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	Liverpool skipper Gerrardwarns his team mates not to under-estimate Watford in the return leg of their Carling Cup semi-final.

Wills World Cup, 1996

Sri Lanka pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in a World Cup final when they upstaged the redoubtable Australians by seven wickets at the flood-lit Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore.

Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga won the toss and opted to insert Australia into bat. Australian captain Mark Taylor led by example as he clocked up an aggressive 74 to set the Kangaroos on a sound footing rightaway. Ricky Ponting played the middle-overs well as he constructed a well-compiled 45. ODI specialist Michael Bevan gave the innings a late thrust with an invaluable 39 off to propel Australia to 241 for seven off its 50 overs.

In pursuit of 242 for victory, Sri Lankan lost the famed dashing opening duo of Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana but experienced Aravinda De Silva and Asanka Gurusinghe steadied the ship as they were embroiled in a fine 125-run stand for the third wicket.

Gurusinghe departed for a superlative 65 but De Silva carried on to eke out a match-winning century (107). Skipper Ranatunga joined the party fashioning a handy 47. Aravinda De Silva was named Man of the Match.

Match	Match Date	Venue	Result
New Zealand v England, 1st Match	14-Feb-1996	Gujarat Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad	New Zealand won by 11 runs
South Africa v United Arab Emirates, 2nd Match	16-Feb-1996	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	South Africa won by 169 runs
Zimbabwe v West Indies, 3rd Match	16-Feb-1996	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, Deccan	West Indies won by 6 wickets
New Zealand v Netherlands, 4th Match	17-Feb-1996	I.P.C.L. Sports Complex Ground, Baroda	New Zealand won by 119 runs
Kenya v India, 6th Match	18-Feb-1996	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack	India won by 7 wickets
United Arab Emirates v England, 7th Match	18-Feb-1996	Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar	England won by 8 wickets
New Zealand v South Africa, 8th Match	20-Feb-1996	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	South Africa won by 5 wickets
Zimbabwe v Sri Lanka, 9th Match	21-Feb-1996	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo	Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
West Indies v India, 10th Match	21-Feb-1996	Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior	India won by 5 wickets
England v Netherlands, 11th Match	22-Feb-1996	Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar	England won by 49 runs
Australia v Kenya, 12th Match	23-Feb-1996	Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam	Australia won by 97 runs
United Arab Emirates v Pakistan, 13th Match	24-Feb-1996	Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala	Pakistan won by 9 wickets
South Africa v England, 14th Match	25-Feb-1996	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	South Africa won by 78 runs
Zimbabwe v Kenya, 16th Match)	26-Feb-1996	Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna	Produced No Result
Netherlands v Pakistan, 17th Match	26-Feb-1996	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Kenya v Zimbabwe, 16th Match	27-Feb-1996	Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna	Zimbabwe won by 5 wickets
New Zealand v United Arab Emirates, 18th Match	27-Feb-1996	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	New Zealand won by 109 runs
Australia v India, 19th Match	27-Feb-1996	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	Australia won by 16 runs
Pakistan v South Africa, 21th Match	29-Feb-1996	National Stadium, Karachi	South Africa won by 5 wickets
Kenya v West Indies, 20th Match	29-Feb-1996	Nehru Stadium, Poona	Kenya won by 73 runs
Zimbabwe v Australia, 22nd Match	01-Mar-1996	Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur	Australia won by 8 wickets
Netherlands v United Arab Emirates, 23rd Match	01-Mar-1996	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	United Arab Emirates won by 7 wickets
India v Sri Lanka, 24th Match	02-Mar-1996	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets
England v Pakistan, 25th Match	03-Mar-1996	National Stadium, Karachi	Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Australia v West Indies, 26th Match	04-Mar-1996	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur	West Indies won by 4 wickets
South Africa v Netherlands, 27th Match	05-Mar-1996	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi	South Africa won by 160 runs
Pakistan v New Zealand, 30th Match	06-Mar-1996	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	Pakistan won by 46 runs
India v Zimbabwe, 29th Match	06-Mar-1996	Green Park, Kanpur	India won by 40 runs
Sri Lanka v Kenya, 28th Match	06-Mar-1996	Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy	Sri Lanka won by 144 runs
England v Sri Lanka, 1st Quarter Final	09-Mar-1996	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad	Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
India v Pakistan, 2nd Quarter Final	09-Mar-1996	M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	India won by 39 runs
West Indies v South Africa, 3rd Quarter Final	11-Mar-1996	National Stadium, Karachi	West Indies won by 19 runs
New Zealand v Australia, 4th Quarter Final	11-Mar-1996	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras	Australia won by 6 wickets
Sri Lanka v India, 1st Semi Final	13-Mar-1996	Eden Gardens, Calcutta	Sri Lanka won by default
Australia v West Indies, 2nd Semi Final	14-Mar-1996	Punjab C.A. Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh	Australia won by 5 runs
Australia v Sri Lanka, Final	17-Mar-1996	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets

Top Batsmen in ODI Matches

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Avg	Centuries	Highest	Not Out
Sachin Tendulkar	7	7	523	87.17	2	137	1
Mark Waugh	7	7	484	80.67	3	130	1
Aravinda de Silva	6	6	448	89.60	2	145	1
Gary Kirsten	6	6	391	78.20	1	188	1
Saeed Anwar	6	6	329	82.25	0	83	2

Top Bowlers in ODI Matches

Player	Matches	Wickets	Runs	Overs	Avg	Best	3+W/I
Anil Kumble	7	15	281	69.4	18.73	3-28	3
Waqar Younis	6	13	253	54.0	19.46	4-26	2
Paul Strang	5	12	192	42.1	16.00	5-21	2
Roger Harper	6	12	219	58.0	18.25	4-47	2
Damien Fleming	6	12	221	45.2	18.42	5-36	1

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