2011 Cricket World Cup

2011 Cricket World Cup

The Cup that Counts
Dates	19 February – 2 April 2011
Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India   Sri Lanka   Bangladesh
Champions	India (2nd title)
Runners-up	Sri Lanka
Participants	14 (from 104 entrants)
Matches	49
Attendance	1,229,826 (25,098 per match)
Player of the series	Yuvraj Singh
Most runs	Tillakaratne Dilshan (500)
Most wickets	Shahid Afridi (21) Zaheer Khan (21)
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The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, while the latter hosted World Cup matches for the first time. India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil. ^{[1] [2]} India's Yuvraj Singh was declared as the player of the tournament. ^[3] This was the first time in World Cup history that two Asian teams had appeared in the final. It was also the first time since the 1992 World Cup that the final did not feature Australia.

Fourteen national cricket teams took part in this tournament, including 10 full members and four associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). ^[4] The opening ceremony was held on 17 February 2011 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, ^[5] and the tournament was played between 19 February and 2 April. The first match was played between India and Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. ^[6]

Pakistan was also scheduled to be a co-host, but after the 2009's terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Lahore, the ICC cancelled that, ^[7] and the headquarters of the organising committee, originally in Lahore, was transferred to Mumbai. ^[8] Pakistan was to have held 14 matches, including one semi-final. ^[9] Eight of the games (including the semi-final) were awarded to India, four to Sri Lanka, and two to Bangladesh. ^[10]

Host selection

The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on 30 April 2006 which countries would host the 2011 World Cup. Australia and New Zealand had also bid for the tournament; if successful, they would have shared the hosting equally, leaving the location of the final still to be decided. The Trans–Tasman bid, Beyond Boundaries, was the only one delivered to the ICC headquarters in Dubai before the 1 March deadline, but the Asian bidders were granted an extension by the ICC. ^[11] The New Zealand government had given assurance that Zimbabwe would be allowed to compete in the tournament, following political discussions in the country over whether their cricket team should be allowed to tour Zimbabwe in 2005. ^[12]

The extra time needed for the Asian bid had weakened its prospects, but when the time came to vote, Asia won the hosting rights by ten votes to three. ^[11] The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has revealed that the vote of the West Indies Cricket Board was decisive, as the Asian bid had the support of South Africa and Zimbabwe as well as the four bidding countries. ^[13] The Pakistani newspaper Dawn reported that the Asian countries had promised to hold fund-raising events for West Indian cricket during the 2007 World Cup, which may have influenced the vote. ^[14] However, I. S. Bindra, chairman of the Monitoring Committee of the Asian bid, said that their promise of extra profits of around US$400 million had been decisive, ^[15] that there "was no quid pro quo for their support", ^[16] and that playing the West Indies had "nothing to do with the World Cup bid". ^[16]

Format

Late in 2007, the four host nations agreed on a revised format for the 2011 World Cup, identical to that of the 1996 World Cup, except that there would be 14 teams instead of 12. The first round of the tournament would consist of two groups of seven teams. Each team in a group would play all the others once, and the top four from each group would qualify for the quarter-finals. ^[17] This ensured that every team would play at least six matches.

Qualification

Main articles: 2007–2009 ICC World Cricket League and 2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

As per ICC regulations, all 10 full members automatically qualify for the World Cup, including Zimbabwe who have given up their Test playing status until the standard of their team improves. ^[18]

The ICC also organised a qualifying tournament in South Africa to determine the four associate teams who would participate in the 2011 event. Ireland, who had been the best performing associate nation since the last World Cup, won the tournament, beating Canada in the final. The Netherlands and Kenya also qualified by virtue of finishing third and fourth respectively. ^[19] All 4 associates kept their ODI status as well as Scotland who this time failed to qualify for the World Cup.

List of qualified teams

The following 14 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Group A		Group B
Rank	Team	Rank	Team
Full Members
1	Australia	2	India (co-host)
3	Pakistan	4	South Africa
5	New Zealand	6	England
7	Sri Lanka (co-host)	8	West Indies
9	Zimbabwe	10	Bangladesh (co-host)
Associate Members
11	Canada	12	Ireland
13	Kenya	14	Netherlands

Preparations

Fireworks at the opening ceremony

Pakistan loses co-host status

In April 2009, the ICC announced that Pakistan had lost its right to co-host the 2011 World Cup because of concerns about the "uncertain security situation" in the country, especially in the aftermath of the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Lahore. ^{[20] [21]} The PCB estimated that this would lose them $10.5 million. ^[22] This figure took account only of the fees of $750,000 per match guaranteed by the ICC. The overall loss to the PCB and the Pakistani economy were expected to be much greater.

On 9 April 2009, PCB chairman Ijaz Butt revealed that they had issued a legal notice to oppose ICC's decision. ^[23] The ICC, however, claimed that the PCB was still a co-host, and that they had only relocated the matches out of Pakistan. ^[24] Pakistan proposed that South Asia host the 2015 World Cup and that Australia and New Zealand host the 2011 event, but this option did not find favour with their co-hosts and was not implemented. ^[25]

Allocation of matches

On 11 April 2005, PCB chairman Shahryar Khan announced an agreement on the allocation of games, ^[26] under which India would host the final, Pakistan and Sri Lanka the semi-finals, ^[27] and Bangladesh the opening ceremony. ^[28] After being stripped of its status as a co-host, Pakistan proposed to host its allocated games in the United Arab Emirates as a neutral venue. They had played matches in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah in the preceding months.^{[ citation needed ]} On 28 April 2009, however, the ICC announced that matches originally intended to be played in Pakistan would be reallocated. As a result, India hosted 29 matches across eight venues, including the final and one semi-final; Sri Lanka hosted 12 matches at three venues, including one semi-final; and Bangladesh hosted 8 matches at two grounds, as well as the opening ceremony on 17 February 2011. ^[29]

On 1 June 2010, the first tranche of tickets were put on sale after a meeting of the tournament's Central Organising Committee in Mumbai. The cheapest tickets cost 20 US cents in Sri Lanka. ^[30] In January 2011, the ICC declared the Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata, India, to be unfit and unlikely to be complete by 27 February, when it was scheduled to host a match between India and England. The match was moved to Bangalore. ^[31]

Media and promotion

See also: List of 2011 Cricket World Cup broadcasting rights

The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament.^{[ citation needed ]} The ICC sold the broadcasting rights for the 2011 event to ESPN Star Sports and Star Cricket for around US$2 billion.^{[ citation needed ]} For the first time, the tournament was broadcast in high-definition format, and it was to be covered by at least 27 cameras using recent technology. It was also planned to be shown across platforms such as online and mobile 3G. It was the first time that an ICC event had the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS). ^[32]

The final was watched live by 135 million people in India, ^{[33] [34]} as recorded by the ratings agencies TAM and aMap, including 67.6 million Indian cable and satellite viewers. ^[35] The final was watched by 13.6% of Indian TV-equipped households on average, with a peak of 21.44% at the end of the game, ^[36] thus beating the semi-final between India and Pakistan, which had an estimated 11.74% TV rating in India for the whole match. ^[34]

The official event ambassador was Sachin Tendulkar. ^[37]

Song

The official song of the 2011 Cricket World Cup has three versions, in Bengali, Hindi and Sinhala, corresponding to the three host countries. ^[38] "De Ghuma Ke" (Swing It Hard) is the Hindi version, composed by the trio of Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy. ^[39] It employs an array of Indian rhythms combined with elements of rock and hip hop. The Sinhala version, "Sinha Udaane", was adapted by Sri Lankan R&B and hip hop artist Ranidu Lankage and composed by lyricist Shehan Galahitiyawa. ^[38] Both songs were performed at the opening ceremony. "Sinha Udaane" was performed by Lankage. ^[40]

Mascot

Stumpy, a young elephant, was the official mascot for the 2011 Cricket World Cup. ^[41] He was unveiled at a function in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 2 April 2010, ^[42] and his name was revealed on 2 August 2010 after an online competition conducted by the ICC in the last week of July. ^[43]

Opening ceremony

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held in the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 17 February 2011, two days before the first match.

Prize money

The 2011 Cricket World Cup winning team would be taking home a prize money of US$3 million and US$1.5 million for runner-up, with the ICC deciding to double the total allocation for the tournament to US$8.01 million. The winning team was also awarded a replica of the Cricket World Cup Trophy, a practice that originated in 1999. The decision was taken at the ICC Board meeting which was held in Dubai on 20 April 2010. ^[44]

• US$250,000 – Losing quarter-finalists (4 teams)
• US$500,000 – Losing semi-finalists
• US$1,500,000 – Runners-up
• US$3,250,000 – Winners

Venues

All the Indian stadiums for the tournament had been finalised by mid-October 2009, ^[45] and those of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in late October 2009. The ICC announced all the venues in Mumbai on 2 November 2009. Two new stadiums were constructed in Kandy and Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka, for the event. ^[46]

India
Kolkata	Chennai	Delhi	Nagpur	Ahmedabad
Eden Gardens	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium	Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium	Sardar Patel Stadium
Capacity: 66,349	Capacity: 50,000	Capacity: 41,820	Capacity: 45,000	Capacity: 54,000
	Mumbai	Mohali	Bangalore
	Wankhede Stadium	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
	Capacity: 33,108	Capacity: 26,950	Capacity: 40,000
Sri Lanka			Bangladesh
Colombo	Kandy	Sooriyawewa	Chittagong	Dhaka
R. Premadasa Stadium	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 35,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 26,000

Kolkata New Delhi Ahmedabad Chennai Mohali Nagpur Bangalore Mumbai class=notpageimage| Venues in India

Colombo Sooriyawewa Pallekele class=notpageimage| Venues in Sri Lanka

Chittagong Dhaka class=notpageimage| Venues in Bangladesh

Umpires

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup officials

The umpire selection panel selected 18 umpires excluding a reserve umpire, Enamul Haque (Bangladesh) to officiate at the World Cup: five from Australia, three from England, two each from India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and one each from South Africa and the West Indies.

Australia Simon Taufel Steve Davis Rod Tucker Daryl Harper Bruce Oxenford New Zealand Billy Bowden Tony Hill

South Africa Marais Erasmus Pakistan Aleem Dar Asad Rauf India Shavir Tarapore Amiesh Saheba

England Ian Gould Richard Kettleborough Nigel Llong Sri Lanka Asoka de Silva Kumar Dharmasena West Indies Billy Doctrove

Squads

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup squads

Each country chose a 30-member preliminary squad, which would then be reduced to 15. All the 14 teams announced their final squads before 19 January 2011. Sachin Tendulkar of India played in his sixth consecutive world cup, equalling the record of Javed Miandad (PAK).

Warm-up matches

The following 14 warm-up matches were played before the World Cup started, between 12 February and 18 February 2011. ^{[47] [48]} All 14 nations that were qualified to take part in the World Cup participated in a series of matches to prepare, experiment with different tactics and to help them acclimatise to conditions in the Indian Subcontinent. The warm-up matches were not classified as One Day Internationals by the ICC, despite sharing some of main features of this form of cricket, but some of the playing regulations were different from standard internationals in order to allow teams to experiment. For example, the main change allowed for thirteen different players to play in a match – nine players being allowed to both bat and bowl, with two only being able to bowl and two only being able to bat – instead of the eleven players normally allowed.

England, India, Sri Lanka and South Africa were the only teams to win both of their warm-up games, while Australia, Canada, Kenya and Zimbabwe did not win either of their fixtures.

Match status

As of 2007, none of the warm-up games were officially recognised as ODIs or List A matches by the ICC due to various changes in the rules of the game, and this continued into the 2011 World Cup. ^[49] While normally only 11 players are allowed to bat and field (excluding situations involving a substitute fielder), ^[50] 13 players were used in each team's squad for the matches – 11 of whom were allowed to field at one time and 11 of whom were allowed to bat (meaning players could be swapped in and out when fielding or bowling, but two players did not bat in a match). ^[51] In official ICC matches match referees are required to help officiate a game, but due to the changes in the rules none were appointed for any of the warm-up games. ^{[49] [52]}

Schedule and results

Warm-up matches

Warm-up matches

12 February 2011 Scorecard

West Indies   253/8 (50 overs)

v

Kenya 192 (45.3 overs)

West Indies won by 61 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

12 February 2011 Scorecard

Sri Lanka   351/5 (50 overs)

v

Netherlands 195 (47.3 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 156 runs Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo

12 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Canada   112 (37.3 overs)

v

Bangladesh 113/1 (19.2 overs)

Bangladesh won by 9 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

12 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

New Zealand   311/6 (50 overs)

v

Ireland 279 (48.2 overs)

New Zealand won by 32 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

12 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Zimbabwe   152 (41.5 overs)

v

South Africa 153/2 (23.3 overs)

South Africa won by 8 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

13 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

India   214 (44.3 overs)

v

Australia 176 (37.5 overs)

India won by 38 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

15 February 2011 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   244/8 (50 overs)

v

Ireland 245/6 (49.3 overs)

Ireland won by 4 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

15 February 2011 Scorecard

Kenya   263/5 (50 overs)

v

Netherlands 264/8 (49.1 overs)

Netherlands won by 2 wickets Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo

15 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan   285/9 (50 overs)

v

Bangladesh 196 (41.4 overs)

Pakistan won by 89 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

15 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Australia   217 (47.1 overs)

v

South Africa 218/1 (44.2 overs)

South Africa won by 9 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

15 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

West Indies   281 (50 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 282/6 (47.3 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

16 February 2011 Scorecard

England   243 (49.4 overs)

v

Canada 227 (46.1 overs)

England won by 16 runs Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah

16 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

India   360/5 (50 overs)

v

New Zealand 243 (43.1 overs)

India won by 117 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

18 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

England   273 (49.4 overs)

v

Pakistan 206 (46.1 overs)

England won by 67 runs Fatullah Osmani Stadium, Fatullah

Group stage

Group A

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Pakistan	6	5	1	0	0	10	0.758
2	Sri Lanka	6	4	1	0	1	9	2.582
3	Australia	6	4	1	0	1	9	1.123
4	New Zealand	6	4	2	0	0	8	1.135
5	Zimbabwe	6	2	4	0	0	4	0.030
6	Canada	6	1	5	0	0	2	−1.987
7	Kenya	6	0	6	0	0	0	−3.042

Source: ESPNcricinfo

The top four teams from each group qualified for the quarter-finals (indicated in green).

20 February 2011 Scorecard

Kenya   69 (23.5 overs)

v

New Zealand 72/0 (8 overs)

New Zealand won by 10 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

20 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka   332/7 (50 overs)

v

Canada 122 (36.5 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 210 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa

21 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Australia   262/6 (50 overs)

v

Zimbabwe 171 (46.2 overs)

Australia won by 91 runs Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

23 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan   317/7 (50 overs)

v

Kenya 112 (33.1 overs)

Pakistan won by 205 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa

25 February 2011 Scorecard

New Zealand   206 (45.1 overs)

v

Australia 207/3 (34 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

26 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan   277/7 (50 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 266/9 (50 overs)

Pakistan won by 11 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

28 February 2011 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   298/9 (50 overs)

v

Canada 123 (42.1 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 175 runs Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

1 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Kenya   142 (43.4 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 146/1 (18.4 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

3 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Pakistan   184 (43 overs)

v

Canada 138 (42.5 overs)

Pakistan won by 46 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

4 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Zimbabwe   162 (46.2 overs)

v

New Zealand 166/0 (33.3 overs)

New Zealand won by 10 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

5 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka   146/3 (32.5 overs)

v

Australia

No result R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

7 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Kenya   198 (50 overs)

v

Canada 199/5 (45.3 overs)

Canada won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi

8 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

New Zealand   302/7 (50 overs)

v

Pakistan 192 (41.4 overs)

New Zealand won by 110 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

10 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka   327/6 (50 overs)

v

Zimbabwe 188 (39 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 139 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

13 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

New Zealand   358/6 (50 overs)

v

Canada 261/9 (50 overs)

New Zealand won by 97 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

13 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Australia   324/6 (50 overs)

v

Kenya 264/6 (50 overs)

Australia won by 60 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

14 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Zimbabwe   151/7 (39.4 overs)

v

Pakistan 164/3 (34.1 overs)

Pakistan won by 7 wickets (DLS Method) Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

16 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Canada   211 (45.4 overs)

v

Australia 212/3 (34.5 overs)

Australia won by 7 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

18 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka   265/9 (50 overs)

v

New Zealand 153 (35 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 112 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

19 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Australia   176 (46.4 overs)

v

Pakistan 178/6 (41 overs)

Pakistan won by 4 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

20 March 2011 Scorecard

Zimbabwe   308/6 (50 overs)

v

Kenya 147 (36 overs)

Zimbabwe won by 161 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Group B

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR
1	South Africa	6	5	1	0	0	10	2.026
2	India	6	4	1	1	0	9	0.900
3	England	6	3	2	1	0	7	0.072
4	West Indies	6	3	3	0	0	6	1.066
5	Bangladesh	6	3	3	0	0	6	−1.361
6	Ireland	6	2	4	0	0	4	−0.696
7	Netherlands	6	0	6	0	0	0	−2.045

Source: ESPNcricinfo

The top four teams from each group qualified for the Quarter finals (indicated in green).

19 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

India   370/4 (50 overs)

v

Bangladesh 283/9 (50 overs)

India won by 87 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

22 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Netherlands   292/6 (50 overs)

v

England 296/4 (48.4 overs)

England won by 6 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

24 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

West Indies   222 (47.3 overs)

v

South Africa 223/3 (42.5 overs)

South Africa won by 7 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi

25 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Bangladesh   205 (49.2 overs)

v

Ireland 178 (45 overs)

Bangladesh won by 27 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

27 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

India   338 (49.5 overs)

v

England 338/8 (50 overs)

Match Tied M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

28 February 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

West Indies   330/8 (50 overs)

v

Netherlands 115 (31.3 overs)

West Indies won by 215 runs Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi

2 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

England   327/8 (50 overs)

v

Ireland 329/7 (49.1 overs)

Ireland won by 3 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

3 March 2011 Scorecard

South Africa   351/5 (50 overs)

v

Netherlands 120 (34.5 overs)

South Africa won by 231 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

4 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Bangladesh   58 (18.5 overs)

v

West Indies 59/1 (12.2 overs)

West Indies won by 9 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

6 March 2011 Scorecard

England   171 (45.4 overs)

v

South Africa 165 (47.4 overs)

England won by 6 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

6 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Ireland   207 (47.5 overs)

v

India 210/5 (46.0 overs)

India won by 5 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

9 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Netherlands   189 (46.4 overs)

v

India 191/5 (36.3 overs)

India won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi

11 March 2011 Scorecard

West Indies   275 (50 overs)

v

Ireland 231 (49 overs)

West Indies won by 44 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

11 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

England   225 (49.4 overs)

v

Bangladesh 227/8 (49 overs)

Bangladesh won by 2 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

12 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

India   296 (48.4 overs)

v

South Africa 300/7 (49.4 overs)

South Africa won by 3 wickets (2 balls left) Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur

14 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Netherlands   160 (46.2 overs)

v

Bangladesh 166/4 (40.2 overs)

Bangladesh won by 6 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

15 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

South Africa   272/7 (50 overs)

v

Ireland 141 (33.2 overs)

South Africa won by 131 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata

17 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

England   243 (48.4 overs)

v

West Indies 225 (44.4 overs)

England won by 18 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

18 March 2011 Scorecard

Netherlands   306 (50 overs)

v

Ireland 307/4 (47.4 overs)

Ireland won by 6 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata

19 March 2011 Scorecard

South Africa   284/8 (50 overs)

v

Bangladesh 78 (28 overs)

South Africa won by 206 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

20 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

India   268 (49.1 overs)

v

West Indies 188 (43 overs)

India won by 80 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Knockout stage

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	23 March – Dhaka, Bangladesh
	West Indies	112
					30 March – Mohali, India
	Pakistan	113/0
					Pakistan	231
	24 March – Ahmedabad, India
					India	260/9
	Australia	260/6
									2 April – Mumbai, India
	India	261/5
									India	277/4
	25 March – Dhaka, Bangladesh
									Sri Lanka	274/6
	New Zealand	221/8
					29 March – Colombo, Sri Lanka
	South Africa	172
					New Zealand	217
	26 March – Colombo, Sri Lanka
					Sri Lanka	220/5
	England	229/6
	Sri Lanka	231/0

Quarter-finals

23 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

West Indies   112 (43.3 overs)

v

Pakistan 113/0 (20.5 overs)

Pakistan won by 10 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

24 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Australia   260/6 (50 overs)

v

India 261/5 (47.4 overs)

India won by 5 wickets Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad

25 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

New Zealand   221/8 (50 overs)

v

South Africa 172 (43.2 overs)

New Zealand won by 49 runs Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

26 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

England   229/6 (50 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 231/0 (39.3 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Semi-finals

29 March 2011 Scorecard

New Zealand   217 (48.5 overs)

v

Sri Lanka 220/5 (47.5 overs)

Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup 2nd semi-final

30 March 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

India   260/9 (50 overs)

v

Pakistan 231 (49.5 overs)

India won by 29 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali

Final

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup final

2 April 2011 (D/N) Scorecard

Sri Lanka   274/6 (50 overs)

v

India 277/4 (48.2 overs)

India won by 6 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

The final was played on 2 April between India and Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. India were crowned champions after winning by six wickets with only 10 balls remaining. India captain MS Dhoni was named man of the match after an unbeaten, match-winning innings of 91 runs off 79 balls, including the final shot that won the game. Gautam Gambhir contributed with a crucial knock of 97 after India lost early wickets. After the match, the Indian players paid tribute to Sachin Tendulkar, who was playing in his last World Cup. The final had a viewership of about 558 million people all over the world. ^[53]

Statistics

Main article: 2011 Cricket World Cup statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave
Tillakaratne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	9	9	500	62.50
Sachin Tendulkar	India	9	9	482	53.55
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	9	8	465	93.00
Jonathan Trott	England	7	7	422	60.28
Upul Tharanga	Sri Lanka	9	9	395	56.42
Source: ESPNcricinfo [54]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	Ave	Econ	BBI	SR
Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	8	8	21	12.85	3.62	5/16	21.20
Zaheer Khan	India	9	9	21	18.76	4.83	3/20	23.20
Tim Southee	New Zealand	8	8	18	17.33	4.31	3/13	24.10
Robin Peterson	South Africa	7	7	15	15.86	4.25	4/12	22.40
Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	9	8	15	19.40	4.09	4/25	28.40
Source: ESPNcricinfo [55]

Controversies

• Bangladeshi fans threw rocks at the West Indies team bus as it returned players to their hotel after their win over Bangladesh in Dhaka on 4 March. It was later claimed that the rock-throwers had confused the bus with the Bangladesh team bus. ^[56] The elite Rapid Action Battalion of Bangladesh arrested 38 people after the attack, and the West Indies later received an apology. ^[57]
• The political party Shiv Sena threatened to disrupt the final in Mumbai if the Pakistani team qualified. ^[58]
• During the group stage match between India and England, Ian Bell was given not out for leg before wicket despite the ball hitting him in line with the wickets and being on a path to hit the stumps. India captain MS Dhoni referred the decision to the TV umpire, who confirmed the original decision as the ball had struck Bell at a point more than 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) from the stumps, a point at which the reliability of the Hawk-Eye system diminishes below acceptable levels. Dhoni later complained that the rule had deprived his side of what seemed like an obvious wicket. ^[59] The rules were subsequently revised and the umpires were given new guidelines. ^[60] The Sri Lankan captain, Kumar Sangakkara, later criticised the decision to alter the 2.5-metre rule while a tournament was in progress. ^[61]
• In the final between India and Sri Lanka, loud crowd noise prevented match referee Jeff Crowe from hearing Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara's call as the coin was tossed by India captain MS Dhoni. The toss had to be redone – an extremely unusual event, especially at an event as prominent as the World Cup final. The second toss was won by Sri Lanka. ^[62]
• In June 2020, it was alleged that the final match was fixed and Sri Lanka sold the match to India. ^[63] Former Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said, "The 2011 Cricket World Cup final was fixed. I stand by what I say. It took place when I was the Minister of Sports." ^[64] Earlier, former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga also claimed the final to be fixed and demanded a probe into the matter. ^[65] However, in July 2020, the investigation was dropped, after no supporting evidence could be provided to verify the allegations. ^[66] The ICC added that they did not have a reason to doubt the integrity of the tournament's final. ^[67]

In media

• Footage of the final match was purchased by makers and used in their film M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016), a Bollywood film based on India captain MS Dhoni. ^[68]

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External links

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• 2011 World Cup at ESPNcricinfo
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