Editing 1996 Cricket World Cup (section)

===Semi-finals===
{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 13 March
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
 | team2 = {{cr|IND}}
 | score1 = 251/8 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 120/8 (34.1 overs)
 | runs1 = [[Aravinda de Silva]] 66 (47)
 | wickets1 = [[Javagal Srinath]] 3/34 (7 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 65 (88)
 | wickets2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 3/12 (7 overs)
 | result = Sri Lanka won by default
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65190.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata|Calcutta]]
 | umpires = [[Steve Dunne (cricket umpire)|Steve Dunne]] and [[Cyril Mitchley]]
 | motm = [[Aravinda de Silva]] (SL)
 | toss = India won the toss and elected to field.
 | rain = The match was awarded to [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] by match referee [[Clive Lloyd]] when play could not be continued due to the rioting crowd.<ref name="sportstar"/><ref name = "news18"/>
 | notes = Sri Lanka qualified for the final for first time.
}}
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{{Single-innings cricket match
 | date = 14 March
 | team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
 | score1 = 207/8 (50 overs)
 | score2 = 202 (49.3 overs)
 | team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
 | runs1 = [[Stuart Law]] 72 (105)
 | wickets1 = [[Curtly Ambrose]] 2/26 (10 overs)
 | runs2 = [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] 80 (126)
 | wickets2 = [[Shane Warne]] 4/36 (9 overs)
 | result = Australia won by 5 runs
 | report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65191.html Scorecard]
 | venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
 | umpires = [[B. C. Cooray]] and [[Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan]]
 | motm = [[Shane Warne]] (Aus)
 | toss = Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
 | rain = 
 | notes = Australia qualified for the final for third time after [[1975 Cricket World Cup|1975]] and [[1987 Cricket World Cup|1987]].
}}