ICC World Cup 2011 Teams, Stadiums, Matches, Everything One Wants to Know
ICC World Cup 2011 will get under way on 19th February 2011 in Dhaka, with hosts Bangladesh taking on co-hosts India. ICC World Cup 2011 is the 10th ICC World Cup. In this post I have tried to include all the necessary information regarding teams, stadiums, matches etc. ICC World Cup 2011 will come to an end on 2nd April 2011.
ICC World Cup 2011 - All That One Needs To Know!
ICC World Cup 2011 will get under way from Feb 19th 2011 at Dhaka, Bangladesh. The opening match will be between hosts Bangladesh and co-hosts India. This world cup is co-hosted by three nations, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Finals will be played on April 2nd at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. This post lists out Teams, players, captains, matches and stadiums where various matches will be played. I have tried to assemble all related information gathered from various web portals so that cricket aficianados can use this as a one-stop reference.
There are total 14 teams, divided into two groups: Group A and Group BGroup A
1. Australia
Australia World Cup Squad: Ricky Ponting (capt), Michael Clarke, Doug Bollinger, Brad Haddin(wk),John Hastings, Nathan Hauritz, David Hussey, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Tim Paine (wk), Steve Smith, Shaun Tait, Shane Watson, Cameron White
2. Canada
Canada World Cup squad: Ashish Bagai (captain and wicketkeeper), Rizwan Cheema (vice-captain), Nitish Kumar, Harvir Baidwan, Hiral Patel, Henry Osinde, Tyson Gordon, John Davison, Parth Desai, Ruvindu Gunasekera, Karl Whatham, Jimmy Hansra, Khurram Chohan, Balaji Rao, Zubin Surkari, Hamza Tariq (stand-by)
3. Kenya
Kenya World Cup squad: Jimmy Kamande (captain), James Ngoche, Seren Waters, Alex Obanda, Shem Ngoche, Collins Obuya, Nehemiah Odhiambo, David Obuya, Thomas Odoyo, Elijah Otieno, Peter Ongondo, Morris Ouma, Steve Tikolo, Rakep Patel, Tanmay Mishra.
4. New Zealand
New Zealand World Cup squad: Daniel Vettori, Hamish Bennett, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Jamie How, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Luke Woodcock
5. Pakistan
Pakistan World Cup Squad: Shahid Afridi (Captain), Misbah-ul-Haq (Vice-Captain), Muhammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Younis Khan, Asad Shafiq, Umer Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umer Gul, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanvir and Ahmed Shehzad.
6. Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka World Cup Squad: Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Mahela Jayawardene (vice-captain), Tillakaratne Dilshan, Upul Tharanga, Thilan Samaraweera, Chamara Silva, Chamara Kapugedera, Angelo Mathews, Thisara Perera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Lasith Malinga, Dilhara Fernando, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ajantha Mendis, Rangana Herath.
7. Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe World Cup Squad: Elton Chigumbura (captain), Regis Chakabva, Charles Coventry, Graeme Cremer, Craig Ervine, Sean Ervine, Gregory Lamb, Shingirai Masakadza, Christopher Mpofu, Raymond Price, Edward Rainsford, Tatenda Taibu, Brendan Taylor, Prosper Utseya, Sean Williams.Group B
1. Bangladesh
Bangladesh World Cup squad: Shakib Al Hasan(captain), Tamim Iqbal (vice-captain), Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Md Ashraful, Imrul Kayes, Shahriar Nafees, Juaneed Siddiqui, Roquibul Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Naeem Islam, Abdur Razzak, Suhrawardi Shuvo, Shafiul Islam, Nazmul Hossain and Rubel Hossain.
2. England
England's World Cup Squad: Andrew Strauss (captain), Matt Prior (wicketkeeper), Ian Bell, , Paul Collingwood, Tim Bresnan, Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen, James Tredwell, Luke Wright, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott, Michael Yardy, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ajmal Shahzad.
3. India
World Cup Indian Squad: MS Dhoni (Captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag,
Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh,Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Zaheer Khan, Munaf Patel, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra
4. Ireland
Ireland World Cup Team: William Porterfield (Capt), Andre Botha, Alex Cusack, Niall O'Brien (wk), Kevin O'Brien, George Dockrell, Trent Johnston, Nigel Jones, John Mooney, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Albert van der Merwe, Gary Wilson (wk), Andrew White, Ed Joyce
5. Netherlands
Netherlands World Cup squad: Peter borren, wesley barresi, adeel raja, mudassar bukhari, atse buurman, tom cooper, tom de crooth, alexie kervezee, bradley kruger, bernard loots, pieter seelar, eric szwarczynski, ryan ten doeschate, berend westdijk, bas zuiderent
6. South Africa
South Africa World Cup Squad: Graeme Smith (Capt), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers (WK), JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robbie Peterson, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne van Wyk (WK)
7. West Indies
West Indies World Cup Squad – Chris Gayle (capt), Sulieman Benn, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Narsingh Deonarine, Andre Fletcher, Wavell Hinds, Nikita Miller, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jerome TaylorStadiums
India
Kolkata: Eden Gardens
Chennai: M.A. Chidambaram Stadium
New Delhi: Firoz Shah Kotla
Nagpur: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
Ahmedabad: Sardar Patel Stadium
Mumbai: Wankhede Stadium
Mohali: Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
Bangalore: M. Chinnaswamy StadiumSriLanka
Colombo: R. Premadasa Stadium
Kandy: Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium
Hambantota: Mahinda Rajapaksha International StadiumBangladesh
Dhaka: Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium
Chittagong: Chittagong Divisional StadiumUmpires
Australia
1. Simon Taufel
2. Steve Davis
3. Rod Tucker
4. Daryl Harper
5. Bruce OxenfordNew Zealand
1. Billy Bowden
2. Tony HillSouth Africa
1. Marais ErasmusPakistan
1. Aleem Dar
2. Asad RaufIndia
1. Shavir Tarapore
2. Amish SahebaEngland
1. Ian Gould
2. Richard Kettleborough
3. Nigel LlongSri Lanka
1. Asoka de Silva
2. Kumar DharmasenaWest Indies
1. Billy DoctroveMatches – Group A
Match 2
20 February 2011
New Zealand v Kenya
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match 3
20 February 2011 (D/N)
Sri Lanka v Canada
Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Match 4
21 February 2011 (D/N)
Australia v Zimbabwe
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Match 6
23 February 2011 (D/N)
Pakistan v Kenya
Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Match 8
25 February 2011 (D/N)
New Zealand v Australia
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Match 10
26 February 2011 (D/N)
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Match 13
28 February 2011 Zimbabwe v Canada
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Match 14
1 March 2011 (D/N)
Sri Lanka v Kenya
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Match 17
3 March 2011 (D/N)
Pakistan v Canada
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Match 18
4 March 2011 New Zealand v Zimbabwe
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Match 20
5 March 2011 (D/N)
Sri Lanka v Australia
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Match 23
7 March 2011 (D/N)
Kenya v Canada
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Match 24
8 March 2011 (D/N)
Pakistan v New Zealand
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Match 26
10 March 2011 (D/N)
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Match 30
13 March 2011 New Zealand v Canada
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Match 31
13 March 2011 (D/N)
Australia v Kenya
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Match 32
14 March 2011 (D/N)
Pakistan v Zimbabwe
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Match 35
16 March 2011 (D/N)
Australia v Canada
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Match 37
18 March 2011 (D/N)
Sri Lanka v New Zealand
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Match 39
19 March 2011 (D/N)
Pakistan v Australia
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Match 41
20 March 2011 Zimbabwe v Kenya
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Top 4 Group teams advance to the Quarter finals.Matches – Group B
Match-1
Feb 19, 2011
India v Bangladesh (D/N)
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Match-5
Feb 22, 2011
England v Netherlands (D/N)
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Match-7
Feb 24, 2011
South Africa v West Indies (D/N)
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Match-9
25 February 2011
Bangladesh v Ireland
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Match-11
27 February 2011
India v England (D/N)
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Match-12
28 February 2011
West Indies v Netherlands (D/N)
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Match-15
2 March 2011
England v Ireland (D/N)
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Match-16
3 March 2011
South Africa v Netherlands (D/N)
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Match-19
4 March 2011
Bangladesh v West Indies (D/N)
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Match-21
6 March 2011
India v Ireland (D/N)
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Match-22
6 March 2011
England v South Africa
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match-25
9 March 2011
India v Netherlands (D/N)
Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi
Match-27
11 March 2011
Ireland v West Indies
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Match-28
11 March 2011
Bangladesh v England (D/N)
Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong
Match-29
12 March 2011
India v South Africa (D/N)
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
Match-33
14 March 2011
Bangladesh v Netherlands (D/N)
Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong
Match-34
15 March 2011
South Africa v Ireland (D/N)
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Match-36
17 March 2011
England v West Indies (D/N)
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Match-38
18 March 2011
Ireland v Netherlands
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Match-40
19 March 2011
Bangladesh v South Africa
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Match-42
20 March 2011
India v West Indies (D/N)
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Top 4 Group teams advance to the Quarter finals.Quarter Finals
Match 43
23 March 2011 (D/N)
Group A1 v Group B4
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Match 44
24 March 2011 (D/N)
Group A2 v Group B3
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Match 45
25 March 2011 (D/N)
Group A3 v Group B2
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Match 46
26 March 2011 (D/N)
Group A4 v Group B1
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Semi-Finals
Match 47
29 March 2011 (D/N)
Winner of Match 43 v Winner of Match 45
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Match 48
30 March 2011 (D/N)
Winner of Match 44 v Winner of Match 46
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, MohaliFinal
Match 49
2 April 2011 (D/N)
Winner of Match 47 v Winner of Match 48
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
That will be the final match of ICC World Cup 2011.
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