The format was changed with two groups of six playing each other as Holland, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates were added.

Sri Lanka easily beat England in the quarter-finals and made their first final by default when the semi was stopped.

They were on top against India when parts of the crowd at Eden Gardens in Calcutta vented their disgust by setting fire to seats and throwing objects onto the field.

The final in Lahore belonged to Aravinda de Silva, whose unbeaten 107 from 124 balls secured an emphatic win.