Rain Rule
In the 1992 World Cup, the organising committee surprised the viewers with a new rule for any rain-affected match. According to the new rule, called as the Rain Rule, for every over lost, the target would eventually get reduced by the lowest-scoring over from the first innings. This rule was actually introduced as the organisers thought the earlier rule heavily handicapped the team batting first. The rule was a disaster. In the league match between England and Pakistan in Adelaide, Pakistan escaped with a no-result. It came as even more disastrous for South Africa, as their target was not reduced in the semi-final against England in Sydney.