How the host nation fared in each ODI World Cup

#7 Australia and New Zealand, 1992

The first World Cup in the Australian continent was co-hosted by the neighbours Australia and New Zealand. However, the fortunes of the two hosts couldn't have been more of a contrast. Defending champions Australia had a disappointing tournament and ended up in 5th place among all teams to end their tournament in embarrassment. However, co-hosts New Zealand, powered by Martin Crowe's innovative captaincy and superb performances from a host of players quickly became the favourites to win the title.

They started off by beating Australia in their opening and went on to win 7 out of 8 games to top the group. The only match they lost was against Pakistan and in the semi-final, at Auckland, they came up against the same opponents. They scored 262, thanks to a superb 91 from captain Martin Crowe but the fact that he could not lead them in the field in the second half proved to be a problem. Pakistan shocked the world when they chased down the target with an over to spare and Inzamam ul Haq announced himself on the world stage with an astonishing 60 off just 37 deliveries.