1996: Aravinda de Silva (Sri Lanka)
Australia playing their second WC final, made a solid start to the World Cup final against Sri Lanka in front of some 62,000 screaming fans at Pakistan's Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
A middle order collapse sparked by the wickets of captain Mark Taylor and Ricky Ponting saw Australia slump to 5-170 before recovering to post 7-241 from their 50 overs. Aravinda scalped three Aussie wickets for 42 runs in 9 overs.
During the chase after Sri Lanka lost their two openers for just 23 runs, in came de Silva to turn the match around with a blast of unbeaten 107 runs with 13 boundaries and took Sri Lanka home.
He put on big partnerships with Asanka Gurusingha (65) and Ranatunga (47 not out) as the Sri Lankans claimed their first – and so far only – World Cup triumph by seven wickets.