# International cricket in 1992–93

The 1992–1993 international cricket season was from September 1992 to April 1993.

## Season overview

International tours :
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] | Results [Matches] |
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| 18 October 1992 | Zimbabwe | India | 0–0 [1] | 0–1 [1] | — | — |
| 31 October 1992 | Zimbabwe | New Zealand | 0–1 [2] | 0–2 [2] | — | — |
| 13 November 1992 | South Africa | India | 1–0 [4] | 5–2 [7] | — | — |
| 27 November 1992 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | 1–0 [2] | 2–0 [3] | — | — |
| 27 November 1992 | Australia | West Indies | 1–2 [5] | — | — | — |
| 26 December 1992 | New Zealand | Pakistan | 0–1 [1] | 2–1 [3] | — | — |
| 16 January 1993 | India | England | 3–0 [3] | 3–3 [7] | — | — |
| 25 February 1993 | New Zealand | Australia | 1–1 [3] | 2–3 [5] | — | — |
| 2 March 1993 | Zimbabwe | Pakistan | — | 0–1 [1] | — | — |
| 10 March 1993 | Sri Lanka | England | 1–0 [1] | 2–0 [2] | — | — |
| 13 March 1993 | India | Zimbabwe | 1–0 [1] | 3–0 [3] | — | — |
| 23 March 1992 | West Indies | Pakistan | 2–0 [3] | 2–2 [5] | — | — |
| International tournaments |||||||
| Start date | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Tournament | Winners | Winners |
| 4 December 1992 | 1992-93 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1992-93 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1992-93 Benson & Hedges World Series | 1992-93 Benson & Hedges World Series | West Indies | West Indies |
| 1 February 1993 | 1992–93 Wills Trophy | 1992–93 Wills Trophy | 1992–93 Wills Trophy | 1992–93 Wills Trophy | Pakistan | Pakistan |
| 9 February 1993 | 1992–93 Total International Series | 1992–93 Total International Series | 1992–93 Total International Series | 1992–93 Total International Series | West Indies | West Indies |

## October
### India in Zimbabwe

One-off Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1197 | 18–22 October | David Houghton | Mohammad Azharuddin | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Match drawn |
| One-off ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 764 | 30 October | David Houghton | Mohammad Azharuddin | Harare Sports Club, Harare | India by 30 runs |

### New Zealand in Zimbabwe

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 765 | 31 October | David Houghton | Martin Crowe | Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo | New Zealand by 22 runs |
| ODI 766 | 8 November | David Houghton | Martin Crowe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | New Zealand by 4 wickets |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1198 | 1–5 November | David Houghton | Martin Crowe | Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo | Match drawn |
| Test 1198 | 7–12 November | David Houghton | Martin Crowe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | New Zealand by 177 runs |

## November
### India in South Africa

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1200 | 13–17 November | Kepler Wessels | Mohammad Azharuddin | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Match drawn |
| Test 1201 | 26–30 November | Kepler Wessels | Mohammad Azharuddin | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | Match drawn |
| Test 1206 | 26–29 December | Kepler Wessels | Mohammad Azharuddin | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 9 wickets |
| Test 1209 | 2–6 January | Kepler Wessels | Mohammad Azharuddin | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | Match drawn |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 770 | 7 December | Kepler Wessels | Mohammad Azharuddin | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | South Africa by 6 wickets |
| ODI 772 | 9 December | Kepler Wessels | Mohammad Azharuddin | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 7 wickets |
| ODI 774 | 11 December | Kepler Wessels | Mohammad Azharuddin | SuperSport Park, Centurion | India by 4 wickets |
| ODI 779 | 13 December | Kepler Wessels | Mohammad Azharuddin | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 6 wickets |
| ODI 781 | 15 December | Kepler Wessels | Mohammad Azharuddin | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | South Africa by 8 wickets |
| ODI 783 | 17 December | Kepler Wessels | Mohammad Azharuddin | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | South Africa by 39 runs |
| ODI 784 | 19 December | Kepler Wessels | Mohammad Azharuddin | Buffalo Park, East London | India by 5 wickets |

### West Indies in Australia

Frank Worrell Trophy - Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1202 | 27 November-1 December | Allan Border | Richie Richardson | The Gabba, Brisbane | Match drawn |
| Test 1205 | 26–30 December | Allan Border | Richie Richardson | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 139 runs |
| Test 1208 | 2–6 January | Allan Border | Richie Richardson | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Match drawn |
| Test 1210 | 23–26 January | Allan Border | Richie Richardson | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies by 1 run |
| Test 1212 | 30 January-1 February | Allan Border | Richie Richardson | WACA Ground, Perth | West Indies by an innings and 25 runs |

### New Zealand in Sri Lanka

Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1203 | 27 November-2 December | Arjuna Ranatunga | Martin Crowe | Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | Match drawn |
| Test 1204 | 6–9 December | Arjuna Ranatunga | Martin Crowe | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 9 wickets |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 768 | 4 December | Arjuna Ranatunga | Martin Crowe | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | No result |
| ODI 776 | 12 December | Arjuna Ranatunga | Andrew Jones | P Sara Oval, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 8 wickets |
| ODI 778 | 13 December | Arjuna Ranatunga | Martin Crowe | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 31 runs |

## December
### 1992-93 Benson & Hedges World Series

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | NR | T | Points |
| 1 | Australia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | West Indies | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 767 | 4 December | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | West Indies | Richie Richardson | WACA Ground, Perth | Pakistan by 5 wickets |
| ODI 769 | 6 December | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Richie Richardson | WACA Ground, Perth | West Indies by 9 wickets |
| ODI 771 | 8 December | Australia | Mark Taylor | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 14 runs |
| ODI 773 | 10 December | Australia | Mark Taylor | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Match tied |
| ODI 775 | 12 December | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | West Indies by 4 runs |
| ODI 777 | 13 December | Australia | Mark Taylor | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Australia by 8 wickets |
| ODI 780 | 15 December | Australia | Mark Taylor | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 4 runs |
| ODI 782 | 17 December | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | West Indies by 133 runs |
| ODI 788 | 9 January | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | West Indies | Richie Richardson | The Gabba, Brisbane | West Indies by 133 runs |
| ODI 789 | 10 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Richie Richardson | The Gabba, Brisbane | West Indies by 7 runs |
| ODI 790 | 12 January | Australia | Allan Border | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Australia by 32 runs |
| ODI 791 | 14 January | Australia | Allan Border | Pakistan | Javed Miandad | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Australia by 23 runs |
| Finals |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 792 | 15 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | West Indies by 25 runs |
| ODI 793 | 18 January | Australia | Allan Border | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | West Indies by 4 wickets |

### Pakistan in New Zealand

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 785 | 26 December | Martin Crowe | Javed Miandad | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Pakistan by 50 runs |
| ODI 786 | 28 December | Martin Crowe | Javed Miandad | McLean Park, Napier | New Zealand by 6 wickets |
| ODI 787 | 30 December | Martin Crowe | Javed Miandad | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 6 wickets |
| One-off Test |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 1207 | 2–5 January | Ken Rutherford | Javed Miandad | Seddon Park, Hamilton | Pakistan by 33 runs |

## January
### England in India

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 792a | 16 January | Mohammad Azharuddin | Graham Gooch | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | Match abandoned |
| ODI 794 | 18 January | Mohammad Azharuddin | Graham Gooch | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | England by 4 wickets |
| ODI 795 | 21 January | Mohammad Azharuddin | Graham Gooch | Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh | India by 5 wickets |
| ODI 809 | 26 February | Mohammad Azharuddin | Graham Gooch | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | England by 48 runs |
| ODI 811 | 1 March | Mohammad Azharuddin | Graham Gooch | Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur | England by 6 wickets |
| ODI 813 | 4 March | Mohammad Azharuddin | Graham Gooch | Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior | India by 3 wickets |
| ODI 814 | 5 March | Mohammad Azharuddin | Graham Gooch | Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior | India by 8 wickets |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1211 | 29 January-2 February | Mohammad Azharuddin | Graham Gooch | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | India by 8 wickets |
| Test 1213 | 11–15 February | Mohammad Azharuddin | Alec Stewart | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | India by an innings and 22 runs |
| Test 1214 | 19–23 February | Mohammad Azharuddin | Graham Gooch | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | India by an innings and 15 runs |

## February
### 1992–93 Wills Trophy

| Team | P | W | L | T | RR | Points |
| Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.904 | 4 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.011 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.828 | 0 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 796 | 1 February | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | Zimbabwe | David Houghton | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 49 runs |
| ODI 797 | 2 February | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 8 wickets |
| ODI 798 | 3 February | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Zimbabwe | David Houghton | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Sri Lanka by 30 runs |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 799 | 4 February | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | Sri Lanka | Arjuna Ranatunga | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | Pakistan by 114 runs |

### 1992–93 Total International Series

| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Points |
| West Indies | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.054 | 8 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.028 | 6 |
| South Africa | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.173 | 4 |
Group stage :
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 800 | 9 February | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Pakistan by 10 runs |
| ODI 801 | 11 February | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | West Indies | Richie Richardson | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 6 wickets |
| ODI 802 | 13 February | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | West Indies | Richie Richardson | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| ODI 803 | 15 February | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | Buffalo Park, East London | Pakistan by 9 runs |
| ODI 804 | 17 February | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | South Africa by 4 runs |
| ODI 805 | 19 February | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | West Indies by 8 wickets |
| ODI 806 | 21 February | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Pakistan by 22 runs |
| ODI 807 | 23 February | South Africa | Kepler Wessels | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein | West Indies by 9 wickets |
| ODI 808 | 25 February | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | West Indies | Richie Richardson | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town | West Indies by 7 wickets |
| Final |||||||||
| No. | Date | Team 1 | Captain 1 | Team 2 | Captain 2 | Venue | Result |
| ODI 810 | 27 February | Pakistan | Wasim Akram | West Indies | Richie Richardson | The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | West Indies by 5 wickets |

### Australia in New Zealand

Trans-Tasman Trophy - Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1215 | 25–28 February | Martin Crowe | Allan Border | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Australia by an innings and 60 runs |
| Test 1216 | 4–8 March | Martin Crowe | Allan Border | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Match drawn |
| Test 1217 | 12–16 March | Martin Crowe | Allan Border | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 5 wickets |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 816 | 19 March | Martin Crowe | Allan Border | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Australia by 129 runs |
| ODI 819 | 21–22 March | Martin Crowe | Mark Taylor | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | Australia by 1 wicket |
| ODI 822 | 24 March | Martin Crowe | Allan Border | Basin Reserve, Wellington | New Zealand by 88 runs |
| ODI 825 | 27 March | Martin Crowe | Mark Taylor | Seddon Park, Hamilton | New Zealand by 3 wickets |
| ODI 827 | 28 March | Martin Crowe | Allan Border | Eden Park, Auckland | Australia by 3 runs |

## March
### Pakistan in Zimbabwe

One-off ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 812 | 2 March | David Houghton | Wasim Akram | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Pakistan by 3 wickets |

### England in Sri Lanka

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 815 | 10 March | Arjuna Ranatunga | Alec Stewart | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 32 runs |
| ODI 818 | 20 March | Arjuna Ranatunga | Alec Stewart | Tyronne Fernando Stadium, Moratuwa | Sri Lanka by 8 wickets |
| One-off Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1219 | 13–18 March | Arjuna Ranatunga | Alec Stewart | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | Sri Lanka by 5 wickets |

### Zimbabwe in India

One-off Test series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1218 | 13–17 March | Mohammad Azharuddin | David Houghton | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | India by an innings and 13 runs |
| ODI series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 817 | 19 March | Mohammad Azharuddin | David Houghton | Nahar Singh Stadium, Faridabad | India by 67 runs |
| ODI 820 | 22 March | Mohammad Azharuddin | David Houghton | Nehru Stadium, Guwahati | India by 7 wickets |
| ODI 823 | 25 March | Mohammad Azharuddin | David Houghton | Nehru Stadium, Pune | India by 8 wickets |

### Pakistan in the West Indies

ODI series :
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| ODI 821 | 23 March | Richie Richardson | Wasim Akram | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 4 wickets |
| ODI 824 | 26 March | Richie Richardson | Wasim Akram | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 5 wickets |
| ODI 826 | 27 March | Richie Richardson | Wasim Akram | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Pakistan by 7 wickets |
| ODI 828 | 30 March | Richie Richardson | Wasim Akram | Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown | Pakistan by 38 runs |
| ODI 829 | 3 April | Richie Richardson | Wasim Akram | Bourda, Georgetown | Match tied |
| Test series |||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result |
| Test 1220 | 16–18 April | Richie Richardson | Wasim Akram | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | West Indies by 204 runs |
| Test 1221 | 23–27 April | Richie Richardson | Wasim Akram | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 10 wickets |
| Test 1222 | 1–6 May | Richie Richardson | Wasim Akram | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's | Match drawn |