12 teams:playing 37 matches from 14 February - 17 March,Sri Lanka won.
1996 Cricket World Cup final was played at Lahore in Pakistan.
37 matches were played in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Twelve teams participated in 1996 world cup.Sri Lanka won the world cup for the first time.
kenya participated in the 1996 world cup edition
The Australian player who played only one match in the 1996 cricket world cup was Craig McDermott. The match was held between Australia and Kenya on 23rd February in Vishakapatnam, India. Apparently, this was the last match which McDermott played in ODI cricket.
Controversy in the 1996 Cricket World Cup, due to the Central Bank Bombing by the Tamil Tigers prior to the tournament, caused the withdrawal of Australia and the West Indies.
Maurice Odumbe led the Kenyan Cricket team as captain during the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Mark Taylor was the captain of the Australian Cricket team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Steven Lubbers was the captain of the Netherlands Cricket team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Wasim Akram was the captain of the Pakistan Cricket team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
Sri Lanka was the winnner of 1996 world cup cricket
Lee Germon was the captain of the New Zealand Cricket team in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.