Back Krieketwêreldbeker 1996 Afrikaans كأس العالم للكريكيت 1996 Arabic كاس العالم للكريكيت 1996 ARZ ১৯৯৬ ক্রিকেট বিশ্বকাপ Bengali/Bangla Cricket World Cup 1996 German Copa Mundial de Críquet de 1996 Spanish Kriketin maailmanmestaruuskilpailut 1996 Finnish Coupe du monde de cricket de 1996 French १९९६ क्रिकेट विश्व कप Hindi Coppa del Mondo di cricket 1996 Italian
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| Dates | 14 February – 17 March 1996 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round robin and Knockout |
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| Champions |  Sri Lanka (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Participants | 12 |
| Matches | 37 |
| Player of the series | Sanath Jayasuriya |
| Most runs |  Sachin Tendulkar (523) |
| Most wickets | Anil Kumble (15) |
The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup 1996 for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth Cricket World Cup organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was co-hosted by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The tournament was won by Sri Lanka, who defeated Australia by seven wickets in the final on 17 March 1996 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Pakistan.