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

RESULT

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

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Australia

241/7

Sri Lanka

(46.2/50 ov, T:242) 245/3

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

Player Of The Match

Aravinda de Silva

, SL

107* (124), 3/42 & 2 catches

Player Of The Series

Sanath Jayasuriya

, SL

221 runs • 7 wkts

Aravinda de Silva tries to make his way out of the ground after the victory•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•Graham Chadwick/Getty Images

Sri Lankan fans celebrate the World Cup win over Australia, Colombo, March 17, 1996

Sri Lankan fans celebrate the World Cup win over Australia•Mar 17, 1996•Associated Press

Sri Lanka win the World Cup, Final, Australia v Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup, Lahore, March 17, 1996

Sri Lanka win the World Cup•Mar 17, 1996•Getty Images

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•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•Associated Press

Sri Lanka celebrate a wicket, Australia v Sri Lanka, World Cup final, Lahore, March 17, 1996

Sri Lanka celebrate a wicket•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•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•Mar 17, 1996•Getty Images

Sri Lanka celebrate their victory•Mar 17, 1996•Getty Images

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•Mar 17, 1996•BK Bangash/Associated Press

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Sri Lanka Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
ST Jayasuriya	run out	9	7
RS Kaluwitharana	caught	6	13
AP Gurusinha	bowled	65	99
PA de Silva	not out	107	124
A Ranatunga	not out	47	37
Extras	(b 1, lb 4, nb 1, w 5)
Total	245(3 wkts; 46.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
GD McGrath	8.2	1	28	0	3.36
DW Fleming	6	0	43	1	7.16
SK Warne	10	0	58	0	5.8 (1 nb)
PR Reiffel	10	0	49	1	4.9
ME Waugh	6	0	35	0	5.83
SR Waugh	3	0	15	0	5 (1 nb)
MG Bevan	3	0	12	0	4

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	12	Sanath Jayasuriya	Romesh Kaluwitharana
2nd	11	Asanka Gurusinha	Romesh Kaluwitharana
3rd	125	Aravinda de Silva	Asanka Gurusinha
4th	97	Arjuna Ranatunga	Aravinda de Silva

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Wills World Cup

Group A

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	5	5	0	10	1.607
AUS	5	3	2	6	0.903
IND	5	3	2	6	0.452
WI	5	2	3	4	-0.134
ZIM	5	1	4	2	-0.939
KENYA	5	1	4	2	-1.007

Group B

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	5	5	0	10	2.043
PAK	5	4	1	8	0.961
NZ	5	3	2	6	0.552
ENG	5	2	3	4	0.079
UAE	5	1	4	2	-1.830
NED	5	0	5	0	-1.923

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