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 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.
The Australian cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches during the 2005–06 South African cricket season. Australia won the Tests with a 3–0 whitewash, but lost both the limited overs series, the one-off Twenty20 and the five-match ODI, which was concluded with what was described as "the greatest ODI ever".
The Pakistan national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in August and September 1994, outside the normal cricket season, for a three-match Test series and five Limited Overs International matches. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0.
With South Africa now re-established in international sport, its national team made an inaugural tour of Sri Lanka in 1993 and played 3 Tests. South Africa won the series 1–0 with 2 matches drawn:
The Australia national cricket team toured South Africa during the 1996–97 season and played a three-match Test series and a seven-match One Day International series against the South Africa national cricket team.
The Bangladesh national cricket team toured South Africa during the 2002–03 season. They played a two-match Test series and a three-match One Day International series against the South Africa national cricket team. South Africa won the Test series 2–0 and the ODI series 3–0.
The New Zealand national cricket team toured South Africa during the 2000–01 season, playing six One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Test matches, as well as five tour matches, between 18 October and 12 December 2000. South Africa won the ODI series 5–0 after the first match was rained off during play. They also won the Test series 2–0; the third match finished in a draw as play was not possible on three of the five scheduled days.
The Pakistan national cricket team toured South Africa during the 2002–03 season, playing five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Test matches, as well as four tour matches, between 3 December 2002 and 6 January 2003. South Africa won the ODI series 4–1, losing only the second match, and won both Tests after forcing Pakistan to follow on in both matches.
The Sri Lankan cricket team toured South Africa during the 2000–01 season, playing three Tests and six one-day internationals.
The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 1978 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 2-0 with 1 match drawn.
The South Africa national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to May 2005 to play four Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs).
The Pakistan national cricket team toured New Zealand in January and February 1985 and played a three-match Test series and four One Day International (ODI) matches against the New Zealand national cricket team. New Zealand won the series 2–0 and New Zealand won the ODI series 3–0. New Zealand were captained by Geoff Howarth and Pakistan by Javed Miandad. This was New Zealand's last Test series win against Pakistan until November 2016.
The South African cricket team toured Pakistan for the first time in October 2003. They played against the Pakistan national team in a five-match One Day International (ODI) series and a two-match Test series. Pakistan won the first two ODI matches, before South Africa came back to win the series 3–2. Pakistan then won the first Test, before the second finished as a draw, giving Pakistan victory in the series.
The Pakistani cricket team toured South Africa from 1 February to 24 March 2013. The tour consisted of two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is), three Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs). South Africa announced their summer schedule of January–March in which they replaced their traditional Boxing Day Test with a T20I for the 2012–13 home season, during which they hosted New Zealand and Pakistan.
The South Africa national cricket team visited India in 2000 for a two-match Test series and a five-match ODI series. The Test teams were led by Hansie Cronje and Sachin Tendulkar respectively for South Africa and India, while the latter's ODI side was led by Sourav Ganguly. South Africa won the Test series 2–0, while India took the ODI series by a 3–2 margin. The ODI series was later marred by a dramatic match fixing scandal. It was the first time that a visiting Test team had won in India for thirteen years, and the last Test matches to be played by Cronje.
The New Zealand national cricket team toured Pakistan and Sri Lanka in November and December 1984 to play a three-match Test series against the Pakistani national cricket team. The second Test match of the series was the 1,000th Test to be played. Pakistan won the Test series 2–0. New Zealand were captained by Jeremy Coney and Pakistan by Zaheer Abbas. In addition, New Zealand played two Limited Overs Internationals (LOI) against the Sri Lankan national cricket team and four against Pakistan.
The England national cricket team toured Pakistan in November to December 1987 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistan national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 1–0. England were captained by Mike Gatting and Pakistan by Javed Miandad. In addition, the teams played a three-match Limited Overs International (LOI) series which England won 3–0.
The Pakistan national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to May 1993 and played a three-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–0. Pakistan were captained by Wasim Akram; West Indies by Richie Richardson. In addition, the teams played a five-match One Day International (ODI) series which was drawn 2–2 with the final game ending in a tie.
The South African cricket team toured India from 29 September to 7 December 2015. The tour consisted of four Test matches, five One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. This was the first time a four-match Test series between the two nations has been played in India and the first time that South Africa played a T20I against India in India. India won the Test series while South Africa won both the ODI and T20I series.
The Pakistan cricket team toured South Africa between December 2018 and February 2019 to play three Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
