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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.
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 |
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| 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.
