1996 Cricket World Cup

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1996 Cricket World Cup
Wills World Cup 1996.svg
Official logo
Dates14 February – 17 March 1996
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format One Day International
Tournament format(s) Round robin and Knockout
Host(s)
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • Sri Lanka
ChampionsFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Participants12
Matches37
Player of the series Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sanath Jayasuriya
Most runs Flag of India.svg Sachin Tendulkar (523)
Most wickets Flag of India.svg Anil Kumble (15)
1992
1999

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.

Contents

Hosts

Sri Lanka adm-2 location map.svg
Venues in Sri Lanka

The World Cup was played in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India hosted 17 matches at 17 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

VenuesCitiesCapacityMatches
Eden Gardens Calcutta, West Bengal 120,0001
Green Park Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 45,0001
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Mohali, Punjab 40,0001
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka 55,0001
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Madras, Tamil Nadu 50,0001
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad, Telangana 30,0001
Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Odisha 25,0001
Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 55,0001
Indira Priyadarshini Stadium Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 25,0001
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium Patna, Bihar 25,0001
Nehru Stadium Pune, Maharashtra 25,0001
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra 45,0001
Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad, Gujarat 48,0001
IPCL Sports Complex Ground Vadodara, Gujarat 20,0001
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur, Rajasthan 30,0001
Vidarbha C.A. Ground Nagpur, Maharashtra 40,0001
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi, New Delhi 48,0001

Pakistan

VenuesCitiesCapacityMatches
National Stadium Karachi, Sindh 34,0003
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Punjab 62,0004
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi, Punjab 25,0003
Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 20,0002
Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad, Punjab 18,0003
Jinnah Stadium Gujranwala, Punjab 20,0001

Sri Lanka

VenuesCitiesCapacityMatches
R. Premadasa Stadium Colombo 14,0000*
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground Colombo 10,0001
Asgiriya Stadium Kandy 10,3001

Squads

Teams

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.

Full Members
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of England.svg  England Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Associate Members
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates

Summary

The Sri Lankans, coached by Dav Whatmore and captained by Arjuna Ranatunga, used Man of the Series Sanath Jayasuriya [2] 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 of New Zealand, 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. [3] [4] 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. [5]

A warm-up match was played between South Africa and Pakistan on 8 February 1996 in which South Africa defeated Pakistan by 65 runs. [6]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 55000101.607
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5320060.903
3Flag of India.svg  India 5320060.452
4WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 523004−0.134
5Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 514002−0.939
6Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 514002−1.007
Source: ESPNcricinfo
16 February
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
151/9 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
155/4 (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 wickets
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Steve Dunne (NZ) and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind)
Player of the match: Curtly Ambrose (WI)

17 February
Scorecard
v
Sri Lanka won by a walkover
R. 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
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
199/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
203/3 (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 wickets
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Umpires: K. T. Francis and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

21 February
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
228/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
229/4 (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 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Steve Dunne and Mahboob Shah
Player of the match: Aravinda de Silva (SL)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

21 February
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
173 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
174/5 (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 wickets
Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior
Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Ian Robinson
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)

23 February
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
304/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
207/7 (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 runs
Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Umpires: Cyril Mitchley and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Aus)

26 February
Scorecard
v
Sri Lanka won by a walkover
Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Mahboob Shah and V. K. Ramaswamy
  • West Indies forfeited the match due to safety concerns.

27 February
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
134 (49.4 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
137/5 (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 wickets
Moin-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
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
258 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
242 (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 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Steve Dunne and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Aus)

29 February
Scorecard
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg
166 (49.3 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
93 (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 runs
Nehru 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
Scorecard
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
154 (45.3 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
158/2 (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 wickets
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Umpires: Steve Dunne and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Shane Warne (Aus)

2 March
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
271/3 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
272/4 (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 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Cyril Mitchley and Ian Robinson
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)

4 March
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
229/6 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
232/6 (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 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Mahboob Shah and David Shepherd
Player of the match: Richie Richardson (WI)

6 March
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
247/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
207 (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 runs
Green Park, Kanpur
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and Cyril Mitchley
Player of the match: Ajay Jadeja (Ind)

6 March
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
398/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
254/7 (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 runs
Asgiriya 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

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 55000102.043
2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5410080.961
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5320060.552
4Flag of England.svg  England 5230040.079
5Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 514002−1.830
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 505000−1.923
Source: ESPNcricinfo
14 February
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
239/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
228/9 (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 runs
Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Umpires: B. C. Cooray and Steve Randell
Player of the match: Nathan Astle (NZ)

16 February
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
321/2 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
152/8 (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 runs
Rawalpindi 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
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
307/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
188/7 (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 runs
Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara
Umpires: Khizer Hayat and Ian Robinson
Player of the match: Craig Spearman (NZ)

18 February
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
136 (48.3 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
140/2 (35 overs)
Graham Thorpe 44* (66)
Arshad Laeeq 1/25 (7 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Umpires: B. C. Cooray and V. K. Ramaswamy
Player of the match: Neil Smith (Eng)

20 February
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
177/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
178/5 (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 wickets
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Umpires: Steve Randell and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Hansie Cronje (SA)

22 February
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
279/4 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
230/6 (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 runs
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Umpires: Steve Bucknor and K. T. Francis
Player of the match: Graeme Hick (Eng)

24 February
Scorecard
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
109/9 (33 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
112/1 (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 wickets
Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala
Umpires: B. C. Cooray and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak)

25 February
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
230 (50 overs)
v
Flag of England.svg  England
152 (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 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Steve Randell and Ian Robinson
Player of the match: Jonty Rhodes (SA)

26 February
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
145/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
151/2 (30.4 overs)
Saeed Anwar 83*
Peter Cantrell 1/18 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: K. T. Francis and Steve Bucknor
Player of the match: Waqar Younis (Pak)

27 February
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
276/8 (47 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
167/9 (47 overs)
Roger Twose 92 (112)
Azhar Saeed 3/45 (7 overs)
New Zealand won by 109 runs
Iqbal 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
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
242/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
243/5 (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 wickets
National 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
Scorecard
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg
216/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
220/3 (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 wickets
Gaddafi 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
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
249/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
250/3 (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 wickets
National Stadium, Karachi
Umpires: B. C. Cooray and Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Player of the match: Aamer Sohail (Pak)

5 March 1996
Scorecard
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
328/3 (50 overs)
v
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
168/8 (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 runs
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Umpires: Khizer Hayat (Pak) and Steve Randell (Aus)
Player of the match: Andrew Hudson (SA)

6 March
Scorecard
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg
281/5 (50 overs)
v
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
235 (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 runs
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: K. T. Francis and Ian Robinson
Player of the match: Saleem Malik (Pak)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 March – Faisalabad, Pakistan
 
 
Flag of England.svg  England 235/8
 
13 March – Calcutta, India
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 236/5
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 251/8
 
9 March – Bangalore, India
 
Flag of India.svg  India 120/8
 
Flag of India.svg  India 287/8
 
17 March – Lahore, Pakistan
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 248/9
 
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 245/3
 
11 March – Karachi, Pakistan
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 241/7
 
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 264/8
 
14 March – Mohali, India
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 245
 
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 202
 
11 March – Madras, India
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 207/8
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 286/9
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 289/4
 

Quarter-finals

9 March
Scorecard
England  Flag of England.svg
235/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
236/5 (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 wickets
Iqbal 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
Scorecard
India  Flag of India.svg
287/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
248/9 (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 runs
M 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
Scorecard
West Indies  WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg
264/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
245 (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 runs
National 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
Scorecard
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
286/9 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
289/4 (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 wickets
MA 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

13 March
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
251/8 (50 overs)
v
Flag of India.svg  India
120/8 (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 default
Eden 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. [3] [4]
  • Sri Lanka qualified for the final for first time.

14 March
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
207/8 (50 overs)
v
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
202 (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 runs
Punjab 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.
  • Australia qualified for the final for third time after 1975 and 1987.

Final

17 March (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg
241/7 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
245/3 (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 wickets
Gaddafi 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

Sachin Tendulkar, the leading run scorer in the tournament Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg
Sachin Tendulkar, the leading run scorer in the tournament
Anil Kumble, the leading wicket taker in the tournament Anil Kumble.jpg
Anil Kumble, the leading wicket taker in the tournament
Leading run scorers [14]
RunsPlayerCountry
523 Sachin Tendulkar Flag of India.svg  India
484 Mark Waugh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
448 Aravinda de Silva Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
391 Gary Kirsten Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
329 Saeed Anwar Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Leading wicket takers [15]
WicketsPlayerCountry
15 Anil Kumble Flag of India.svg  India
13 Waqar Younis Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
12
Paul Strang Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Roger Harper WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies
Damien Fleming Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Shane Warne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

List of centuries

NameScoreBalls4s6sS/RTeamOppositionVenueDateODI #
NJ Astle 1011328276.51Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of England.svg  England Ahmedabad 14 February 19961048
G Kirsten 188*159134118.23Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Rawalpindi 16 February 19961049
SR Tendulkar 127*13815292.02Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Barabati Stadium, Cuttack 18 February 19961052
GA Hick 104*1336278.19Flag of England.svg  England Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Peshawar 22 February 19961057
ME Waugh 130128141101.56Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Visakhapatnam 23 February 19961058
ME Waugh 1261358393.33Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of India.svg  India Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 27 February 19961065
Aamer Sohail 1111398079.85Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa National Stadium, Karachi 29 February 19961067
SR Tendulkar 13713785100.00Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi 2 March 19961070
RT Ponting 1021125191.07Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Jaipur 4 March 19961072
AC Hudson 161132134121.96Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Rawalpindi 5 March 19961073
PA de Silva 145115145126.08Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Kandy 6 March 19961074
VG Kambli 10611011096.36Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Green Park Stadium, Kanpur 6 March 19961075
BC Lara 11194160118.08WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa National Stadium, Karachi 11 March 19961079
CZ Harris 130124134104.83Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Madras 11 March 19961080
ME Waugh 1101126298.21Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Madras 11 March 19961080
PA de Silva 107*12413086.29Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 17 March 19961083

Notes and references

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  4. 1 2 "On This Day: India vs Sri Lanka 1996 World Cup - An Epic Collapse, Tearful Vinod Kambli and the Nuisance at Eden Gardens". news18.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. "World Cup Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  6. Grundlingh, Albert (2018), "Diffusion and Depiction: How Afrikaners Came to Play Cricket in Twentieth-Century South Africa", Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 191–206, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-93608-6_7, ISBN   978-3-319-93607-9, S2CID   158182345 , retrieved 27 January 2024
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  8. Chhabria, Vinay (12 March 2020). "10 Guinness World Records held by cricket". CricTracker. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. "ODI records – Oldest players on debut". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  10. "Stephen Fleming's profile". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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