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| name = 1996 Cricket World Cup
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| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
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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 Limited|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 national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], who defeated [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] by seven wickets in the final on 17 March 1996 at the [[Gaddafi Stadium]] in [[Lahore]], Pakistan.
The '''1996 Cricket World Cup''', also called the '''Wills World Cup 1996''' for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth [[Cricket World Cup]] organised by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). It was co-hosted by [[Pakistan]], [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]].<!--most refs seem to list in this order - Wisden for example--> The tournament was won by [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], who defeated [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] by seven wickets in the final on 17 March 1996 at the [[Gaddafi Stadium]] in [[Lahore]], Pakistan.
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==Hosts==
==Hosts==
{{Location map+|India|width=350|float=right|caption=Venues in India|places=
{{Location map+|India|width=350|float=right|caption=Venues in India |places=
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=22|lat_min=33|lon_deg=88|lon_min=20|position=left  |label=[[Kolkata|Calcutta]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=22|lat_min=33|lon_deg=88|lon_min=20|position=left  |label=[[Kolkata|Calcutta]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=28|lat_min=38|lon_deg=77|lon_min=14|position=left  |label=[[Delhi]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=28|lat_min=38|lon_deg=77|lon_min=14|position=left  |label=[[Delhi]]}}
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{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=13|lat_min=03|lon_deg=80|lon_min=16|position=right |label=[[Chennai|Madras]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=13|lat_min=03|lon_deg=80|lon_min=16|position=right |label=[[Chennai|Madras]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=30|lat_min=41|lon_deg=76|lon_min=44|position=left  |label=[[Mohali]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=30|lat_min=41|lon_deg=76|lon_min=44|position=left  |label=[[Mohali]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=21|lat_min=09|lon_deg=79|lon_min=04|position=right |label=[[Nagpur]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=21|lat_min=09|lon_deg=79|lon_min=04|position=right |label=[[Nagpore]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=12|lat_min=97|lon_deg=77|lon_min=35|position=left  |label=[[Bangalore]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=12|lat_min=58|lon_deg=77|lon_min=35|position=left  |label=[[Bangalore]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=18|lat_min=53|lon_deg=72|lon_min=49|position=left  |label=[[Mumbai]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=18|lat_min=53|lon_deg=72|lon_min=49|position=left  |label=[[Bombay]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=17|lat_min=00|lon_deg=78|lon_min=50|position=left  |label=[[Hyderabad]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=17|lat_min=00|lon_deg=78|lon_min=50|position=left  |label=[[Hyderabad]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=20|lat_min=27|lon_deg=85|lon_min=52|position=right |label=[[Cuttack]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=20|lat_min=27|lon_deg=85|lon_min=52|position=right |label=[[Cuttack]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=26|lat_min=08|lon_deg=78|lon_min=06|position=bottom|label=[[Gwalior]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=26|lat_min=08|lon_deg=78|lon_min=06|position=bottom|label=[[Gwalior]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=17|lat_min=42|lon_deg=83|lon_min=15|position=right |label=[[Visakhapatnam]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=17|lat_min=42|lon_deg=83|lon_min=15|position=right |label=[[Vizag]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=25|lat_min=36|lon_deg=83|lon_min=08|position=bottom|label=[[Patna]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=25|lat_min=36|lon_deg=85|lon_min=08|position=bottom|label=[[Patna]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=18|lat_min=28|lon_deg=73|lon_min=47|position=right |label=[[Pune]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=18|lat_min=28|lon_deg=73|lon_min=47|position=right |label=[[Poona]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=26|lat_min=54|lon_deg=75|lon_min=48|position=left  |label=[[Jaipur]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=26|lat_min=54|lon_deg=75|lon_min=48|position=left  |label=[[Jaipur]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=26|lat_min=27|lon_deg=80|lon_min=20|position=right |label=[[Kanpur]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=26|lat_min=27|lon_deg=80|lon_min=20|position=right |label=[[Cawnpore]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=22|lat_min=18|lon_deg=73|lon_min=12|position=right |label=[[Vadodara]]}}
{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=22|lat_min=18|lon_deg=73|lon_min=12|position=right |label=[[Baroda]]}}
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{{Location map+|Pakistan|width=350|float=right|caption=Venues in Pakistan|places=
{{Location map+|Pakistan|width=350|float=right|caption=Venues in Pakistan|places=
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=34|lat_min=01|lon_deg=71|lon_min=35|position=left  |label=[[Peshawar]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=34|lat_min=01|lon_deg=71|lon_min=35|position=left  |label=[[Peshawar]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=31|lat_min=33|lon_deg=74|lon_min=20|position=bottom|label=[[Lahore]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=31|lat_min=33|lon_deg=74|lon_min=20|position=bottom|label=[[Lahore]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=31|lat_min=22|lon_deg=74|lon_min=59|position=left  |label=[[Faisalabad]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=31|lat_min=22|lon_deg=73|lon_min=5|position=left  |label=[[Faisalabad]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=32|lat_min=09|lon_deg=74|lon_min=11|position=right |label=[[Gujranwala]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=32|lat_min=09|lon_deg=74|lon_min=11|position=right |label=[[Gujranwala]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=24|lat_min=51|lon_deg=67|lon_min=00|position=left  |label=[[Karachi]]}}
{{Location map~|Pakistan|lat_deg=24|lat_min=51|lon_deg=67|lon_min=00|position=left  |label=[[Karachi]]}}
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{{Location map~|Sri Lanka|lat_deg=07|lat_min=17|lon_deg=80|lon_min=38|position=left  |label=[[Kandy]]}}
{{Location map~|Sri Lanka|lat_deg=07|lat_min=17|lon_deg=80|lon_min=38|position=left  |label=[[Kandy]]}}
}}
}}
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.
The competition was played in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India hosted 17 matches at 17 venues, Pakistan hosted 16 matches at six venues and four matches were played at three Sri Lankan venues


Controversy dogged the tournament before any games were played; [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] refused to send their teams to Sri Lanka following the [[Colombo Central Bank bombing|bombing of Central Bank in Colombo]] by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|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 national cricket team|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.
[[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] refused to send their teams to Sri Lanka following the [[Colombo Central Bank bombing|bombing of Central Bank in Colombo]] by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|Tamil Tigers]] in January 1996. After extensive negotiations, the ICC ruled that [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] would be awarded both games on forfeit.


===India===
===India===
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|[[Sardar Patel Stadium]]
|[[Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera|Sardar Patel Stadium]]
|[[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]
|[[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]
|align="center"|48,000
|align="center"|48,000
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|[[Moti Bagh Stadium]]
|[[IPCL Sports Complex Ground]]
|[[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]
|[[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]
|align="center"|18,000
|align="center"|20,000
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===Sri Lanka===
===Sri Lanka===
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* 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Lankan lions roar – 1996 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-lankan-lions-roar-1996-130537 |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=ESPNcricinfo }}</ref>
* Two matches were scheduled to be played down at the Premadasa, but neither took place as Australia and the West Indies declined to play in Sri Lanka.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Lankan lions roar – 1996 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-lankan-lions-roar-1996-130537 |access-date=2022-03-10 |work=ESPNcricinfo }}</ref>


==Squads==
==Squads==
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==Summary==
==Summary==
The Sri Lankans, coached by [[Dav Whatmore]] and captained by [[Arjuna Ranatunga]], used Man of the Series [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]<ref name="Finals scorecard CricInfo">{{cite web |title=Wills World Cup, 1995/96, Final |publisher=Cricinfo |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC96/WC96-MATCHES/AUS_SL_WC96_ODI-FINAL_17MAR1996.html |access-date=29 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206040506/http://www3.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC96/WC96-MATCHES/AUS_SL_WC96_ODI-FINAL_17MAR1996.html |archive-date=6 February 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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]].
The Sri Lankans, coached by [[Dav Whatmore]] and captained by [[Arjuna Ranatunga]], used Man of the Series [[Sanath Jayasuriya]]<ref name="Finals scorecard ESPNcricinfo">{{cite web |title=Wills World Cup, 1995/96, Final |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC96/WC96-MATCHES/AUS_SL_WC96_ODI-FINAL_17MAR1996.html |access-date=29 April 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206040506/http://www3.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/WORLD_CUPS/WC96/WC96-MATCHES/AUS_SL_WC96_ODI-FINAL_17MAR1996.html |archive-date=6 February 2007 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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, setting a record for the highest individual score in a World Cup match which stood until 2015.


Sri Lanka won the first semi-final over India at [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata|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.<ref name="sportstar">{{cite news |last1=Sabanayakan |first1=S. |title=India vs Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup 1996 semifinal: A real shame |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-sri-lanka-1996-will-world-cup-semifinal-match-report-eden-gardens-crowd-trouble/article26522248.ece |work=sportstar.thehindu.com |date=13 March 2019 }}</ref><ref name="news18">{{cite news |title=On This Day: India vs Sri Lanka 1996 World Cup - An Epic Collapse, Tearful Vinod Kambli and the Nuisance at Eden Gardens |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/on-this-day-india-vs-sri-lanka-1996-world-cup-an-epic-collapse-tearful-vinod-kambli-3527696.html |website=news18.com |access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> Match referee [[Clive Lloyd]] awarded the match to Sri Lanka, the first default ever in a [[Test cricket|Test]] or [[One Day International]].
Sri Lanka won the first semi-final over India at [[Eden Gardens]] in [[Kolkata|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.<ref name="sportstar">{{cite news |last1=Sabanayakan |first1=S. |title=India vs Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup 1996 semifinal: A real shame |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-sri-lanka-1996-will-world-cup-semifinal-match-report-eden-gardens-crowd-trouble/article26522248.ece |work=sportstar.thehindu.com |date=13 March 2019 }}</ref><ref name="news18">{{cite news |title=On This Day: India vs Sri Lanka 1996 World Cup - An Epic Collapse, Tearful Vinod Kambli and the Nuisance at Eden Gardens |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/on-this-day-india-vs-sri-lanka-1996-world-cup-an-epic-collapse-tearful-vinod-kambli-3527696.html |website=news18.com |access-date=13 March 2023}}</ref> Match referee [[Clive Lloyd]] awarded the match to Sri Lanka, the first default ever in a [[Test cricket|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.
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 51 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 (cricketer)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cup Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/series_results.html?id=12&type=trophy |access-date=2022-03-10 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
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 (cricketer)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Cup Cricket Team Records & Stats |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/series_results.html?id=12&type=trophy |access-date=2022-03-10 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
 
A warm-up match was played between South Africa and Pakistan on 8 February 1996 in which South Africa defeated Pakistan by 65 runs.<ref>{{Citation |last=Grundlingh |first=Albert |title=Diffusion and Depiction: How Afrikaners Came to Play Cricket in Twentieth-Century South Africa |date=2018 |work=Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910–1971 |pages=191–206 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93608-6_7 |access-date=2024-01-27 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |doi=10.1007/978-3-319-93608-6_7 |isbn=978-3-319-93607-9|s2cid=158182345 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>


==Group stage==
==Group stage==
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  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
  | motm = [[Curtly Ambrose]] (WI)
  | motm = [[Curtly Ambrose]] (WI)
  | toss =  
  | toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66411.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66411.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
  | venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
  | umpires = [[Mahboob Shah]] (Pak) and [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA)
  | umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA) and [[Mahboob Shah]] (Pak)
  | motm =  
  | motm =  
  | toss =  
  | toss = No toss.
  | rain = Australia forfeited the match due to [[Colombo Central Bank bombing|safety concerns]], and were in Mumbai at the time of the match.
  | rain = Australia forfeited the match due to [[Colombo Central Bank bombing|safety concerns]], and were in Mumbai at the time of the match.
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65161.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65161.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]
  | venue = [[Barabati Stadium]], [[Cuttack]]
  | umpires = [[K. T. Francis]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
  | umpires = [[K. T. Francis]] (SL) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
  | motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
  | motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
  | toss =  
  | toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65164.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65164.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]
  | venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club Ground]], [[Colombo]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] and [[Mahboob Shah]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ) and [[Mahboob Shah]] (Pak)
  | motm = [[Aravinda de Silva]] (SL)
  | motm = [[Aravinda de Silva]] (SL)
  | toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  | toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65165.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65165.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Captain Roop Singh Stadium]], [[Gwalior]]
  | venue = [[Captain Roop Singh Stadium]], [[Gwalior]]
  | umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]]
  | umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] (Pak) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim)
  | motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
  | motm = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] (Ind)
  | toss =  
  | toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65167.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65167.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Indira Priyadarshini Stadium]], [[Visakhapatnam]]
  | venue = [[Indira Priyadarshini Stadium]], [[Visakhapatnam]]
  | umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
  | umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
  | motm = [[Mark Waugh]] (Aus)
  | motm = [[Mark Waugh]] (Aus)
  | toss =  
  | toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66412.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66412.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
  | venue = [[Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
  | umpires = [[Mahboob Shah]] and [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|V. K. Ramaswamy]]
  | umpires = [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|V. K. Ramaswamy]] (Ind) and [[Mahboob Shah]] (Pak)
  | motm =  
  | motm =  
  | toss =  
  | toss = No toss.
  | rain = West Indies forfeited the match due to safety concerns.
  | rain = West Indies forfeited the match due to safety concerns.
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65172.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65172.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Moin-ul-Haq Stadium]], [[Patna]]
  | venue = [[Moin-ul-Haq Stadium]], [[Patna]]
  | umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] and [[Cyril Mitchley]]
  | umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] (Pak) and [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA)
  | motm = [[Paul Strang]] (Zim)
  | motm = [[Paul Strang]] (Zim)
  | toss =  
  | toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  | rain = This game was scheduled to be played on 25 February; the game started but was abandoned after 15.5 overs of the Zimbabwe innings.
  | rain = This game was originally scheduled to be played on 25 February; as the game started but due to rain it was abandoned after 15.5 overs of Zimbabwe's innings.
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
}}
}}
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65174.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65174.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
  | venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
  | motm = [[Mark Waugh]] (Aus)
  | motm = [[Mark Waugh]] (Aus)
  | toss =  
  | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65175.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65175.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]], [[Pune]]
  | venue = [[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]], [[Pune]]
  | umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] and [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|V. K. Ramaswamy]]
  | umpires = [[Khizer Hayat]] (Pak) and [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|V. K. Ramaswamy]] (Ind)
  | motm = [[Maurice Odumbe]] (Ken)
  | motm = [[Maurice Odumbe]] (Ken)
  | toss =  
  | toss = West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes = Kenya won their first ODI match.
  | notes = Kenya won their first ODI match.
* This was the first time the West Indies lost an ODI to an ICC Associate.
* 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).
* This was the fourth win in ODI history by an ICC Associate (all in World Cups, SL vs Ind 1979, Zim vs Aus 1983 and Zim vs Eng 1992).
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65177.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]], [[Nagpur]]
  | venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground]], [[Nagpur]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
  | motm = [[Shane Warne]] (Aus)
  | motm = [[Shane Warne]] (Aus)
  | toss =  
  | toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65179.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
  | venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
  | umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]]
  | umpires = [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA) and [[Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)|Ian Robinson]] (Zim)
  | motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (SL)
  | motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (SL)
  | toss =  
  | toss = Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes =  
  | notes = [[Manoj Prabhakar]] played his last ODI game.
}}
}}
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65181.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
  | venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
  | umpires = [[Mahboob Shah]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
  | umpires = [[Mahboob Shah]] (Pak) and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]] (Eng)
  | motm = [[Richie Richardson]] (WI)
  | motm = [[Richie Richardson]] (WI)
  | toss =  
  | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65184.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Green Park Stadium|Green Park]], [[Kanpur]]
  | venue = [[Green Park Stadium|Green Park]], [[Kanpur]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[Cyril Mitchley]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] (WI) and [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA)
  | motm = [[Ajay Jadeja]] (Ind)
  | motm = [[Ajay Jadeja]] (Ind)
  | toss =  
  | toss = Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
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  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65183.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Asgiriya Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
  | venue = [[Asgiriya Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] and [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|V. K. Ramaswamy]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ) and [[V. K. Ramaswamy (umpire)|V. K. Ramaswamy]] (Ind)
  | motm = [[Aravinda de Silva]] (SL)
  | motm = [[Aravinda de Silva]] (SL)
  | toss =  
  | toss = Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
  | rain = 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 [[Fifth ODI, Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06|in the same match]]. It remained a World Cup record until the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 tournament]], when India scored 413/5 against [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/211599.html |title=Records / One-Day Internationals / Team records / Highest innings totals |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301131722/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/211599.html |archive-date=1 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
  | rain = 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 [[Fifth ODI, Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005–06|in the same match]]. It remained a World Cup record until the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 tournament]], when India scored 413/5 against [[Bermuda national cricket team|Bermuda]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/211599.html |title=Records / One-Day Internationals / Team records / Highest innings totals |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301131722/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/211599.html |archive-date=1 March 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
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  | result = New Zealand won by 11 runs
  | result = New Zealand won by 11 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65157.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65157.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium|Gujarat Stadium]], [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]]
  | venue = [[Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera|Gujarat Stadium]], [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]]
  | umpires = [[B. C. Cooray]] and [[Steve Randell]]
  | umpires = [[B. C. Cooray]] and [[Steve Randell]]
  | motm = [[Nathan Astle]] (NZ)
  | motm = [[Nathan Astle]] (NZ)
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  | runs1 = [[Shaukat Dukanwala]] 21[[not out|*]] (19)
  | runs1 = [[Shaukat Dukanwala]] 21[[not out|*]] (19)
  | wickets1 = [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] 3/16 (7 overs)
  | wickets1 = [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] 3/16 (7 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Ijaz Ahmed]] 50[[not out|*]] (57)
  | runs2 = [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1968)|Ijaz Ahmed]] 50[[not out|*]] (57)
  | wickets2 = [[Johanne Samarasekera]] 1/17 (3 overs)
  | wickets2 = [[Johanne Samarasekera]] 1/17 (3 overs)
  | result = Pakistan won by 9 wickets
  | result = Pakistan won by 9 wickets
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| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| toss = South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =  
| rain =  
| notes = [[Peter Cantrell]], [[Flavian Aponso]], [[Marcelis Schewe]], [[Eric Gouka]], [[Steven Lubbers]] and [[Paul-Jan Bakker]] (all Ned) played their final ODI match.<ref name="2nd ODI">{{cite web|title=Netherlands v South Africa – Wills World Cup 1995/96 (Group B)|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61921.html|work=Cricket Archive|access-date=24 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106213830/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61921.html|archive-date=6 January 2016}}</ref>
| notes = [[Peter Cantrell]], [[Flavian Aponso]], [[Marcelis Schewe]], [[Eric Gouka]], [[Steven Lubbers]] and [[Paul-Jan Bakker]] (all Ned) played their final ODI match.<ref name="2nd ODI">{{cite web|title=Netherlands v South Africa – Wills World Cup 1995/96 (Group B)|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61921.html|work=CricketArchive|access-date=24 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106213830/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61921.html|archive-date=6 January 2016}}</ref>
*[[Nolan Clarke]] (Ned), aged 47 years and 257 days, played his final ODI match, the oldest player to do so.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Martin|last1=Williamson|first2=Andrew|last2=McGlashan|title=Help the aged|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22864842/help-aged|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=3 July 2008|access-date=24 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521224827/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22864842/help-aged|archive-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ODI records – Oldest players|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283723.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219132515/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283723.html|archive-date=19 December 2019}}</ref>
*[[Nolan Clarke]] (Ned), aged 47 years and 257 days, played his final ODI match, the oldest player to do so.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Martin|last1=Williamson|first2=Andrew|last2=McGlashan|title=Help the aged|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22864842/help-aged|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=3 July 2008|access-date=24 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521224827/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22864842/help-aged|archive-date=21 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ODI records – Oldest players|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283723.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219132515/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283723.html|archive-date=19 December 2019}}</ref>
}}
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  | toss = England won the toss and elected to bat first.
  | toss = England won the toss and elected to bat first.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes =  
  | notes = [[Richard Illingworth]] played his final ODI game.
}}
}}• [[Robin Smith (cricketer)|Robin Smith]] Played his final ODI match
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{{Single-innings cricket match
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  | score2 = 248/9 (49 overs)
  | score2 = 248/9 (49 overs)
  | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
  | team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
  | runs1 = [[Navjot Sidhu]] 93 (115)
  | runs1 = [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] 93 (115)
  | wickets1 = [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] 2/56 (10 overs)
  | wickets1 = [[Mushtaq Ahmed (cricketer)|Mushtaq Ahmed]] 2/56 (10 overs)
  | runs2 = [[Aamer Sohail]] 55 (46)
  | runs2 = [[Aamer Sohail]] 55 (46)
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  | venue = [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
  | venue = [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
  | umpires = [[Steve Bucknor]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
  | motm = [[Navjot Sidhu]] (Ind)
  | motm = [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] (Ind)
  | toss = India won the toss and elected to bat first.
  | toss = India won the toss and elected to bat first.
  | rain = Pakistan was fined 1 over for a slow [[over rate]].
  | rain = Pakistan was fined 1 over for a slow [[over rate]].
  | notes =  
  | notes =  
This was the last ODI which [[Javed Miandad]] played.
}}
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  | toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
  | toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
  | rain = The match was awarded to [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by match referee [[Clive Lloyd]] when play could not be continued due to the rioting crowd.<ref name="sportstar"/><ref name = "news18"/>
  | rain = The match was awarded to [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by match referee [[Clive Lloyd]] when play could not be continued due to the rioting crowd.<ref name="sportstar"/><ref name = "news18"/>
  | notes =  
  | notes = Sri Lanka qualified for the final for first time.
}}
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  | result = Australia won by 5 runs
  | result = Australia won by 5 runs
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65191.html Scorecard]
  | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65191.html Scorecard]
  | venue = [[Punjab C.A. Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
  | venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
  | umpires = [[B. C. Cooray]] and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]]
  | umpires = [[B. C. Cooray]] and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]]
  | motm = [[Shane Warne]] (Aus)
  | motm = [[Shane Warne]] (Aus)
  | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  | rain =  
  | rain =  
  | notes =  
  | notes = Australia qualified for the final for third time after [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]] and [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]]. 
* This was the last ODI played by [[Richie Richardson]].
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}}


==Final==
==Final==
{{Main|1996 Cricket World Cup Final}}
{{Main|1996 Cricket World Cup Final}}
{{Single-innings cricket match
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  | date = 17 March
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  | notes =  
}}
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Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field. [[Mark Taylor (cricketer)|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.<!-- and then..? -->


==Statistics==
==Statistics==
{{main|1996 Cricket World Cup statistics}}
{{main|1996 Cricket World Cup statistics}}
[[File:Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg|thumb|upright|Sachin Tendulkar, the leading run scorer in the tournament]]
[[File:Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg|thumb|upright|Sachin Tendulkar, the leading run scorer in the tournament]]
[[File:Anil Kumble.jpg|thumb|upright|Anil Kumble, the leading wicket taker in the tournament]]
[[File:Anil Kumble.jpg|thumb|upright|Anil Kumble, the leading wicket taker in the tournament]]


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Leading run scorers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wills World Cup, 1995/96 batting most runs career Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/wills-world-cup-1995-96-722 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
|+ Leading run scorers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wills World Cup, 1995/96 batting most runs career Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/wills-world-cup-1995-96-722 |access-date=2023-07-21 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
! Runs !! Player !! Country
! Runs !! Player !! Country
|-
|-
|align="center"| ''523''' || '''[[Sachin Tendulkar]]''' || '''{{cr|IND}}'''
|align="center"| 523 || [[Sachin Tendulkar]] || {{cr|IND}}
|-
|-
|align="center"| 484 || [[Mark Waugh]] || {{cr|AUS}}
|align="center"| 484 || [[Mark Waugh]] || {{cr|AUS}}
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Leading wicket takers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wills World Cup, 1995/96 bowling most wickets career Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/wills-world-cup-1995-96-722 |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
|+ Leading wicket takers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wills World Cup, 1995/96 bowling most wickets career Records |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/wills-world-cup-1995-96-722 |access-date=2023-07-21 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
! Wickets !! Player !! Country
! Wickets !! Player !! Country
|-  
|-
|align="center"| '''15''' || '''[[Anil Kumble]]''' || '''{{cr|IND}}'''
|-
|align="center"| 15 || [[Anil Kumble]] || {{cr|IND}}
|-
|-
|align="center"| 13 || [[Waqar Younis]] || {{cr|PAK}}
|align="center"| 13 || [[Waqar Younis]] || {{cr|PAK}}
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|-
| [[Shane Warne]] || {{cr|AUS}}
| [[Shane Warne]] || {{cr|AUS}}
|}
=== List of centuries ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name !! Score !! Balls !! 4s !! 6s !! S/R !! Team !! Opposition !! Venue !! Date !! ODI #
|-
| [[Nathan Astle|NJ Astle]] || 101 || 132 || 8 || 2 || 76.51 || {{cr|NZL}} || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Ahmedabad]] || 14 February 1996 || 1048
|-
| [[Gary Kirsten|G Kirsten]] || 188*|| 159 || 13 || 4 || 118.23 || {{cr|RSA}} || {{cr|UAE}} || [[Rawalpindi]] || 16 February 1996 || 1049
|-
| [[Sachin Tendulkar|SR Tendulkar]] || 127* || 138 || 15 || 2 || 92.02 || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|KEN}} || [[Barabati Stadium|Barabati Stadium, Cuttack]] || 18 February 1996 || 1052
|-
| [[Graham Hick|GA Hick]] || 104* || 133 || 6 || 2 || 78.19 || {{cr|ENG}} || {{cr|NED}} || [[Peshawar]] || 22 February 1996 || 1057
|-
| [[Mark Waugh|ME Waugh]] || 130 || 128 || 14 || 1 || 101.56 || {{cr|AUS}} || {{cr|KEN}} || [[Visakhapatnam]] || 23 February 1996 || 1058
|-
| [[Mark Waugh|ME Waugh]] || 126 || 135 || 8 || 3 || 93.33 || {{cr|AUS}} || {{cr|IND}} || [[Wankhede Stadium|Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai]] || 27 February 1996 || 1065
|-
| [[Aamer Sohail]] || 111 || 139 || 8 || 0 || 79.85 || {{cr|PAK}} || {{cr|RSA}} || [[National Stadium, Karachi]] || 29 February 1996 || 1067
|-
| [[Sachin Tendulkar|SR Tendulkar]] || 137 || 137 || 8 || 5 || 100.00 || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|SRI}} || [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi]] || 2 March 1996 || 1070
|-
| [[Ricky Ponting|RT Ponting]] || 102 || 112 || 5 || 1 || 91.07 || {{cr|AUS}} || {{cr|WIN}} || [[Jaipur]] || 4 March 1996 || 1072
|-
| [[Andrew Hudson (cricketer)|AC Hudson]] || 161 || 132 || 13 || 4 || 121.96 || {{cr|RSA}} || {{cr|NED}} || [[Rawalpindi]] || 5 March 1996 || 1073
|-
| [[Aravinda de Silva|PA de Silva]] || 145 || 115 || 14 || 5 || 126.08 || {{cr|SRI}} || {{cr|KEN}} || [[Kandy]] || 6 March 1996 || 1074
|-
| [[Vinod Kambli|VG Kambli]] || 106 || 110 || 11 || 0 || 96.36 || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|ZIM}} || [[Green Park Stadium|Green Park Stadium, Kanpur]] || 6 March 1996 || 1075
|-
| [[Brian Lara|BC Lara]] || 111 || 94 || 16 || 0 || 118.08 || {{cr|WIN}} || {{cr|RSA}} || [[National Stadium, Karachi]] || 11 March 1996 || 1079
|-
| [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|CZ Harris]] || 130 || 124 || 13 || 4 || 104.83 || {{cr|NZL}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Chennai|Madras]] || 11 March 1996 || 1080
|-
| [[Mark Waugh|ME Waugh]] || 110 || 112 || 6 || 2 || 98.21 || {{cr|AUS}} || {{cr|NZL}} || [[Chennai|Madras]] || 11 March 1996 || 1080
|-
| [[Aravinda de Silva|PA de Silva]] || 107* || 124 || 13 || 0 || 86.29 || {{cr|SRI}} || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Gaddafi Stadium|Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore]] || 17 March 1996 || 1083
|}
|}


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1996 Cricket World Cup
Dates14 February – 17 March 1996
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round robin and Knockout
Host(s)
  • Pakistan
  • India
  • Sri Lanka
Champions Sri Lanka (1st title)
Runners-up Australia
Participants12
Matches played37
Player of the seriesSri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya
Most runsIndia Sachin Tendulkar (523)
Most wicketsIndia Anil Kumble (15)
← 1992
1999 →

The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup 1996 for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth Cricket World Cup organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was co-hosted by Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. 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.

Hosts[edit | edit source]

Venues in India
Venues in Pakistan
Venues in Sri Lanka

The competition was played in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India hosted 17 matches at 17 venues, Pakistan hosted 16 matches at six venues and four matches were played at three Sri Lankan venues

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. After extensive negotiations, the ICC ruled that Sri Lanka would be awarded both games on forfeit.

India[edit | edit source]

Venues Cities Capacity Matches
Eden Gardens Calcutta, West Bengal 120,000 1
Green Park Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh 45,000 1
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium Mohali, Punjab 40,000 1
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore, Karnataka 55,000 1
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Madras, Tamil Nadu 50,000 1
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad, Telangana 30,000 1
Barabati Stadium Cuttack, Odisha 25,000 1
Roop Singh Stadium Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 55,000 1
Indira Priyadarshini Stadium Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 25,000 1
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium Patna, Bihar 25,000 1
Nehru Stadium Pune, Maharashtra 25,000 1
Wankhede Stadium Mumbai, Maharashtra 45,000 1
Sardar Patel Stadium Ahmedabad, Gujarat 48,000 1
IPCL Sports Complex Ground Vadodara, Gujarat 20,000 1
Sawai Mansingh Stadium Jaipur, Rajasthan 30,000 1
Vidarbha C.A. Ground Nagpur, Maharashtra 40,000 1
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground Delhi, New Delhi 48,000 1

Pakistan[edit | edit source]

Venues Cities Capacity Matches
National Stadium Karachi, Sindh 34,000 3
Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, Punjab 62,000 4
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi, Punjab 25,000 3
Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 20,000 2
Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad, Punjab 18,000 3
Jinnah Stadium Gujranwala, Punjab 20,000 1

Sri Lanka[edit | edit source]

Venues Cities Capacity Matches
R. Premadasa Stadium Colombo 14,000 0*
Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground Colombo 10,000 1
Asgiriya Stadium Kandy 10,300 1
  • Two matches were scheduled to be played down at the Premadasa, but neither took place as Australia and the West Indies declined to play in Sri Lanka.[1]

Squads[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1996 Cricket World Cup squads

Teams[edit | edit source]

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
 Australia  England  India
 New Zealand  Pakistan  South Africa
 Sri Lanka  West Indies  Zimbabwe
Associate Members
 Kenya  Netherlands  United Arab Emirates

Summary[edit | edit source]

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, setting a record for the highest individual score in a World Cup match which stood until 2015.

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 51 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[edit | edit source]

Group A[edit | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  Sri Lanka 5 5 0 0 0 10 1.607
2  Australia 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.903
3  India 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.452
4  West Indies 5 2 3 0 0 4 −0.134
5  Zimbabwe 5 1 4 0 0 2 −0.939
6  Kenya 5 1 4 0 0 2 −1.007
Source: ESPNcricinfo
16 February
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
151/9 (50 overs)
v
 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)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
17 February
Scorecard
v
Sri Lanka won by a walkover
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Cyril Mitchley (SA) and Mahboob Shah (Pak)
  • No toss.
  • Australia forfeited the match due to safety concerns, and were in Mumbai at the time of the match.
18 February
Scorecard
Kenya 
199/6 (50 overs)
v
 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 (SL) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to field.
21 February
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
228/6 (50 overs)
v
 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 (NZ) and Mahboob Shah (Pak)
Player of the match: Aravinda de Silva (SL)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
21 February
Scorecard
West Indies 
173 (50 overs)
v
 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 (Pak) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
23 February
Scorecard
Australia 
304/7 (50 overs)
v
 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 (SA) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Aus)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
26 February
Scorecard
v
Sri Lanka won by a walkover
Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind) and Mahboob Shah (Pak)
  • No toss.
  • West Indies forfeited the match due to safety concerns.
27 February
Scorecard
Kenya 
134 (49.4 overs)
v
 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 (Pak) and Cyril Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: Paul Strang (Zim)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
  • This game was originally scheduled to be played on 25 February; as the game started but due to rain it was abandoned after 15.5 overs of Zimbabwe's innings.
27 February
Scorecard
Australia 
258 (50 overs)
v
 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 (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Mark Waugh (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
29 February
Scorecard
Kenya 
166 (49.3 overs)
v
 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 (Pak) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)
Player of the match: Maurice Odumbe (Ken)
  • West Indies won the toss and elected to field.
  • 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 vs Ind 1979, Zim vs Aus 1983 and Zim vs Eng 1992).
1 March
Scorecard
Zimbabwe 
154 (45.3 overs)
v
 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 (NZ) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Shane Warne (Aus)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.
2 March
Scorecard
India 
271/3 (50 overs)
v
 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 (SA) and Ian Robinson (Zim)
Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.
  • Manoj Prabhakar played his last ODI game.
4 March
Scorecard
Australia 
229/6 (50 overs)
v
 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 (Pak) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Richie Richardson (WI)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
6 March
Scorecard
India 
247/5 (50 overs)
v
 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 (WI) and Cyril Mitchley (SA)
Player of the match: Ajay Jadeja (Ind)
  • Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field.
6 March
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
398/5 (50 overs)
v
 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 (NZ) and V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind)
Player of the match: Aravinda de Silva (SL)
  • Kenya won the toss and elected to field.
  • 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 | edit source]

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1  South Africa 5 5 0 0 0 10 2.043
2  Pakistan 5 4 1 0 0 8 0.961
3  New Zealand 5 3 2 0 0 6 0.552
4  England 5 2 3 0 0 4 0.079
5  United Arab Emirates 5 1 4 0 0 2 −1.830
6  Netherlands 5 0 5 0 0 0 −1.923
Source: ESPNcricinfo
14 February
Scorecard
New Zealand 
239/6 (50 overs)
v
 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 
321/2 (50 overs)
v
 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 
307/8 (50 overs)
v
 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 
136 (48.3 overs)
v
 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 
177/9 (50 overs)
v
 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 
279/4 (50 overs)
v
 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 
109/9 (33 overs)
v
 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 
230 (50 overs)
v
 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 
145/7 (50 overs)
v
 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 
276/8 (47 overs)
v
 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 
242/6 (50 overs)
v
 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 
216/9 (50 overs)
v
 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 
249/9 (50 overs)
v
 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 
328/3 (50 overs)
v
 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 
281/5 (50 overs)
v
 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[edit | edit source]

 
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 | edit source]

9 March
Scorecard
England 
235/8 (50 overs)
v
 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)

• Robin Smith Played his final ODI match

9 March
Scorecard
India 
287/8 (50 overs)
v
 Pakistan
248/9 (49 overs)
Navjot Singh 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 Singh Sidhu (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Pakistan was fined 1 over for a slow over rate.
  • This was the last ODI which Javed Miandad played.
11 March
Scorecard
West Indies 
264/8 (50 overs)
v
 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 
286/9 (50 overs)
v
 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[edit | edit source]

13 March
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
251/8 (50 overs)
v
 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 
207/8 (50 overs)
v
 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 Cricket Association 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.
  • This was the last ODI played by Richie Richardson.

Final[edit | edit source]

Main article: 1996 Cricket World Cup Final
17 March (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
241/7 (50 overs)
v
 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.

Statistics[edit | edit source]

Main 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[14]
Runs Player Country
523 Sachin Tendulkar  India
484 Mark Waugh  Australia
448 Aravinda de Silva  Sri Lanka
391 Gary Kirsten  South Africa
329 Saeed Anwar  Pakistan
Leading wicket takers[15]
Wickets Player Country
15 Anil Kumble  India
13 Waqar Younis  Pakistan
12
Paul Strang  Zimbabwe
Roger Harper  West Indies
Damien Fleming  Australia
Shane Warne  Australia

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "The Lankan lions roar – 1996". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Wills World Cup, 1995/96, Final". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 6 February 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sabanayakan, S. (13 March 2019). "India vs Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup 1996 semifinal: A real shame". sportstar.thehindu.com.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  7. ↑ "Records / One-Day Internationals / Team records / Highest innings totals". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  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.
  11. ↑ "Netherlands v South Africa – Wills World Cup 1995/96 (Group B)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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