Cricket World Cup History

1996 India / Pakistan / Sri Lanka
                               
Asia had proved the natural home for one-day cricket and appropriately it was Sri Lanka who took an increasingly sophisticated game into a new dimension.
                               
Pugnacious left-handed opener Sanath Jayasuriya had set the tone throughout the tournament as Sri Lanka flailed the ball mercilessly in the first 15 overs when fielding restrictions were in place.
                               
The Sri Lankans also defied conventional wisdom by embracing rather than avoiding run chases and, even though no side had won the World Cup batting second, Arjuna Rantunga asked Australia to bat in the final.
                               
His confidence was justified when Australia managed only 241 for seven. Jayasuriya failed for once but Aravinda de Silva stroked a serenely untroubled unbeaten century to guide Sri Lanka to victory.
                               
Scores: Australia 241 for seven off 50 overs (M.Taylor 74); Sri Lanka 245 for three off 46.2 overs (A.Gurusinha, A.de Silva 107 not out). Sri Lanka won by seven wickets.

SUMMARY 1996 WILLS WORLD CUP
Date	Venue	Batted 1st	Batted 2nd	Winner-Margin	Man of the Match
14 Feb 1996	Ahmedabad	NZ 239-6	Eng 228-9	NZ - 11 runs	NJ Astle
16 Feb 1996	Rawalpindi	SA 321-2	UAE 152-8	SA - 169 runs	G Kirsten
16 Feb 1996	Hyderabad Ind	Zim 151-9	WI 155-4	WI - 6 wkts	CEL Ambrose
17 Feb 1996	Baroda	NZ 307-8	Hol 188-7	NZ - 129 runs	CM Spearman
18 Feb 1996	Cuttack	Ken 199-6	Ind 203-3	Ind - 7 wkts	SR Tendulkar
18 Feb 1996	Peshawar	UAE 136	Eng 140-2	Eng - 8 wkts	NMK Smith
20 Feb 1996	Faisalabad	NZ 177-9	SA 178-5	SA - 5 wkts	WJ Cronje
21 Feb 1996	Colombo SSC	Zim 228-6	SL 229-4	SL - 6 wkts	PA de Silva
21 Feb 1996	Gwalior	WI 173	Ind 174-5	Ind - 5 wkts	SR Tendulkar
22 Feb 1996	Peshawar	Eng 279-4	Hol 230-6	Eng - 49 runs	GA Hick
23 Feb 1996	Visakhapatnam	Aus 304-7	Ken 207-7	Aus - 97 runs	ME Waugh
24 Feb 1996	Gujranwala	UAE 109-9	Pak 112-1	Pak - 9 wkts	Mushtaq Ahmed
25 Feb 1996	Rawalpindi	SA 230	Eng 152	SA - 78 runs	JN Rhodes
26 Feb 1996	Lahore	Hol 145-7	Pak 151-2	Pak - 8 wkts	Waqar Younis
26 Feb 1996	Patna	Zim 45-3	Ken ---------	No Result	No Award
27 Feb 1996	Patna	Ken 134	Zim 137-5	Zim - 5 wkts	PA Strang
27 Feb 1996	Faisalabad	NZ 276-8	UAE 167-9	NZ - 109 runs	RG Twose
27 Feb 1996	Mumbai WS	Aus 258	Ind 242	Aus - 16 runs	ME Waugh
29 Feb 1996	Pune	Ken 166	WI 93	Ken - 73 runs	M Odumbe
29 Feb 1996	Karachi	Pak 242-6	SA 243-5	SA - 5 wkts	WJ Cronje
01 Mar 1996	Nagpur	Zim 154	Aus 158-2	Aus - 8 wkts	SK Warne
01 Mar 1996	Lahore	Hol 216-9	UAE  220-3	UAE - 7 wkts	SF Dukanwala / Salim Raza
02 Mar 1996	Delhi FSK	Ind 271-3	SL 272-4	SL - 6 wkts	ST Jayasuriya
03 Mar 1996	Karachi	Eng 249-9	Pak 250-3	Pak - 7 wkts	Aamir Sohail
04 Mar 1996	Jaipur	Aus 229-6	WI 232-6	WI - 4 wkts	RB Richardson
05 Mar 1996	Rawalpindi	SA 328-3	Hol 168-8	SA - 160 runs	AC Hudson
06 Mar 1996	Kanpur	Ind 247-5	Zim 207	Ind - 40 runs	AD Jadeja
06 Mar 1996	Kandy	SL 398-5	Ken 254-7	SL - 144 runs	PA de Silva
06 Mar 1996	Lahore	Pak 281-5	NZ 235	Pak - 46 runs	Salim Malik
09 Mar 1996	Faisalabad	Eng 235-8	SL 236-5	SL - 5 wkts	ST Jayasuriya
09 Mar 1996	Bangalore	Ind 287-8	Pak 248-9	Ind - 39 runs	NS Sidhu
11 Mar 1996	Karachi	WI 264-8	SA 245	WI - 19 runs	BC Lara
11 Mar 1996	Chennai	NZ 286-9	Aus 289-4	Aus - 6 wkts	ME Waugh
13 Mar 1996*	Calcutta	SL 251-8	Ind 120-8	SL - default	PA de Silva
14 Mar 1996*	Mohali	Aus 207-8	WI 202	Aus - 5 runs	SK Warne
17 Mar 1996**	Lahore	Aus 241-7	SL 245-3	SL - 7 wkts	PA de Silva

Note :  Australia and West Indies forfeited their matches against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka due to security reasons. Sri Lanka were awarded the winning points in both the cases.

*          Semi-Final
**         Final
#          Matches played over two days because of rain , bad weather etc.
+          Target adjusted
D/L       Duckworth Lewis Method applied
Note : Matches in bold are day-night matches