ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is the 10th Cricket World Cup hosted by 3 South Asian countries: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. With India as the main host of game, venue includes stadiums of cities like Dhaka, Mumbai, Kolkata, Mohali, Colombo, Chennai, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Chittagong and Bangalore. Cricket World Cup 2011 venue also includes venues like Pallekelle and Hambantota – both being in Sri Lanka. The first match was been played on 19 February 2011 with co-hosts India and Bangladesh facing off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

Cricket World Cup 2011 teams were 4 times winner Australia, 2 times winners West Indies, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Netherlands, Canada, Ireland, England and Kenya. The all teams were divided in two groups:

• Group A – Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.
• Group B – India, South Africa, England, Bangladesh, West Indies, Netherlands and Ireland.

Venue, Schedule and Results for Cricket World Cup 2011:

Date	Teams	Venue	Result
19-Feb	India vs Bangladesh	Dhaka	India beat Bangladesh by 87 runs
20-Feb	New Zealand vs Kenya	Chennai	New Zealand won by 10 wickets
20-Feb	Sri Lanka vs Canada	Hambantota	Sri Lanka won by 210 runs
21-Feb	Australia vs Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad	Sri Lanka won by 210 runs
22-Feb	England vs Netherlands	Nagpur	England won by 6 wickets
23-Feb	Pakistan vs Kenya	Hambantota	England won by 6 wickets
24-Feb	South Africa vs West Indies	New Delhi	South Africa won by 7 wickets
25-Feb	Australia vs New Zealand	Nagpur	Australia won by 7 wickets
25-Feb	Bangladesh vs Ireland	Dhaka	Bangladesh won by 27 runs
26-Feb	Sri Lanka vs Pakistan	Colombo	Pakistan won by 11 runs
27-Feb	India vs England	Bengaluru	Match Tied
28-Feb	West Indies vs Netherlands	New Delhi	West Indies won by 215 runs
28-Feb	Zimbabwe vs Canada	Nagpur	Zimbabwe won by 175 runs
1-Mar	Sri Lanka vs Kenya	Colombo	Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
2-Mar	England vs Ireland	Bangalore	Ireland won by 3 wickets
3-Mar	South Africa vs Netherlands	Mohali	South Africa won by 231 runs
3-Mar	Pakistan vs Canada	Colombo	Pakistan won by 46 runs
4-Mar	New Zealand vs Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad	New Zealand won by 10 wickets
4-Mar	Bangladesh vs West Indies	Dhaka	West Indies won by 9 wickets
5-Mar	Sri Lanka vs Australia	Colombo	Match abandoned
6-Mar	India vs Ireland	Bangalore	India won by 5 wickets
6-Mar	England vs South Africa	Chennai	England won by 6 runs
7-Mar	Kenya vs Canada	New Delhi	Canada won by 5 wickets
8-Mar	Pakistan vs New Zealand	Pallekelle	New Zealand won by 110 runs
9-Mar	India vs Netherlands	New Delhi	India won by 5 wickets
10-Mar	Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe	Pallekelle	Sri Lanka won by 139 runs
11-Mar	West Indies vs Ireland	Mohali	West Indies won by 44 runs
11-Mar	Bangladesh vs England	Chittagong	Bangladesh won by 2 wickets
12-Mar	India vs South Africa	Nagpur	South Africa won by 3 wickets
13-Mar	New Zealand vs Canada	Mumbai	New Zealand won by 97 runs
13-Mar	Australia vs Kenya	Bangalore	Australia won by 60 runs
14-Mar	Pakistan vs Zimbabwe	Pallekelle	Bangladesh won by 6 wickets
14-Mar	Bangladesh vs Netherlands	Chittagong	Pakistan won by 7 wickets
15-Mar	South Africa vs Ireland	Kolkata	South Africa won by 131 runs
16-Mar	Australia vs Canada	Bangalore	Australia won by 7 wickets
17-Mar	England vs West Indies	Chennai	England won by 18 runs
18-Mar	Sri Lanka vs New Zealand	Mumbai	Sri Lanka won by 112 runs
18-Mar	Ireland vs Netherlands	Kolkata	Ireland won by 6 wickets
19-Mar	Australia vs Pakistan	Colombo	Pakistan won by 4 wickets
19-Mar	Bangladesh vs South Africa	Dhaka	South Africa won by 206 runs
20-Mar	Zimbabwe vs Kenya	Kolkata	Zimbabwe won by 161 runs
20-Mar	India vs West Indies	Chennai	India won by 80 runs
23-Mar	1st QF – PAK vs WI	Dhaka	Pakistan won by 10 wickets
24-Mar	2nd QF – AUS vs IND	Colombo	India won by 5 wickets
25-Mar	3rd QF – NZ vs SA	Dhaka	New Zealand won by 49 runs
26-Mar	4th QF – SL vs ENG	Ahmedabad	Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
29-Mar	1st SF – NZ vs SL	Colombo	Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
30-Mar	2nd SF – PAK vs IND	Mohali	India won by 29 runs
2-Apr	FINAL	Mumbai	India won by 6 wickets

The tournament was won by India who defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets under the guidance of Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. India became the first nation to win a world cup final on home soil. After this World cup winning India became the second time winner of Cricket World Cup 2011.