FIXTURES FOR THE 2011 CRICKET WORLD CUP

Posted by admin on March 8, 2010 under 2011 cricket world cup, Bangladesh | Comment Now

India, Sri Lanka&Bangladesh will jointly host the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Dates, groups, fixtures&venues have now been confirmed for the tournament which will be one of the highlights of the 2011 cricket calendar.

Groups For The 2011 Cricket World Cup

Group A: Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya

Group B: India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands

Venues For The 2011 Cricket World Cup

India: Mumbai, Mohali, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, New Delhi

Sri Lanka: Colombo, Hambantota, Pallekele

Fixtures For The 2011 Cricket World Cup

February:

19: India v Bangaldesh, Dhaka

20: New Zealand v Kenya, Chennai / Sri Lanka v Canada, Hambantota

21: Australia v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad

22: England v Netherlands, Nagpur

23: Pakistan v Kenya, Hambantota

24: South Africa v West Indies, New Delhi

25: Australia v New Zealand, Nagpur / Bangaldesh v Ireland, Dhaka

26: Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo

27: West Indies v Netherlands, New Delhi / Zimbabwe v Canada, Nagpur

March:

1: Sri Lanka v Kenya, Colombo

2: England v Ireland, Bangalore

3: South Africa v Netherlands, Mohali / Pakistan v Canada, Colombo

4: New Zealand v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad / Bangladesh v West Indies, Dhaka

5: Sri Lanka v Australia, Colombo

6: India v Ireland, Bangalore / England v South Africa, Chennai

7: Kenya v Canada, New Delhi

8: Pakistan v New Zealand, Pallekele

9: India v Netherlands, New Delhi

10: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Pallekele

11: West Indies v Ireland, Mohali / Bangladesh v England, Chittagong

12: India v South Africa, Nagpur

13: New Zealand v Canada, Mumbai / Australia v Kenya, Bangalore

14: Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Pallekele / Bangladesh v Netherlands, Chittagong

15: South Africa v Ireland, Kolkata

16: Australia v Canada, Bangalore

17: England v West Indies, Chennai

18: Sri Lanka v New Zealand, Mumbai / Ireland v Netherlands, Kolkata

19: Australia v Pakistan, Colombo / Bangladesh v South Africa, Dhaka

20: Zimbabwe v Kenya, Kolkata / India v West Indies, Chennai

Knockout Stages For The 2011 World Cup

23: First Quarter Final, Dhaka

24: Second Quarter Final, Colombo

25: Third Quarter Final, Dhaka

26: Fourth Quarter Final, Ahmedabad

29: First Semi Final, Colombo

30: Second Semi Final, Mohali

Final For The 2011 Cricket World Cup

2 April: Mumbai

Previous Winners Of The Cricket World Cup

1975: West Indies 291 for 8 beat Australia 274 by 17 runs (Lord’s, England)

1979: West Indies 286 for 9 beat England 194 by 92 runs (Lord’s, England)

1983: India 183 beat West Indies 140 by 43 runs (Lord’s, England)

1987: Australia 253 for 5 beat England 246 for 8 by 7 runs (Calcutta, India)

1992: Pakistan 249 for 6 beat England 227 by 22 runs (Melbourne, Australia)

1996: Sri Lanka 245 for 3 beat Australia 241 by 7 wickets (Lahore, Pakistan)

1999: Australia 133 for 2 beat Pakistan 132 by 8 wickets (Lord’s, London)

2003: Australia 359 for 2 beat India 234 by 125 runs (Johannesburg, South Africa)

2007: Australia 281 for 4 beat Sri Lanka 215 for 8 by 53 runs on D/L method (Bridgetown, West Indies)

2011 Cricket World Cup

The 2011 World Cup promises to be an exciting, atmospheric&competitive tournament. Australia will be seeking a fourth successive crown but will no doubt face stern competition for their title, particularly from India, Pakistan&Sri Lanka.

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