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Sporting Witness: Sri Lanka's Cricket Triumph

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03/03/2018 GMT

Sri Lanka's Cricket Triumph

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Sri Lanka's Cricket Triumph

How Sri Lanka's surprise victory in the 1996 Cricket World Cup sparked wild celebrations.

In March 1996, Sri Lanka pulled off an unexpected victory in the Cricket World Cup, demolishing a strong Australian team in the final. The win sparked wild celebrations in Sri Lanka, which had never won a tournament before and was still wracked by civil war. Emily Williams talks to the coach of the Sri Lankan team, Dav Whatmore. The programme is a Whistledown Production.

PHOTO: Arjuna Ranatunga and Asanka Gurusinha with the Cricket World Cup trophy after Sri Lanka beat Australia in the final, Lahore, 17th March 1996. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

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