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 {{Short description|6th Cricket World Cup}}
 {{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
-{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2013}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
 {{Infobox cricket tournament
 | name = Wills World Cup 1996
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 | cricket format = [[One Day International]]
 | tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
-| host = {{flagu|India}}<br/>{{flagu|Pakistan}}<br/>{{flagu|Sri Lanka}}
+| host = {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan<br/>{{flagicon|India}} India<br/>{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka
 | champions = {{cr|SRI}}
 | count = 1
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 | todate = 17 March
 }}
-The '''1996 Cricket World Cup''', also called the '''''Wills World Cup 1996''''' after its official sponsors, [[ITC Limited|ITC]]'s Wills brand, was the sixth [[Cricket World Cup]] organised by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC). It was a second World Cup to be hosted by Pakistan and India, and for the first time by Sri Lanka. The tournament was won by [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], which defeated [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] in the final at the [[Gaddafi Stadium]] in [[Lahore]], [[Pakistan]].
+The '''1996 Cricket World Cup''', also called the '''Wills World Cup 1996''' after its official sponsors, [[ITC Limited|ITC]]'s Wills brand, 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, and for the first time by Sri Lanka. 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Full Scorecard of Australia vs Sri Lanka Final 1995/96 – Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/wills-world-cup-1995-96-60981/australia-vs-sri-lanka-final-65192/full-scorecard |access-date=2022-03-10 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
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 {{Location map~|India|lat_deg=21|lat_min=09|lon_deg=79|lon_min=04|position=right |label=[[Nagpur]]}}
 {{Location map~|India|lat_deg=12|lat_min=97|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|Bombay]]}}
+{{Location map~|India|lat_deg=18|lat_min=53|lon_deg=72|lon_min=49|position=left  |label=[[Mumbai]]}}
 {{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]]}}
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 ===India===
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
 |-
-! Cities !! Venues !! Capacity !! Matches
+! Venues
+! Cities !! Capacity !! Matches
 |-
+|[[Eden Gardens]]
 |[[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[West Bengal]]
-|[[Eden Gardens]]
 |align="center"|120,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Green Park Stadium|Green Park]]
 |[[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
-|[[Green Park Stadium|Green Park]]
 |align="center"|45,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]]
 |[[Mohali]], [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]
-|[[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]]
 |align="center"|40,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]
 |[[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]]
-|[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]
 |align="center"|55,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
 |[[Chennai|Madras]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
-|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
 |align="center"|50,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
 |[[Hyderabad (India)|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]
-|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]
 |align="center"|30,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Barabati Stadium]]
 |[[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]]
-|[[Barabati Stadium]]
 |align="center"|25,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Roop Singh Stadium]]
 |[[Gwalior]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
-|[[Roop Singh Stadium]]
 |align="center"|55,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Indira Priyadarshini Stadium]]
 |[[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
-|[[Indira Priyadarshini Stadium]]
 |align="center"|25,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Moin-ul-Haq Stadium]]
 |[[Patna]], [[Bihar]]
-|[[Moin-ul-Haq Stadium]]
 |align="center"|25,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]]
 |[[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]
-|[[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]]
 |align="center"|25,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
-|[[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]]
 |[[Wankhede Stadium]]
+|[[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]
 |align="center"|45,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Sardar Patel Stadium]]
 |[[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]
-|[[Sardar Patel Stadium]]
 |align="center"|48,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Moti Bagh Stadium]]
 |[[Vadodara]], [[Gujarat]]
-|[[Moti Bagh Stadium]]
 |align="center"|18,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]]
 |[[Jaipur]], [[Rajasthan]]
-|[[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]]
 |align="center"|30,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Vidarbha C.A. Ground]]
 |[[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]]
-|[[Vidarbha C.A. Ground]]
 |align="center"|40,000
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]]
 |[[Delhi]], [[New Delhi]]
-|[[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]]
 |align="center"|48,000
 |align="center"|1
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 ===Pakistan===
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
 |-
-! Cities !! Venues !! Capacity !! Matches
+! Venues
+! Cities !! Capacity !! Matches
 |-
-|[[Karachi]]
 |[[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]]
+|[[Karachi]], [[Sindh]]
 |align="center"|34,000
 |align="center"|3
 |-
-|[[Lahore]]
 |[[Gaddafi Stadium]]
+|[[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
 |align="center"|27,000
 |align="center"|4
 |-
-|[[Rawalpindi]]
 |[[Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium]]
+|[[Rawalpindi]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
 |align="center"|17,000
 |align="center"|3
 |-
-|[[Peshawar]]
 |[[Arbab Niaz Stadium]]
+|[[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]
 |align="center"|20,000
 |align="center"|2
 |-
-|[[Faisalabad]]
 |[[Iqbal Stadium]]
+|[[Faisalabad]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
 |align="center"|18,000
 |align="center"|3
 |-
-|[[Gujranwala]]
 |[[Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala|Jinnah Stadium]]
+|[[Gujranwala]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
 |align="center"|20,000
 |align="center"|1
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 ===Sri Lanka===
-{| class="wikitable"
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
 |-
-! Cities !! Venues !! Capacity !! Matches
+! Venues
+! Cities !! Capacity !! Matches
 |-
+|[[R. Premadasa Stadium]]
 |[[Colombo]]
-|[[R. Premadasa Stadium]]
+|align="center"|14,000
-|align="center"|
 |align="center"|0*
 |-
+|[[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]]
 |[[Colombo]]
-|[[Sinhalese Sports Club]]
+|align="center"|10,000
-|align="center"|
 |align="center"|1
 |-
+|[[Asgiriya Stadium]]
 |[[Kandy]]
-|[[Asgiriya Stadium]]
+|align="center"|10,300
-|align="center"|
 |align="center"|1
 |}
-* 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.
+* 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 |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Squads==
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 In the second semi-final in [[Mohali]], Australia recovered from 15 for 4 to reach 207 for 8 from their 50 overs. The West Indians had reached 165 for 2 in the 42nd over before losing their last 8 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 (cricketer)|Mark Taylor]] top scored with 74 in Australia's total of 241 for 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.
+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 for 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>
 ==Group stage==
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   | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65159.html Scorecard]
   | venue = [[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]], [[Hyderabad]]
-  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]]
+  | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] (NZ) and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]] (Ind)
   | motm = [[Curtly Ambrose]] (WI)
   | toss =
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   | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66411.html Scorecard]
   | venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
-  | umpires = [[Mahboob Shah]] and [[Cyril Mitchley]]
+  | umpires = [[Mahboob Shah]] (Pak) and [[Cyril Mitchley]] (SA)
   | motm =
   | toss =
-  | rain = Australia forfeited the match due to [[Colombo Central Bank bombing|safety concerns]], and were in Bombay 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 =
 }}
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   | result = Australia won by 16 runs
   | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65174.html Scorecard]
-  | venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai|Bombay]]
+  | venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
   | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] and [[David Shepherd (umpire)|David Shepherd]]
   | motm = [[Mark Waugh]] (Aus)
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 *[[Peter Cantrell]], [[Flavian Aponso]], [[Steven Lubbers]], [[Roland Lefebvre]], [[Tim de Leede]], [[Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk]], [[Marcelis Schewe]], [[Bastiaan Zuiderent]], [[Eric Gouka]] and [[Paul-Jan Bakker]] (Ned) all made their ODI debut.
 *At 47 years and 240 days, [[Nolan Clarke]] (Ned) became the oldest player to make his ODI debut.<ref>{{cite web|first=Vinay|last=Chhabria|title=10 Guinness World Records held by cricket|url=https://www.crictracker.com/10-guinness-world-records-held-by-cricket/9/|work=CricTracker|date=12 March 2020|access-date=24 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624140433/https://www.crictracker.com/10-guinness-world-records-held-by-cricket/9/|archive-date=24 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ODI records – Oldest players on debut|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283461.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219141041/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283461.html|archive-date=19 December 2019}}</ref>
-*[[Stephen Fleming]] (NZ) took his only ODI wicket.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stephen Fleming's profile|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37000.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512074821/https://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37000.html|archive-date=12 May 2020}}</ref>
+*[[Stephen Fleming]] (NZ) took his only ODI wicket.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stephen Fleming's profile|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37000.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=24 June 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512074821/https://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37000.html|archive-date=12 May 2020}}</ref>
 }}
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 {{Single-innings cricket match
   | date = 17 March
+ | daynight = Yes
   | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
   | score1 = 241/7 (50 overs)
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 ==Statistics==
 {{main|1996 Cricket World Cup statistics}}
-[[File:Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg|thumb|Sachin Tendulkar, the leading run scorer in the tournament]]
+<gallery>
-[[File:Anil Kumble.jpg|thumb|Anil Kumble, the leading wicket taker in the tournament]]
+File:Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg|thumb|Sachin Tendulkar, the leading run scorer in the tournament
+File:Anil Kumble.jpg|thumb|Anil Kumble, the leading wicket taker in the tournament
+</gallery>
 {{Col-begin}}
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 | [[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, Bombay]] || 27 February 1996 || 1065
+| [[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

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