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About Sri Lanka - 2011 Cricket World Cup

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Sri Lanka 2011 Cricket World Cup
The ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup will be the tenth Cricket World Cup and will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. There will be over 43 days of cricket with 14 countries competing for the World Cup title.

The World Cup will take place during February and March 2011. Opening the tournament on 19 February, hosts Bangladesh and India meet in Dhaka, Bangladesh - the first of a total of 49 cricket matches to be played in the ICC Cricket World Cup. It will be Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a Cricket World Cup. The 2011 World Cup will also allow the non-Test Cricketing sides to compete.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Groups


GROUP A

AustraliaPakistanNew ZealandSri LankaZimbabweCanadaKenya

GROUP B

IndiaSouth AfricaEnglandWest IndiesBangladeshIrelandNetherlands

2011 Cricket World Cup Match Tickets and Accommodation

Talk to us! If you wish to visit Sri Lanka to view any of the 2011 Cricket World Cup matches hosted by Sri Lanka. We will organise your flight, match tickets, accommodation plus a Sri Lanka discovery tour if you wish.

2011 Cricket World Cup Matches

Sri Lanka will be hosting 10 pool matches and one quarter final and one semi final. From the remaining pool matches, India would host 33 matches and Bangladesh 6. The final of the World Cup will be played at a state-of-the-art stadium to be built near the banks of the river Yamuna.

2011 Cricket World Cup Sri Lanka Host Matches



Date

Match

Time

Sri Lanka Venue

Sun 20 FebSri Lanka v Canada1430 hrsHambantota
Wed 23 FebPakistan v Kenya1430 hrsHambantota
Sat 26 Feb Pakistan v Sri Lanka1430 hrsColombo
Tue 1 MarSri Lanka v Kenya1430 hrsColombo
Thr 3 MarPakistan v Canada1430 hrsColombo
Sat 5 MarAustralia v Sri Lanka1430 hrsColombo
Tue 8 MarPakistan v New Zealand1430 hrsPallekele
Thu 10 MarSri Lanka v Zimbabwe1430 hrsPallekele
Sun 13  MarPakistan v Zimbabwe1430 hrsPallekele
Sat 19 MarAustralia v Pakistan1430 hrsColombo
Sat 26 MarQuarter-final 41430 hrsColombo
Tue 29 MarSemi-final 11430 hrsColombo
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Match Schedule

Date Match TimeVenue
Thu 17 Feb

OPENING CEREMONY

Bangladesh

POOL MATCHES

Sat 19 Feb

India v Bangladesh

1430 hrs

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sun 20 Feb

New Zealand v Kenya

0930 hrs

Chennai, India

Sri Lanka v Canada

1430 hrs

Hambantota, Sri Lanka

Mon 21 Feb

Australia v Zimbabwe

1430 hrs

Ahmedabad, India

Tue 22 Feb

England v Netherlands

1430 hrs

Nagpur, India

Wed 23 Feb

Pakistan v Kenya

1430 hrs

Hambantota, Sri Lanka

Thu 24 Feb

South Africa v West Indies

1430 hrs

Delhi, India

Fri 25 Feb

Bangladesh v Ireland

0930 hrs

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Australia v New Zealand

1430 hrs

Nagpur, India

Sat 26 Feb

Pakistan v Sri Lanka

1430 hrs

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sun 27 Feb

India v England

1430 hrs

Calcutta, India

Mon 28 Feb

Zimbabwe v Canada

0930 hrs

Nagpur, India

West Indies v Netherlands

1430 hrs

Delhi, India

Tue 1 Mar

Sri Lanka v Kenya

1430 hrs

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Wed 2 Mar

England v Ireland

1430 hrs

Bangalore, India

Thu 3 Mar

South Africa v Netherlands

0930 hrs

Mohali, India

Pakistan v Canada

1430 hrs

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Fri 4 Mar

New Zealand v Zimbabwe

0930 hrs

Ahmedabad, India

Bangladesh v West Indies

1430 hrs

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sat 5 Mar

Australia v Sri Lanka

1430 hrs

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sun 6 Mar

South Africa v England

0930 hrs

Chennai, India

India v Ireland

1430 hrs

Bangalore, India

Mon 7 Mar

Canada v Kenya

1430 hrs

Delhi, India

Tue 8 Mar

Pakistan v New Zealand

1430 hrs

Pallekele, Sri Lanka

Wed 9 Mar

India v Netherlands

1430 hrs

Delhi, India

Thu 10 Mar

Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe

1430 hrs

Pallekele, Sri Lanka

Fri 11 Mar

West Indies v Ireland

0930 hrs

Mohali, India

Bangladesh v England

1430 hrs

Chittagong, Bangladesh

Sat 12 Mar

India v South Africa

1430 hrs

Nagpur, India

Sun 13 Mar

New Zealand v Canada

0930 hrs

Mumbai, India

Australia v Kenya

1430 hrs

Bangalore, India

Pakistan v Zimbabwe

1430 hrs

Pallekele, Sri Lanka

Mon 14 Mar

Bangladesh v Netherlands

1430 hrs

Chittagong, Bangladesh

Tue 15 Mar

South Africa v Ireland

1430 hrs

Kolkata, India

Wed 16 Mar

Australia v Canada

1430 hrs

Bangalore, India

Thu 17 Mar

England v West Indies

1430 hrs

Chennai, India

Fri 18 Mar

Netherlands v Ireland

0930 hrs

Kolkata, India

New Zealand v Sri Lanka

1430 hrs

Mumbai, India

Sat 19 Mar

Bangladesh v South Africa

0930 hrs

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Australia v Pakistan

1430 hrs

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sun 20 Mar

Zimbabwe v Kenya

0930 hrs

Kolkata, India

India v West Indies

1430 hrs

Chennai, India

QUARTER-FINALS

Wed 23 Mar

Quarter-final 1

1430 hrs

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Thu 24 Mar

Quarter-final 2

1430 hrs

Ahmedabad, India

Fri 25 Mar

Quarter-final 3

1430 hrs

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sat 26 Mar

Quarter-final 4

1430 hrs

Colombo, Sri Lanka

SEMI-FINALS

Tue 29 Mar

Semi-final 1

1430 hrs

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Wed 30 Mar

Semi-final 2

1430 hrs

Mohali, India

FINAL

Sat 2 Apr

Final

1430 hrs

Mumbai, India


ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Warm-Up Matches


Date Match TimeVenue
Sat 12 FebZimbabwe v South Africa0930 hrsChennai, India
West Indies v Kenya0930 hrsColombo, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka v Netherlands0930 hrsPallekele, Sri Lanka
New Zealand v Ireland1430 hrsNagpur, India
Bangladesh v Canada1430 hrsChittagong, Bangladesh
Sun 13 FebIndia v Australia1430 hrsBangalore, India
Tue 15 FebIreland v Zimbabwe0930 hrsChennai, India
Netherlands v Kenya0930 hrsPallekele, Sri Lanka
Australia v South Africa1430 hrsBangalore, India
Sri Lanka v West Indies1430 hrsColombo, Sri Lanka
Bangladesh v Pakistan1430 hrsDhaka, Bangladesh
Wed 16 FebEngland v Canada0930 hrsDhaka, Bangladesh
India v New Zealand1430 hrsNagpur, India
Thu 17 FebOPENING CEREMONYBangladesh
Fri 18 FebPakistan v England1430 hrsDhaka, Bangladesh


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