CRICKET WORLD CUP 96
ENGLAND vs SRI LANKA
1st Quarter-Final
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad (PAKISTAN)
9 March, 1996
ENGLAND - 235/8 (50 overs)
Phil DeFreitas 67 (64)
Kumar Dharmasena 2/30 (10 overs)
SRI LANKA - 236/5 (40.4 overs)
Sanath Jayasuriya 82 (44)
Dermot Reeve 1/14 (4 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
PLAYER OF THE MATCH:
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
Sanath Jayasuriya was never one for waiting around at the top of the order, but his innings against England in the quarter-final of the 1996 World Cup took it to another level.
Chasing a target of 236, Jayasuriya strolled to the crease with the intention of getting his side to the total as soon as possible.
He hit 13 fours and three sixes in an innings of 84 from 44 balls as he laid the foundations for Sri Lanka to book their place in the semi-final with 9.2 overs remaining.
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