Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Rare / unusual things in the 1996 World Cup tournament?( at the time of that world cup, considering the previous world cups)

  1. Man of the match award shared

  2. Forfeiture of matches

  3. Team batting second wins the final

  4. A team wins the tournament without beating even half the number of participants
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A,B,C,D Correct answer
Explanation

All four options are correct for the 1996 World Cup. A) Man of the Match was shared between v. c&l. B) West Indies forfeited their semifinal against Sri Lanka. C) Sri Lanka batting second won the final - the first time in World Cup history. D) Sri Lanka won without beating even half the teams (only played and beat 4 out of 12 teams). All these were unprecedented in World Cup history at that time.

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