srilanka won the final against the Australia in the final due to brillian spell in Bowling and scoring a century while chasing and was awarded man of the match. and the man of the tornament was Sanath Jayasuriya - 221 runs (strike rate of 132) and 7 wickets
Sanath Jayasuriya was declared man of the tournament in 1996 world cup.He performed brilliantly with both bat and ball. Sri Lanka won the world cup.
Sril Lanka in 1996.
Controversy in the 1996 Cricket World Cup, due to the Central Bank Bombing by the Tamil Tigers prior to the tournament, caused the withdrawal of Australia and the West Indies.
kenya participated in the 1996 world cup edition
Mark Taylor was the captain of the Australian Cricket team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Steven Lubbers was the captain of the Netherlands Cricket team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Maurice Odumbe was the captain of the Kenyan Cricket team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Wasim Akram was the captain of the Pakistan Cricket team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Sri Lanka was the winnner of 1996 world cup cricket
Lee Germon was the captain of the New Zealand Cricket team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Hansie Cronje was the captain of the South African Cricket team in the 1996 Cricket World cup.
Richie Richardson was the captain of the West Indies Cricket team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
37 matches were played in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.