2011 Cricket World Cup: Teams and Groups

 

 

Hosts: India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh

 

 

Schedule: February 19 – April 2, 2011

 

 

Total number of games: 49

 

 

 

Group A	Group B
Australia	India
Sri Lanka	Engalnd
Pakistan	South Africa
New Zealand	West Indies
Zimbabwe	Bangladesh
Canada	Ireland
Kenya	Netherlands

 

 

2011 Cricket World Cup format:

 

 

Top 4 teams from each group will reach quarterfinals/knockout round. Winners of 4 quarterfinal games will reach semi-finals.

 

 

2011 Cricket World Cup matches and venues:

 

 

• India will host 29 world cup matches at 8 cricket venues.

 

• Sri Lanka will host 8 cricket matches at 3 venues.

 

• Bangladesh will host 8 cricket matches at 2 venues.

 

 

 

Predictability of Quarterfinalists and emergence of T20 cricket may dampen spirits of organisers and audience. But, Cricket matches always attract lot of attention in the sub-continent. This is the last world cup for lot of star cricketers from sub-continent.