Sri Lanka Versus World XI In September (26 Apr 1996)
A limited-over cricket match between World Champions Sri Lanka and a World XI will be played on either September 4 or 5 at the Premadasa Stadium under the auspices of the Gamini Dissanayake Cricket Foundation according to the
26-Apr-1996
CRICKET: SRI LANKA VS WORLD XI IN SEPTEMBER
A limited-over cricket match between World Champions Sri Lanka
and a World XI will be played on either September 4 or 5 at
the Premadasa Stadium under the auspices of the Gamini
Dissanayake Cricket Foundation according to the President of
the Gamini Dissanayake Foundation Mrs. Srima Dissanayake.
The Sri Lanka team will be led by Arjuna Ranatunga and will
comprise Aravinda de Silva, Sanath Jayasuriya, Romesh
Kaluvitharana, Asanka Gurusinha, Hashan Tillekeratne, Roshan
Mahanama, Kumara Dharmasena, Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah
Muralitheran and Pramodya Wickremasinghe all of whom were
members of the Sri Lanka team which clinched the Wills World
Cup.
The world eleven will be led by former Indian cricket captain
Sunil Gavaskar and will include top cricketers from all the
Test playing countries.
The match will be sponsored by Singer (Sri Lanka) Limited and
the winners will receive the Gamini Dissanayake Memorial Trophy.
Source:: Daily News (https://www.lanka.net)