Cricket World Cup awards Sri Lanka to the final. Jayasuriya did not perform in the final, he scored just 9 and got 1/43 with the ball. Although other batsmen, including Sachin Tendulkar who scored a record 523 runs at an average of 87.16, scored more runs than him. Jayasuriya was awarded Man of the Tournament for his aggressive and exciting strokeplay and his match-winning qualities. Man of the Final Match 1996 – Aravinda de Silva – 107 not out and 3/42 The 1996 Cricket World Cup final was between Australia and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won the toss and sent in Australia to bat.
India at the Cricket World Cup wickets at 18.73 apiece and also made the most number of catches (eight). Raju, Prasad and Srinath were tied in 10th spot with eight wickets each. Veteran all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar retired from international cricket in the middle of the tournament after being dropped for poor performance. The Indian Squad that made the semifinals of the 1996 World Cup comprised The 1999 Cricket World Cup in England was one in which India were not expected to perform too well. Despite having the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Ajay Jadeja and captain Mohammed Azharuddin in batting and Anil Kumble,