India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Semi-Final at Kolkata, Mar 13 1996 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

1st Semi-Final (D/N), Eden Gardens, March 13, 1996, Wills World Cup

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Sri Lanka

251/8

India

(34.1/50 ov, T:252) 120/8

Sri Lanka won by default

Player Of The Match

Aravinda de Silva

, SL

66 (47) & 1/3

Sri Lanka leave the field after being adjudged winners•Mar 13, 1996

Riot police lead Sri Lanka to safety, Sri Lanka v India, World Cup semi-final, Calcutta, March 13, 1996

Riot police lead Sri Lanka to safety•Mar 13, 1996•Getty Images

Romesh Kaluwitharana whips off the bails before Sachin Tendulkar makes his ground, India v Sri Lanka, World Cup semi-final, Kolkata, March 13, 1996

Romesh Kaluwitharana whips off the bails before Sachin Tendulkar makes his ground•Mar 13, 1996•Getty Images

Fanatic Indian supporters cause a riot in the Eden Garden stands, 1st semi-final, India v Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup, Kolkata, March 13, 1996

Fanatic Indian supporters cause a riot in the Eden Garden stands•Mar 13, 1996•Getty Images

Fanatic Indian supporters cause a riot in the Eden Garden stands•Mar 13, 1996

Sri Lanka's mill around awaiting the abandonment of the World Cup semi-final, Sri Lanka v India, Calcutta, March 13, 1996

Sri Lanka's mill around awaiting the abandonment of the World Cup semi-final•Mar 13, 1996•Getty Images

Aravinda de Silva celebrates his half-century, 1st semi-final, India v Sri Lanka, Wills World Cup, Kolkata, March 13, 1996

Aravinda de Silva celebrates his half-century•Mar 13, 1996•Getty Images

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India Innings

Player Name		R	B
SR Tendulkar	stumped	65	88
NS Sidhu	caught	3	8
SV Manjrekar	bowled	25	48
M Azharuddin	caught	0	6
VG Kambli	not out	10	29
J Srinath	run out	6	6
A Jadeja	bowled	0	11
NR Mongia	caught	1	8
AR Kapoor	caught	0	1
A Kumble	not out	0	0
Extras	(lb 5, w 5)
Total	120(8 wkts; 34.1 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
GP Wickramasinghe	5	0	24	0	4.8
WPUJC Vaas	6	1	23	1	3.83
M Muralidaran	7.1	0	29	1	4.04
HDPK Dharmasena	7	0	24	1	3.42
ST Jayasuriya	7	1	12	3	1.71
PA de Silva	2	0	3	1	1.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	8	Navjot Sidhu	Sachin Tendulkar
2nd	90	Sanjay Manjrekar	Sachin Tendulkar
3rd	1	Mohammad Azharuddin	Sanjay Manjrekar
4th	2	Sanjay Manjrekar	Vinod Kambli
5th	9	Javagal Srinath	Vinod Kambli
6th	5	Ajay Jadeja	Vinod Kambli
7th	5	Vinod Kambli	Nayan Mongia
8th	0	Vinod Kambli	Aashish Kapoor
9th	0	Anil Kumble	Vinod Kambli

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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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