1996 Cricket World Cup last 8 wickets for 37 runs in 50 balls. Sri Lanka won the toss in the final and sent Australia in to bat despite the team batting first having won all five previous World Cup finals. Mark Taylor top scored with 74 in Australia's total of 241 for 7. Sri Lanka won the match in the 47th over with Aravinda de Silva following his 3 for 42 with an unbeaten 107 to win the Player of the Match award. It was the first time a tournament host or co-host had won the cricket World Cup. Sri Lanka won the toss
1999 Cricket World Cup Final of the bowlers was Shane Warne who took 4 wickets for 33 runs from nine overs. When the Australians came out to bat, Adam Gilchrist made a mockery of the Pakistani bowlers scoring 54 off 36 balls. Australia won the match after 20.1 overs, losing just two wickets. Warne won the man of the match award and Steve Waugh lifted the World Cup. 1999 Cricket World Cup Final The final of the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup was played at Lord's, London on 20 June 1999. This was the fourth time Lord's had hosted the final of an ICC Cricket