SCHEDULE
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 will be hosted by the Asian giants India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Pakistan will not host a single game because of the security concern in the Pakistan.
There will be total 49 numbers of matches will be played in the tournament out of which 29 matches will be played in India, 12 games will be hosted by Sri Lanka and 8 games will be hosted by Bangladesh. India will host fourth quarter final in Ahmedabad, 2nd semi final in Mohali and Final will be played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. While Sri Lanka will host the 2nd quarterfinal and 1st semi final in R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo and Bangladesh will host 1st and 3rd quarterfinal in Mirpur, Dhaka.2011 world cup will be shorter as compared to the 2007 world cup, the number of matches will be reduced by 2 and the duration of the tournament will be shorten by a week as compared to 2007 world cup.
There will be total 14 participating teams in the tournament with each divided into two groups containing seven teams in each group. India and Pakistan, Australia and South Africa find themselves in different groups for the 2011 World Cup. India is placed in Group B along with South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands.
Group A contains Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Canada. The opening game of the tournament will be played between hosts India and Bangladesh on 19th of February 2011 at Mirpur, Dhaka. The quarter-finals will be played in Dhaka on March 23 and 25, in Ahmedabad on March 24 and in Colombo on March 26 while the two semi-finals will be played in Colombo and Mohali on March 29 and 30. The renovated Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host the final on April 2. There will be total 13 venues will be used for the tournament.Groups for the 2011 World Cup
Group A – Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Canada.
Group B – India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands.
World Cup 2011 Fixtures (All timings are mentioned in GMT+05:30)
| Timing | Teams | Venue | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Feb 19 (D/N) 14:00 PM | 1st match Group B – India v Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | IND beat BANG by 87 Runs |
| Sun Feb 20 09:30 AM | 2nd match Group A- Kenya v New Zealand | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | NZ beat KEN by 10 Wickets |
| Sun Feb 20 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 3rd match Group A- Sri Lanka v Canada | Hambantota International Cricket Stadium | SL beat CAN by 210 Runs |
| Mon Feb 21 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 4th match Group A – Australia v Zimbabwe | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | AUS beat ZIM by 91 Runs |
| Tue Feb 22 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 5th match Group B- England v Netherlands | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | ENG beat NETH by 6 Wickets |
| Wed Feb 23 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 6th match Group A – Kenya v Pakistan | Hambantota International Cricket Stadium | PAK beat KEN by 205 Runs |
| Thu Feb 24 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 7th match Group B- South Africa v West Indies | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | SA beat WI by 7 Wickets |
| Fri Feb 25 09:30 AM | 8th match Group A- Australia v New Zealand | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | AUS beat NZ by 7 Wickets |
| Fri Feb 25 (D/N) 14:00 PM | 9th match Group B- Bangladesh v Ireland | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | BAN beat IRE by 27 Runs |
| Sat Feb 26 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 10th match Group A- Pakistan v Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | PAK beat SL by 11 Runs |
| Sun Feb 27 (D/N) 14:30PM | 11th match Group B – India v England | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Match Tied |
| Mon Feb 28 09:30 AM | 12th match Group A- Canada v Zimbabwe | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | ZIM beat CAN by 175 Runs |
| Mon Feb 28 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 13th match Group B- Netherlands v West Indies | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | WI beat NETH by 215 Runs |
| Tue Mar 1 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 14th match Group A- Kenya v Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | SL beat KEN by 9 Wickets |
| Wed Mar 2 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 15th match Group B – England v Ireland | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | IRE beat ENG by 3 Wickets |
| Thu Mar 3 09:30 AM | 16th match Group B- Netherlands v South Africa | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh | SA beat NETHE by 231 Runs |
| Thu Mar 3 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 17th match Group A- Canada v Pakistan | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | PAK beat CAN by 46 Runs |
| Fri Mar 4 09:30 AM | 18th match Group A – New Zealand v Zimbabwe | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | NZ beat ZIM by 10 Wickets |
| Fri Mar 4 (D/N) 14:00 PM | 19th match Group B- Bangladesh v West Indies | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | WI beat BAN by 9 Wickets |
| Sat Mar 5 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 20th match Group A – Australia v Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | Match Drawn |
| Sun Mar 6 09:30 AM | 21st match Group B- England v South Africa | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | ENG beat SA by 6 Runs |
| Sun Mar 6 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 22nd match Group B – India v Ireland | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | IND beat IRE by 5 Wickets |
| Mon Mar 7 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 23rd match Group A- Canada v Kenya | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | CAN beat KEN by 5 Wickets |
| Tue Mar 8 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 24th match Group A- New Zealand v Pakistan | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | NZ beat PAK by 110 Runs |
| Wed Mar 9 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 25th match Group B- India v Netherlands | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | IND beat NETH by 5 Wickets |
| Thu Mar 10 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 26th match Group A – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | SL beat ZIM by 139 Runs |
| Fri Mar 11 09:30 AM | 27th match Group B- Ireland v West Indies | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh | WI beat IRE by 44 Runs |
| Fri Mar 11 (D/N) 14:00 PM | 28th match Group B – Bangladesh v England | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | BAN beat ENG by 2 Wickets |
| Sat Mar 12 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 29th match Group B- India v South Africa | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | SA beat IND by 3 Wickets |
| Sun Mar 13 09:30 AM | 30th match Group A – Canada v New Zealand | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | NZ beat CAN by 97 Runs |
| Sun Mar 13 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 31st match Group A- Australia v Kenya | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | AUS beat KEN by 60 Runs |
| Mon Mar 14 09:00 AM | 32nd match Group B- Bangladesh v Netherlands | Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | BAN beat NETH by 6 Wickets |
| Mon Mar 14 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 33rd match Group A- Pakistan v Zimbabwe | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | PAK beat ZIM by 7 Wickets |
| Tue Mar 15 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 34th match Group B- Ireland v South Africa | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | SA beat IRE by 131 Runs |
| Wed Mar 16 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 35th match Group A – Australia v Canada | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | AUS beat CAN by 7 Wickets |
| Thu Mar 17 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 36th match Group B – England v West Indies | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | |
| Fri Mar 18 09:30 AM | 37th match Group B – Ireland v Netherlands | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| Fri Mar 18 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 38th match Group A- New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | |
| Sat Mar 19 09:00 AM | 39th match Group B- Bangladesh v South Africa | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | |
| Sat Mar 19 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 40th match Group A- Australia v Pakistan | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | |
| Sun Mar 20 09:30 AM | 41st match Group A- Kenya v Zimbabwe | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| Sun Mar 20 (D/N) 14:30 PM | 42nd match Group B – India v West Indies | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | |
| Wed Mar 23 (D/N) 14:00 PM | Quarter Final – TBC v TBC | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | |
| Thu Mar 24 (D/N) 14:30 PM | Quarter Final – TBC v TBC | Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad | |
| Fri Mar 25 (D/N) 14:00 PM | Quarter Final – TBC v TBC | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | |
| Sat Mar 26 (D/N) 14:30 PM | Quarter Final – TBC v TBC | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | |
| Tue Mar 29 (D/N) 14:30 PM | Semi Final – 1st QF Winner v 3rd QF Winner | R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo | |
| Wed Mar 30 (D/N) 14:30 PM | Semi Final – 2nd QF Winner v 4th QF Winner | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh | |
| Sat Apr 2 (D/N) 14:30 PM | Final – 1st SF Winner v 2nd SF Winner | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
