Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The 1996 Cricket World Cup

The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup after its official sponsors.It was the sixth Cricket World Cup,it 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 by defeated Australia in the final at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Three teams made their World Cup debuts in 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup .The teams were The United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands and Kenya.

For the first time cricket lovers around the world saw the organization taking a leap forward, World Cup being hosted by three countries. Also for the first time, a host team taking glory of the champions trophy.Of course, unlike past Cricket World Cups, this one was dominated entirely by the batsmen,the one-day approach to the game by taking the attack within the first 15 overs. Arvinda De Silva (107 not out) became the third batsman, following Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards, to score a century in a World Cup Final.


Venues
1996 Cricket World Cup is located in India
Kolkata
Delhi
Ahmedabad
Chennai
Mohali
Nagpur
Bengaluru
Mumbai
Hyderabad
Cuttack
Gwalior
Visakhapatnam
Patna
Pune
Jaipur
Kanpur
Vadodara
Venues in India
1996 Cricket World Cup is located in Pakistan
Peshawar
Lahore
Faisalabad
Gujranwala
Karachi
Rawalpindi
Venues in Pakistan

1996 Cricket World Cup is located in Sri Lanka
Colombo
Kandy
Venues in Sri Lanka
Group stage
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       0       0     0.90
 India                       6       5       3      2       0       0     0.45
 West Indies            4        5       2      3       0       0     −0.13
 Zimbabwe              2        5       1     4        0       0     −0.93
 Kenya                     2        5      1      4        0       0     −1.00
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




Quarter-finals

9 March               Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
                                England             v           Sri Lanka
                      235/8 (50 overs)                        236/5 (40.4 overs)
                                                                         Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets



9 March               M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
                                  India                v            Pakistan
                      287/8 (50 overs)                           248/9 (49 overs)
                   India won by 39 runs



11 March             National Stadium, Karachi
                          West Indies                  v                   South Africa
                           264/8 (50 overs)                                   245 (49.3 overs)
                          West Indies won by 19 runs



11 March             MA Chidambaram Stadium, Madras                                                                                                 New Zealand                v              Australia
                       286/9 (50 overs)                           289/4 (47.5 overs)
                                                                           Australia won by 6 wickets

 


Semi-finals

13 March             Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Scorecard            Sri Lanka                     v                   India
                             251/8 (50 overs)                              120/8 (34.1 overs)
                Sri Lanka was awarded the match


14 March             Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali
Scorecard               Australia                   v             West Indies
                                207/8 (50 overs)                      202 all out (49.3 overs)
                          Australia won by 5 runs





 Final


 17 March              Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
                           Australia                   v                 Sri Lanka
                    241/7 (50 overs)                               245/3 (46.2 overs)
                                                           Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

  Man of The Series: Sanath Jayasurya


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