1996 Cricket World Cup

Dates	14 February – 17 March 1996
Administrator	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Round robin andKnockout
Hosts	India Pakistan Sri Lanka
Champions	Sri Lanka (1st title)
Runners-up	Australia
Participants	12
Matches	37
Player of the series	Sanath Jayasuriya
Most runs	Sachin Tendulkar (523)
Most wickets	Anil Kumble (15)
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The1996 Cricket World Cup, also called theWills World Cup 1996 for sponsorship reasons, was the sixthCricket World Cup organised by theInternational Cricket Council (ICC). It was co-hosted byIndia,Pakistan andSri Lanka. The tournament was won bySri Lanka, who defeatedAustralia by seven wickets in the final on 17 March 1996 at theGaddafi Stadium inLahore, Pakistan.

Calcutta

Delhi

Ahmedabad

Madras

Mohali

Nagpore

Bangalore

Bombay

Hyderabad

Cuttack

Gwalior

Vizag

Patna

Poona

Jaipur

Cawnpore

Baroda

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Venues in India

Peshawar

Lahore

Faisalabad

Gujranwala

Karachi

Rawalpindi

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Venues in Pakistan

Colombo

Kandy

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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 theWest Indies refused to send their teams to Sri Lanka following thebombing of Central Bank in Colombo by theTamil Tigers in January 1996. After extensive negotiations, the ICC ruled thatSri Lanka would be awarded both games on forfeit.

• 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]

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 the1994 ICC Trophy – theUnited Arab Emirates,Kenya and theNetherlands – 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

The Sri Lankans, coached byDav Whatmore and captained byArjuna Ranatunga, used Man of the SeriesSanath Jayasuriya^[2] andRomesh 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 atEden Gardens inCalcutta, 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 refereeClive Lloyd awarded the match to Sri Lanka, the first default ever in aTest orOne Day International.

In the second semi-final inMohali, 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.

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 withAravinda 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]

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

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) andSrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan (Ind) Player of the match:Curtly Ambrose (WI)

• Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to bat.

17 February Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	Australia

Sri Lanka won by a walkover R. Premadasa Stadium,Colombo Umpires:Cyril Mitchley (SA) andMahboob Shah (Pak)

• No toss.
• Australia forfeited the match due tosafety 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) andDavid 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) andMahboob 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) andIan 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) andDavid Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match:Mark Waugh (Aus)

• Kenya won the toss and elected to field.

26 February Scorecard

Sri Lanka	v	West Indies

Sri Lanka won by a walkover Premadasa Stadium,Colombo Umpires:V. K. Ramaswamy (Ind) andMahboob 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) andCyril 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) andDavid 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) andV. 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) andDavid 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) andIan 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) andDavid 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) andCyril 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) andV. 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 itin the same match. It remained a World Cup record until the2007 tournament, when India scored 413/5 againstBermuda.^[7]

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

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 andSteve 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 andV. 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* betweenArshad Laeeq andShaukat 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 andIan Robinson Player of the match:Craig Spearman (NZ)

• This was the Netherlands' first ODI match.
• Peter Cantrell,Flavian Aponso,Steven Lubbers,Roland Lefebvre,Tim de Leede,Klaas-Jan van Noortwijk,Marcelis Schewe,Bastiaan Zuiderent,Eric Gouka andPaul-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.^[8][9]
• Stephen Fleming (NZ) took his only ODI wicket.^[10]

18 February Scorecard

United Arab Emirates  136 (48.3 overs)	v	England 140/2 (35 overs)
Mazhar Hussain 33 (59) Neil Smith 3/29		Graham Thorpe 44* (66) Arshad Laeeq 1/25 (7 overs)

England won by 8 wickets Arbab Niaz Stadium,Peshawar Umpires:B. C. Cooray andV. 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 andSrinivasaraghavan 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 andK. 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 andSrinivasaraghavan 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 andIan Robinson Player of the match:Jonty Rhodes (SA)

26 February Scorecard

Netherlands  145/7 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 151/2 (30.4 overs)
Flavian Aponso 58 Waqar Younis 4/26		Saeed Anwar 83* Peter Cantrell 1/18 (4 overs)

Pakistan won by 8 wickets Gaddafi Stadium,Lahore Umpires:K. T. Francis andSteve 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)		Johanne Samarasekera 47 (59) Shane Thomson 3/20

New Zealand won by 109 runs Iqbal Stadium,Faisalabad Umpires:B. C. Cooray andSrinivasaraghavan 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 andSteve 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 andSteve 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 andSrinivasaraghavan 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) andSteve Randell (Aus) Player of the match:Andrew Hudson (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
• Peter Cantrell,Flavian Aponso,Marcelis Schewe,Eric Gouka,Steven Lubbers andPaul-Jan Bakker (all Ned) played their final ODI match.^[11]
• Nolan Clarke (Ned), aged 47 years and 257 days, played his final ODI match, the oldest player to do so.^[12][13]

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 andIan Robinson Player of the match:Saleem Malik (Pak)

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	9 March –Faisalabad, Pakistan
	England	235/8
					13 March –Calcutta, India
	Sri Lanka	236/5
					Sri Lanka	251/8
	9 March –Bangalore, India
					India	120/8
	India	287/8
									17 March –Lahore, Pakistan
	Pakistan	248/9
									Sri Lanka	245/3
	11 March –Karachi, Pakistan
									Australia	241/7
	West Indies	264/8
					14 March –Mohali, India
	South Africa	245
					West Indies	202
	11 March –Madras, India
					Australia	207/8
	New Zealand	286/9
	Australia	289/4

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 andIan Robinson Player of the match:Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)

• England won the toss and elected to bat first.
• Richard Illingworth played his final ODI game.

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 andDavid 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 slowover rate.
• This was the last ODI whichJaved 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 andSteve 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 andSrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match:Mark Waugh (Aus)

• New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first.

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 andCyril Mitchley Player of the match:Aravinda de Silva (SL)

• India won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was awarded toSri Lanka by match refereeClive 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 andSrinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Player of the match:Shane Warne (Aus)

• Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
• Australia qualified for the final for third time after1975 and1987.
• This was the last ODI played byRichie Richardson.

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 andDavid Shepherd Player of the match:Aravinda de Silva (SL)

• Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

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

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