- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras17 (b 1, lb 10, nb 2, w 4)TOTAL251/8 (50 Overs, RR: 5.02)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Romesh Kaluwitharana), 2-1 (Sanath Jayasuriya), 3-35 (Asanka Gurusinha), 4-85 (Aravinda de Silva), 5-168 (Arjuna Ranatunga), 5-182* (Roshan Mahanama, retired not out ), 6-206 (Kumar Dharmasena), 7-236 (Hashan Tillakaratne), 8-244 (Chaminda Vaas)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB J Srinath 7 1 34 3 4.85 0 0 A Kumble 10 0 51 1 5.1 1 0 BKV Prasad 8 0 50 1 6.25 2 2 AR Kapoor 10 0 40 0 4 0 0 A Jadeja 5 0 31 0 6.2 0 0 SR Tendulkar 10 1 34 2 3.4 1 0
13/03Result
1st Semi-Final (D/N), Wills World Cup at Kolkata, Mar 13 1996
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
251/8 -
![India]( "India")
120/8 (34.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
13/03Result
1st Semi-Final (D/N), Wills World Cup at Kolkata, Mar 13 1996
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![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
251/8 -
![India]( "India")
120/8 (34.1/50 ov)
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras10 (lb 5, w 5)TOTAL120/8 (34.1 Overs, RR: 3.51)Did not bat: BKV PrasadFall of wickets: 1-8 (Navjot Sidhu), 2-98 (Sachin Tendulkar), 3-99 (Mohammad Azharuddin), 4-101 (Sanjay Manjrekar), 5-110 (Javagal Srinath), 6-115 (Ajay Jadeja), 7-120 (Nayan Mongia), 8-120 (Aashish Kapoor)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB GP Wickramasinghe 5 0 24 0 4.8 2 0 WPUJC Vaas 6 1 23 1 3.83 0 0 M Muralidaran 7.1 0 29 1 4.04 1 0 HDPK Dharmasena 7 0 24 1 3.42 0 0 ST Jayasuriya 7 1 12 3 1.71 1 0 PA de Silva 2 0 3 1 1.5 1 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
India , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Series result
Sri Lanka advanced
Match number
Season
Match days
13 March 1996 - day/night match (50-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Match Notes
- Sri Lanka's 1st ever World Cup semi final.
- RS Mahanama retired hurt at 182/5 (37.2 overs) (leg injury)
- At the fall of the 8th Indian wicket, sections of the crowd vented their disgust with the state of the match by setting fire to some areas of the stands and throwing fruit and waterbottles onto the field. The match was briefly stopped and when play was about to resume, the crowd again threw bottles at the deep fielders. The match referee stopped the game and the game was awarded to Sri Lanka by default.
- Sri Lanka qualify for their 1st ever World Cup final.
Match Coverage
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