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The 1996 World Cup was played in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Controversy dogged the tournament before any games were played, however, when Australia and the West Indies refused to send their teams to Sri Lanka following the Central Bank Bombing by the LTTE in January that killed 90 people and injured thousands. The International Cricket Council ruled that Sri Lanka would be awarded both games on forfeit. Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... The Central Bank Bombing was one of the most devastating terrorist bombings in the 1990s, and was the deadliest attack in the long civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and the Tamil Tigers. ... ICC logo The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ...

Three teams made their World Cup debuts in 1996: the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands and Kenya. The Netherlands lost each of their five matches while the U.A.E. only beat the Dutch. Kenya, however, recorded a surprise victory over the West Indies in Pune.

The Sri Lankans, coached by Dav Whatmore and captained by Arjuna Ranatunga, used Player of the Tournament Sanath Jayasuriya 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. Davenell Frederick Whatmore (born March 16, 1954, Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a former international cricketer from Australia. ... Arjuna Ranatunga (born 1 December 1963) is a Sri Lankan cricketer-turned politician. ... Sanath Teran Jayasuriya (born June 30, 1969 in Matara) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ... Romesh Kaluwitharana (born November 24, 1969), often described as a ball of muscle, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. ...

Sri Lanka won the first semi-final over India at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in front of a crowd unofficially estimated at 110 000. Chasing Sri Lanka's innings of 251 for 8, India had slumped to 120 for 8 in the 35th over when sections of 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. Match referee Clive Lloyd awarded the match to Sri Lanka, the first default ever in a Test or One-day international. Inside the stadium Eden Gardens situated in Kolkata is the oldest cricket ground in India and is also considered one of the finest in the world. ...   (IPA: [] Bengali: কলকাতা) (formerly  ) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. ... Clive Hubert Lloyd, born 31 August 1944 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), is a former West Indies cricketer. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played over 50 overs per side between two international teams each representing a particular country. ...

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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 for 7. After Australia had put down no fewer than five catches, 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. People known as Mark Taylor include Mark Taylor, Welsh Rugby Union player ; Mark Taylor, Australian Cricketer ; Mark Taylor, Creator of Rubbish, King of the Jumble ; Mark Taylor, Canadian television actor (Drop the Beat) ; Mark Taylor, jazz horn player ; Mark Taylor, Indy Racing League driver ; Mark Taylor, lieutenant governor of Georgia... Pinnaduwage Aravinda De Silva (born 17 October 1965 in Colombo) was a Sri Lankan cricketer, and is considered one of the finest batsmen ever produced by the country. ...

Group Stage Results

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	NR	T	NRR
Sri Lanka	10	5	5	0	0	0	1.60
Australia	6	5	3	2	10	0	0.90
India	6	5	3	2	12	50	0.45
West Indies	4	5	2	3	50	50	−0.13
Zimbabwe	2	5	1	4	10	0	−0.93
Kenya	2	5	1	4	10	10	−1.00

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	NR	T	NRR
South Africa	10	5	5	0	0	0	2.04
Pakistan	8	5	4	1	0	0	0.96
New Zealand	6	5	3	2	0	0	0.55
England	4	5	2	3	0	0	0.08
United Arab Emirates	2	5	1	4	0	0	−1.83
Netherlands	0	5	0	5	0	0	−1.92

• England v New Zealand in Ahmedabad - 14 February 1996
  • New Zealand 239-6 (Nathan Astle 101) (50 ov); England 228-9 (Graeme Hick 85, Dion Nash 3-26) (50 ov). New Zealand won by 11 runs.
• South Africa v United Arab Emirates in Rawalpindi - 16 February 1996
  • South Africa 321-2 (Gary Kirsten 188*, Hansie Cronje 57*) (50 ov); U.A.E. 152-8 (Brian McMillan 3-11, Allan Donald 3-21) (50 ov). South Africa won by 169 runs.
• West Indies v Zimbabwe at Hyderabad, India - 16 February 1996
  • Zimbabwe 151-9 (Curtley Ambrose 3-28) (50 ov); West Indies 155-4 (Paul Strang 4-40) (29.3 ov). West Indies won by 6 wickets.
• Netherlands v New Zealand at Baroda - 17 February 1996
  • New Zealand 307-8 (Craig Spearman 68, Stephen Fleming 66, Adam Parore 55, Chris Cairns 52, Steven Lubbers 3-48) (50 ov); Netherlands 188-7 (Chris Harris 3-24) (50 ov). New Zealand won by 119 runs.
• Sri Lanka v Australia at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo - 17 February 1996
  • Sri Lanka won on forfeit.
• England v United Arab Emirates at Peshawar - 18 February 1996
  • U.A.E. 136 (Neil Smith 3-29) (48.3 ov); England 140-2 (35 ov). England won by 8 wickets.
• India v Kenya at Cuttack - 18 February 1996
  • Kenya 199-6 (Steve Tikolo 65, Anil Kumble 3-28) (50 ov); India 203-3 (Sachin Tendulkar 127*, Ajay Jadeja 53) (41.5 ov). India won by 7 wickets.
• New Zealand v South Africa at Faisalabad - 20 February 1996
  • New Zealand 177-9 (Allan Donald 3-34) (50 ov); South Africa 178-5 (Hansie Cronje 78) (37.3 ov). South Africa won by 5 wickets.
• Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo - 21 February 1996
  • Zimbabwe 228-6 (Alistair Campbell 75) (50 ov); Sri Lanka 229-4 (Aravinda de Silva 91, Asanka Gurusinha 87, Heath Streak 3-60) (37 ov). Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.
• India v West Indies at Gwalior - 21 February 1996
  • West Indies 173 (Anil Kumble 3-35, Manoj Prabhakar 3-39) (50 ov); India 174-5 (Sachin Tendulkar 70) (39.4 ov). India won by 5 wickets.
• England v Netherlands at Peshawar - 22 February 1996
  • England 279-4 (Graeme Hick 104*, Graham Thorpe 89) (50 ov); Netherlands 230-6 (Klaas van Noortwijk 64, Bas Zuiderent 54, Phillip DeFreitas 3-31) (50 ov). England won by 49 runs.
• Australia v Kenya at Visakhapatnam - 23 February 1996
  • Australia 304-7 (Mark Waugh 130, Steve Waugh 82, R. Ali 3-45) (50 ov); Kenya 207-7 (Kennedy Otieno 85, Maurice Odumbe 50) (50 ov). Australia won by 97 runs.
• Pakistan v United Arab Emirates at Gujranwala - 24 February 1996
  • U.A.E. 109-9 (Mushtaq Ahmed 3-16) (33 ov); Pakistan 112-1 (Ijaz Ahmed 50*) (18 ov). Pakistan won by 9 wickets.
• Sri Lanka v West Indies at Premadasa Stadium, Colombo - 26 February 1996
  • Sri Lanka won on forfeit.
• England v South Africa at Rawalpindi - 25 February 1996
  • South Africa 230 (Peter Martin 3-33) (50 ov); England 152 (44.3 ov). South Africa won by 78 runs.
• Pakistan v Netherlands at Lahore - 26 February 1996
  • Netherlands 145-7 (Flavian Aponso 58, Waqar Younis 4-26) (50 ov); Pakistan 151-2 (Saeed Anwar 83*) (30.4 ov). Pakistan won by 8 wickets.
• Kenya v Zimbabwe at Patna - 27 February 1996
  • Kenya 134 (Paul Strang 5-21) (49.4 ov); Zimbabwe 137-5 (Rajab Ali 3-22) (42.2 ov). Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets.
• New Zealand v United Arab Emirates at Faisalabad - 27 February 1996
  • New Zealand 276-8 (Roger Twose 92, Craig Spearman 78, Azhar Saeed 3-45) (47 ov); U.A.E. 167-9 (Shane Thomson 3-20) (47 ov). New Zealand won by 109 runs.
• India v Australia at Mumbai - 27 February 1996
  • Australia 258 (Mark Waugh 126, Mark Taylor 59) (50 ov); India 242 (Sachin Tendulkar 90, Sanjay Manjrekar 62, Damien Fleming 5-36) (48 ov). Australia won by 16 runs.
• Kenya v West Indies at Pune - 29 February 1996
  • Kenya 166 (Roger Harper 3-15, Courtney Walsh 3-46) (49.3 ov); West Indies 93 (Maurice Odumbe 3-15; Rajab Ali 3-17) (35.2 ov). Kenya won by 73 runs.
• Pakistan v South Africa at Karachi - 29 February 1996
  • Pakistan 242-6 (Aamir Sohail 111) (50 ov); South Africa 243-5 (Daryll Cullinan 65, Waqar Younis 3-50) (44.2 ov). South Africa won by 5 wickets.
• Australia v Zimbabwe at Nagpur - 1 March 1996
  • Zimbabwe 154 (Andrew Waller 67, Shane Warne 4-34) (45.3 ov); Australia 158-2 (Mark Waugh 76*) (36 ov). Australia won by 8 wickets.
• Netherlands v United Arab Emirates at Lahore - 1 March 1996
  • Netherlands 216-9 (Shaukat Dukanwala 5-29) (50 ov); U.A.E. 220-3 (Salim Raza 84, Mohammad Ishaq 51*) (44.2 ov). United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets.
• India v Sri Lanka at New Delhi - 2 March 1996
  • India 271-3 (Sachin Tendulkar 137, Mohammad Azharuddin 72*) (50 ov); Sri Lanka 272-4 (Sanath Jayasuriya 79, Hashan Tillakaratne 70*) (48.4 ov). Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets.
• Pakistan v England at Karachi - 3 March 1996
  • England 249-9 (Robin Smith 75, Mike Atherton 66, Graham Thorpe 52*, Mushtaq Ahmed 3-53) (50 ov); Pakistan 250-3 (Saeed Anwar 71, Ijaz Ahmed 70, Inzamam-ul-haq 53*) (47.4 ov). Pakistan won by 7 wickets.
• Australia v West Indies at Jaipur - 4 March 1996
  • Australia 229-6 (Ricky Ponting 102, Steve Waugh 57) (50 ov); West Indies 232-6 (Richie Richardson 93*, Brian Lara 60, Mark Waugh 3-38) (48.5 ov). West Indies won by 4 wickets.
• Netherlands v South Africa at Rawalpindi - 5 March 1996
  • South Africa 328-3 (Andrew Hudson 161, Gary Kirsten 83) (50 ov); Netherlands 168-8 (50 ov). South Africa won by 160 runs.
• India v Zimbabwe at Kanpur - 6 March 1996
  • India 247-5 (Vinod Kambli 106, Navjot Singh Sidhu 80) (50 ov); Zimbabwe 207 (Venkatapathy Raju 3-30) (49.4 ov). India won by 40 runs.
• Sri Lanka v Kenya at Kandy - 6 March 1996
  • Sri Lanka 398-5 (Aravinda de Silva 145, Asanka Gurusinha 84, Arjuna Ranatunga 75*) (50 ov); Kenya 254-7 (Steve Tikolo 96) (50 ov). Sri Lanka won by 144 runs.
• Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore - 6 March 1996
  • Pakistan 281-5 (Saeed Anwar 62, Saleem Malik 55*, Aamir Sohail 50) (50 ov); New Zealand 235 (47.3 ov). Pakistan won by 46 runs.

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Knockout Stage

Quarter Finals

• England v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad - 9 March 1996
  • England 235-8 (Phillip DeFreitas 67) (50 ov)
  • Sri Lanka 236-5 (Sanath Jayasuriya 82) (40.4 ov).
    • Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets.
• India v Pakistan at Bangalore - 9 March 1996
  • India 287-8 (Navjot Singh Sidhu 93) (50 ov)
  • Pakistan 248-9 (Aamir Sohail 55, Venkatesh Prasad 3-45, Anil Kumble 3-48) (49 ov)
    • India won by 39 runs.
• South Africa v West Indies at Karachi - 11 March 1996
  • West Indies 264-8 (Brian Lara 111, Shivnarine Chanderpaul 56) (50 ov)
  • South Africa 245 (Daryll Cullinan 69, Andrew Hudson 54, Roger Harper 4-47, Jimmy Adams 3-53) (49.3 ov)
    • West Indies won by 19 runs.
• Australia v New Zealand at Chennai - 11 March 1996
  • New Zealand 286-9 (Chris Harris 130, Lee Germon 89) (50 ov)
  • Australia 289-4 (Mark Waugh 110, Steve Waugh 59*) (47.5 ov).
    • Australia won by 6 wickets.

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Semi Finals

• India v Sri Lanka at Kolkata - 13 March 1996
  • Sri Lanka 251-8 (Aravinda de Silva 66, Roshan Mahanama 58 rh, Javagal Srinath 3-34) (50 ov)
  • India 120-8 (Sachin Tendulkar 65, Sanath Jayasuriya 3-12) (34.1 ov).
    • Sri Lanka won by default.
• Australia v West Indies at Mohali - 14 March 1996
  • Australia 207-8 (Stuart Law 72, Michael Bevan 69) (50 ov)
  • West Indies 202 (Shivnarine Chanderpaul 80, Shane Warne 4-36) (49.3 ov).
    • Australia won by 5 runs.

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Final

• Australia v Sri Lanka at Lahore - 17 March 1996
  • Australia 241-7 (Mark Taylor 74, Aravinda de Silva 3-42) (50 ov)
  • Sri Lanka 245-3 (Aravinda de Silva 107*, Asanka Gurusinha 65) (46.2 ov).
    • Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets.

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Statistics

• Leading Run Scorers
  • Sachin Tendulkar, India 523
  • Mark Waugh, Australia 484
  • Aravinda de Silva, Sri Lanka 448
  • Gary Kirsten, South Africa 391
  • Saeed Anwar, Pakistan 329

• Leading Wicket Takers
  • Anil Kumble, India 15
  • Waqar Younis, Pakistan 13
  • Paul Strang, Zimbabwe 12
  • Roger Harper, West Indies 12
  • Damien Fleming, Australia 12
  • Shane Warne, Australia 12

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External links

• Cricket World Cup 1996 Scorecardsin CricketFundas