1996 Cricket World Cup
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The <entity_1>, also called the Wills World Cup <entity_3> after its official sponsors, ITC's Wills brand, was the sixth <entity_2>, organised by the <entity_0> (ICC). It was a second World Cup to be hosted by <entity_5> and <entity_6>, and for the first time by <entity_4>. The tournament was won by <entity_4>, which defeated Australia in the final at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, <entity_5>. The World Cup was played in <entity_6>, <entity_5> and <entity_4>. <entity_6> hosted 17 matches at 17 different venues, while <entity_5> hosted 16 matches at <entity_7> venues and <entity_4> hosted 4 matches at 3 venues. Controversy dogged the tournament before any games were played; Australia and the West Indies refused to send their teams to <entity_4> following the bombing of Central Bank in Colombo by the Tamil Tigers in <entity_3>. <entity_4>, in addition to offering maximum security to the teams, questioned the validity of citing security concerns when the <entity_0> had determined it was safe. At a time when 50 or 60 runs in the first 15 overs was considered adequate, <entity_4> scored 117 runs in those overs against <entity_6>, 123 against Kenya, 121 against England in the quarter-final and 86 against <entity_6> in the semi-final. <entity_4> won the first semi-final over <entity_6> at Eden Gardens in Calcutta, in front of a crowd unofficially estimated at 110,000. After they had lost both openers cheaply, <entity_4> launched a stunning counter-attack led by Aravinda de Silva to post a strong total of 251 for 8, in the chase <entity_6> began promisingly but after the loss of Sachin Tendulkar's prized wicket they had slumped to 120 for 8 in the 35th over when sections of the crowd began to throw fruit and plastic bottles onto the field.
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