5 times rain ruined an India-Australia encounter

#1 World Cup, Brisbane 1992, Australia won by 1 run

It might not be classified as 'ruined' since the game in itself was perhaps one of the most exciting World Cup games to have ever been played. However, the rains robbed India when one considers the margin of victory and the infamous 'rain rule' at the 1992 World Cup that revised the eventual target. Australia had scored 237 in their 50 overs and in their reply, India found themselves at 45-1 after 16.2 overs when the rain came.

It wasn't a spectacular start but a steady one. However, after the game was reduced to 47 overs, India's target was reduced by only 2 runs. So, the team did not have 18 legal deliveries to face, yet the target was reduced by a mere 2 runs due to the prevalent rain rule at the tournament. India tried through their captain Azharuddin, who scored a quick 93 and then Sanjay Manjrekar (47) to make a contest out of it. However, they fell short by a run despite the last over heroics from Kiran More.

Needless to say, this was a game that could have been quite different had India played 50 overs.