The 1996 Wills World Cup was the sixth edition of Cricket World Cup. It was jointly hosted by India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka won the tournament by defeating Australia in the final at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
| Top 5 Batsman | |||||||||||
| Player | Team | Matches |
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R | HS | Avg. | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Sachin Tendulkar | IND | 7 | 7 | 523 | 137 | 87.16 | 85.87 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Waugh | AUS | 7 | 7 | 484 | 130 | 80.66 | 85.96 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 6 |
| Aravinda de Silva | SL | 6 | 6 | 448 | 145 | 89.60 | 107.6 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 7 |
| G Kirsten | SA | 6 | 6 | 391 | 188* | 78.20 | 90.09 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 4 |
| Saeed Anwar | PAK | 6 | 6 | 329 | 83* | 82.25 | 95.91 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 5 |
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| Top Bowlers | ||||||||
| Bowler | Team | M | Wkts | BBI | Avg. | Econ | SR | 5w |
| Anil Kumble | IND | 7 | 15 | 3/28 | 18.73 | 4.03 | 27.8 | 0 |
| Waqar Younis | PAK | 6 | 13 | 4/26 | 19.46 | 4.68 | 24.9 | 0 |
| PA Strang | Zim | 6 | 12 | 5/21 | 16.00 | 4.55 | 21.0 | 1 |
| Roger Harper | WI | 6 | 12 | 4/47 | 18.25 | 3.77 | 29.0 | 0 |
| D Flemming | AUS | 6 | 12 | 5/36 | 18.41 | 4.87 | 22.6 | 1 |
| Shane Warne | AUS | 7 | 12 | 4/34 | 21.91 | 3.83 | 34.2 | 0 |
| Top Individual Scores | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Opposition | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ground |
| G Kirsten | SA | U.A.E. | 188* | 159 | 118.23 | 13 | 4 | Rawalpindi |
| AC Hudson | SA | NED | 161 | 132 | 121.96 | 13 | 4 | Rawalpindi |
| Aravinda de Silva | SL | KEN | 145 | 115 | 126.08 | 14 | 5 | Kandy |
| Sachin Tendulkar | IND | SL | 137 | 137 | 100.00 | 8 | 5 | Delhi |
| Mark Waugh | AUS | KEN | 130 | 128 | 101.56 | 14 | 1 | Visakhapatnam |
| Chris Harris | NZ | AUS | 130 | 124 | 104.83 | 13 | 4 | Chennai |
| Top Bowling Figures in an inning | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Team | Opp. | Bowling Figures | Ground |
| PA Strang | ZIM | KEN | 5/21 in 9.4 Overs | Patna |
| SF Dukanwala | U.A.E. | NED | 5/29 in 10 Overs | Lahore |
| DM Fleming | AUS | IND | 5/36 in 9 Overs | Mumbai |
| Waqar Younis | PAK | NED | 4/26 in 10 Overs | Lahore |
| SK Warne | AUS | ZIM | 4/34 in 9.3 Overs | Nagpur |
| Highest Partnerships | |||||
| Partners | Team | Runs | Wkt | Opp. | Ground |
| ME Waugh & SR Waugh | AUS | 207 | 3rd | KEN | Visakhapatnam |
| G Kirsten & AC Hudson | SA | 186 | 1st | NED | Rawalpindi |
| AP Gurusinha & PA de Silva | SL | 183 | 3rd | KEN | Kandy |
| SR Tendulkar & M Azharuddin | IND | 175 | 3rd | SL | Delhi |
| AP Gurusinha & PA de Silva | SL | 172 | 3rd | ZIM | Colombo(SSC) |
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