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Sri Lanka was the runner-up in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, losing to Australia in the final held in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Australia was the runner-up in the 1996 Cricket World Cup, losing to Sri Lanka in the final played in Lahore.

Sri Lanka was the runner-up in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, losing to India in the final held in Mumbai.

Andy Sandham scored the first triple century (325 runs) in Test cricket for England against the West Indies in 1930. Don Bradman scored his first Test triple century later in 1930.

Chetan Sharma achieved his World Cup hat-trick against New Zealand in the 1987 World Cup, dismissing Ean Chatfield, Ken Rutherford, and Ian Smith with three consecutive deliveries. Option A lists Pakistani players, Option B lists New Zealand players but not the hat-trick victims, and Option D lists West Indian players.

Engineers' Day is celebrated in India on September 15th every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of M. Visvesvaraya, one of India's greatest engineers. The day recognizes his contributions to engineering and nation-building.

Rhodesia was the name of what is now Zimbabwe during its period of white minority rule (1965-1979). After gaining independence from Britain in 1980, the country officially became Zimbabwe, named after the ancient Kingdom of Zimbabwe.

The Permanent Settlement (also known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal) was introduced in 1793 by Lord Cornwallis. This system fixed land revenue demands and created a class of zamindars (landlords), fundamentally altering the agricultural economy of Bengal.