1996 Cricket World Cup 1996 Cricket World Cup The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup 1996 after its official sponsors, ITC's Wills brand, was the sixth Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was the second World Cup to be hosted by Pakistan and India, and for the first time by Sri Lanka. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, who defeated Australia in the final at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Punjab. The Wills World Cup was played in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Controversy dogged the tournament before any games were played; Australia and
1996 Cricket World Cup statistics 1996 Cricket World Cup statistics This is a list of statistics for the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The following table lists the ten highest team scores during this tournament. This is a list of completed innings only, low totals in matches with reduced overs are omitted except when the team was all out. Successful run chases in the second innings are not counted. The top ten highest run scorers (total runs) in the tournament are included in this table. This table contains the top ten highest scores of the tournament made by a batsman in a single innings. ! !Player