09 November 2009

Cricket World Cup 2011 Schedule

India will meet Bangladesh in the opening match of the ICC World Cup 2011 on February 19 in Dhaka.

The World Cup committee announced the match schedule of the tournament in Mumbai on Monday.

A total of 49 matches will be played in the 43-day tournament tournament, which was reallocated following the International Cricket Council's decision to drop Pakistan as a co-host because of security concerns.

India will host 29 matches at eight venues, including the final at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, a semi-final in Mohali and a quarter-final in Ahmedabad while Sri Lanka will stage 12 matches at three venues, including a semi-final in Colombo and a quarter-final.

The Opening Ceremony will be held on February 17, in Dhaka, which, besides the opening match, will also stage two quarter-finals and six group matches.

The groupings for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 are as follows:

Group A: Australia , Pakistan, New Zealand , Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada , Kenya

Group B: India, South Africa , England , West Indies , Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands.


Match No.
Date
Match
Venue


1
19-Feb
Bangladesh vs India 
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
Pallekele


25
9-Mar
India vs Netherlands
New Delhi


26
10-Mar
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
Pallekele


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
Pallekele


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 Quarter-final
Dhaka


44
24-Mar
Second Quarter-final
Colombo


45
25-Mar
Third Quarter-final
Dhaka


46
26-Mar
Fourth Quarter-final
Ahmedabad


47
29-Mar
First Semi-final
Colombo


48
30-Mar
Second Semi-final
Mohali


49
2-Apr
Final
Mumbai