This is a list of statistics for the 1996 Cricket World Cup.[1]
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]
Best bowling figures
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.