Cricket World Cup 1996
The 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup , which was held from February 16 to March 17, 1996 in India , Pakistan and Sri Lanka , was the sixth Cricket World Cup . The World Cup is played in the one-day international format, with each team playing one innings over a maximum of 50 overs . In the final, Sri Lanka defeated the team from Australia .
Attendees
In addition to the nine nations with test status, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands and Kenya, which prevailed in the ICC Trophy 1994 , qualified as participants. The twelve participants were thus:
Venues
 
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Venues for the 1996 Cricket World Cup in India |
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Venues of the 1996 Cricket World Cup in Pakistan |
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Venues for the 1996 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka |
17 stadiums in India, six stadiums in Pakistan and three stadiums in Sri Lanka were selected as the venues.
format
In two preliminary round groups, each with six teams, everyone played against each other, with a win earning two points, a tie or no result one point. The first four of each group qualified for the quarter-finals. Its winners qualified for the two semi-finals, the winners of which in turn played the final. In total there were 37 encounters.
Preliminary round
The preliminary round was held in two groups with six teams each, with the first four of each group qualifying for the quarter-finals. The following terms are used in the tables:
- Sp everal
- S iege
- N iederlagen
- U nentschieden
- NR No Result
- P oints
- NRR Net Run Rate
Group A
- table
| Group A | Sp. | S. | N | U | NO | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sri Lanka
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +1.60 |
 Australia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6th | +0.90 |
 India
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6th | +0.45 |
 West Indies
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4th | −0.13 |
 Zimbabwe
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5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.93 |
 Kenya
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5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.00 |
- Games
| February 16 scorecard |
Hyderabad |
Zimbabwe 151-9 (50) |
- |
West Indies 155-4 (29.3) |
| West Indies wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| February 17th scorecard |
Colombo ( RPS ) |
Sri Lanka |
- |
Australia |
| Sri Lanka wins without a fight | ||||
The game was supposed to take place in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, which the Australian team declined for security reasons.
| February 18 scorecard |
Cutack |
Kenya 199-6 (50) |
- |
India 203-3 (41.5) |
| India wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| February 21 scorecard |
Colombo (SSC) |
Zimbabwe 228-6 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 229-4 (37) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| February 21 scorecard |
Gwalior |
West Indies 173 (50) |
- |
India 174-5 (39.4) |
| India wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| February 23 scorecard |
Visakhapatnam |
Australia 304-7 (50) |
- |
Kenya 207-7 (50) |
| Australia wins with 97 runs | ||||
| February 26 scorecard |
Colombo ( RPS ) |
Sri Lanka |
- |
West Indies |
| Sri Lanka wins without a fight | ||||
The game was supposed to take place in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, which the West Indian team refused for security reasons.
| 25./26. February scorecard |
Patna |
Kenya 134 (49.4) |
- |
Zimbabwe 137-5 (42.2) |
| Zimbabwe wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| February 27 scorecard |
Mumbai |
Australia 258 (50) |
- |
India 242 (48) |
| Australia wins with 16 runs | ||||
| February 29 scorecard |
Pune |
Kenya 166 (49.3) |
- |
West Indies 93 (35.2) |
| Kenya wins with 73 runs | ||||
| March 1st scorecard |
Nagpur |
Zimbabwe 154 (45.3) |
- |
Australia 158-2 (36) |
| Australia wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| March 2nd scorecard |
Delhi |
India 271-3 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 272-4 (48.4) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 6 wickets | ||||
| March 4th scorecard |
Jaipur |
Australia 229-6 (50) |
- |
West Indies 232-6 (48.5) |
| West Indies wins with 4 wickets | ||||
| March 6th scorecard |
Kanpur |
India 247-5 (50) |
- |
Zimbabwe 207 (49.4) |
| India wins with 40 runs | ||||
| March 6th scorecard |
Kandy |
Sri Lanka 398-5 (50) |
- |
Kenya 254-7 (50) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 144 runs | ||||
Group B
- table
| Group B | Sp. | S. | N | U | NO | P | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +2.04 |
 Pakistan
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5 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8th | +0.96 |
 New Zealand
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6th | +0.55 |
 England
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5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4th | +0.08 |
 Ver. Arab. Emirates
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5 | 1 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1.83 |
 Netherlands
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.92 |
- Games
| February 14th scorecard |
Motera |
New Zealand 239-6 (50) |
- |
England 228-9 (50) |
| New Zealand wins with 11 runs | ||||
| February 16 scorecard |
Rawalpindi |
South Africa 321-2 (50) |
- |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 152-8 (50) |
| South Africa wins with 169 runs | ||||
| February 17th scorecard |
Vadodara |
New Zealand 307-8 (50) |
- |
Netherlands 188-7 (50) |
| New Zealand wins with 119 runs | ||||
| February 18 scorecard |
Peshawar |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 136 (48.3) |
- |
England 140-2 (35) |
| England wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| February 20 scorecard |
Faisalabad |
New Zealand 177-9 (50) |
- |
South Africa 178-5 (37.3) |
| South Africa wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| February 22nd scorecard |
Peshawar |
England 279-4 (50) |
- |
Netherlands 230-6 (50) |
| England wins with 49 runs | ||||
| February 24th scorecard |
Gujranwala |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 109-9 (33) |
- |
Pakistan 112-1 (18) |
| Pakistan wins with 9 wickets | ||||
| February 25 scorecard |
Rawalpindi |
South Africa 230 (50) |
- |
England 152 (44.3) |
| South Africa wins with 78 runs | ||||
| February 26 scorecard |
Lahore |
Netherlands 145-7 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 151-2 (30.4) |
| Pakistan wins with 8 wickets | ||||
| February 27 scorecard |
Faisalabad |
New Zealand 276-8 (47/47) |
- |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 167-9 (47/47) |
| New Zealand wins with 109 runs | ||||
| February 29 scorecard |
Karachi |
Pakistan 242-6 (50) |
- |
South Africa 243-5 (44.2) |
| South Africa wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| March 1st scorecard |
Lahore |
Netherlands 216-9 (50) |
- |
Ver. Arab. Emirates 220-3 (44.2) |
| United Arab Emirates wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| March 3 scorecard |
Karachi |
England 249-9 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 250-3 (47.4) |
| Pakistan wins with 7 wickets | ||||
| March 5 scorecard |
Rawalpindi |
South Africa 328-3 (50) |
- |
Netherlands 168-8 (50) |
| South Africa wins with 160 runs | ||||
| March 6th scorecard |
Lahore |
Pakistan 281-5 (50) |
- |
New Zealand 235 (47.3) |
| Pakistan wins with 46 runs | ||||
Quarter finals
| March 9 scorecard |
Faisalabad |
England 235-8 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 236-5 (40.4) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 5 wickets | ||||
| March 9 scorecard |
Bangalore |
India 287-8 (50) |
- |
Pakistan 248-9 (49) |
| India wins with 39 runs | ||||
| March 11th scorecard |
Karachi |
West Indies 264-8 (50) |
- |
South Africa 245 (49.3) |
| West Indies wins by 19 runs | ||||
| March 11th scorecard |
Chennai |
New Zealand 286-9 (50) |
- |
Australia 289-4 (47.5) |
| Australia wins with 6 wickets | ||||
Semifinals
| March 13 scorecard |
Calcutta |
Sri Lanka 251-8 (50) |
- |
India 120-8 (34.1) |
| Sri Lanka wins by disqualifying India | ||||
Due to crowd riots, the referee decided to score the game for Sri Lanka.
| March 14th Scorecard |
Mohali |
Australia 207-8 (50) |
- |
West Indies 202 (49.3) |
| Australia wins with 5 runs | ||||
final
| March 17th Scorecard |
Lahore |
Australia 241-7 (50) |
- |
Sri Lanka 245-3 (46.2) |
| Sri Lanka wins with 7 wickets | ||||
