ICC World Cup 2011

The ICC World Cup 2011 is going to be started on 19th February 2011. The opening ceremony will be held on 17th February 2011. The Final match of the ICC World Cup 2011 would take place on 2nd April, 2011.

The Opening Ceremony of the ICC World Cup 2011 will be held in Bangladesh. The venue for the opening ceremony is Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The event will take place on 17th February, 2011, 2 days prior to the first match of the World Cup.


List of Hosts are the following :

• Bangladesh
• India
• Sri Lanka

List of Associate Members are the following :

• Canada
• Ireland
• Netherlands

The list of Qualified teams for this ICC World Cup 2011 are the following :

African Cricket Association (ACA):

• Kenya
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe

American Cricket Association (ACA):

• Canada
• West Indies

Asian Cricket Association (ACC):

• Bangladesh
• India
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka

East Asia Pacific (EAP):

• Australia
• New Zealand

European Cricket Council (ECC):

• England
• Ireland
• Netherlands

From 1st June 2010, the first phase of the tickets have started selling. According to the tournament's Central Organising Committee in Mumbai, the price of the ticket is costing 20 cents US which is affordable by all.

The official event ambassador for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 is Sachin Tendulkar.

The name of the official mascot for ICC World Cup 2011 is "Stumpy". He is a ten year old elephant and is very young, enthusiastic and is determined.

The official song of the 2011 World Cup is "De Ghuma Ke". The song is composed by the trio of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, and it is sung in Hindi, Bangla and Sinhala. It has been sung by Shankar Mahadevan and Divya Kumar and has been marketed by Ogilvy and Mather. The song will be performed in the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup 2011 to be held in Bangladesh on 17 February, 2011.

The prize money for the winning team of ICC World Cup 2011 is 3 million US$ and 1.5 million US$ for runner-up.

Venues of ICC World Cup 2011 are : 

Bangladesh :

• Dhaka --> Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)
• Chittagong --> Chittagong Divisional Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)

India :

• Ahmedabad --> Sardar Patel Stadium (Capacity: 50,000)
• Bangalore --> M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (Capacity: 42,000)
• Chennai --> M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (Capacity: 46,000)
• Kolkata --> Eden Gardens (Capacity: 82,000)
• Mohali --> Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)
• Mumbai --> Wankhede Stadium (Capacity: 45,000)
• Nagpur --> Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (Capacity: 45,000)
• New Delhi --> Feroz Shah Kotla (Capacity: 48,000)

Srilanka :

• Colombo --> R. Premadasa Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)
• Hambantota --> Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium (Capacity: 37,000)
• Kandy --> Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium (Capacity: 35,000)

Warm-up matches :


1. 12 February 2011 --- Kenya vs. West Indies --- R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
2. 12 February 2011 --- Sri Lanka vs. Netherlands --- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
3. 12 February 2011 --- Bangladesh vs. Canada --- Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
4. 12 February 2011 --- Ireland vs. New Zealand --- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
5. 12 February 2011 --- South Africa vs. Zimbabwe --- M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
6. 13 February 2011 --- India vs. Australia --- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
7. 15 February 2011 --- Ireland vs. Zimbabwe --- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
8. 15 February 2011 --- Kenya vs. Netherlands --- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
9. 15 February 2011 --- Bangladesh vs. Pakistan --- Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
10. 15 February 2011 --- Australia vs. South Africa --- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
11. 16 February 2011 --- Canada vs. England --- Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
12. 16 February 2011 --- Sri Lanka vs. West Indies --- R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
13. 16 February 2011 --- India vs. New Zealand --- M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
14. 18 February 2011 --- England vs. Pakistan --- Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

Group A

Teams :

•  Australia
•  Canada
•  Kenya
•  New Zealand
•  Pakistan
•  Sri Lanka
•  Zimbabwe

Group B

Teams :

• Bangladesh
• England
• India
• Ireland
• Netherlands
• South Africa
• West Indies

**Top 4 Group teams advance to the Quarter finals.

Match Schedule :


Match 1
Date : 19 February 2011
Time : 14:00 (D/N)
Teams: India v Bangladesh
Venue: Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

Match 2
Date : 20 February 2011
Time : 09:30
Teams: New Zealand v Kenya
Venue: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match 3
Date : 20 February 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Sri Lanka v Canada
Venue: Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

Match 4
Date : 21 February 2011
Time : 14:00 (D/N)
Teams: Australia v Zimbabwe
Venue: Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Match 5
Date : 22 February 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: England v Netherlands
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Match 6
Date : 23 February 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Pakistan v Kenya
Venue: Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota

Match 7
Date : 24 February 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: South Africa v West Indies
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

Match 8
Date : 25 February 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: New Zealand v Australia
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Match 9
Date : 25 February 2011
Time : 09:30
Teams: Bangladesh v Ireland
Venue: Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

Match 10
Date : 26 February 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Sri Lanka v Pakistan
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Match 11
Date : 27 February 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: India v England
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match 12
Date : 28 February 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: West Indies v Netherlands
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

Match 13
Date : 28 February 2011
Time : 09:30
Teams: Zimbabwe v Canada
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Match 14
Date : 1 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Sri Lanka v Kenya
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Match 15
Date : 2 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: England v Ireland
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Match 16
Date : 3 March 2011
Time : 09:30 (D/N)
Teams: South Africa v Netherlands
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

Match 17
Date : 3 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Pakistan v Canada
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Match 18
Date : 4 March 2011
Time : 09:30
Teams: New Zealand v Zimbabwe
Venue: Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

Match 19
Date : 4 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Bangladesh v West Indies
Venue: Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

Match 20
Date : 5 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Sri Lanka v Australia
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Match 21
Date : 6 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: India v Ireland
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Match 22
Date : 6 March 2011
Time : 09:30
Teams: England v South Africa
Venue: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match 23
Date : 7 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Kenya v Canada
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

Match 24
Date : 8 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Pakistan v New Zealand
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Match 25
Date : 9 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: India v Netherlands
Venue: Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi

Match 26
Date : 10 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Match 27
Date : 11 March 2011
Time : 09:30
Teams: Ireland v West Indies
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

Match 28
Date : 11 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Bangladesh v England
Venue: Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong

Match 29
Date : 12 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: India v South Africa
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

Match 30
Date : 13 March 2011
Time : 09:30
Teams: New Zealand v Canada
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match 31
Date : 13 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Australia v Kenya
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Match 32
Date : 14 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Pakistan v Zimbabwe
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Match 33
Date : 14 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Bangladesh v Netherlands
Venue: Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong

Match 34
Date : 15 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: South Africa v Ireland
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match 35
Date : 16 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Australia v Canada
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Match 36
Date : 17 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: England v West Indies
Venue: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Match 37
Date : 18 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Match 38
Date : 18 March 2011
Time : 09:30
Teams: Ireland v Netherlands
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match 39
Date : 19 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Pakistan v Australia
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Match 40
Date : 19 March 2011
Time : 09:30
Teams: Bangladesh v South Africa
Venue: Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

Match 41
Date : 20 March 2011
Time : 09:30
Teams: Zimbabwe v Kenya
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Match 42
Date : 20 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: India v West Indies
Venue: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai


Knockout stage :

Quarter-Finals


Match 43
Date : 23 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Group A1 v Group B4
Venue: Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

Match 44
Date : 24 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Group A2 v Group B3
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Match 45
Date : 25 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Group A3 v Group B2
Venue: Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

Match 46
Date : 26 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Group A4 v Group B1
Venue: Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad


Semi-Finals


Match 47
Date : 29 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Winner of Match 43 v Winner of Match 45
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Match 48
Date : 30 March 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Winner of Match 44 v Winner of Match 46
Venue: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali


Final

Match 49
Date : 2 April 2011
Time : 14:30 (D/N)
Teams: Winner of Match 47 v Winner of Match 48
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

**All times are local UTC+05:30 (India and Sri Lanka) and UTC+06:00 (Bangladesh)






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