 
Mohandas Menon
1996 continued the trend, begun in 1983 by India, and reinforced by Australia in 1987 and Pakistan in 1992, of the underdogs winning the premier tournament.
1996 also saw organisation take another leap forward, with three countries -- India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka -- joining hands to stage the World Cup.
Unlike past World Cups, this one was dominated entirely by the batsmen, with bowlers being reduced pretty much to fetch and carry men. The strategy of going for broke in the early overs -- practised in an amateurish fashion by Krish Srikkanth in 1983, refined by Kiwi skipper Martin Crowe through the bat of Mark Greatbatch in 1992, was elevated to a fine art by the Lankan openers Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana, who in this tournament redefined the grammer of one day cricket.
In a series of tables, we present the tale of the 1996 Cup, as numbers tell it.
SUMMARY OF MATCHES
| Countries |
Matches Played |
Won |
Lost |
No Result |
Quarter Final |
Semi Final |
Runner Up |
Winner |
| Sri Lanka |
6 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Australia |
7 |
5 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
| India |
7 |
4 |
3 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| West Indies |
6 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| South Africa |
6 |
5 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Pakistan |
6 |
4 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| New Zealand |
6 |
3 |
3 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| England |
6 |
2 |
4 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
| Zimbabwe |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Kenya |
6 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| UAE |
5 |
1 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Holland |
5 |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| |
72 |
35 |
35 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
The forfieted matches against Sri Lanka by Australia and West Indies are
not included in the above tally.
However the original "no-result" match between Zimbabwe and Kenya has
been included in the above tally.
HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS
| Score |
Overs |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 398-5 |
(50 overs) |
Sri Lanka v Kenya |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
| 328-3 |
(50 overs) |
South Africa v Holland |
Rawalpindi |
05-03-96 |
| 321-2 |
(50 overs) |
South Africa v UAE |
Rawalpindi |
16-02-96 |
| 307-8 |
(50 overs) |
New Zealand v Holland |
Baroda |
17-02-96 |
| 304-7 |
(50 overs) |
Australia v Kenya |
Visakhapatnam |
23-02-96 |
HIGHEST TEAM AGGREGATES
| Score |
Overs |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 652-12 |
(100 overs) |
SL (398-5) v Kenya (254-7) |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
| 575-13 |
(97.5 overs) |
NZ (286-9) v Aus (289-4) |
Chennai |
11-03-96 |
LOWEST COMPLETED TEAM TOTALS
| Score |
Overs |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 93 |
(35.2 overs) |
West Indies v Kenya |
Pune |
29-02-96 |
| 134 |
(49.4 overs) |
Kenya v Zimbabwe |
Patna |
27-02-96 |
| 136 |
(48.3 overs) |
UAE v England |
Peshawar |
18-02-96 |
| 145-7 |
(50 overs) |
Holland v Pakistan |
Lahore |
26-02-96 |
| Also : |
| 109-9 |
(33 overs) |
UAE v Pakistan |
Gujranwala |
24-02-96 |
| 120-8 |
(34.1 overs) |
India v Sri Lanka |
Calcutta |
13-03-96 |
LOWEST MATCH AGGREGATES
| Score |
Overs |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 221-10 |
(51overs) |
UAE (109-9) v Pak (112-1) |
Gujranwala |
24-02-96 |
| 259-20 |
(84.5 overs) |
Kenya (166) v WI (93) |
Pune |
29-02-96 |
INDIVIDUAL HUNDREDS (16)
| Score |
Batsmen |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 188* |
G Kirsten |
South Africa v UAE |
Rawalpindi |
16-02-96 |
| 161 |
AC Hudson |
South Africa v Holland |
Rawalpindi |
05-03-96 |
| 145 |
PA deSilva (1) |
Sri Lanka v Kenya |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
| 137 |
SR Tendulkar (1) |
India v Sri Lanka |
Delhi |
02-03-96 |
| 130 |
ME Waugh (1) |
Australia v Kenya |
Visakhapatnam |
23-02-96 |
| 130 |
CZ Harris |
New Zealand v Australia | Chennai |
11-03-96 |
| 127* |
SR Tendulkar (2) |
India v Kenya |
Cuttack |
18-02-96 |
| 126 |
ME Waugh (2) |
Australia v India |
Mumbai |
27-02-96 |
| 111 |
Aamer Sohail |
Pakistan v South Africa |
Karachi |
29-02-96 |
| 111 |
BC Lara |
West Indies v South Africa |
Karachi |
11-03-96 |
| 110 |
ME Waugh (3) |
Australia v New Zealand |
Chennai |
11-03-96 |
| 107* |
PA deSilva (2) |
Sri Lanka v Australia |
Lahore |
17-03-96 |
| 106 |
VG Kambli |
India v Zimbabwe |
Kanpur |
06-03-96 |
| 104* |
GA Hick |
England v Holland |
Peshawar |
22-02-96 |
| 102 |
RT Ponting |
Australia v West Indies |
Jaipur |
04-03-96 |
| 101 |
NJ Astle |
New Zealand v England |
Ahmedabad |
14-02-96 |
HIGHEST RUN AGGREGATES
| Player |
Country |
Matches |
Ins |
No |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
100 |
50 |
| SR Tendulkar |
India |
7 |
7 |
1 |
523 |
137 |
87.17 |
2 |
3 |
| ME Waugh |
Australia |
7 |
7 |
1 |
484 |
130 |
80.67 |
3 |
1 |
| PA deSilva |
Sri Lanka |
6 |
6 |
1 |
448 |
145 |
89.60 |
2 |
2 |
| G Kirsten |
South Africa |
6 |
6 |
1 |
391 |
188* |
78.20 |
1 |
1 |
| Saeed Anwar |
Pakistan |
6 |
6 |
2 |
329 |
83* |
82.25 |
- |
3 |
| AP Gurusinha |
Sri Lanka |
6 |
6 |
- |
307 |
87 |
51.17 |
- |
3 |
CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS FOR EACH WICKET (28)
1st wkt (5)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 186 |
G Kirsten (83) / AC Hudson (161) |
SA v Holl |
Rawalpindi |
05-03-96 |
| 163 |
AD Jadeja (53) / SR Tendulkar (127*) |
Ind v Ken |
Cuttack |
18-02-96 |
| 147 |
RS Smith (75) / MA Atherton (66) |
Eng v Pak |
Karachi |
03-03-96 |
| 117 |
Saeed Azhar (32) / Saleem Raza (84) |
UAE v Holl |
Lahore |
01-03-96 |
| 103 |
ME Waugh (126) / MA Taylor (59) |
Aus v Ind |
Mumbai |
27-02-96 |
2nd wicket (6)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 138 |
S Chanderpaul (56) / BC Lara (111) |
WI v SA |
Karachi |
11-03-96 |
| 118 |
CM Spearman (68) / SP Fleming (66) |
NZ v Holl |
Baroda |
17-02-96 |
| 116 |
G Kirsten (188) / WJ Cronje (57) |
SA v UAE |
Rawalpindi |
16-02-96 |
| 105* |
Saeed Anwar (40*) / Ijaz Ahmed (50*) |
Pak v UAE |
Gujranwala |
24-02-96 |
| 101 |
ST Jayasuriya (82)/AP Gurusinha (45) |
SL v Eng |
Faisalabad |
09-03-96 |
| 101 |
MA Taylor (74) / RT Ponting (45) |
Aus v SL |
Lahore |
17-03-96 |
3rd wicket (10)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 207 |
ME Waugh (130) / SR Waugh (82) |
Ken v Aus |
Visakhapatnam |
23-02-96 |
| 184 |
AP Gurusinha (84) / PA deSilva (145) |
SL v Ken |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
| 175 |
SR Tendulkar (137) /M Azharuddin (72*) |
Ind v SL |
Delhi |
02-03-96 |
| 172 |
AP Gurusinha (87) / PA deSilva (91) |
SL v Zim |
Colombo |
21-02-96 |
| 145* |
G Kirsten (188*) / DJ Cullinan (41*) |
SA v UAE |
Rawalpindi |
16-02-96 |
| 143 |
GA Hick (104*) / GP Thorpe (89) |
Eng v Holl |
Peshawar |
22-02-96 |
| 125 |
AP Gurusinha (65) / PA deSilva (107*) |
SL v Aus |
Lahore |
17-03-96 |
| 120 |
CM Spearman (78) / RG Twose (92) |
NZ v UAE |
Faisalabad |
27-02-96 |
| 110 |
RT Ponting (102) / SR Waugh (57) |
Aus v WI |
Jaipur |
04-03-96 |
| 102 |
K Otieno (85) / M Odumbe (50) |
Ken v Aus |
Visakhapatnam |
23-02-96 |
4th wicket (4)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 168 |
LK Germon (89) / CZ Harris (130) |
NZ v Aus |
Chennai |
11-03-96 |
| 142 |
NS Sidhu (80) / VG Kambli (106) |
Ind v Zim |
Kanpur |
06-03-96 |
| 137 |
S Tikolo (96) / H Modi (41) |
Ken v SL |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
| 105 |
PA deSilva (145) / A Ranatunga (75*) |
SL v Ken |
Kandy |
06-03-96 |
5th wicket (3)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 138 |
SG Law (72) / MG Bevan (69) |
Aus v WI |
Mohali |
14-03-96 |
| 131* |
A Ranatunga(46*)/HP Tillekeratne(70*) |
SL v Ind |
Delhi |
02-03-96 |
| 104 |
KJ van Noortwijk (64)/B Zuiderent (54) |
Holl v Eng |
Peshawar |
22-02-96 |
6th wkt (Best)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 80* |
Salim Malik (55*) / Wasim Akram (28*) |
Pak v NZ |
Lahore |
06-03-96 |
7th wkt (Best)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 44 |
H Modi (28) / T Odoyo (24) | Ken v WI |
Pune |
29-02-96 |
8th wkt (Best)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 62 |
DA Reeve (67) / D Gough (26*) |
Eng v SL |
Faisalabad |
09-03-96 |
9th wkt (Best)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 80* |
Arshad Laiq (43*) / S Dukanwala (40*) |
UAE v SA |
Rawalpindi |
16-02-96 |
10th wkt (Best)
| Runs |
Players |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 17 |
CR Matthews (9*) / PS deVilliers (12) |
SA v Eng |
Rawalpindi |
25-02-96 |
| 17 |
CR Matthews (8*) / PR Adams (10) |
SA v WI |
Karachi |
11-03-96 |
FOUR OR MORE WICKETS IN A MATCH (8)
| Analysis |
Bowler |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 5-21 |
PA Strang (1) |
Zimbabwe v Kenya |
Patna |
27-02-96 |
| 5-29 |
S Dukanwala |
UAE v Holland |
Lahore |
01-03-96 |
| 5-36 |
DW Fleming |
Australia v India |
Mumbai |
27-02-96 |
| 4-26 |
Waqar Younis |
Pakistan v Holland |
Lahore |
26-02-96 |
| 4-34 |
SK Warne (1) |
Australia v Zimbabwe |
Nagpur |
01-03-96 |
| 4-36 |
SK Warne (2) |
Australia v West Indies |
Mohali |
14-03-96 |
| 4-40 |
PA Strang (2) |
Zimbabwe v West Indies | Hyderabad (I) |
16-02-96 |
| 4-47 |
RA Harper |
West Indies v South Africa | Karachi |
11-03-96 |
HIGHEST WICKET AGGREGATES
| Player |
Country |
Matches |
Overs |
Maidens |
Runs |
Wickets |
Average |
4 wickets |
Best |
| A Kumble |
India |
7 |
69.4 |
3 |
280 |
15 |
18.67 |
- |
3-28 |
| Waqar Younis |
Pakisrtan |
6 |
54 |
4 |
253 |
13 |
19.46 |
1 |
4-26 |
| PA Strang |
Zimbabwe |
5 |
42.1 |
4 |
192 |
12 |
16.00 |
2 |
5-21 |
| RA Harper |
West Indies |
6 |
58 |
6 |
219 |
12 |
18.25 |
1 |
4-47 |
| DW Fleming |
Australia |
6 |
45.2 |
3 |
221 |
12 |
18.42 |
1 |
5-36 |
| SK Warne |
Australia |
7 |
68.3 |
3 |
263 |
12 |
21.92 |
2 |
4-34 |
MOST DISMISSALS IN A MATCH
| Dismissals |
Wicketkeeper |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 5 (4ct + 1st) |
JC Adams |
West Indies v Kenya |
Pune |
29-02-96 |
| 5 (4ct + 1st) |
Rashid Latif |
Pakistan v N Zealand |
Lahore |
06-03-96 |
LEADING WICKET-KEEPERS
| Player |
Country |
Matches |
Dismissals |
Catches |
stumpings |
| IA Healy |
Australia |
7 |
12 |
9 |
3 |
| Rashid Latif |
Pakistan |
6 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER IN A MATCH
| Catches |
player |
Match |
Venue |
Date |
| 3 |
CL Cairns |
N Zealand v UAE |
Faisalabad |
27-02-96 |
LEADING FIELDERS
| Name |
Country |
Matches |
Catches |
| Anil Kumble |
India |
7 |
8 |
| CL Cairns |
New Zealand |
6 |
5 |
| ADR Campbell |
Zimbabwe |
5 |
5 |
| ST Jayasuriya |
Sri Lanka |
6 |
5 |
| GP Thorpe |
England |
6 |
5 |
| B Zuiderent |
Holland |
5 |
5 |
|
