Winner - Sri Lanka

Matches

1st Match: England v New Zealand at Ahmedabad - Feb 14, 1996

New Zealand 239/6 (50 ov); England 228/9 (50 ov)

New Zealand won by 11 runs

2nd Match: South Africa v United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi - Feb 16, 1996

South Africa 321/2 (50 ov); United Arab Emirates 152/8 (50 ov)

South Africa won by 169 runs

3rd Match: West Indies v Zimbabwe at Hyderabad (Deccan) - Feb 16, 1996

Zimbabwe 151/9 (50 ov); West Indies 155/4 (29.3 ov)

West Indies won by 6 wickets (with 123 balls remaining)

5th Match: Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS) - Feb 17, 1996

Sri Lanka won (walkover without a ball bowled)

4th Match: Netherlands v New Zealand at Vadodara - Feb 17, 1996

New Zealand 307/8 (50 ov); Netherlands 188/7 (50 ov)

New Zealand won by 119 runs

6th Match: India v Kenya at Cuttack - Feb 18, 1996

Kenya 199/6 (50 ov); India 203/3 (41.5 ov)

India won by 7 wickets (with 49 balls remaining)

7th Match: England v United Arab Emirates at Peshawar - Feb 18, 1996

United Arab Emirates 136 (48.3 ov); England 140/2 (35 ov)

England won by 8 wickets (with 90 balls remaining)

8th Match: New Zealand v South Africa at Faisalabad - Feb 20, 1996

New Zealand 177/9 (50 ov); South Africa 178/5 (37.3 ov)

South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 75 balls remaining)

9th Match: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC) - Feb 21, 1996

Zimbabwe 228/6 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 229/4 (37 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 78 balls remaining)

10th Match: India v West Indies at Gwalior - Feb 21, 1996

West Indies 173 (50 ov); India 174/5 (39.4 ov)

India won by 5 wickets (with 62 balls remaining)

11th Match: England v Netherlands at Peshawar - Feb 22, 1996

England 279/4 (50 ov); Netherlands 230/6 (50 ov)

England won by 49 runs

12th Match: Australia v Kenya at Visakhapatnam - Feb 23, 1996

Australia 304/7 (50 ov); Kenya 207/7 (50 ov)

Australia won by 97 runs

13th Match: Pakistan v United Arab Emirates at Gujranwala - Feb 24, 1996

United Arab Emirates 109/9 (33/33 ov); Pakistan 112/1 (18/33 ov)

Pakistan won by 9 wickets (with 90 balls remaining)

15th Match: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (RPS) - Feb 25, 1996

Sri Lanka won (walkover without a ball bowled)

14th Match: England v South Africa at Rawalpindi - Feb 25, 1996

South Africa 230 (50 ov); England 152 (44.3 ov)

South Africa won by 78 runs

16th Match: Kenya v Zimbabwe at Patna - Feb 26, 1996

Zimbabwe 45/3 (15.5 ov)

No result

17th Match: Pakistan v Netherlands at Lahore - Feb 26, 1996

Netherlands 145/7 (50 ov); Pakistan 151/2 (30.4 ov)

Pakistan won by 8 wickets (with 116 balls remaining)

16th Match: Kenya v Zimbabwe at Patna - Feb 27, 1996

Kenya 134 (49.4 ov); Zimbabwe 137/5 (42.2 ov)

Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets (with 46 balls remaining)

18th Match: New Zealand v United Arab Emirates at Faisalabad - Feb 27, 1996

New Zealand 276/8 (47/47 ov); United Arab Emirates 167/9 (47/47 ov)

New Zealand won by 109 runs

19th Match: India v Australia at Mumbai - Feb 27, 1996

Australia 258 (50 ov); India 242 (48 ov)

Australia won by 16 runs

20th Match: Kenya v West Indies at Pune - Feb 29, 1996

Kenya 166 (49.3 ov); West Indies 93 (35.2 ov)

Kenya won by 73 runs

21st Match: Pakistan v South Africa at Karachi - Feb 29, 1996

Pakistan 242/6 (50 ov); South Africa 243/5 (44.2 ov)

South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)

22nd Match: Australia v Zimbabwe at Nagpur - Mar 1, 1996

Zimbabwe 154 (45.3 ov); Australia 158/2 (36 ov)

Australia won by 8 wickets (with 84 balls remaining)

23rd Match: Netherlands v United Arab Emirates at Lahore - Mar 1, 1996

Netherlands 216/9 (50 ov); United Arab Emirates 220/3 (44.2 ov)

United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)

24th Match: India v Sri Lanka at Delhi - Mar 2, 1996

India 271/3 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 272/4 (48.4 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

25th Match: Pakistan v England at Karachi - Mar 3, 1996

England 249/9 (50 ov); Pakistan 250/3 (47.4 ov)

Pakistan won by 7 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)

26th Match: Australia v West Indies at Jaipur - Mar 4, 1996

Australia 229/6 (50 ov); West Indies 232/6 (48.5 ov)

West Indies won by 4 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

27th Match: Netherlands v South Africa at Rawalpindi - Mar 5, 1996

South Africa 328/3 (50 ov); Netherlands 168/8 (50 ov)

South Africa won by 160 runs

28th Match: Sri Lanka v Kenya at Kandy - Mar 6, 1996

Sri Lanka 398/5 (50 ov); Kenya 254/7 (50 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 144 runs

29th Match: India v Zimbabwe at Kanpur - Mar 6, 1996

India 247/5 (50 ov); Zimbabwe 207 (49.4 ov)

India won by 40 runs

30th Match: Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore - Mar 6, 1996

Pakistan 281/5 (50 ov); New Zealand 235 (47.3 ov)

Pakistan won by 46 runs

1st QF: England v Sri Lanka at Faisalabad - Mar 9, 1996

England 235/8 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 236/5 (40.4 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)

2nd QF: India v Pakistan at Bangalore - Mar 9, 1996

India 287/8 (50 ov); Pakistan 248/9 (49/49 ov)

India won by 39 runs

3rd QF: South Africa v West Indies at Karachi - Mar 11, 1996

West Indies 264/8 (50 ov); South Africa 245 (49.3 ov)

West Indies won by 19 runs

4th QF: Australia v New Zealand at Chennai - Mar 11, 1996

New Zealand 286/9 (50 ov); Australia 289/4 (47.5 ov)

Australia won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)

1st SF: India v Sri Lanka at Kolkata - Mar 13, 1996

Sri Lanka 251/8 (50 ov); India 120/8 (34.1 ov)

Sri Lanka won by default

2nd SF: Australia v West Indies at Mohali - Mar 14, 1996

Australia 207/8 (50 ov); West Indies 202 (49.3 ov)

Australia won by 5 runs

Final: Australia v Sri Lanka at Lahore - Mar 17, 1996

Australia 241/7 (50 ov); Sri Lanka 245/3 (46.2 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)

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Arjuna Ranatunga lifts the World Cup

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Sri Lankan fans celebrate the World Cup win over Australia

Tournament Results
Australia v Sri Lanka at Lahore - Mar 17, 1996
Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
Australia v West Indies at Mohali - Mar 14, 1996
Australia won by 5 runs
India v Sri Lanka at Kolkata - Mar 13, 1996
Sri Lanka won by default
Australia v New Zealand at Chennai - Mar 11, 1996
Australia won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
South Africa v West Indies at Karachi - Mar 11, 1996
West Indies won by 19 runs
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