[Video] 1996 Wills World Cup Finals | Sri Lanka Vs Australia

"The Sri Lankans, coached by Dav Whatmore and captained by Arjuna Ranatunga, used Player of the Tournament Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana as opening batsmen to take advantage of the fielding restrictions during the first 15 overs of each innings. At a time when 50 or 60 runs in the first 15 overs was considered adequate, Sri Lanka scored 117 runs in those overs against India, 123 against Kenya, 121 against England in the quarter-final and 86 against India in the semi-final. Against Kenya, Sri Lanka made 398 for 5, a new record for the highest team score in a one-day international that stood until April 2006."

1st Session




2nd Session




1996 World Cup Finals Highlights | Run time 12:27



Presentation Ceremony



ABC(AUS) news report

• CricInfo's review of the 1996 World Cup
• WC96: World Cup 1996 (in Ind-Pak-SL), Feb-Mar 1996 - Summary of Results
• WC96: World Cup 1996 (in Ind-Pak-SL), Feb-Mar 1996 - Points Table
• WC96: Scorecards and Reports of Matches
• WC96: News & Articles about the 1996 World Cup
• WC96: Statistics and Records
• WC96: Players
• WC96: Grounds
• WC96: Playing conditions
• World Cup Statistics (1975-1992)
• WC96: News & Articles - 1 March - 19 March 1996
• WC96: News & Articles - Post World Cup - 20 March Onwards
• WC96: News & Articles - February 1996
• WC96: News & Articles - January 1996
• WC96: News & Articles - 1993 To 1995

Courtesy Cricinfo.