The final fixtures of ICC Cricket World cup 2011 has been announced with India taking Bangladesh in the opening match. India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be the hosts with Mumbai hosting the final of the World cup. It seems ICC took lessons from 2007 world cup and has divided the teams in two groups so that big teams qualify.
International Cricket Council's (ICC) World Cup Organising Committee, headed by former cricket board president Sharad Pawar, on Tuesday decided to shift the 2011 World Cup secretariat to Mumbai from Lahore, after Pakistan was stripped of their 2011 World Cup hosting rights by the ICC earlier this month due to security concerns.
India will host the final and one semi-final of the 2011 World Cup while Sri Lanka will stage the other semi-final, the tournament's organising committee decided in Mumbai on Tuesday. India will host 29 of the 49 matches across eight venues, Sri Lanka will host 12 in three venues while Bangladesh will stage eight at two grounds as well as the opening ceremony on February 18, 2011.
Bangladesh would host the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Cup as well as eight matches, which would be played on two venues, Lorgat said.
The 14 matches originally scheduled to take place in Pakistan have been redistributed with eight going to India, four to Sri Lanka and two to Bangladesh. The quarter-finals will be shared India and Sri Lanka one each while Bangladesh hosting two.
The ICC's decision has left India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh as the three sub-continental co-hosts of the mega event.
Group Division:
| Group A: | Group B |
| Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya. | India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands. |
Match no. | Date | Teams | Venue | ||
1 | 19 Feb | India vs Bangladesh | Dhaka | ||
2 | 20 Feb | New Zealand vs Kenya | Chennai | ||
3 | 20 Feb | Sri Lanka vs Canada | Hambantota | ||
4 | 21 Feb | Australia vs Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad | ||
5 | 22 Feb | England vs Netherlands | Nagpur | ||
6 | 23 Feb | Pakistan vs Kenya | Hambantota | ||
7 | 24 Feb | South Africa vs West Indies | New Delhi | ||
8 | 25 Feb | Australia vs New Zealand | Nagpur | ||
9 | 25 Feb | Bangladesh vs Ireland | Dhaka | ||
10 | 26 Feb | Sri Lanka vs Pakistan | Colombo | ||
11 | 27 Feb | India vs England | Kolkata | ||
12 | 28 Feb | West Indies vs Netherlands | New Delhi | ||
13 | 28 Feb | Zimbabwe vs Canada | Nagpur | ||
14 | 1 Mar | Sri Lanka vs Kenya | Colombo | ||
15 | 2 Mar | England vs Ireland | Bangalore | ||
16 | 3 Mar | South Africa vs Netherlands | Mohali | ||
17 | 3 Mar | Pakistan vs Canada | Colombo | ||
18 | 4 Mar | New Zealand vs Zimbabwe | Ahmedabad | ||
19 | 4 Mar | Bangladesh vs West Indies | Dhaka | ||
20 | 5 Mar | Sri Lanka vs Australia | Colombo | ||
21 | 6 Mar | India vs Ireland | Bangalore | ||
22 | 6 Mar | England vs South Africa | Chennai | ||
23 | 7 Mar | Kenya vs Canada | New Delhi | ||
24 | 8 Mar | Pakistan vs New Zealand | Pallekelle | ||
25 | 9 Mar | India vs Netherlands | New Delhi | ||
26 | 10 Mar | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | Pallekelle | ||
27 | 11 Mar | West Indies vs Ireland | Mohali | ||
28 | 11 Mar | Bangladesh vs England | Chittagong | ||
29 | 12 Mar | India vs South Africa | Nagpur | ||
30 | 13 Mar | New Zealand vs Canada | Mumbai | ||
31 | 13 Mar | Australia vs Kenya | Bangalore | ||
32 | 14 Mar | Pakistan vs Zimbabwe | Pallekelle | ||
33 | 14 Mar | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | Chittagong | ||
34 | 15 Mar | South Africa vs Ireland | Kolkata | ||
35 | 16 Mar | Australia vs Canada | Bangalore | ||
36 | 17 Mar | England vs West Indies | Chennai | ||
37 | 18 Mar | Sri Lanka vs New Zealand | Mumbai | ||
38 | 18 Mar | Ireland vs Netherlands | Kolkata | ||
39 | 19 Mar | Australia vs Pakistan | Colombo | ||
40 | 19 Mar | Bangladesh vs South Africa | Dhaka | ||
41 | 20 Mar | Zimbabwe vs Kenya | Kolkata | ||
42 | 20 Mar | India vs West Indies | Chennai | ||
43 | 23 Mar | First Quarterfinal | Dhaka | ||
44 | 24 Mar | Second Quarterfinal | Colombo | ||
45 | 25 Mar | Third Quarterfinal | Dhaka | ||
46 | 26 Mar | Fourth Quarterfinal | Ahmedabad | ||
47 | 29 Mar | First Semifinal | Colombo | ||
48 | 30 Mar | Second Semifinal | Mohali | ||
49 | 02 Apr | FINAL | Mumbai |
