1996 Cricket World Cup — Full Match Archive
Every match of the 1996 tournament — 36 group-stage and semi-final matches, plus the final. Venue, date, scorecard summary, leading batters and bowlers, and Player of the Match for each.
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Final standings
Two pools of 6 teams, single round-robin within each pool — the top 4 from each pool advanced to the quarter-finals. Ties on points were broken by Net Run Rate (recorded per team, not independently recomputed here).
Group A
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SLSri Lanka | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | AUAustralia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | INIndia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | WIWest Indies | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | ZIZimbabwe | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | KEKenya | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SASouth Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | PAPakistan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | NZNew Zealand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | ENEngland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | UAEUnited Arab Emirates | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | NENetherlands | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
All matches
| # | Stage | Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Group stage (Group B) | February 14, 1996 | NZNew Zealand v ENEngland | NZNew Zealand won |
| 2 | Group stage (Group A) | February 16, 1996 | ZIZimbabwe v WIWest Indies | WIWest Indies won |
| 3 | Group stage (Group B) | February 16, 1996 | SASouth Africa v UAEUnited Arab Emirates | SASouth Africa won |
| 4 | Group stage (Group A) | February 17, 1996 | SLSri Lanka v AUAustralia | SLSri Lanka won |
| 5 | Group stage (Group B) | February 17, 1996 | NZNew Zealand v NENetherlands | NZNew Zealand won |
| 6 | Group stage (Group A) | February 18, 1996 | KEKenya v INIndia | INIndia won |
| 7 | Group stage (Group B) | February 18, 1996 | UAEUnited Arab Emirates v ENEngland | ENEngland won |
| 8 | Group stage (Group B) | February 20, 1996 | NZNew Zealand v SASouth Africa | SASouth Africa won |
| 9 | Group stage (Group A) | February 21, 1996 | ZIZimbabwe v SLSri Lanka | SLSri Lanka won |
| 10 | Group stage (Group A) | February 21, 1996 | WIWest Indies v INIndia | INIndia won |
| 11 | Group stage (Group B) | February 22, 1996 | ENEngland v NENetherlands | ENEngland won |
| 12 | Group stage (Group A) | February 23, 1996 | AUAustralia v KEKenya | AUAustralia won |
| 13 | Group stage (Group B) | February 24, 1996 | UAEUnited Arab Emirates v PAPakistan | PAPakistan won |
| 14 | Group stage (Group A) | February 25, 1996 | SLSri Lanka v WIWest Indies | SLSri Lanka won |
| 15 | Group stage (Group B) | February 25, 1996 | SASouth Africa v ENEngland | SASouth Africa won |
| 16 | Group stage (Group B) | February 26, 1996 | NENetherlands v PAPakistan | PAPakistan won |
| 17 | Group stage (Group A) | February 27, 1996 | KEKenya v ZIZimbabwe | ZIZimbabwe won |
| 18 | Group stage (Group A) | February 27, 1996 | AUAustralia v INIndia | AUAustralia won |
| 19 | Group stage (Group B) | February 27, 1996 | NZNew Zealand v UAEUnited Arab Emirates | NZNew Zealand won |
| 20 | Group stage (Group A) | February 29, 1996 | KEKenya v WIWest Indies | KEKenya won |
| 21 | Group stage (Group B) | February 29, 1996 | PAPakistan v SASouth Africa | SASouth Africa won |
| 22 | Group stage (Group A) | March 1, 1996 | ZIZimbabwe v AUAustralia | AUAustralia won |
| 23 | Group stage (Group B) | March 1, 1996 | NENetherlands v UAEUnited Arab Emirates | UAEUnited Arab Emirates won |
| 24 | Group stage (Group A) | March 2, 1996 | INIndia v SLSri Lanka | SLSri Lanka won |
| 25 | Group stage (Group B) | March 3, 1996 | PAPakistan v ENEngland | PAPakistan won |
| 26 | Group stage (Group A) | March 4, 1996 | AUAustralia v WIWest Indies | WIWest Indies won |
| 27 | Group stage (Group B) | March 5, 1996 | SASouth Africa v NENetherlands | SASouth Africa won |
| 28 | Group stage (Group A) | March 6, 1996 | SLSri Lanka v KEKenya | SLSri Lanka won |
| 29 | Group stage (Group A) | March 6, 1996 | INIndia v ZIZimbabwe | INIndia won |
| 30 | Group stage (Group B) | March 6, 1996 | PAPakistan v NZNew Zealand | PAPakistan won |
| 31 | Quarter-final 1 | March 9, 1996 | ENEngland v SLSri Lanka | SLSri Lanka won |
| 32 | Quarter-final 2 | March 9, 1996 | INIndia v PAPakistan | INIndia won |
| 33 | Quarter-final 3 | March 11, 1996 | WIWest Indies v SASouth Africa | WIWest Indies won |
| 34 | Quarter-final 4 | March 11, 1996 | NZNew Zealand v AUAustralia | AUAustralia won |
| 35 | Semi-final 1 | March 13, 1996 | SLSri Lanka v INIndia | SLSri Lanka won |
| 36 | Semi-final 2 | March 14, 1996 | AUAustralia v WIWest Indies | AUAustralia won |
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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