RELIVE Aravinda's 1996 World Cup Final Epic

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00:00The man who played the gem of the knock for these Sri Lankans in that semi-final, Fleming.

00:07What a good shot to start with.

00:12Straight down the ground, he's hit that one away, will it get to the fence?

00:16It'll be pretty close, Ward desperately diving over the rope there and pulling it back.

00:20That's very well fielded.

00:26Oh that's a good shot, he's whacked that away over the top of Mid-Hong.

00:29Half of Mid-Hong, one bounce and over the fence for four.

00:33The youngster may be playing in this big time, that hits the stumps.

00:40One leg stump that time, that's well played, right into the gap.

00:44Aravind wants the second.

00:50Slower one, he's hit that beautifully, that's a magnificent shot.

00:53That will take the pressure off of it.

00:55A slower delivery, he waited for it and smashed it through the onside.

00:58Fleming.

00:59Again, one leg stump, again it's whacked away and that will go for four.

01:06Yes, desperation down in the boundary there from McGrath.

01:09He's blasted that through the offside field, that's a beautiful shot.

01:16Very little room to move in, onto the back foot and he's hit it straight into the gap for four.

01:21A very strong field square of the wicket.

01:24Oh and he's hit that one through the field as well, that's a magnificent shot by Aravindal again.

01:30Very close to the shot of the day, all night.

01:39He's placed that little bit wide of the band at short cover and it's four.

01:4743 or 45.

01:48Well that's very well played, he's got that away fired, that will go for four.

01:55That was a bad delivery but it had to be played well and he played a beautiful little leg glide.

02:00Beautiful shot, width again you see, as we were saying when Sri Lanka were bowling.

02:10Give the batsman width when you're bowling slow, you've got problems.

02:15Fifty for the silver, an elegant 50.

02:19Two half centuries then for the not out batsman.

02:22Put Sri Lanka in a good position.

02:25That was the two wars from Bevan.

02:30Nice stroke, beautifully placed.

02:35Next over.

02:39One for 40 his figures and that's a beautiful shot, that's caressed through the offside field.

02:44He's played a few of those today.

02:48His innings in the semi-final, repeated here in the final, have been a pleasure to watch.

02:54Metis.

02:56And that's a beauty as well, what a shot.

02:59He's decided to finish this quickly.

03:01Aravindal de Silva is playing a gem of an innings.

03:05Beautifully played, that's a great century.

03:09A great century made when the chips were down by a fantastic batsman.

03:16And that really does tell the story.

03:20And just when one would have thought that he would get a hundred with a bludgeoning shot,

03:28he has played as delicate a shot as one could imagine.

03:32Through the field, gotta go all the way too.

03:39A magnificent shot, all the way to the fence, through the colours.

03:46That's it, all the way, to the boundary, back hole.

03:49What a victory for the Sri Lankans.

03:51A fantastic effort by them.

03:53Their players are charging out onto the ground.

03:55The Aussie's shaking them by the hand.

03:57Little Moody Derivans arrived.

04:00What a year it's been for him.

04:02Distorted running of his season.

04:04And here he is now, in the winning team.

04:07They've taken out the World Cup.

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