Team statistics
Highest team totals The following table lists the ten highest team scores during this tournament.[1]
Team Total Opponent Ground Sri Lanka 398/5 Kenya Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy , Sri Lanka South Africa 328/3 Netherlands Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan South Africa 321/2 United Arab Emirates Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan New Zealand 307/8 Netherlands Reliance Stadium , Vadodara , India Australia 304/7 Kenya Indira Priyadarshini Stadium , Vizag , India Australia 289/4 New Zealand MA Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai , India India 287/8 Pakistan M.Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore , India New Zealand 286/9 Australia MA Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai , India Pakistan 281/5 New Zealand Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore , Pakistan England 279/4 Netherlands Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar , Pakistan
Largest winning margin
By runs Team Margin Opponent Ground Date South Africa 169 runs United Arab Emirates Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan 16 Feb 1996 South Africa 160 runs Netherlands Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan 5 Mar 1996 Sri Lanka 144 runs Kenya Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy , Sri Lanka 6 Mar 1996 New Zealand 119 runs Netherlands Reliance Stadium , Vadodara , India 17 Feb 1996 New Zealand 109 runs United Arab Emirates Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad , Pakistan 27 Feb 1996 Source: ESPNcricinfo
By wickets Team Margin Overs Remaining Opponent Ground Date Pakistan 9 wickets 15.0 United Arab Emirates Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala , Pakistan 24 Feb 1996 England 8 wickets 15.0 United Arab Emirates Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar , Pakistan 18 Feb 1996 Pakistan 8 wickets 19.2 Netherlands Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore , Pakistan 26 Feb 1996 Australia 8 wickets 14.0 Zimbabwe Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground , Nagpur , India 1 Mar 1996 India 7 wickets 8.1 Kenya Barabati Stadium , Cuttack , India 18 Feb 1996 Source: ESPNcricinfo [2]
By balls remaining Team Margin Opponent Ground Date West Indies 123 balls Zimbabwe Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium , Hyderabad , India 16 Feb 1996 Pakistan 116 balls Netherlands Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore , Pakistan 26 Feb 1996 England 90 balls United Arab Emirates Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar , Pakistan 18 Feb 1996 Pakistan 90 balls United Arab Emirates Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala , Pakistan 24 Feb 1996 Australia 84 balls Zimbabwe Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground , Nagpur , India 1 Mar 1996 Source: ESPNcricinfo [2]
Lowest team totals This is a list of completed innings only, low totals in matches with reduced overs are omitted except when the team was all out. Successful run chases in the second innings are not counted.
Team Score Opponent Ground Date West Indies 93 (35.2 overs) Kenya Nehru Stadium, Pune , India 29 Feb 1996 Kenya 134 (49.4 overs) Zimbabwe Moin-ul-Haq Stadium , Patna , India 27 Feb 1996 United Arab Emirates 136 (48.3 overs) England Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar , Pakistan 18 Feb 1996 England 152 (44.3 overs) South Africa Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan 25 Feb 1996 Zimbabwe 154 (45.3 overs) Australia Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground , Nagpur , India 1 Mar 1996 Source: ESPNcricinfo [3]
Smallest winning margin
By runs Team Margin Opponent Ground Date Australia 5 runs West Indies Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium , Mohali , India 14 Mar 1996 New Zealand 11 runs England Sardar Patel Stadium , Motera , Ahmedabad , India 14 Feb 1996 Australia 16 runs India Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India 27 Feb 1996 West Indies 19 runs South Africa National Stadium, Karachi , Pakistan 11 Mar 1996 India 39 runs Pakistan M.Chinnaswamy Stadium , Bangalore , India 9 Mar 1996 Source: ESPNcricinfo [2]
By wickets Team Margin Overs Remaining Opponent Ground Date West Indies 4 wickets 1.1 Australia Sawai Mansingh Stadium , Jaipur , India 4 Mar 1996 India 5 wickets 10.4 West Indies Sawai Mansingh Stadium , Jaipur , India 4 Mar 1996 South Africa 5 wickets 12.3 West Indies Captain Roop Singh Stadium , Gwalior , India 21 Feb 1996 South Africa 5 wickets 5.5 New Zealand Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad , Pakistan 20 Feb 1996 South Africa 5 wickets 5.4 Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi , Pakistan 29 Feb 1996 Source: ESPNcricinfo [2]
By balls remaining Team Margin Opponent Ground Date Sri Lanka 8 balls India Feroz Shah Kotla , Delhi , India 2 Mar 1996 Australia 13 balls New Zealand MA Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai , India 11 Mar 1996 Pakistan 14 balls England National Stadium, Karachi , Pakistan 3 Mar 1996 Sri Lanka 22 balls Australia Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore , Pakistan 17 Mar 1996 South Africa 34 balls Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi , Pakistan 29 Feb 1996 Source: ESPNcricinfo [2]
Individual statistics
Batting statistics
Most runs The top ten highest run scorers (total runs) in the tournament are included in this table.[2]
Highest scores This table contains the top ten highest scores of the tournament made by a batsman in a single innings.[3]
Player Team Score Balls 4s 6s Opponent Ground Gary Kirsten South Africa 188* 159 13 4 United Arab Emirates Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan Andrew Hudson South Africa 161 132 13 4 Netherlands Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka 145 115 14 5 Kenya Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy , Sri Lanka Sachin Tendulkar India 137 137 8 5 Sri Lanka Feroz Shah Kotla , Delhi , India Mark Waugh Australia 130 128 14 1 Kenya Indira Priyadarshini Stadium , Vizag , India Chris Harris New Zealand 130 124 13 4 Australia MA Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai , India Sachin Tendulkar India 127* 138 15 1 Kenya Barabati Stadium , Cuttack , India Mark Waugh Australia 126 135 8 3 India Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India Aamer Sohail Pakistan 111 139 8 0 South Africa National Stadium, Karachi , Pakistan Brian Lara West Indies 111 94 16 0 South Africa National Stadium, Karachi , Pakistan
Most boundaries
Bowling statistics
Most wickets The following table contains the ten leading wicket-takers of the tournament.[6]
This table lists the top ten players with the best bowling figures in the tournament.[7]
Player Team Overs Figures Opponent Ground Paul Strang Zimbabwe 9.4 5/21 Kenya Moin-ul-Haq Stadium , Patna , India Shaukat Dukanwala United Arab Emirates 10.0 5/29 Netherlands Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore , Pakistan Damien Fleming Australia 9.0 5/36 Kenya Wankhede Stadium , Mumbai , India Waqar Younis Pakistan 10.0 4/26 Netherlands Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore , Pakistan Shane Warne Australia 9.3 4/34 Zimbabwe Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground , Nagpur , India Shane Warne Australia 9.0 4/36 West Indies Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium , Mohali , India Paul Strang Zimbabwe 7.3 4/40 West Indies Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium , Hyderabad , India Roger Harper West Indies 10.0 4/47 South Africa National Stadium, Karachi , Pakistan Brian McMillan South Africa 8.0 3/11 United Arab Emirates Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka 7.0 3/12 India Eden Gardens , Kolkata , India
Most maidens
Fielding statistics
Most dismissals This is a list of the wicket keepers who have made the most dismissals in the tournament.[8]
Most catches This is a list of the outfielders who have taken the most catches in the tournament.
Other Statistics
Highest partnerships The following tables are lists of the highest partnerships for the tournament.[4] [5]
By wicket Wicket Runs Team Players Opposition Ground 1st 186 South Africa Gary Kirsten Andrew Hudson Netherlands Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan 2nd 138 West Indies Shivnarine Chanderpaul Brian Lara South Africa National Stadium, Karachi , Pakistan 3rd 207 Australia Mark Waugh Steve Waugh Kenya Indira Priyadarshini Stadium , Vizag , India 4th 168 New Zealand Lee Germon Chris Harris Australia MA Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai , India 5th 138 Australia Stuart Law Michael Bevan West Indies Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium , Mohali , India 6th 80* Pakistan Saleem Malik Wasim Akram New Zealand Gaddafi Stadium , Lahore , Pakistan 7th 44 Kenya Hitesh Modi Thomas Odoyo West Indies Nehru Stadium, Pune , India 8th 62 England Dermot Reeve Darren Gough Sri Lanka Iqbal Stadium , Faisalabad , Pakistan 9th 80* United Arab Emirates Arshad Laeeq Shaukat Dukanwala South Africa Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan 10th 17 South Africa Craig Matthews Fanie de Villiers England Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan By runs 3rd 207 Australia Mark Waugh Steve Waugh Kenya Indira Priyadarshini Stadium , Vizag , India 1st 186 South Africa Gary Kirsten Andrew Hudson Netherlands Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan 3rd 183 Sri Lanka Asanka Gurusinha Aravinda de Silva Kenya Asgiriya Stadium , Kandy , Sri Lanka 3rd 175 India Sachin Tendulkar Mohammad Azharuddin Sri Lanka Feroz Shah Kotla , Delhi , India 3rd 172 Sri Lanka Asanka Gurusinha Aravinda de Silva Zimbabwe Sinhalese Sports Club , Colombo , Sri Lanka 4th 168 New Zealand Lee Germon Chris Harris Australia MA Chidambaram Stadium , Chennai , India 1st 163 India Ajay Jadeja Sachin Tendulkar Kenya Barabati Stadium , Cuttack , India 1st 147 England Robin Smith (cricketer) Michael Atherton Pakistan National Stadium, Karachi , Pakistan 3rd 145* South Africa Gary Kirsten Daryll Cullinan United Arab Emirates Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium , Rawalpindi , Pakistan 3rd 143 England Graeme Hick Graham Thorpe Netherlands Arbab Niaz Stadium , Peshawar , Pakistan
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