India became World Champions after thrashing SL by 6 Wickets

A magnificent inning from Indian Captain M.S.Dhoni (91 runs off 79 balls) and Gautam Gambhir (97 runs off 122 balls) guided India to glory with the six wickets win over Sri Lanka to became the ICC World Champions after 28 Years.

India recaptured the crown which was first lifted by Kapil Dev team 28 years back at Lord’s in 1983 and 28 years later the team achieved the same under the Captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

At one stage it seems everything is lost when chasing the target of 275 for win, India lost their two big wickets with just 31 runs on the board in the 7^th over. Virendra Sehwag was first to go without troubling the scorer and then Sachin Tendulkar who looked in good touch during his stay also nicked L.Malinga wide delivery to break the heart of billions of fan across the globe.

But two young guns of Indian team, Virat Kohli (35 runs off 49 balls) and Gautam Gambhir steadied the Indian ship which was bobbling at start. Both put on valuable 83 runs for third wicket before Kohli dismissed with the score reading 114/3 in the 22^nd over.

Indian captain who has struggle for form in last 6 months promoted himself in the batting order and that was yet again a master stroke from Dhoni because he knew Sri Lanka has two off spinner bowling well so instead of sending Yuvraj Singh after Kohli dismissal he arrived at the crease with India still 161 runs behind form the target.

He played some remarkable and effortless stroke to keep the required run rate under check and keep the scorecard moving along with Gautam Gambhir. M.S.Dhoni hit 8 fours and two huge sixes during his knock. Both put on 109 runs for the 4^th wicket before Gambhir fell three short of well deserve century in the 42^nd over with India still needed 52 runs from 52 deliveries.

However Yuvraj Singh (21 runs off 24 balls) and Dhoni kept their cool to guide India over the line without any further hiccups. Dhoni hit the winning runs by swatting a huge six over the long-on boundary.

Earlier Kumar Sangakkara won the re-toss and elected to bat first. With the help fine century from Mahela Jayawardne (103 runs off 88 balls) and some late Sri Lankan assault they manage to put 274/6 in their 50 overs.

Sri Lanka able to take 63 runs in the batting powerplay and that’s made the difference in the score of 250 and 274. Zaheer Khan, who bowled three maidens and gave away just six runs in his first five overs, was plundered for 54 in his last five overs.

For India Zaheer Khan and Yuvraj Singh picked up two wickets each, while Harbhajan Singh took one wicket.

M.S.Dhoni was declared Player of the Match for his brilliant unbeaten inning of 91 runs from just 79 balls.

Yuvraj Singh was declared Player of the Tournament for his all-round effort with bat and ball. He has taken 15 wickets in the tournament and scored 362 runs with an average of 90.50.

BCCI also awarded each of the 15 players Rupees 1 Crore and 50 lakhs to each supporting staff and 25 lakhs to each of the Indian selectors.

Delhi Cricket Board also announced the award with each of the three players Sehwag, Gambhir and Nehra will get rupees 1 Crore each while M.S.Dhoni will be awarded 2 Crore.

Match Summary (India Won by 6 Wickets)

Sri Lanka Inning– 274/6 in 50 Overs

M.Jayawardne- 103* K.Sangakkara–48

Yuvraj Singh– 10-0-49-2 Z.Khan- 10-3-60-2

India Inning– 277/4 in 48.2 Overs

G.Gambhir- 97 M.S.Dhoni – 91*

L.Malinga– 9-0-42-2 T.Dilshan- 5-0-27-1

India v Sri Lanka Final Highlight


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ICC World Cup 2011 Squad of all Teams

All nations participating in ICC 2011 World Cup already announced there 15 member squad which will take part in the 10^th edition of World Cup hosted by Asia (India-Sri Lanka and Bangladesh).

In 2011 World Cup there will be total 14 numbers of teams divided into two Groups A and B. Group A Consist of Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Canada while Group B includes India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands.

Each team will play with each other in the league round robin and top four teams from each group will qualify for the Quarter Final. If India will able to qualify for the Semi Final or Quarter Final they will play their Quarter Final as well as Semi Final in their home ground regardless of their position during the league stage. Same applied to Sri Lanka as well as Bangladesh.

Here is the Squad of all 14 teams for the World Cup 2011:

India: M.S.Dhoni (Captain & WK), Sachin Tendulkar, Virendra Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, R. Ashwin, P.Chawla, Ashish Nehra, S.Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.

Australia: Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (WK), Ricky Ponting (Captain), Michael Clarke, Callum Ferguson, David Hussey, Cameron White, Tim Paine (wk), Steven Smith, John Hastings, Mitchell Johnson, Jason Krejza, Brett Lee, Shaun Tait, Doug Bollinger.

South Africa: Graeme Smith (Captain), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers (WK), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne van Wyk (WK).

England: Andrew Strauss (Captain), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Ravi Bopara, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior (WK), Ajmal Shahzad, Graeme Swann, James Tredwell, Jonathan Trott, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy.

Pakistan: Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (WK), Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdur Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umar Gul, Wahab Riaz, Junaid Khan, Ahmed Shehzad.

Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara (Captain & WK), Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.

New Zealand: Daniel Vettori (Captain), James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Jamie How, Jesse Ryder, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock, Nathan McCullum, Brendon McCullum (WK), Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Hamish Bennett, Tim Southee.

West Indies: Darren Sammy (Captain), Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Devon Smith, Sulieman Benn, Nikita Miller, Carlton Baugh (WK), Andre Rusell, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Adrian Barath.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (Captain), Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Shahriar Nafees, Raqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mushfiqur Rahim (WK), Naeem Islam, Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Rubel Hossain, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain, Suhrawadi Shuvo.

Zimbabwe: Elton Chigumbura (Captain), Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Terry Duffin, Gregory Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Christopher Mpofu, Raymond Price, Edward Rainsford, Tatenda Taibu, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams

Netherlands: Peter Borren (Captain), Wesley Baressi (WK), Mudassar Bukhari, Atse Buurman Tom Cooper, Tom de Grooth, Alexei Kervezee, Bradley Kruger, Bernard Loots, Adeel Raja, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Swarczynski, Ryan Ten Doeschate, Berend Westdijk, Bas Zuiderent.

Canada: Ashish Bagai (Captain & WK), Rizwan Cheema (VC), Harvir Baidwan, Nitish Kumar, Hiral Patel, Tyson Gordon, Henry Osinde, John Davison, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Parth Desai, Karl Whatham, Khurram Chohan, Jimmy Hansra, Zubin Surkari, Balaji Rao.

Ireland: William Porterfield (Captain), Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, Niall O'Brien (WK), Kevin O'Brien, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, John Mooney, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Albert van der Merwe, Gary Wilson (wk), Andrew White, Ed Joyce.

Kenya: Jimmy Kamande (Captain), Seren Waters, Alex Obanda, David Obuya, Collins Obuya, Steve Tikolo, Tamnay Mishra, Rakep Patel, Maurice Ouma, Thomas Odoyo, Nehemiah Odhiambo, Elijah Otieno, Peter Ongondo, Shem Ngoche, James Ngoche.

Group stage

Group A
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Group A
2011 Cricket World Cup Group A
Team     Pld     W     L     T     NR     NRR     Pts
 Pakistan     6     5     1     0     0     +0.758     10
 Sri Lanka     6     4     1     0     1     +2.582     9
 Australia     6     4     1     0     1     +1.123     9
 New Zealand     6     4     2     0     0     +1.135     8
 Zimbabwe     6     2     4     0     0     +0.030     4
 Canada     6     1     5     0     0     −1.987     2
 Kenya     6     0     6     0     0     −3.042     0
20 February 2011
Scorecard     Kenya
69 (23.5 overs)     v      New Zealand
72/0 (8 overs)     New Zealand won by 10 wickets
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai


20 February 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Sri Lanka
332/7 (50 overs)     v      Canada
122 (36.5 overs)     Sri Lanka won by 210 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota


21 February 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Australia
262/6 (50 overs)     v      Zimbabwe
171 (46.2 overs)     Australia won by 91 runs
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad


23 February 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Pakistan
317/7 (50 overs)     v      Kenya
112 (33.1 overs)     Pakistan won by 205 runs
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota


25 February 2011
Scorecard     New Zealand
206 (45.1 overs)     v      Australia
207/3 (34 overs)     Australia won by 7 wickets
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur


26 February 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Pakistan
277/7 (50 overs)     v      Sri Lanka
266/9 (50 overs)     Pakistan won by 11 runs
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo


28 February 2011
Scorecard     Zimbabwe
298/9 (50 overs)     v      Canada
123 (42.1 overs)     Zimbabwe won by 175 runs
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur


1 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Kenya
142 (43.4 overs)     v      Sri Lanka
146/1 (18.4 overs)     Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo


3 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Pakistan
184 (43 overs)     v      Canada
138 (42.5 overs)     Pakistan won by 46 runs
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo


4 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Zimbabwe
162 (46.2 overs)     v      New Zealand
166/0 (33.3 overs)     New Zealand won by 10 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad


5 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Sri Lanka
146/3 (32.5 overs)     v      Australia
    Match abandoned
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo


7 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Kenya
198 (50 overs)     v      Canada
199/5 (45.3 overs)     Canada won by 5 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi


8 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     New Zealand
302/7 (50 overs)     v      Pakistan
192 (41.4 overs)     New Zealand won by 110 runs
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy


10 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Sri Lanka
327/6 (50 overs)     v      Zimbabwe
188 (39 overs)     Sri Lanka won by 139 runs
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy


13 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     New Zealand
358/6 (50 overs)     v      Canada
261/9 (50 overs)     New Zealand won by 97 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai


13 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Australia
324/6 (50 overs)     v      Kenya
264/6 (50 overs)     Australia won by 60 runs
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore


14 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Pakistan
164/3 (34.1/38 overs)     v      Zimbabwe
151/7 (39.4/39.4 overs)     Pakistan won by 7 wickets
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy


16 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Canada
211 (45.4 overs)     v      Australia
212/3 (34.5 overs)     Australia won by 7 wickets
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore


18 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Sri Lanka
265/9 (50 overs)     v      New Zealand
153 (35 overs)     Sri Lanka won by 112 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai


19 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Australia
176 (46.4 overs)     v      Pakistan
178/6 (41 overs)     Pakistan won by 4 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo


20 March 2011
Scorecard     Zimbabwe
306/6 (50 overs)     v      Kenya
147 (36 overs)     Zimbabwe won by 161 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata


Group B
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Group B
2011 Cricket World Cup Group B
Team     Pld     W     L     T     NR     NRR     Pts
 South Africa     6     5     1     0     0     +2.026     10
 India     6     4     1     1     0     +0.900     9
 England     6     3     2     1     0     +0.072     7
 West Indies     6     3     3     0     0     +1.066     6
 Bangladesh     6     3     3     0     0     –1.361     6
 Ireland     6     2     4     0     0     –0.696     4
 Netherlands     6     0     6     0     0     –2.045     0
19 February 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     India
370/4 (50 overs)     v      Bangladesh
283/9 (50 overs)     India won by 87 runs
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka


22 February 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Netherlands
292/6 (50 overs)     v      England
296/4 (48.4 overs)     England won by 6 wickets
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur


24 February 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     West Indies
222 (47.3 overs)     v      South Africa
223/3 (42.5 overs)     South Africa won by 7 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi


25 February 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Bangladesh
205 (49.2 overs)     v      Ireland
178 (45 overs)     Bangladesh won by 27 runs
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka


27 February 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     India
338 (49.5 overs)     v      England
338/8 (50 overs)     Match tied
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore


28 February 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     West Indies
330/8 (50 overs)     v      Netherlands
115 (31.3 overs)     West Indies won by 215 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi


2 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     England
327/8 (50 overs)     v      Ireland
329/7 (49.1 overs)     Ireland won by 3 wickets
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore


3 March 2011
Scorecard     South Africa
351/5 (50 overs)     v      Netherlands
120 (34.5 overs)     South Africa won by 231 runs
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Punjab


4 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Bangladesh
58 (18.5 overs)     v      West Indies
59/1 (12.2 overs)     West Indies won by 9 wickets
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka


6 March 2011
Scorecard     England
171 (45.4 overs)     v      South Africa
165 (47.4 overs)     England won by 6 runs
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai


6 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Ireland
207 (47.5 overs)     v      India
210/5 (46.0 overs)     India won by 5 wickets
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore


9 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Netherlands
189 (46.4 overs)     v      India
191/5 (36.3 overs)     India won by 5 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi


11 March 2011
Scorecard     West Indies
275 (50 overs)     v      Ireland
231 (49 overs)     West Indies won by 44 runs
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Punjab


11 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     England
225 (49.4 overs)     v      Bangladesh
227/8 (49 overs)     Bangladesh won by 2 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong


12 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     India
296 (48.4 overs)     v      South Africa
300/7 (49.4 overs)     South Africa won by 3 wickets
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur


14 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Netherlands
160 (46.2 overs)     v      Bangladesh
166/4 (40.2 overs)     Bangladesh won by 6 wickets
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong


15 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     South Africa
272/7 (50 overs)     v      Ireland
141 (33.2 overs)     South Africa won by 131 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata


17 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     England
243 (48.4 overs)     v      West Indies
225 (44.4 overs)     England won by 18 runs
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai


18 March 2011
Scorecard     Netherlands
306 (50 overs)     v      Ireland
307/4 (47.4 overs)     Ireland won by 6 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata


19 March 2011
Scorecard     South Africa
284/8 (50 overs)     v      Bangladesh
78 (28 overs)     South Africa won by 206 runs
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka


20 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     India
268 (49.1 overs)     v      West Indies
188 (43 overs)     India won by 80 runs
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai


Knockout stage
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage
    Quarter-finals         Semi-finals         Final
                                                         
    23 March – Dhaka, Bangladesh                                
      West Indies      112
    30 March – Mohali, India
      Pakistan      113/0    
      Pakistan      231
    24 March – Ahmedabad, India
                  India      260/9    
      Australia      260/6
        2 April – Mumbai, India
      India      261/5    
      India      277/4
    25 March – Dhaka, Bangladesh          
            Sri Lanka      274/6
      New Zealand      221/8
    29 March – Colombo, Sri Lanka    
      South Africa       172    
      New Zealand      217
    26 March – Colombo, Sri Lanka
                  Sri Lanka      220/5    
      England      229/6
   
      Sri Lanka      231/0    
   
Quarter-finals
23 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     West Indies
112 (43.3 overs)     v      Pakistan
113/0 (20.5 overs)     Pakistan won by 10 wickets
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka


24 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Australia
260/6 (50 overs)     v      India
261/5 (47.4 overs)     India won by 5 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad


25 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     New Zealand
221/8 (50 overs)     v      South Africa
172 (43.2 overs)     New Zealand won by 49 runs
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka


26 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     England
229/6 (50 overs)     v      Sri Lanka
231/0 (39.3 overs)     Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo


Semi-finals
29 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     New Zealand
217 (48.5 overs)     v      Sri Lanka
220/5 (47.5 overs)     Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo


Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Semifinal: India v Pakistan
30 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     India
260/9 (50 overs)     v      Pakistan
231(49.5 overs)     India won by 29 runs
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Punjab


Final
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Final
2 April 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard     Sri Lanka
274/6 (50 overs)     v      India
277/4 (48.2 overs)     India won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai


Statistics
Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup statistics

The top five (including ties) run-scorers and wicket-takers are shown below:
Leading run scorers Runs↓     Player↓     Team↓     Matches↓
500     Tillakaratne Dilshan      Sri Lanka     9
482     Sachin Tendulkar      India     9
465     Kumar Sangakkara      Sri Lanka     9
422     Jonathan Trott      England     7
395     Upul Tharanga      Sri Lanka     8
   
Leading wicket takers Wickets↓     Player↓     Team↓     Matches↓
21     Shahid Afridi      Pakistan     8
21     Zaheer Khan      India     9
18     Tim Southee      New Zealand     8
15     Robin Peterson      South Africa     7
15     Yuvraj Singh      India     9

ICC World Cup Cricket Umpires

The Umpire selection panel selected 18 umpires excluding a reserve umpire, Enamul Haque (Bangladesh) to officiate at the World Cup: 5 from Australia, 6 from Asia, 3 from England, 2 from New Zealand and 1 each from South Africa and West Indies.

Australia

    * Simon Taufel
    * Steve Davis
    * Rod Tucker
    * Daryl Harper
    * Bruce Oxenford

New Zealand

    * Billy Bowden
    * Tony Hill

   

South Africa

    * Marais Erasmus

Pakistan

    * Aleem Dar
    * Asad Rauf

India

    * Shavir Tarapore
    * Amiesh Saheba

   

England

    * Ian Gould
    * Richard Kettleborough
    * Nigel Llong

Sri Lanka

    * Asoka de Silva
    * Kumar Dharmasena

West Indies

    * Billy Doctrove

ICC World Cup Cricket Venues

All the venues of the 2011 Cricket World Cup were announced on 2 November 2009 in Mumbai by the International Cricket Council. Two new stadiums in Sri Lanka have been constructed for the World Cup at Kandy and Hambantota.[39]
Venue     City     Capacity
India
Wankhede Stadium     Mumbai     33,317
Eden Gardens     Kolkata     90,000
MA Chidambaram Stadium     Chennai     50,000
M Chinnaswamy Stadium     Bangalore     55,000
Sardar Patel Stadium     Ahmedabad     54,000
Feroz Shah Kotla     New Delhi     48,000
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium     Nagpur     45,000
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium     Mohali     35,000
Sri Lanka
R Premadasa Stadium     Colombo     35,000
Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium     Kandy     35,000
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium     Hambantota     35,000
Bangladesh
Shere Bangla National Stadium     Dhaka     25,000
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium     Chittagong     20,000
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Prize money

The 2011 Cricket World Cup winning team would be taking home a prize money of US$ 3 million and US$ 1.5 million for runner-up, with the International Cricket Council deciding to double the total allocation for the coveted tournament to US$ 10 million. The winning team will also take home a replica of the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy, that has been awarded since 1999. The decision was taken at the ICC Board meeting which was held in Dubai on April 20, 2010.[36][37] The total prize money on offer for the tournament for the teams placing from 1st to 8th is US$7.48 million. The remaining two semi-finalists will receive 0.75 million US$ each. The last four quarter-finalists will each receive 0.37 million US$.[38]

ICC World Cup Cricket Opening ceremony

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