Atapattu	c Moin Khan	b Wasim Akram	18	56	35	2	0
RS Kaluwitharana+	lbw	b Imran Khan	16	57	36	2	0
CPH Ramanayake	c Saleem Malik	b Saleem Jaffer	0	45	29	0	0
GP Wickremasinghe		b Wasim Akram	4	18	11	1	0
MAWR Madurasinghe	c Imran Khan	b Waqar Younus	4	21	13	0	0
SD Anurasiri	not out		0	6	4	0	0
extras		(b0 lb2 w0 nb4)	6
TOTAL		10 wickets for	192

FOW
1-4(RS Mahanama) 2-8(UC Hathurasingha) 3-44(AP Gurusinha) 4-72(A Ranatunga)
5-124(MS Atapattu) 6-168(RS Kaluwitharana) 7-184(CPH Ramanayake) 8-184(PA de Silva)
9-192(GP Wickremasinghe) 10-192(MAWR Madurasinghe)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
Wasim Akram	17	5	38	3
Saleem Jaffer	12	5	31	2
Waqar Younus	15.4	1	50	2
Aaqib Javed	13	2	43	2
Imran Khan	15	5	28	1

Aravinda de Silva scored a brilliant 119 as wickets tumbled around him

1992 World Test Championship - Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 4th Round - Match Preview

Pakistan v Sri Lanka - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Faisalabad

Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in another mid table clash in the 4th Round of the World Test Championship.
Pakistan are unchanged from their early matches, with captain Imran Khan due to play his final test in this match and bow out of the tournament.
It remains to be seen what effect this has on the team, but other teams are in similar situations with some in form players due to miss out so it should be fair on everyone.
Sri Lanka make a few changes for this one, changing captains with Arjuna Ranatunga taking over from Aravinda de Silva.
Ramanayake replaces Ratnayake in the pace attack, while seamer Wijegunawardena is replaced by offspinner Madurasinghe.
Atapattu comes in at number 6 for Jayasuriya, while Kaluwitharana makes his debut as keeper in place of Tillekeratne.
Sri Lanka have had an up and down start to the season, and will be hoping to build on the momentum of their innings victory over Zimbabwe in the last round, but the number of changes to the side could make this difficult.
Pakistan meanwhile have struggled with the bat, with Javed 183 and Imran 168 in their matchwinning 312 partnership against New Zealand the only batsmen to pass 50 so far.

Pitch: 86 -  A dry and grassless strip that looks good for plenty of runs, at least in the early stages. The lack of moisture both on the surface and below may mean that it will start to crumble at some stage and once it does batting will become progressively more difficult.

Day 1 Conditions:
Pitch: 2A - Dry and Grassless
Weather: 2 - Hot and Sunny

Pakistan lineup:
Rameez Raja, Shoaib Mohammad, Zahid Fazal, Javed Miandad, Saleem Malik, Imran Khan (c), Wasim Akram, Moin Khan (wk), Waqar Younus. Saleem Jaffer, Aaqib Javed

Sri Lanka lineup:
R.S.Mahanama, U.C.Hathurasingha, A.P.Gurusinha, P.A.de Silva, A.Ranatunga (c), M.S.Atapattu, R.S.Kaluwitharana (wk), C.P.H.Ramanayake, G.P.Wickremasinghe, M.A.W.R.Madurasinghe, S.D.Anurasiri

Toss: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka won the toss, and with conditions good enough for batting on Day 1, and due to deteriorate late in the match, elected to bat first.

1992 World Test Championship - South Africa v New Zealand - 4th Round - Match Summary

South Africa v New Zealand - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Port Elizabeth

South Africa gained an important win to keep pace with the top sides after a bye and two draws had seen them start the season slowly.
New Zealand were never in it, quickly batted out of the game after subsiding for a disappointing 202 in their first innings.
Hudson made 180 and Kuiper 175 with 6 sixes as the South Africans piled on the runs.
New Zealand fared slightly better in their second innings, but 6-62 from fast bowler Allan Donald condemned them to an embarrassing innings defeat.

Pitch: 124

Toss: New Zealand

New Zealand 202 all out (91.5 overs)
(J.G.Wright 21, A.H.Jones 80, D.N.Patel 41, A.C.Parore 27; A.A.Donald 2-49, T.Bosch 2-29, M.W.Pringle 2-35, R.P.Snell 4-63)

South Africa 543 all out (165.1 overs)
(A.C.Hudson 180, K.C.Wessels 42, P.N.Kirsten 20, W.J.Cronje 30, A.P.Kuiper 175, D.J.Richardson 40; D.K.Morrison 3-111, W.Watson 2-85, M.L.Sua 5-155)

New Zealand 267 all out (93 overs)
(B.R.Hartland 34, M.D.Crowe 41, K.R.Rutherford 47, D.N.Patel 20, C.L.Cairns 61, D.K.Morrison 20*; A.A.Donald 6-62, M.W.Pringle 2-54)

South Africa won by an innings and 74 runs.

Man of the Match: A.C.Hudson

Match Points: South Africa 23 (Bat 3, Bowl 4) New Zealand 3 (Bat 1, Bowl 2)

South Africa v New Zealand - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - New Zealand 2nd Innings

South Africa v New Zealand - 1992 World Test Championship - 4th Round - Port Elizabeth

New Zealand batted better in their 2nd innings than they had in their first, but no one scored the hundred needed, and they ended up subsididing to an innings and 74 run defeat.
Cairns top scored with a hard hitting 61, but it was too little too late, as the New Zealand top order again let them down.
Donald ensured there was no letup in pressure with an impressive 6-62, coming good after a quiet start to the season.
Andrew Hudson was named Man of the Match, his innings having taken South Africa to a sizeable first innings lead before Kuiper took over.
South Africa claimed 23 points for the victory, while New Zealand had to be content with a disappointing 3.

New Zealand 2nd Innings 267/10 All Out (Overs 93)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
BR Hartland		b MW Pringle	34	78	56	3	0
JG Wright		b RP Snell	8	27	18	0	0
AH Jones		b AA Donald	10	41	23	1	0
MD Crowe*		b AA Donald	41	70	43	6	0
KR Rutherford		b AA Donald	47	139	99	4	0
DN Patel	c PN Kirsten	b MW Pringle	22	196	123	0	0
CL Cairns	c DJ Richardson	b AA Donald	61	145	104	9	1
AC Parore+		b AA Donald	1	11	6	0	0
ML Sua	c DJ Richardson	b T Bosch	15	60	42	1	0
DK Morrison	not out		20	57	39	1	0
W Watson	c A Kuiper	b AA Donald	1	15	9	0	0
extras		(b0 lb3 w0 nb4)	7
TOTAL		10 wickets for	267

FOW
1-13(JG Wright) 2-52(AH Jones) 3-53(BR Hartland) 4-109(MD Crowe)
5-143(KR Rutherford) 6-224(DN Patel) 7-229(AC Parore) 8-234(CL Cairns)
9-260(ML Sua) 10-267(W Watson)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
AA Donald	22	5	62	6
T Bosch	16	3	57	1
RP Snell	21	2	69	1
MW Pringle	21	5	54	2
A Kuiper	6	2	11	0
WJ Cronje	5	0	10	0
PN Kirsten	2	1	1	0

Allan Donald claimed 6-62 as South Africa ran out comfortable winners