How many sixes did Sourav Ganguly hit in the 1999 World Cup?

Sri Lanka has played in all 10 editions of the World Cup, winning cricket's top prize in 1996. The Lankans were a non-Test playing nation when they took their World Cup bow in 1975. Zimbabwe have played in eight World Cups and South Africa in six.

Akram took 18 wickets at the World Cup held in Australia and New Zealand. He had an average of 18.8 and an economy rate of 3.8. Pakistan, led by Imran Khan, won the World Cup that year, beating England in the final.

The Pakistani batsman scored 160 runs off just 121 balls with eight sixes and 14 fours against Zimbabwe. The Pakistanis were, however, knocked out in the first round itself.

Ganguly hit eight sixes at the World Cup held in England. Seven of them came against Sri Lanka when he made 183, then the highest score in the World Cup, and one against South Africa, when he scored 97.

The West Indies captain hit a wonderful 102 from 85 balls with 12 fours and 2 sixes. The Caribbean team went on to win the tournament defeating Australia by 17 runs.

According to the rules of PowerPlay, the bowling team is subject to fielding restrictions stipulating that nine fielders, including two fielders in catching positions, must be within the fielding circle for a set number of overs. Traditionally, the fielding restrictions applied for the first 15 overs of each innings.

Australia's captain had taken 25 catches in four World Cups starting from the 1996 edition in the Indian subcontinent. He is also the leading fielder in terms of catches taken in an individual World Cup tournament.

The former New Zealand batsman played in 22 World Cup matches, scoring two hundreds and getting out for a blob on five occasions.

Fleming played in 27 matches for New Zealand at the 1999, 2003 and 2007 World Cups, winning 16 of them.

In the 2003 World Cup against Namibia, McGrath took 7 wickets from 7 overs with 4 maidens and an economy rate of 2.14.