2011 Cricket World Cup

Dates and Details for the 2011 Cricket World Cup

Nov 11, 2009 John O'Connor

The 2011 Cricket World Cup will run from 19 February to 2 April and be jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Here are details of groups, fixtures and venues.

India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will jointly host the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Dates, groups, fixtures and 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

Bangladesh: Dhaka, Chittagong

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)