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1. www.bbc.com › sport › cricketSri Lanka's 1996 Cricket World Cup success - the inside story

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   Mar 27, 2021 · As glass bottles rained onto the outfield and fires raged in the stands, match referee Clive Lloyd awarded the victory to Sri Lanka. Defeating India made Sri Lanka instant heroes in...

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2. www.bbc.co.uk › sport › cricketSri Lanka's 1996 Cricket World Cup success - the inside story

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   Mar 27, 2021 · AFP. Aravinda de Silva scored 448 runs at an average of 89.60 in the 1996 World Cup. But if that was impressive, then it was victory over India in Delhi that really served notice of Sri Lanka's...

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   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.

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sri_Lanka_at_the_CricketSri Lanka at the Cricket World Cup - Wikipedia

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   The Sri Lanka cricket team has reached the World Cup final three times. Winning in 1996 under the leadership of Arjuna Ranatunga and finishing as runners-up in the 2007 & 2011 World Cups. Sri Lanka has also reached the Semi Final at the 2003 World Cup and the Quarter Final at the 2015 World Cup.

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   Mar 21, 2020 · Sri Lanka not only orbited into a new planet by creating history in winning cricket’s biggest pot of gold, the cricket world cup in 1995-96, but as a hitherto little known entity in the ICC fold doing it in style by bringing down the very might of the world Australia, who was the No.1 cricketing country in the world was a phenomenal achievement.

7. www.srilankasports.com › 2021/05/14 › story-of-lionsStory of LIONS winning the cricket world cup in 1996

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   May 14, 2021 · There could be existence of individual brilliances but maintaining the team spirit is the key reason for winning. Since 1990, prior to World Cup, only seven times had Sri Lanka scored more than 250 against a top team and won.

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   Why did Sri Lanka win the World Cup?

   • Sri Lanka not only orbited into a new planet by creating history in winning cricket’s biggest pot of gold, the cricket world cup in 1995-96, but as a hitherto little known entity in the ICC fold doing it in style by bringing down the very might of the world Australia, who was the No.1 cricketing country in the world was a phenomenal achievement.

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   Did Sri Lanka win a World Cup in 1996?

   • They weren't destined for the trophy in 1996, but they ended up winning it N othing in Sri Lankan cricket is so full of wonder as the story of that World Cup campaign. Perhaps no time else has our sport delivered so delicious an underdog tale.

   What We Remember: Sri Lanka's World Cup win, 1996 - ESPNcricinfo

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   Did Sri Lanka host the Cricket World Cup?

   • It was the second World Cup to be hosted by Pakistan and India (who had also hosted the 1987 Cricket World Cup) but Sri Lanka were hosts for the first time. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, who defeated Australia by seven wickets in the final on 17 March 1996 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.

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   Why did Sri Lanka pull out of the World Cup?

   • "We were so disappointed that teams were pulling out because this was a huge moment for Sri Lanka to be hosting World Cup matches for the first time," says Roshan Mahanama, a key pillar of the Sri Lankan middle order at the time. "But India and Pakistan came to show that it was safe - and Zimbabwe and Kenya followed suit."

   Sri Lanka's 1996 Cricket World Cup success - the inside story

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   How many matches did Sri Lanka play in the World Cup?

   • Sri Lanka played 9 matches in the tournament and won only two matches. They placed ninth on the points table. they have four points and their net run rate is -1.160. They did not qualify for the semi-finals.

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   Did Sri Lanka and Australia eat together in the 1996 World Cup?

   • On the eve of the 1996 final in Lahore, the players of Sri Lanka and Australia dined together in the company of a special guest - the World Cup trophy. As Australia's players posed for photos with the gleaming silverware, some of the Sri Lankans got up to do the same, only to be halted in their tracks by their combative captain Arjuna Ranatunga.

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9. www.espncricinfo.com › story › what-we-remember-sriWhat We Remember: Sri Lanka's World Cup win, 1996 - ESPNcricinfo

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   Mar 6, 2018 · Sri Lanka win the World Cup. They weren't destined for the trophy in 1996, but they ended up winning it. N othing in Sri Lankan cricket is so full of wonder as the story of that World...