ICC World Cup 2011

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Welcome to the SD Cricket World Cup 2011 Central. Here we are going to discuss everything related to the Cricket World Cup 2011 which is to be played in India - Sri Lanka and Bangladesh from February 12 to April 2, 2011 (Warm-up Matches start Feb 12th, 2011 and Group Matches start Feb 19th, 2011.)

I would like to bring all the news and happenings related to the ICC World Cup. You are also encouraged to share news, your knowledge and insight as we move along.

This Video below will help you know more about the schedule, venues and more about the ICC World Cup.

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Warm-up Matches

Feb 12, 2011 09:00 Kenya vs West Indies, 1st Warm up ODI Colombo
Feb 12, 2011 09:00 Sri Lanka vs Netherlands, 2nd Warm up ODI Kandy
Feb 12, 2011 13:30 Bangladesh vs Canada, 3rd Warm up ODI Chittagong
Feb 12, 2011 14:00 Ireland vs New Zealand, 4th Warm up ODI Nagpur
Feb 12, 2011 14:00 South Africa vs Zimbabwe, 5th Warm up ODI Chennai
Feb 13, 2011 14:00 India vs Australia, 6th Warm up ODI Bangalore
Feb 15, 2011 09:00 Ireland vs Zimbabwe, 7th Warm up ODI Nagpur
Feb 15, 2011 09:00 Kenya vs Netherlands, 8th Warm up ODI Kandy
Feb 15, 2011 13:30 Bangladesh vs Pakistan, 9th Warm up ODI Mirpur
Feb 15, 2011 14:00 Australia vs South Africa, 10th Warm up ODI Bangalore
Feb 16, 2011 08:30 Canada vs England, 11th Warm up ODI Mirpur
Feb 16, 2011 09:00 Sri Lanka vs West Indies, 12th Warm up ODI Colombo
Feb 16, 2011 14:00 India vs New Zealand, 13th Warm up ODI Chennai
Feb 18, 2011 13:30 England vs Pakistan, 14th Warm up ODI Mirpur

Group Matches
Feb 19, 2011 13:30 Group B : Bangladesh vs India, 1st ODI Mirpur
Feb 20, 2011 09:00 Group A : New Zealand vs Kenya, 2nd ODI Chennai
Feb 20, 2011 14:00 Group A : Sri Lanka vs Canada, 3rd ODI Hambantota
Feb 21, 2011 14:00 Group A : Australia vs Zimbabwe, 4th ODI Ahmedabad
Feb 22, 2011 14:00 Group B : England vs Netherlands, 5th ODI Nagpur
Feb 23, 2011 14:00 Group A : Pakistan vs Kenya, 6th ODI Hambantota
Feb 24, 2011 14:00 Group B : South Africa vs West Indies, 7th ODI Delhi
Feb 25, 2011 08:30 Group B : Bangladesh vs Ireland, 8th ODI Mirpur
Feb 25, 2011 14:00 Group A : Australia vs New Zealand, 9th ODI Nagpur
Feb 26, 2011 14:00 Group A : Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 10th ODI Colombo
Feb 27, 2011 14:00 Group B : India vs England, 11th ODI Kolkata
Feb 28, 2011 09:00 Group A : Canada vs Zimbabwe, 12th ODI Nagpur
Feb 28, 2011 14:00 Group B : West Indies vs Netherlands, 13th ODI Delhi
Mar 1, 2011 14:00 Group A : Sri Lanka vs Kenya, 14th ODI Colombo
Mar 2, 2011 14:00 Group B : England vs Ireland, 15th ODI Bangalore
Mar 3, 2011 09:00 Group B : South Africa vs Netherlands, 16th ODI Mohali
Mar 3, 2011 14:00 Group A : Pakistan vs Canada, 17th ODI Colombo
Mar 4, 2011 09:00 Group A : New Zealand vs Zimbabwe, 18th ODI Ahmedabad
Mar 4, 2011 13:30 Group B : Bangladesh vs West Indies, 19th ODI Mirpur
Mar 5, 2011 14:00 Group A : Australia vs Sri Lanka, 20th ODI Colombo
Mar 6, 2011 09:00 Group B : South Africa vs England, 21st ODI Chennai
Mar 6, 2011 14:00 Group B : India vs Ireland, 22nd ODI Bangalore
Mar 7, 2011 14:00 Group A : Canada vs Kenya, 23rd ODI Delhi
Mar 8, 2011 14:00 Group A : Pakistan vs New Zealand, 24th ODI Kandy
Mar 9, 2011 14:00 Group B : India vs Netherlands, 25th ODI Delhi
Mar 10, 2011 14:00 Group A : Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe, 26th ODI Kandy
Mar 11, 2011 09:00 Group B : West Indies vs Ireland, 27th ODI Mohali
Mar 11, 2011 13:30 Group B : Bangladesh vs England, 28th ODI Chittagong
Mar 12, 2011 14:00 Group B : India vs South Africa, 29th ODI Nagpur
Mar 13, 2011 09:00 Group A : New Zealand vs Canada, 30th ODI Mumbai
Mar 13, 2011 14:00 Group A : Australia vs Kenya, 31st ODI Bangalore
Mar 14, 2011 08:30 Group B : Bangladesh vs Netherlands, 32nd ODI Chittagong
Mar 14, 2011 14:00 Group A : Pakistan vs Zimbabwe, 33rd ODI Kandy
Mar 15, 2011 14:00 Group B : South Africa vs Ireland, 34th ODI Kolkata
Mar 16, 2011 14:00 Group A : Australia vs Canada, 35th ODI Bangalore
Mar 17, 2011 14:00 Group B : England vs West Indies, 36th ODI Chennai
Mar 18, 2011 09:00 Group A : Ireland vs Netherlands, 37th ODI Kolkata
Mar 18, 2011 14:00 Group A : Sri Lanka vs New Zealand, 38th ODI Mumbai
Mar 19, 2011 08:30 Group B : Bangladesh vs South Africa, 39th ODI Mirpur
Mar 19, 2011 14:00 Group A : Pakistan vs Australia, 40th ODI Colombo
Mar 20, 2011 09:00 Group A : Zimbabwe vs Kenya, 41st ODI Kolkata
Mar 20, 2011 14:00 Group B : India vs West Indies, 42nd ODI Chennai

Quarter Finals
Mar 23, 2011 14:30 TBC vs TBC, 1st Quarter Final ODI Mirpur
Mar 24, 2011 15:00 TBC vs TBC, 2nd Quarter Final ODI Colombo
Mar 25, 2011 14:30 TBC vs TBC, 3rd Quarter Final ODI Mirpur
Mar 26, 2011 15:00 TBC vs TBC, 4th Quarter Final ODI Ahmedabad

Semi Finals
Mar 29, 2011 15:00 TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi Final ODI Colombo
Mar 30, 2011 15:00 TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi Final ODI Mohali

The Final
Apr 2, 2011 15:00 TBC vs TBC, The Final ODI Mumbai

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ICC World Cup Hosts


1975 England
1979 England
1983 England
1987 India & Pakistan
1992 Australia & New Zealand
1996 India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka
1999 England
2003 South Africa, Zimbabwe & Kenya
2007 West Indies
2011 Bangladesh, India & Sri Lanka
2015 Australia & New Zealand
2019 England
2023 Not decided yet

Some Facts
The first world cup was held in 1975 in England.
The first world cup held outside England was in 1987 in India and Pakistan
This is the third time the ICC Cricket World Cup has been held in Asia, with previous tournaments being held in 1987 and 1996.
The first time day/night matches was used was in 1992.
The first tournament to use white cricket balls and colored team uniforms was 1992.
The first tournament to feature an African Test nation, South Africa, was in 1992.
The first tournament held in the Southern hemisphere was 1992, when it was co-hosted in Australia and New Zealand.
The first team to remain undefeated throughout the whole tournament was Australia in 2003. They repeated this feat in the 2007 tournament.
The first hat-trick at the World Cup was by Indian Chetan Sharma in a game against New Zealand in 1987
The first hat-trick plus one (4 wickets in 4 balls) was by Sri Lankan Lasith Malinga against South Africa (Super Eights: South Africa v Sri Lanka at Providence, Mar 28, 2007)

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Here is a list of all the World Cup Champions and Runners up Teams from 1975 to 2007.


ICC Cricket World Cup 1975

Champions: West Indies
Runners up: Australia



ICC Cricket World Cup 1979

Champions: West Indies
Runners up: England



ICC Cricket World Cup 1983

Champions: India
Runners up: West Indies



ICC Cricket World Cup 1987

Champions: Australia
Runners up: England



ICC Cricket World Cup 1992

Champions: Pakistan
Runners up: England



ICC Cricket World Cup 1996

Champions: Sri Lanka
Runners up: Australia



ICC Cricket World Cup 1999

Champions: Australia
Runners up: Pakistan



ICC Cricket World Cup 2003

Champions: Australia
Runners up: India



ICC Cricket World Cup 2007

Champions: Australia
Runners up: Sri Lanka

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Afghanistan : Ariana Television Network: Lemar TV

Australia : Nine Network and Fox Sports

Africa : SABC and Supersport

Canada : Asian Television Network (ATN)

Europe (excluding UK and Ireland) : Eurosport

India : ESPNStar and DD National (Doordarsan)

Middle East (Including Dubai, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and all) : Arab Radio and Television Network

New Zealand : Sky Sport

Pacific Islands : Sky Pacific

Pakistan : GEO Super and Pakistan Television Network (PTV)

Sri Lanka : Rupavahini Corporation

South Africa : SABC and Supersport

South Asia (Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives) : ESPNStar

United Kingdom and Ireland : Sky Sports

United States : DirecTV

West Indies : Caribbean Media Corporation

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Match Officials in ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

The full list of umpires for the tournament is:
Marais Erasmus, Billy Bowden, Aleem Dar, Steve Davis, Billy Doctrove, Ian Gould, Daryl Harper, Tony Hill, Asad Rauf, Asoka de Silva, Simon Taufel, Rod Tucker (all from the Elite Panel), Kumar Dharmasena, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Bruce Oxenford, Amish Saheba and Shahvir Tarapore (all from the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires).

The reserve umpire for the tournament is Enamul Hoque-Moni, also from the international panel. He will officiate during the warm-up phase of the tournament and be available, if required, during the event proper.

The match referees for the event will be: Chris Broad, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Roshan Mahanama and Andy Pycroft (all from the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees).

The umpire selection panel consists of David Richardson (ICC General Manager - Cricket), Ranjan Madugalle (ICC Chief Match Referee), David Lloyd (former player, coach, umpire and now television commentator) and Srinivas Venkataraghavan (former elite panel umpire).

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Sri Lanka World Cup Squad (Final)




Squad Announced on January 7,2011

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Netherlands World Cup Squad (Final)




Team announced on January 1, 2011

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