ICC Cricket World cup batting records: Sachin Tendulkar: First player to score 2,000 runs in the World cup history. Who scored the highest number of runs in a world cup match? Ans: Gary Kirsten (South Africa) - he scored 188 runs Who recorded highest batting average in any world cup? Ans: Glenn Turner (166.5 batting average in 1975 world cup). Lance Klusener holds the record of highest batting average for batsmen with over 10 innings. Vivian Richards holds the record of highest batting average for batsmen who have scored more than 1,000 runs. Only batsman to score three consecutive centuries in a world cup? Ans: Mark Waugh (Australia) 4. Click here for General records & Bowling records & Fielding records. … [Read more...]
Bowling Records
ICC Cricket World cup bowlng records: Who was the first bowler to take hat-trick in a world cup match? Ans: Chetan Sharma (India) at Nagpur in 1987 world cup. Batsmen were Ken Rutherford, Ian Smith and Ewen Chatfield. Only bowler to take 2 hat-tricks in World cup history? Ans: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) - He took hat-tricks in 2007 & 2011 world cups. Who recorded best economy rate in a world cup match (more than 5 overs)? Ans: Dermott Reeve (England). He gave just runs in his 5 overs against Pakistan. Highest extras in a world cup match? Ans: Scotland conceded 59 extras against Pakistan in 1999 world cup. Who was the first bowler to take seven wickets in a world cup match? Ans: Glen McGrath against Namibia in 2003 world cup Who was the first bowler to take six wickets in a world cup match? Ans: Gary Gilmour (Australia) against England in the semi-finals of 1975 world cup. Who took highest number of wickets in world cup matches? Ans: Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath took 71 wickets from 39 matches. Click here for General records & Batting records & Fielding records. … [Read more...]
Fielding Records
ICC Cricket World cup Fielding records: Fielding restrictions were first enforced in which world cup? Ans: 1983 world cup Who was the only wicket-keeper to take 6 catches in a world cup match? Ans: Adam Gilchrist (Australia) against Namibia Who took the highest number of catches in one world cup? Ans: Ricky Ponting (11 catches). He also holds the record of highest number of catches took in world cup matches. Click here for General records & Bowling records & Batting records. … [Read more...]
New Zealand squad
New Zealand has reasonably good record at Cricket world cup tournaments but its form in one day matches is not giving enough confidence. But, team has very good one day players but Kiwis are struggling to play like a unit. New Zealand and arch rival Australia are placed in the same group. 2011 Cricket world cup – New Zealand team analysis: Current ICC one day Ranking: 7 Coach: Bowling coach: Allan Donald (South Africa) Captain: Daniel Vettori Crucial players: Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram, Ross Taylor & Dangerous McCullum. Missing players: Daryl Tuffey, Andy McKay, Peter McGlashan & Grant Elliott Group A: New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Kenya & Canada Qualification: Directly qualified basing on ICC one day team ranking. World cup history: New Zealand never reached finals in the World Cup. Best performance was at home in 1991-92 world cup (Can you forget Martin Crowe batting & Mark Greatbatch hitting?) New Zealand team for 2011 Cricket World Cup: S.NoCricketer NameAgeICC RankState Batsmen: 1.Jesse Ryder 85 2.Martin Guptill 52 3.Ross Taylor 24 4.Scott Styris 34 All-rounders: 1.Jacob Oram 69 & 11 2.Daniel Vettori 99 & 1 3. James Franklin 153&106 Wellington 4. Luke Woodcock 28 - Wellington Wicket-Keepers: 1.Brendon McCullum 29 2. Jamie How 94 Central Districts Bowlers: 1.Kyle Mills 16 2.Tim Southee 54 3.Nathan McCullum 111 Otago 4.Hamish Bennett 247 Canterbury 5.Kane Williamson 228 Schedule of New Zealand world cup matches: 1. February 20: Vs Kenya at MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai 2. Febraury 25: Vs Australia at VCA stadium in Nagpur 3. March 4: Vs Zimbabwe at Sardar Patel stadium in Ahmedabad 4. March 8: Vs Pakistan in Kandy 5. March 13: Vs Canada at Wankhede stadium in Mumbai 6. March 18: Vs Sri Lanka in Mumbai Strengths: One day specialists & World class all-rounders -Daniel Vettori & Jacob Oram Weaknesses: Poor form & lack of consistency Our rating for New Zealand team: 6.5/10 Our prediction for New Zealand in 2011 World Cup: Due to format of this world cup, New Zealand may reach quarter-finals. Unless dangerous players like McCullum will come out with special innings, New Zealand will lose to India/South Africa/England in the quarter-finals. If one-day specialists regain form, New Zealand can surprise opponents by reaching semi-finals. Please share your views on New Zealand cricket team. … [Read more...]
India announced 2011 cricket world cup probables
Indian selectors today announced 30-member probables list for 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. Irfan Pathan and Rahul Dravid were not picked while selectors picked 4 wicket-keepers. 30-member probable list will be pruned to 15-member squad by January, 19. Indian probables squad for 2011 cricket world cup: Captain: Mahendra Singh Dhoni Top order: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Cheteswar Pujara, Murali Vijay & Shikhar Dhawan Middle order: Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Varat Kohli, Saurab Tiwary, Rohit Sharma & Ajinkya Rahane Wicket-Keepers: Dhoni, Parthiv Patel, Dinesh Karthik & Saha All-rounders: Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh & Ravindra Jadeja Bowlers: Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Munaf patel, Ishant Kumar, Vinay Kumar, R. Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Amit Mishra & Ravindra Jadeja … [Read more...]
Records
ICC Cricket World Cup records: Click here for Batting records & Bowling records & Fielding records. India's won in just one match in 1975 & 1979 world cups. They registered that victory against which country? Ans: East Africa Who was the first player in the history of world cup to win Man of the Match awards in both semi-finals and finals? Ans: Mohinder Amarnath (India in 1983 world cup) Only cricketer to feature in three losing world cup finals? Ans: Graham Gooch (England). He played for England in 1979, 1987 & 1992 world cups. Floodlights, coloured clothes, white balls and stump vision were first used in which world cup? Ans: 1991-92 World cup in Australia-New Zealand First cricketer to play in six consecutive world cups? Ans: Javed Miandad (Pakistan). He played in 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992 & 1996 world cups. Sachin Tendulkar is the second cricketer to play in 6 (1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2007 & 2011) world cups. Biggest margin of victory (runs) in a world cup match? Ans: India defeated Bermuda by 257 runs in 2007 world cup. India scored 413/5 in that match - highest score by a team in a world cup. What was the first 50-over world cup? Ans: Reliance World cup in 1987 Who is the only player to play in a world cup after coaching a team? Ans: Dougie Brown (He coached Namibia in 2003 world cup and played for Scotland in 2007 world cup. Highest match aggregate in a world cup match? Ans: 671 in 98 over (Australia Vs South Africa in 2007 world cup) Who captained a team in the highest number of world cup matches? Ans: Ricky Ponting (Australia). Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) led the team in 27 matches. Tightest victory in the history of world cup? Ans: Pakistan beat West Indies in 1987 world cup at Lahore. 2011 world cup: Super over and DRS introduced. … [Read more...]
Results
Team standings in Group A & B: Group A: Group B: TeamPlayWonLostPointsTeamPlayWonLostPoints Sri Lanka 6 4 19 India 6 4 - 9 Australia 6 4 - 9 South Africa 6 5 - 10 Pakistan 6 5 1 10England 6 3 1 7 New Zealand 6 4 - 8 Bangladesh 6 3 2 6 Zimbabwe 6 2 34 West Indies 6 3 1 6 Kenya 6 - 4 - Netherlands 6 - 6 - Canada 6 13 2 Ireland 6 2 4 4 2011 ICC Cricket Word Cup match results: DateWorld Cup cricket match resultMan of the Match February 19India defeated Bangladesh by 87 runsVirender Sehwag (India)February 20New Zealand defeated Kenya by 10 wicketsH.K. Bennett (New Zealand)February 20 Sri Lanka defeated Canada by 210 runsMahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) February 21 Australia defeated Zimbabwe by 91 runs Shane Watson (Australia) February 22 Netherlands lost to England by 6 wickets Ten Doeschate (Netherlands) February 23 Pakistan defeated Kenya by 205 runs Umar Akmal (Pakistan) February 24 South Africa defeated West Indies by 7 wickets AB De Villiers (South Africa) February 25 Australia crushed New Zealand by 7 wickets Mitchell Johnson (Australia) February 25 Bangladesh beat Ireland by 27 runs Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) February 26 Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 11 runs Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) February 27 India Vs England match result: Tie Andrew Strauss (England) February 28 West Indies decimated Netherlands by 215 runsKemar Roach (West Indies) February 28 Zimbabwe defeated Canada by 175 runsTatenda Taibu (Zimbabwe) March: March 1 Sri Lanka crushed Kenya by 9 wickets Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) March 2 Ireland defeated England by 3 wickets Kevin O'Brien (Ireland) March 3 South Africa crushed Netherlands by 231 runs AB De Villiers (South Africa) March 3 Pakistan defeated Canada by 46 runs Shahid Afridi (South Africa) March 4 New Zealand decimated Zimbabwe by 10 wickets Guptil (New Zealand) March 4 West Indies crushed Bangladesh by 9 wickets Kemar Roach (West Indies) March 5 Australia Vs Sri Lanka - No result due to rain - - - - -March 6 England defeated South Africa by 6 runs Ravi Bopara (England) March 6 India defeated Ireland by 5 wickets Yuvraj Singh (India) March 7 Canada defeated Kenya by 5 wickets Osinde (Canada) March 8 New Zealand crushed Pakistan by 110 runs Ross Taylor (New Zealand) March 9 India defeated Netherlands by 5 wickets Yuvraj Singh (India) March 10 Sri Lanka decimated Zimbabwe by 139 runs Thilakaratne Dilshna (Sri Lanka) March 11 West Indies defeated Ireland by 44 runs Kieron Pollard (West Indies) March 11 Bangladesh defeated England by 2 wickets Imrul Kayes (Bangladesh) March 12 South Africa defeated India by 3 wickets Dale Steyn (South Africa) March 13 New Zealand defeated Canada by Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) March 13 Australia defeated Kenya by 60 runs Collins Obuya (Kenya) March 14 Bangladesh defeated Netherlands by 6 wickets Imrul Kayes (Bangladesh) March 14 Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe by 7 wickets Umar Gul (Pakistan) March 15 South Africa defeated Ireland by 131 runs J.P. Duminy (South … [Read more...]
Schedule
2011 Cricket World Cup Schedule: World Cup format: 7 teams are divided into 2 groups. Top 4 teams will reach quarterfinals/Knock-out round. Click here to know about 2011 Cricket world cup groups & Teams. Click here for info on World cup stadiums. DateTimeCricket World Cup MatchVenue Group Stage Matches: February 19 2:30 PM IST India Vs Bangladesh Dhaka February 20 9:30 AM IST New Zealand Vs Kenya Chennai February 20 2:30 PM IST Sri Lanka Vs Canada Hambantota February 21 2:30 PM IST Australia Vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad February 22 2:30 PM IST England Vs Netherlands Nagpur February 23 2:30 PM IST Pakistan Vs Kenya Hambantota February 24 2:30 PM IST South Africa Vs West Indies New Delhi February 25 9:30 AM IST Bangladesh Vs Ireland Dhaka February 25 2:30 PM IST Australia Vs New Zealand Nagpur February 26 2:30 PM IST Sri Lanka Vs Pakistan Colombo February 27 2:30 PM IST India Vs England Bangalore February 28 9:30 AM IST West Indies Vs Netherlands New Delhi February 28 2:30 PM IST Zimbabwe Vs Canada Nagpur March 1 2:30 PM IST Sri Lanka Vs Kenya Colombo March 2 2:30 PM IST England Vs Ireland Bengaluru March 3 9:30 AM IST South Africa Vs Netherlands Mohali March 3 2:30 PM IST Pakistan Vs Canada Colombo March 4 9:30 AM IST New Zealand Vs Zimbabwe Ahmedabad March 4 2:30 PM IST Bangladesh Vs West Indies Dhaka March 5 2:30 PM IST Sri Lanka Vs Australia Colombo March 6 9:30 AM IST South Africa Vs England Chennai March 6 2:30 PM IST India Vs Ireland Bengaluru March 7 2:30 PM IST Kenya Vs Canada New Delhi March 8 2:30 PM IST Pakistan Vs New Zealand Kandy March 9 2:30 PM IST India Vs Netherlands New Delhi March 10 2:30 PM IST Sri Lanka Vs Zimbabwe Pallekelle March 11 9:30 AM IST West Indies vs Ireland Mohali March 11 2:30 PM IST Bangladesh Vs England Chittagong March 12 2:30 PM IST India Vs South Africa Nagpur March 13 9:30 AM IST New Zealand Vs Canada Mumbai March 13 2:30 PM IST Australia Vs Kenya Bangalore March 14 9:30 AM IST Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe Pallekelle March 14 2:30 PM IST Bangladesh Vs Netherlands Chittagong March 15 2:30 PM IST South Africa Vs Ireland Kolkata March 16 2:30 PM IST Australia Vs Canada Bangalore March 17 2:30 PM IST England Vs West Indies Chennai March 18 9:30 AM IST Ireland Vs Netherlands Kolkata March 18 2:30 PM IST Sri Lanka Vs New Zealand Mumbai March 19 9:30 AM IST Bangladesh Vs South Africa Dhaka March 19 2:30 PM IST Pakistan Vs Australia Colombo March 20 9:30 AM IST Zimbabwe Vs Kenya Kolkata March 20 2:30 PM IST India Vs West Indies Chennai Quarterfinals: March 23 2:30 PM IST Pakistan Vs West Indies Dhaka March 24 2:30 PM IST India Vs Australia Ahmedabad March 25 2:30 PM IST South Africa Vs New ZealandDhaka March 26 2:30 PM IST Sri Lanka Vs England Colombo Semi-Finals: March 29 2:30 PM IST New Zealand vs Sri LankaColombo March 30 2:30 PM IST India Vs Pakistan Mohali 2011 Cricket World Cup Final: April 2 2:30 PM ISTIndia Vs Sri Lanka Mumbai Click here to buy tickets for 2011 Cricket World Cup matches. … [Read more...]
History
ICC Cricket World Cup history: YearWorld Cup HostsWinnerRunners-Up 2015 Australia & New Zealand 2011 India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh 2007 West Indies Australia Sri Lanka 2003 South Africa Australia India 1999 England Australia Pakistan 1996 India, Sri Lanka & Pakistan Sri Lanka Australia 1992 Australia Pakistan England 1987 India Australia England 1983 England India West Indies 1979 England West Indies England 1975 England West Indies Australia Highlights of Cricket World Cup history: 1. Australia is the best performer and won 4 times in last 6 Cricket world cups. 2. England never won ICC one day cricket world cup despite reaching finals in 3 world cups. … [Read more...]
Stadiums
2011 Cricket World Cup stadiums/venues: Click here to buy tickets for 2011 Cricket World Cup matches. CityStadiumCricket World Cup Matches Bangladesh: Dhaka Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket stadium 2 Quarterfinals and 4 Group matches including opening game of 2011 World cup Chittagong Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury stadium 2 Group stage matches Sri Lanka: Colombo R. Premadasa International stadium One Semi-final, one quarterfinal and 5 Group stage matches Kandy Pallekele International Cricket Stadium3 Group stage games Hambantota Suriyawewa International Cricket Stadium 2 Group stage games India: Mumbai Wankhede Stadium World Cup final & 2 Group stage matches Mohali PCA Stadium One semi-final & 2 Group stage games Chennai M.A. Chidambaram Stadium 4 Group stage world cup matches including India Vs West Indies game Bengaluru M. Chinnaswamy Stadium 4 Group stage world cup matches including India Vs Ireland game Ahmedabad Sardar Patel Stadium One Quarter final & 2 Group stage matches KolkataEden Gardens 4 Group stage world cup matches including India Vs England game NagpurVCA Stadium 4 Group stage matches New Delhi Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium 4 Group stage world cup matches … [Read more...]
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