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Australia vs Sri Lanka, Final at Lahore, Mar 17 1996 - Match Highlights

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Final (D/N), Lahore, March 17, 1996, Wills World Cup
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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
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Out of hand

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Aravinda takes it up a notch

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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
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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)
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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
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