Matches (16)
IPL (3)
IRE vs WI (1)
PSL (1)
WCL 2 (1)
County DIV1 (5)
County DIV2 (4)
ENG-W vs WI-W (1)

Australia vs Sri Lanka, Final at Lahore, Mar 17 1996 - Cricket Photos

RESULT
Final (D/N), Lahore, March 17, 1996, Wills World Cup
PrevNext
Australia FlagAustralia
241/7
Sri Lanka FlagSri Lanka
(46.2/50 ov, T:242) 245/3

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

Player Of The Match
107* (124), 3/42 & 2 catches
aravinda-de-silva
Player Of The Series
221 runs • 7 wkts
sanath-jayasuriya
Summary
Scorecard
Table
News
Videos
Photos
Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto hands over the World Cup trophy to Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga, Australia v Sri Lanka, Final, Wills World Cup, Lahore, March 17, 1996
Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto hands over the World Cup trophy to Sri Lanka captain Arjuna Ranatunga••BK Bangash/Associated Press
One team's glory, another's misery...Mark Taylor looks on as Sri Lanka celebrate victory, Final, Australia v Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup, Lahore, March 17, 1996
One team's glory, another's misery...•
Aravinda de Silva tries to make his way out of the ground after the victory, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup, final, Colombo, March 17, 1996
Aravinda de Silva tries to make his way out of the ground after the victory••Chris Turvey/PA Photos/Getty Images
Aravinda de Silva drives, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup, final, Colombo, March 17, 1996
All about Aravinda: De Silva took 3 for 42 and then made 107 not out in the 1996 World Cup final••PA Photos/Getty Images
Aarvinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha take a run, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Lahore, March 17, 1996
Aarvinda de Silva and Asanka Gurusinha take a run••PA Photos
Arjuna Ranatunga congratulates Chaminda Vaas on getting the wicket of Mark Waugh, Sri Lanka v Australia, World Cup final, Lahore, March 17, 1996
Arjuna Ranatunga congratulates Chaminda Vaas on getting the wicket of Mark Waugh••Getty Images
Aravinda de Silva celebrates his hundred, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup, final, Colombo, March 17, 1996
Aravinda de Silva celebrates his hundred••Getty Images
Ricky Ponting is bowled for 45, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Lahore, March 17, 1996
Ricky Ponting is bowled for 45••Getty Images
Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha celebrate after winning the World Cup, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup 1996, final, Lahore, March 17, 1996
Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha celebrate after winning the World Cup••Getty Images
Arjuna Ranatunga with the World Cup trophy, Sri Lanka v Australia, 17 March 1996
Arjuna Ranatunga with the World Cup trophy, 17 March 1996••Graham Chadwick/Getty Images
Arjuna Ranatunga holds the Wills World Cup aloft, Final, Australia v Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup, Lahore, March 17, 1996
Arjuna Ranatunga holds the Wills World Cup aloft•
An acrobatic Romesh Kaluwitharana attempts to stump Michael Bevan, Final, Australia v Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup, Lahore, March 17, 1996
An acrobatic Romesh Kaluwitharana attempts to stump Michael Bevan•
Aravinda de Silva made an unbeaten century, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup, final, Colombo, March 17, 1996
Aravinda de Silva made an unbeaten century••Tanveer Mughal/AFP/Getty Images
Sri Lanka celebrate their victory, Final, Australia v Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup, Lahore, March 17, 1996
The Sri Lankans win their first World Cup••Getty Images
Shane Warne looks dejected as Arjuna Ranatunga and Sri Lanka push on, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Lahore, March 17, 1996
Shane Warne looks dejected as Arjuna Ranatunga and Sri Lanka push on••Getty Images
Sri Lankan fans celebrate the World Cup win in Colombo, March 17, 1996
Sri Lankan fans celebrate the World Cup win in Colombo••Associated Press
Sri Lanka celebrate a wicket, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Lahore, March 17, 1996
Sri Lanka celebrate a wicket••Getty Images
Arjuna Ranatunga with the World Cup, Australia v Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup final, Lahore, March 17, 1996
Arjuna Ranatunga with the World Cup••Getty Images
Aravinda de Silva celebrates Sri Lanka's World Cup win, Colombo, March 17, 1996
Aravinda de Silva celebrates Sri Lanka's World Cup win••Getty Images
Arjuna Ranatunga lifts the World Cup, Australia v Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup final, Lahore, March 17, 1996
Arjuna Ranatunga lifts the World Cup••Getty Images
Match Coverage
All Match News

A Sri Lankan in Lahore: remembering that life-changing night in 1996

Sri Lanka are not playing in this Champions Trophy, but it's hard to feel sad at a venue with such hallowed memories of Aravinda and Co

A Sri Lankan in Lahore: remembering that life-changing night in 1996

Mahela Jayawardene: 'Aravinda's impact on the biggest game of his career was absolute'

The former Sri Lanka captain on a World Cup performance he wishes he had to his name

Mahela Jayawardene: 'Aravinda's impact on the biggest game of his career was absolute'

Out of hand

Twenty years ago this month, Arjuna Ranatunga got the better of Shane Warne and won a World Cup

Out of hand

Aravinda takes it up a notch

On the biggest stage of them all, after Sri Lanka lost their openers early, de Silva stood head and shoulders above the competition and his team-mates

Aravinda takes it up a notch

The messenger who couldn't deliver a message

Ravindra Pushpakumara, the 12th man in the 1996 final, was asked to pass on tons of advice to the batters in the middle. But he didn't

The messenger who couldn't deliver a message
AskESPNcricinfo Logo
Instant answers to T20 questions
Ask a question
Sri Lanka Innings
Player NameRB
ST Jayasuriya
run out97
RS Kaluwitharana
caught613
AP Gurusinha
bowled6599
PA de Silva
not out107124
A Ranatunga
not out4737
Extras(b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 5)
Total245(3 wkts; 46.2 ovs)
<1 / 3>

Wills World Cup

Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL550101.607
AUS53260.903
IND53260.452
WI5234-0.134
ZIM5142-0.939
KENYA5142-1.007
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA550102.043
PAK54180.961
NZ53260.552
ENG52340.079
UAE5142-1.830
NED5050-1.923
Full Table