The world’s fourth largest and most viewed sporting event, ICC cricket World 2011 is a 10th cricket world cup co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. Current year, it is started on 19th February and run until 2 April, 2011. For the first time, Bangladesh has got the honor for hosting 10th ICC Cricket world cup. In 2011 ICC cricket world cup tournament, 14 teams will play total 49 matches in 13 different grounds. India will host highest world cup matches including 1 quarterfinal and 1 semi final and final matches. Below, you will get some facts about of 2011 ICC cricket world cup.
Ten Facts about ICC cricket world cup:
Time period of ICC Cricket World cup- Cricket world will be running between Feb 19 and April 2, 2011
- Qualifying round matches will be running until March 20
- Qualified team will play quarter final match from 23 to March 26
- Quarter final winners will play semi final matches on March 29 and March 30
- ICC Cricket World Cup Final Match will be held on April 2
Total 14 team are participating in 2011 ICC world that are divided in 2 Groups with 7 teams each.
- Group A: Australia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zeeland, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya
- Group B: India, England, Bangladesh, South Africa, Netherland, West Indies, Ireland
This year India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have got the honor for hosting the ICC world cup series.
ICC world cup prize money
Prize money:
- Total Prize Money– 10 Million US Dollars
- Runner Up– 1.5 Million US Dollars
- Winner– 3 Million US Dollars
The official mascot of ICC world cup 2011 is stumpy, the Elephant.
Total number of World Cup matches
Total 49 matches will be played by 14 teams on different 13 Grounds. 49 matches are parted in 42 Qualifying matches, 4 Quarter finals, 2 Semi finals and 1 final. From all matches, India will host 29 matches, Sri Lanka will host 12 matches and Bangladesh will host 8 matches.
Total venues
Total 49 matches will be played in 13 different grounds in which,
Bangladesh – 2
- Shere Bangla Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Capacity – 25,000 (6 matches including 2 Quarter Finals)
- Zahur Ahmed Stadium, Chittagong, Capacity – 20,000 (2 matches)
- Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Capacity – 35,000 (7 matches including a Quarter Final and a Semi Final)
- Rajapaksha Stadium, Hambantota, Capacity – 35,000 (2 matches)
- Muralidharan Stadium, Kandy, Capacity – 35,000 (3 matches)
- Wankhede, Mumbai Capacity – 45,000 (3 matches including the Final)
- Motera, Ahmedabad, Capacity – 50,000 (3 mathces including a Quarter Final)
- Mohali, Chandigarh, Capacity – 35,000 (3 matches including a Semi Final)
- Jamtha, Nagpur, Capacity – 45,000 (4 matches)
- Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru, Capacity – 42,000 (5 matches)
- Chidambaram, Chennai, Capacity – 50,000 (4 matches)
- Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi, Capacity – 48,000 (4 matches)
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Capacity – 90,000 (3 matches)
Total 14 teams are divided in 2 groups. Each group team plays 1 match with 6 other team and from which 3 teams get eliminated and top 4 teams from each group will reach at quarterfinal rounds.
- Quarter final 1 will be played between No.1 team of group A and No.4 Team of Group B
- Quarter final 2 will be played between No.2 team of group A and No.3 Team of Group B
- Quarter final 3 will be played between No.3 team of group A and No.2 Team of Group B
- Quarter final 4 will be played between No.4 team of group A and No.1 Team of Group B
- First semifinal match will be played between winner of No.1 Quarter final and No.3 Quarter final
- second semifinal match will be played between winner of No.2 Quarter final and No.4 Quarter final
- Final match of the ICC cricket world cup will be played on Wankhede stadium, Mumbai between winner of No.1 semi final and No.2 semi final
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is official Event Ambassador of ICC cricket world cup.
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