Cricket Cricket World Cup Modified 06 Jan Some of the key performances from the tournament are mentioned below.
Bowling performances: 15 wickets taken by Anil Kumble of India were the most number of wickets taken by a player in the World Cup. Wicketkeeping performances: 12 dismissals by Ian Healy of Australia were the most number of dismissals by a wicket-keeper in the World Cup.
Fielding performances: 8 catches taken by Anil Kumble of India were the most number of catches taken by a player in the World Cup. Looking back at the controversial World Cup, 23 years later.
Edited by deebak mohan. Sort by: Most popular Recent Most upvotes. May 16, They were sent crashing to a 6-wicket loss against powerhouses Australia. Extras were their top scorer with 39 runs. It was an unconvincing performance from Australia, who needed Mark Waugh's steady 67 to guide them home. May 17, They crashed to a six wicket defeat at the hands of New Zealand. May 19, India fall to Zimbabwe This was the first shocking upset of the cup.
India, without Sachin Tendulkar, were sent crashing to a humiliating three-run loss at the hands of Zimbabwe. India paid the penalty for conceding a whopping 51 extras. Still, the turning point of the match was the dismissal of Robin Singh, with India needing 7 runs from 10 balls with 3 wickets in hand.
Klusener steals the show The first inkling of what was in store for the future. Lance Klusener put on a splendid all-round show to dismantle Sri Lanka. May 20, May 22, His four-wicket burst shredded through England's middle-order as the hosts were condemned to a massive run hammering.
May 23, Sachin comes to India's rescue Sachin Tendulkar returned from his father's funeral to blitz an unbeaten against Kenya, in the process, he also added runs for the 3rd wicket with Rahul Dravid. Both men got hundreds and India's final total of was then their highest ever ODI score. Pakistan enhance reputation Pakistan was fast turning out to be the team to beat.
A masterclass from Wasim Akram pushed Australia towards elimination. Chasing , the Aussies were in with a chance, but the dismissal of Steve Waugh sparked a collapse and handed Pakistan a run victory at Leeds. May 26, India hammers Sri Lanka into submission Sourav Ganguly broke the Indian record for the highest individual score. He and Rahul Dravid were involved in a then world record partnership worth runs for the 2nd wicket.
Dravid made a career-best It was up to Mahanama and skipper Arjuna Ranatunga to forge a stand. The pair slowly kept the runs ticking along and Mahanama got his fifty as well but once Ranatunga fell for 35 and Mahanama left the field retired hurt at 58, Sri Lanka's aim of going big in the end overs fizzled out.
Chasing that, India lost Navjot Sidhu early with the score on 8, but Sachin Tendulkar looked in fine form and along with Sanjay Manjrekar, he took India near before getting stumped to Jayasuriya for It was a huge wicket and both the teams knew that, but with runs to win from balls and eight wickets in hand, it shouldn't have been a tough ask, especially with the quality India possesed. But, then calamity struck. India now needed runs to win with two wickets in hand from Jayasuriya had run through the Indian batting line-up, picking up Tendulkar, Manjrekar and Jadeja and India didn't know what to do.
As the collapse was unfolding before their eyes, the Eden Gardens crowd was getting restless and the fall of the eighth wicket was the tipping point.
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