The World Cup was played in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India hosted 17 matches at 17 different venues, while Pakistan hosted 16 matches at 6 venues and Sri Lanka hosted 4 matches at 3 venues.
Controversy dogged the tournament before any games were played; Australia and the West Indies refused to send their teams to Sri Lanka following the bombing of Central Bank in Colombo by the Tamil Tigers in January 1996. Sri Lanka, in addition to offering maximum security to the teams, questioned the validity of citing security concerns when the International Cricket Council had determined it was safe. After extensive negotiations, the ICC ruled that Sri Lanka would be awarded both games on forfeit. As a result of this decision, Sri Lanka automatically qualified for the quarter-finals before playing a game.
Two matches were scheduled to be played at Premadasa Stadium, but neither took place as Australia and the West Indies declined to play in Sri Lanka.[2]
All the Test-playing nations participated in the competition, including Zimbabwe, who became the ninth Test-status member of the ICC following the last World Cup. The three Associate teams (previously one) to qualify through the 1994 ICC Trophy – the United Arab Emirates, Kenya and the Netherlands – also made their World Cup debuts in 1996. The Netherlands lost all of their five matches, including a defeat to the UAE, while Kenya recorded a surprise victory over the West Indies in Pune.
The Sri Lankans, coached by Dav Whatmore and captained by Arjuna Ranatunga, used Man of the Series Sanath Jayasuriya[3] and Romesh Kaluwitharana as opening batsmen to take advantage of the fielding restrictions during the first 15 overs of each innings. At a time when 50 or 60 runs in the first 15 overs was considered adequate, Sri Lanka scored 117 runs in those overs against India, 123 against Kenya, 121 against England in the quarter-final and 86 against India in the semi-final. Against Kenya, Sri Lanka made 398 for 5, a new record for the highest team score in a One Day International that stood until April 2006. Gary Kirsten scored 188 not out against United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This became the highest individual score ever in any World Cup match until it was surpassed by first Chris Gayle of the West Indies and later Martin Guptill who scored 215 and 237 respectively in the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
Sri Lanka won the first semi-final over India at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, in front of a crowd unofficially estimated at 110,000. After they had lost both openers cheaply, Sri Lanka launched a counter-attack, led by Aravinda de Silva, to post a strong total of 251 for the loss of 8 wickets. India began their chase promisingly but after the loss of Sachin Tendulkar, the Indian batting order collapsed. After India had slumped to 120 for 8 in the 35th over, sections of the crowd began to throw fruit and plastic bottles onto the field. The players left the field for 20 minutes in an attempt to quieten the crowd. When the players returned for play, more bottles were thrown onto the field and fires were lit in the stand.[4][5] Match referee Clive Lloyd awarded the match to Sri Lanka, the first default ever in a Test or One Day International.
In the second semi-final in Mohali, Australia recovered from 15/4 to reach 207/8 from their 50 overs. The West Indians had reached 165/2 in the 42nd over before losing their last eight wickets for 37 runs in 50 balls.
Sri Lanka won the toss in the final and sent Australia in to bat despite the team batting first having won all five previous World Cup finals. Mark Taylor top scored with 74 in Australia's total of 241/7. Sri Lanka won the match in the 47th over with Aravinda de Silva following his 3 for 42 with an unbeaten 107 to win the Player of the Match award. It was the first time a tournament host or co-host had won the cricket World Cup.[6]
Sri Lanka's total of 398/5 surpassed England's 363/7 against Pakistan in 1992 as the highest score in all ODIs. The record stood until 12 March 2006, when both Australia and South Africa broke it in the same match. It remained a World Cup record until the 2007 tournament, when India scored 413/5 against Bermuda.[7]
Match was delayed from 15th February due to rain and a flooded ground.
Gary Kirsten's unbeaten 188 was the highest ever individual score in a World Cup match, surpassing Viv Richards' 181* against Sri Lanka in 1987, and the second-highest ODI score of all time, one short of Richards' all-time ODI record score of 189.
South Africa's score of 321/2 was their highest in ODIs.
The United Arab Emirates' ninth-wicket partnership of 80* between Arshad Laeeq and Shaukat Dukanwala was the second-highest of all time.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. Mark Taylor (74 from 83 balls, 8 fours, 1 six) and Ricky Ponting (45 from 73 balls, 2 fours) shared a second-wicket partnership of 101 runs. When Ponting and Taylor were dismissed, however, Australia fell from 137/1 to 170/5 as the famed four-pronged spin attack of Sri Lanka took its toll. Despite the slump, Australia struggled on to 241/7 from their 50 overs.
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The 1996 Cricket World Cup also called the Wills World Cup 1996 after the Wills Navy Cut brand produced by tournament sponsor ITC was the sixth Cricket World Cup organised by the International Cricket Council ICC It was the second World Cup to be hosted by Pakistan and India who had also hosted the 1987 Cricket World Cup but Sri Lanka were hosts for the first time The tournament was won by Sri Lanka who defeated Australia by seven wickets in the final on 17 March 1996 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore Pakistan 1 Wills World Cup 1996Official logoDates14 February 17 March 1996Administrator s International Cricket CouncilCricket formatOne Day InternationalTournament format s Round robin and KnockoutHost s PakistanIndiaSri LankaChampions Sri Lanka 1st title Runners up AustraliaParticipants12Matches37Player of the seriesSanath JayasuriyaMost runsSachin Tendulkar 523 Most wicketsAnil Kumble 15 19921999 Contents 1 Hosts 1 1 India 1 2 Pakistan 1 3 Sri Lanka 2 Squads 3 Teams 4 Summary 5 Group stage 5 1 Group A 5 2 Group B 6 Knockout stage 6 1 Quarter finals 6 2 Semi finals 7 Final 8 Statistics 8 1 List of centuries 9 Notes and references 10 External linksHosts Edit Calcutta Delhi Ahmedabad Madras Mohali Nagpur Bangalore Mumbai Hyderabad Cuttack Gwalior Visakhapatnam Patna Pune Jaipur Kanpur Vadodaraclass notpageimage Venues in India Peshawar Lahore Faisalabad Gujranwala Karachi Rawalpindiclass notpageimage Venues in Pakistan Colombo Kandyclass notpageimage Venues in Sri Lanka The World Cup was played in India Pakistan and Sri Lanka India hosted 17 matches at 17 different venues while Pakistan hosted 16 matches at 6 venues and Sri Lanka hosted 4 matches at 3 venues Controversy dogged the tournament before any games were played Australia and the West Indies refused to send their teams to Sri Lanka following the bombing of Central Bank in Colombo by the Tamil Tigers in January 1996 Sri Lanka in addition to offering maximum security to the teams questioned the validity of citing security concerns when the International Cricket Council had determined it was safe After extensive negotiations the ICC ruled that Sri Lanka would be awarded both games on forfeit As a result of this decision Sri Lanka automatically qualified for the quarter finals before playing a game India Edit Venues Cities Capacity MatchesEden Gardens Calcutta West Bengal 120 000 1Green Park Kanpur Uttar Pradesh 45 000 1Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Mohali Punjab 40 000 1M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore Karnataka 55 000 1M A Chidambaram Stadium Madras Tamil Nadu 50 000 1Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad Telangana 30 000 1Barabati Stadium Cuttack Odisha 25 000 1Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior Madhya Pradesh 55 000 1Indira Priyadarshini Stadium Visakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh 25 000 1Moin ul Haq Stadium Patna Bihar 25 000 1Nehru Stadium Pune Maharashtra 25 000 1Wankhede Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra 45 000 1Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad Gujarat 48 000 1Moti Bagh Stadium Vadodara Gujarat 18 000 1Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur Rajasthan 30 000 1Vidarbha C A Ground Nagpur Maharashtra 40 000 1Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi New Delhi 48 000 1Pakistan Edit Venues Cities Capacity MatchesNational Stadium Karachi Sindh 34 000 3Gaddafi Stadium Lahore Punjab 62 000 4Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi Punjab 25 000 3Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 20 000 2Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad Punjab 18 000 3Jinnah Stadium Gujranwala Punjab 20 000 1Sri Lanka Edit Venues Cities Capacity MatchesR Premadasa Stadium Colombo 14 000 0 Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground Colombo 10 000 1Asgiriya Stadium Kandy 10 300 1Two matches were scheduled to be played at Premadasa Stadium but neither took place as Australia and the West Indies declined to play in Sri Lanka 2 Squads EditMain article 1996 Cricket World Cup squadsTeams EditAll the Test playing nations participated in the competition including Zimbabwe who became the ninth Test status member of the ICC following the last World Cup The three Associate teams previously one to qualify through the 1994 ICC Trophy the United Arab Emirates Kenya and the Netherlands also made their World Cup debuts in 1996 The Netherlands lost all of their five matches including a defeat to the UAE while Kenya recorded a surprise victory over the West Indies in Pune Full Members Australia England India New Zealand Pakistan South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies ZimbabweAssociate Members Kenya Netherlands United Arab EmiratesSummary EditThe Sri Lankans coached by Dav Whatmore and captained by Arjuna Ranatunga used Man of the Series Sanath Jayasuriya 3 and Romesh Kaluwitharana as opening batsmen to take advantage of the fielding restrictions during the first 15 overs of each innings At a time when 50 or 60 runs in the first 15 overs was considered adequate Sri Lanka scored 117 runs in those overs against India 123 against Kenya 121 against England in the quarter final and 86 against India in the semi final Against Kenya Sri Lanka made 398 for 5 a new record for the highest team score in a One Day International that stood until April 2006 Gary Kirsten scored 188 not out against United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi Pakistan This became the highest individual score ever in any World Cup match until it was surpassed by first Chris Gayle of the West Indies and later Martin Guptill who scored 215 and 237 respectively in the 2015 Cricket World Cup Sri Lanka won the first semi final over India at Eden Gardens in Calcutta in front of a crowd unofficially estimated at 110 000 After they had lost both openers cheaply Sri Lanka launched a counter attack led by Aravinda de Silva to post a strong total of 251 for the loss of 8 wickets India began their chase promisingly but after the loss of Sachin Tendulkar the Indian batting order collapsed After India had slumped to 120 for 8 in the 35th over sections of the crowd began to throw fruit and plastic bottles onto the field The players left the field for 20 minutes in an attempt to quieten the crowd When the players returned for play more bottles were thrown onto the field and fires were lit in the stand 4 5 Match referee Clive Lloyd awarded the match to Sri Lanka the first default ever in a Test or One Day International In the second semi final in Mohali Australia recovered from 15 4 to reach 207 8 from their 50 overs The West Indians had reached 165 2 in the 42nd over before losing their last eight wickets for 37 runs in 50 balls Sri Lanka won the toss in the final and sent Australia in to bat despite the team batting first having won all five previous World Cup finals Mark Taylor top scored with 74 in Australia s total of 241 7 Sri Lanka won the match in the 47th over with Aravinda de Silva following his 3 for 42 with an unbeaten 107 to win the Player of the Match award It was the first time a tournament host or co host had won the cricket World Cup 6 Group stage EditGroup A Edit Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR1 Sri Lanka 5 5 0 0 0 10 1 6072 Australia 5 3 2 0 0 6 0 9033 India 5 3 2 0 0 6 0 4524 West Indies 5 2 3 0 0 4 0 1345 Zimbabwe 5 1 4 0 0 2 0 9396 Kenya 5 1 4 0 0 2 1 007Source ESPNcricinfo 16 February ScorecardZimbabwe 151 9 50 overs v West Indies155 4 29 3 overs Grant Flower 31 54 Curtly Ambrose 3 28 10 overs Sherwin Campbell 47 88 Paul Strang 4 40 7 3 overs West Indies won by 6 wicketsLal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad Umpires Steve Dunne NZ and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Ind Player of the match Curtly Ambrose WI 17 February ScorecardSri Lanka v AustraliaSri Lanka won by a walkoverR Premadasa Stadium Colombo Umpires Mahboob Shah Pak and Cyril Mitchley SA Australia forfeited the match due to safety concerns and were in Mumbai at the time of the match 18 February ScorecardKenya 199 6 50 overs v India203 3 41 5 overs Steve Tikolo 65 83 Anil Kumble 3 28 10 overs Sachin Tendulkar 127 138 Steve Tikolo 1 26 3 overs India won by 7 wicketsBarabati Stadium Cuttack Umpires K T Francis and David Shepherd Player of the match Sachin Tendulkar Ind 21 February ScorecardZimbabwe 228 6 50 overs v Sri Lanka229 4 37 overs Alistair Campbell 75 102 Chaminda Vaas 2 30 10 overs Aravinda de Silva 91 86 Heath Streak 3 60 10 overs Sri Lanka won by 6 wicketsSinhalese Sports Club Ground Colombo Umpires Steve Dunne and Mahboob Shah Player of the match Aravinda de Silva SL 21 February ScorecardWest Indies 173 50 overs v India174 5 39 4 overs Richie Richardson 47 70 Anil Kumble 3 35 10 overs Sachin Tendulkar 70 91 Roger Harper 2 34 9 overs India won by 5 wicketsCaptain Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior Umpires Khizer Hayat and Ian Robinson Player of the match Sachin Tendulkar Ind 23 February ScorecardAustralia 304 7 50 overs v Kenya207 7 50 overs Mark Waugh 130 128 Rajab Ali 3 45 10 overs Kennedy Otieno 85 137 Paul Reiffel 2 18 7 overs Australia won by 97 runsIndira Priyadarshini Stadium Visakhapatnam Umpires Cyril Mitchley and David Shepherd Player of the match Mark Waugh Aus 26 February ScorecardSri Lanka v West IndiesSri Lanka won by a walkoverPremadasa Stadium Colombo Umpires Mahboob Shah and V K RamaswamyWest Indies forfeited the match due to safety concerns 27 February ScorecardKenya 134 49 4 overs v Zimbabwe137 5 42 2 overs Dipak Chudasama 34 66 Paul Strang 5 21 9 4 overs Grant Flower 45 112 Rajab Ali 3 22 8 overs Zimbabwe won by 5 wicketsMoin ul Haq Stadium Patna Umpires Khizer Hayat and Cyril Mitchley Player of the match Paul Strang Zim This game was scheduled to be played on 25 February the game started but was abandoned after 15 5 overs of the Zimbabwe innings 27 February ScorecardAustralia 258 50 overs v India242 48 overs Mark Waugh 126 135 Venkatapathy Raju 2 48 10 overs Sachin Tendulkar 90 84 Damien Fleming 5 36 9 overs Australia won by 16 runsWankhede Stadium Mumbai Umpires Steve Dunne and David Shepherd Player of the match Mark Waugh Aus 29 February ScorecardKenya 166 49 3 overs v West Indies93 35 2 overs Steve Tikolo 29 50 Courtney Walsh 3 46 9 overs Shivnarine Chanderpaul 19 48 Maurice Odumbe 3 15 10 overs Kenya won by 73 runsNehru Stadium Pune Umpires Khizer Hayat and V K Ramaswamy Player of the match Maurice Odumbe Ken Kenya won their first ODI match This was the first time the West Indies lost an ODI to an ICC Associate This was the fourth win in ODI history by an ICC Associate all in World Cups SL v IND 1979 ZIM v AUS 1983 ZIM v ENG 1992 1 March ScorecardZimbabwe 154 45 3 overs v Australia158 2 36 overs Andy Waller 67 101 Shane Warne 4 34 9 3 overs Mark Waugh 76 109 Paul Strang 2 33 10 overs Australia won by 8 wicketsVidarbha Cricket Association Ground Nagpur Umpires Steve Dunne and David Shepherd Player of the match Shane Warne Aus 2 March ScorecardIndia 271 3 50 overs v Sri Lanka272 4 48 4 overs Sachin Tendulkar 137 137 Ravindra Pushpakumara 1 53 8 overs Sanath Jayasuriya 79 76 Anil Kumble 2 39 10 overs Sri Lanka won by 6 wicketsFeroz Shah Kotla Delhi Umpires Cyril Mitchley and Ian Robinson Player of the match Sanath Jayasuriya SL 4 March ScorecardAustralia 229 6 50 overs v West Indies232 6 48 5 overs Ricky Ponting 102 112 Courtney Walsh 2 35 9 overs Richie Richardson 93 133 Mark Waugh 3 38 10 overs West Indies won by 4 wicketsSawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur Umpires Mahboob Shah and David Shepherd Player of the match Richie Richardson WI 6 March ScorecardIndia 247 5 50 overs v Zimbabwe207 49 4 overs Vinod Kambli 106 110 Charlie Lock 2 57 10 overs Heath Streak 30 39 Venkatapathy Raju 3 30 10 overs India won by 40 runsGreen Park Kanpur Umpires Steve Bucknor and Cyril Mitchley Player of the match Ajay Jadeja Ind 6 March ScorecardSri Lanka 398 5 50 overs v Kenya254 7 50 overs Aravinda de Silva 145 115 Tito Odumbe 2 34 5 overs Steve Tikolo 96 95 Arjuna Ranatunga 2 31 5 overs Sri Lanka won by 144 runsAsgiriya Stadium Kandy Umpires Steve Dunne and V K Ramaswamy Player of the match Aravinda de Silva SL Sri Lanka s total of 398 5 surpassed England s 363 7 against Pakistan in 1992 as the highest score in all ODIs The record stood until 12 March 2006 when both Australia and South Africa broke it in the same match It remained a World Cup record until the 2007 tournament when India scored 413 5 against Bermuda 7 Group B Edit Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR1 South Africa 5 5 0 0 0 10 2 0432 Pakistan 5 4 1 0 0 8 0 9613 New Zealand 5 3 2 0 0 6 0 5524 England 5 2 3 0 0 4 0 0795 United Arab Emirates 5 1 4 0 0 2 1 8306 Netherlands 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 923Source ESPNcricinfo 14 February ScorecardNew Zealand 239 6 50 overs v England228 9 50 overs Nathan Astle 101 132 Graeme Hick 2 45 9 overs Graeme Hick 85 102 Dion Nash 3 26 7 overs New Zealand won by 11 runsGujarat Stadium Motera Ahmedabad Umpires B C Cooray and Steve Randell Player of the match Nathan Astle NZ 16 February ScorecardSouth Africa 321 2 50 overs v United Arab Emirates152 8 50 overs Gary Kirsten 188 159 Johanne Samarasekera 1 39 9 overs Arshad Laeeq 43 79 Brian McMillan 3 11 8 overs South Africa won by 169 runsRawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi Umpires Steve Bucknor and V K Ramaswamy Player of the match Gary Kirsten SA Match was delayed from 15th February due to rain and a flooded ground Gary Kirsten s unbeaten 188 was the highest ever individual score in a World Cup match surpassing Viv Richards 181 against Sri Lanka in 1987 and the second highest ODI score of all time one short of Richards all time ODI record score of 189 South Africa s score of 321 2 was their highest in ODIs The United Arab Emirates ninth wicket partnership of 80 between Arshad Laeeq and Shaukat Dukanwala was the second highest of all time 17 February 1996 ScorecardNew Zealand 307 8 50 overs v Netherlands188 7 50 overs Craig Spearman 68 59 Steven Lubbers 3 48 9 overs Roland Lefebvre 45 64 Chris Harris 3 24 10 overs New Zealand won by 119 runsMoti Bagh Stadium Vadodara Umpires Khizer Hayat and Ian Robinson Player of the match Craig Spearman NZ This was the Netherlands first ODI match Peter Cantrell Flavian Aponso Steven Lubbers Roland Lefebvre Tim de Leede Klaas Jan van Noortwijk Marcelis Schewe Bastiaan Zuiderent Eric Gouka and Paul Jan Bakker Ned all made their ODI debut At 47 years and 240 days Nolan Clarke Ned became the oldest player to make his ODI debut 8 9 Stephen Fleming NZ took his only ODI wicket 10 18 February ScorecardUnited Arab Emirates 136 48 3 overs v England140 2 35 overs Mazhar Hussain 33 59 Neil Smith 3 29 Graham Thorpe 44 66 Arshad Laeeq 1 25 7 overs England won by 8 wicketsArbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar Umpires B C Cooray and V K Ramaswamy Player of the match Neil Smith Eng 20 February ScorecardNew Zealand 177 9 50 overs v South Africa178 5 37 3 overs Stephen Fleming 33 79 Allan Donald 3 34 10 overs Hansie Cronje 78 64 Nathan Astle 2 10 3 overs South Africa won by 5 wicketsIqbal Stadium Faisalabad Umpires Steve Randell and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match Hansie Cronje SA 22 February ScorecardEngland 279 4 50 overs v Netherlands230 6 50 overs Graeme Hick 104 133 Roland Lefebvre 1 40 10 overs Klaas van Noortwijk 64 82 Phil DeFreitas 3 31 10 overs England won by 49 runsArbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar Umpires Steve Bucknor and K T Francis Player of the match Graeme Hick Eng 24 February ScorecardUnited Arab Emirates 109 9 33 overs v Pakistan112 1 18 overs Shaukat Dukanwala 21 19 Mushtaq Ahmed 3 16 7 overs Ijaz Ahmed 50 57 Johanne Samarasekera 1 17 3 overs Pakistan won by 9 wicketsJinnah Stadium Gujranwala Umpires B C Cooray and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match Mushtaq Ahmed Pak 25 February ScorecardSouth Africa 230 50 overs v England152 44 3 overs Gary Kirsten 38 60 Peter Martin 3 33 10 overs Graham Thorpe 46 69 Shaun Pollock 2 16 8 overs South Africa won by 78 runsRawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi Umpires Steve Randell and Ian Robinson Player of the match Jonty Rhodes SA 26 February ScorecardNetherlands 145 7 50 overs v Pakistan151 2 30 4 overs Flavian Aponso 58 Waqar Younis 4 26 Saeed Anwar 83 Peter Cantrell 1 18 4 overs Pakistan won by 8 wicketsGaddafi Stadium Lahore Umpires K T Francis and Steve Bucknor Player of the match Waqar Younis Pak 27 February ScorecardNew Zealand 276 8 47 overs v United Arab Emirates167 9 47 overs Roger Twose 92 112 Azhar Saeed 3 45 7 overs Johanne Samarasekera 47 59 Shane Thomson 3 20New Zealand won by 109 runsIqbal Stadium Faisalabad Umpires B C Cooray and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match Roger Twose NZ Match reduced to 47 overs a side due to heavy fog at the start of the match 29 February ScorecardPakistan 242 6 50 overs v South Africa243 5 44 2 overs Aamir Sohail 111 139 Hansie Cronje 2 20 5 overs Daryll Cullinan 65 76 Waqar Younis 3 50 8 overs South Africa won by 5 wicketsNational Stadium Karachi Umpires K T Francis and Steve Bucknor Player of the match Hansie Cronje SA Bucknor replaced Ian Robinson as an umpire in this match after protests by Pakistan 1 March ScorecardNetherlands 216 9 50 overs v United Arab Emirates220 3 44 2 overs Peter Cantrell 47 106 Shaukat Dukanwala 5 29 10 overs Saleem Raza 84 68 Roland Lefebvre 1 24 8 overs United Arab Emirates won by 7 wicketsGaddafi Stadium Lahore Umpires Mahboob Shah and Steve Randell Player of the match Shaukat Dukanwala UAE This was the first ever official ODI between two ICC Associate teams 3 March ScorecardEngland 249 9 50 overs v Pakistan250 3 47 4 overs Robin Smith 75 92 Mushtaq Ahmed 3 53 10 overs Saeed Anwar 71 72 Dominic Cork 2 59 10 overs Pakistan won by 7 wicketsNational Stadium Karachi Umpires B C Cooray and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match Aamer Sohail Pak 5 March 1996 ScorecardSouth Africa 328 3 50 overs v Netherlands168 8 50 overs Andrew Hudson 161 132 Eric Gouka 1 32 2 overs Nolan Clarke 32 46 Allan Donald 2 21 6 overs South Africa won by 160 runsRawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi Umpires Khizer Hayat Pak and Steve Randell Aus Player of the match Andrew Hudson SA South Africa won the toss and elected to bat Peter Cantrell Flavian Aponso Marcelis Schewe Eric Gouka Steven Lubbers and Paul Jan Bakker all Ned played their final ODI match 11 Nolan Clarke Ned aged 47 years and 257 days played his final ODI match the oldest player to do so 12 13 6 March ScorecardPakistan 281 5 50 overs v New Zealand235 47 3 overs Saeed Anwar 62 67 Robert Kennedy 1 32 5 overs Stephen Fleming 42 43 Mushtaq Ahmed 2 32 10 overs Pakistan won by 46 runsGaddafi Stadium Lahore Umpires K T Francis and Ian Robinson Player of the match Saleem Malik Pak Knockout stage Edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal 9 March Faisalabad Pakistan England235 8 13 March Calcutta India Sri Lanka236 5 Sri Lanka251 8 9 March Bangalore India India120 8 India287 8 17 March Lahore Pakistan Pakistan248 9 Sri Lanka245 3 11 March Karachi Pakistan Australia241 7 West Indies264 8 14 March Mohali India South Africa245 West Indies202 11 March Madras India Australia207 8 New Zealand286 9 Australia289 4 Quarter finals Edit 9 March ScorecardEngland 235 8 50 overs v Sri Lanka236 5 40 4 overs Phil DeFreitas 67 64 Kumar Dharmasena 2 30 10 overs Sanath Jayasuriya 82 44 Dermot Reeve 1 14 4 overs Sri Lanka won by 5 wicketsIqbal Stadium Faisalabad Umpires Mahboob Shah and Ian Robinson Player of the match Sanath Jayasuriya SL England won the toss and elected to bat first 9 March ScorecardIndia 287 8 50 overs v Pakistan248 9 49 overs Navjot Sidhu 93 115 Mushtaq Ahmed 2 56 10 overs Aamer Sohail 55 46 Venkatesh Prasad 3 45 10 overs India won by 39 runsM Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore Umpires Steve Bucknor and David Shepherd Player of the match Navjot Sidhu Ind India won the toss and elected to bat first Pakistan was fined 1 over for a slow over rate 11 March ScorecardWest Indies 264 8 50 overs v South Africa245 49 3 overs Brian Lara 111 94 Brian McMillan 2 37 10 overs Daryll Cullinan 69 78 Roger Harper 4 47 10 overs West Indies won by 19 runsNational Stadium Karachi Umpires K T Francis and Steve Randell Player of the match Brian Lara WI West Indies won the toss and elected to bat 11 March ScorecardNew Zealand 286 9 50 overs v Australia289 4 47 5 overs Chris Harris 130 124 Glenn McGrath 2 50 9 overs Mark Waugh 110 112 Nathan Astle 1 21 3 overs Australia won by 6 wicketsMA Chidambaram Stadium Madras Umpires Cyril Mitchley and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match Mark Waugh Aus New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first Semi finals Edit 13 March ScorecardSri Lanka 251 8 50 overs v India120 8 34 1 overs Aravinda de Silva 66 47 Javagal Srinath 3 34 7 overs Sachin Tendulkar 65 88 Sanath Jayasuriya 3 12 7 overs Sri Lanka won by defaultEden Gardens Calcutta Umpires Steve Dunne and Cyril Mitchley Player of the match Aravinda de Silva SL India won the toss and elected to field The match was awarded to Sri Lanka by match referee Clive Lloyd when play could not be continued due to the rioting crowd 4 5 14 March ScorecardAustralia 207 8 50 overs v West Indies202 49 3 overs Stuart Law 72 105 Curtly Ambrose 2 26 10 overs Shivnarine Chanderpaul 80 126 Shane Warne 4 36 9 overs Australia won by 5 runsPunjab C A Stadium Mohali Umpires B C Cooray and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match Shane Warne Aus Australia won the toss and elected to bat Final EditMain article 1996 Cricket World Cup Final 17 March D N ScorecardAustralia 241 7 50 overs v Sri Lanka245 3 46 2 overs Mark Taylor 74 83 Aravinda de Silva 3 42 9 overs Aravinda de Silva 107 124 Damien Fleming 1 43 6 overs Sri Lanka won by 7 wicketsGaddafi Stadium Lahore Umpires Steve Bucknor and David Shepherd Player of the match Aravinda de Silva SL Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field Mark Taylor 74 from 83 balls 8 fours 1 six and Ricky Ponting 45 from 73 balls 2 fours shared a second wicket partnership of 101 runs When Ponting and Taylor were dismissed however Australia fell from 137 1 to 170 5 as the famed four pronged spin attack of Sri Lanka took its toll Despite the slump Australia struggled on to 241 7 from their 50 overs Statistics EditMain article 1996 Cricket World Cup statistics Sachin Tendulkar the leading run scorer in the tournament Anil Kumble the leading wicket taker in the tournament Leading run scorers Runs Player Country523 Sachin Tendulkar India484 Mark Waugh Australia448 Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka391 Gary Kirsten South Africa329 Saeed Anwar PakistanLeading wicket takers Wickets Player Country15 Anil Kumble India13 Waqar Younis Pakistan12Paul Strang ZimbabweRoger Harper West IndiesDamien Fleming AustraliaShane Warne AustraliaList of centuries Edit Name Score Balls 4s 6s S R Team Opposition Venue Date ODI NJ Astle 101 132 8 2 76 51 New Zealand England Ahmedabad 14 February 1996 1048G Kirsten 188 159 13 4 118 23 South Africa United Arab Emirates Rawalpindi 16 February 1996 1049SR Tendulkar 127 138 15 2 92 02 India Kenya Barabati Stadium Cuttack 18 February 1996 1052GA Hick 104 133 6 2 78 19 England Netherlands Peshawar 22 February 1996 1057ME Waugh 130 128 14 1 101 56 Australia Kenya Visakhapatnam 23 February 1996 1058ME Waugh 126 135 8 3 93 33 Australia India Wankhede Stadium Mumbai 27 February 1996 1065Aamer Sohail 111 139 8 0 79 85 Pakistan South Africa National Stadium Karachi 29 February 1996 1067SR Tendulkar 137 137 8 5 100 00 India Sri Lanka Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi 2 March 1996 1070RT Ponting 102 112 5 1 91 07 Australia West Indies Jaipur 4 March 1996 1072AC Hudson 161 132 13 4 121 96 South Africa Netherlands Rawalpindi 5 March 1996 1073PA de Silva 145 115 14 5 126 08 Sri Lanka Kenya Kandy 6 March 1996 1074VG Kambli 106 110 11 0 96 36 India Zimbabwe Green Park Stadium Kanpur 6 March 1996 1075BC Lara 111 94 16 0 118 08 West Indies South Africa National Stadium Karachi 11 March 1996 1079CZ Harris 130 124 13 4 104 83 New Zealand Australia Madras 11 March 1996 1080ME Waugh 110 112 6 2 98 21 Australia New Zealand Madras 11 March 1996 1080PA de Silva 107 124 13 0 86 29 Sri Lanka Australia Gaddafi Stadium Lahore 17 March 1996 1083Notes and references Edit Full Scorecard of Australia vs Sri Lanka Final 1995 96 Score Report ESPNcricinfo com 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