2011 Cricket World Cup

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{{Short description|International cricket competition}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 2011 Cricket World Cup
| image = 2011 Cricket World Cup Logo.svg
| imagesize = 200px
| fromdate = 19 February
| todate = 2 April 2011
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = {{ubl|India|Sri Lanka|Bangladesh}}
| venue(s) =
| champions = {{cr|IND}}
| count = 2
| runner up = {{cr|SRI}}
| participants = 14 (from 104 entrants)
| matches = 49
| venues =
| attendance = 1229826
| player of the series = {{cricon|IND}} [[Yuvraj Singh]]
| most runs = {{cricon|SRI}} [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] (500)
| most wickets = {{plainlist|
* {{cricon|PAK}} [[Shahid Afridi]] (21)
* {{cricon|IND}} [[Zaheer Khan]] (21)
}}
| drs =
| previous_year = 2007
| previous_tournament = 2007 Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 2015
| next_tournament = 2015 Cricket World Cup
}}
The '''2011 ICC Cricket World Cup''' was the tenth [[Cricket World Cup]]. It was played in [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]] and [[Bangladesh]], the latter hosting World Cup matches for the first time. India defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in the [[2011 Cricket World Cup final|final]] at [[Wankhede Stadium]] in [[Mumbai]], thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil.<ref>[[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] won the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1996 World Cup]] as co-hosts, but the [[final (competition)|final]] was played in Pakistan.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/India-beat-Sri-Lanka-to-win-ICC-World-Cup-2011/articleshow/7850560.cms |title=India beat Sri Lanka to win ICC World Cup 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916234800/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/India-beat-Sri-Lanka-to-win-ICC-World-Cup-2011/articleshow/7850560.cms |archive-date=16 September 2018 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=20 November 2011}}</ref> India's [[Yuvraj Singh]] was declared the player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/Yuvraj-Singh-named-man-of-the-tournament/articleshow/7853695.cms |title=Yuvraj Singh named man of the tournament |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228194641/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/Yuvraj-Singh-named-man-of-the-tournament/articleshow/7853695.cms |archive-date=28 December 2011 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=21 November 2011}}</ref> This was the first time in World Cup history that two Asian teams had contested the final. It was also the first time since the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|1992 World Cup]] that the final did not feature [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]].

Fourteen national cricket teams took part in this tournament, including 10 [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full members|full members]] and four [[List of International Cricket Council members#Associate members|associate members]] of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketworld4u.com/series/icc-world-cup-2011/ |title=2011 World Cup Schedule |publisher=from CricketWorld4u |access-date=7 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004135506/http://www.cricketworld4u.com/series/icc-world-cup-2011/ |archive-date=4 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony|opening ceremony]] was held on 17 February 2011 at [[National Stadium, Dhaka]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Opening ceremony of 2011 World Cup on Feb 17 in Bangladesh: ICC|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_opening-ceremony-of-2011-world-cup-on-feb-17-in-bangladesh-icc_1287222|access-date=31 December 2010|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=2 September 2009|agency=PTI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906024805/http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_opening-ceremony-of-2011-world-cup-on-feb-17-in-bangladesh-icc_1287222|archive-date=6 September 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> and the tournament was played from 19 February to 2 April. The first match was played between India and [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] at the [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium]] in [[Mirpur Model Thana|Mirpur]], Dhaka.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8005063.stm |title=Final World Cup positions secured |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=17 April 2009 |date=17 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418013311/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8005063.stm |archive-date=18 April 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Pakistan was also scheduled to be a co-host, but after the [[2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team|2009's terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team]] in [[Lahore]], the ICC cancelled that,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm|title=No World Cup matches in Pakistan|publisher=BBC |access-date=17 April 2009 |date=18 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418013231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm |archive-date=18 April 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the headquarters of the organising committee, originally in Lahore, was transferred to [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/401726.html|title=World Cup shifts base from Lahore to Mumbai|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430031240/http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/401726.html |archive-date=30 April 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Pakistan was to have held 14 matches, including one semi-final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm|title=Pakistan counts cost of Cup shift|publisher=BBC |access-date=18 April 2009 |date=18 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418013231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm |archive-date=18 April 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> Eight of the games (including the semi-final) were awarded to India, four to Sri Lanka, and two to Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |date=31 July 2009 |title=Pakistan nears solution to World Cup dispute |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gjlcwb7FGlFoUn2QjftFetKAeYOQ |agency=AFP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100509192509/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gjlcwb7FGlFoUn2QjftFetKAeYOQ |archive-date=9 May 2010 |access-date=31 July 2009}}</ref>

==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 [[Tasman Sea|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.<ref name="CI30Apr">{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/245789.html|title=Asia to host 2011 World Cup|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=30 April 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060516085605/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/245789.html |archive-date=16 May 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 [[New Zealand cricket team in Zimbabwe in 2005|tour Zimbabwe in 2005]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eaton |first1=Dan |title=Zimbabwe cup side 'welcome' |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=1054640702C8DBC0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F155918DCAD4441C0 |access-date=11 October 2024 |work=The Press |via=Newsbank |date=1 March 2006 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>

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.<ref name="CI30Apr" /> The [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] (PCB) has revealed that the vote of the [[Cricket West Indies|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/245956.html?CMP=OTC-RSS|title=West Indies deal secured 2011 World Cup|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2 May 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060520083440/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/245956.html?CMP=OTC-RSS |archive-date=20 May 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Pakistani newspaper ''[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]'' reported that the Asian countries had promised to hold fund-raising events for West Indian cricket during the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]], which may have influenced the vote.<ref name="Dawn2May">{{cite news |date=2 May 2006 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/190357/asia-promises-spectacular-world-cup |title=Asia promises spectacular World Cup |newspaper=Dawn |access-date=2 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113135850/http://www.dawn.com/news/190357/asia-promises-spectacular-world-cup |archive-date=13 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/246390.html |date=7 May 2006 |title=Promise of profit won Asia the bid – Bindra |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424142942/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/246390.html |archive-date=24 April 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> that there "was no quid pro quo for their support",<ref name="CINoWI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/246276.html |title=Bindra: No deal with West Indies board |date=5 May 2006 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025092634/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/246276.html |archive-date=25 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> and that playing the West Indies had "nothing to do with the World Cup bid".<ref name=CINoWI/>

==Format==
Late in 2007, the four host nations agreed on a revised format for the 2011 World Cup, identical to that of the [[1996 Cricket World Cup|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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,13241_5615446,00.html |title=New format for World Cup |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210015020/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,13241_5615446,00.html |archivedate=10 February 2011 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=10 December 2009 }}</ref> This ensured that every team would play at least six matches.

==Qualification==
{{Main|2007–2009 ICC World Cricket League|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiovop.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6051&Itemid=171|title=No Test Cricket For Zimbabwe – ICC|publisher=Radiovop|access-date=28 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715145620/http://www.radiovop.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6051&Itemid=171|archive-date=15 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ICC also organised a [[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier|qualifying]] tournament in South Africa to determine the four [[List of International Cricket Council members#Associate members|associate teams]] who would participate in the 2011 event. [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]], who had been the best performing associate nation since the last World Cup, won the tournament, beating [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] in the [[2009 Cricket World Cup Qualifier#Final|final]]. The [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] and [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] also qualified by virtue of finishing third and fourth respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iccworldcupqualifier.yahoo.net/ |title=CC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2009 News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316182509/http://iccworldcupqualifier.yahoo.net/ |work=ICC World Cup Qualifier |archive-date=16 March 2010 |access-date=10 March 2010}}</ref> All 4 associates kept their ODI status as well as [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] who this time failed to qualify for the World Cup.

===List of qualified teams===
The following 14 teams qualified for the final tournament.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=2|Group A
!colspan=2|Group B
|-
!Rank
!Team
!Rank
!Team
|-
!colspan=4|Full Members
|-
|width=20px|1||style="width:180px"|{{cr|AUS}}
|width=20px|2||style="width:190px"|{{cr|IND}} (co-host)
|-
|3||{{cr|PAK}}
|4||{{cr|RSA}}
|-
|5||{{cr|NZL}}
|6||{{cr|ENG}}
|-
|7||{{cr|SRI}} (co-host)
|8||{{cr|WIN}}
|-
|9||{{cr|ZIM}}
|10||{{cr|BAN}} (co-host)
|-
!colspan=4|Associate Members
|-
|11||{{cr|CAN}}
|12||{{Cr|IRE}}
|-
|13||{{cr|KEN}}
|14||{{cr|NED}}
|}

==Preparations==
[[File:Cricket World Cup has begun in Dhaka in style (5166384721).jpg|thumb|upright|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/400154.html|title=World Cup matches moved out of Pakistan|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422162811/http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/400154.html |archive-date=22 April 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12343_5200746,00.html |title=Pakistan loses 2011 World Cup |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119024631/http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12343_5200746,00.html |archivedate=19 January 2012 |website=Sky Sports |access-date=2 December 2009 }}</ref> The PCB estimated that this would lose them $10.5 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/cricket-world-pakistan-idUKSP40546620090418|title=Cricket-Pakistan counts financial losses of World Cup shift|agency=[[Reuters]]|access-date=2 July 2012|date=18 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331015936/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2009/04/18/cricket-world-pakistan-idUKSP40546620090418|archive-date=31 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 9 April 2009, PCB chairman [[Ijaz Butt]] revealed that they had issued a legal notice to oppose ICC's decision.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/403690.html |title=PCB issues legal notice to ICC |date=9 May 2009 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119014857/http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/403690.html |archive-date=19 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The ICC, however, claimed that the PCB was still a co-host, and that they had only relocated the matches out of Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/404371.html|title=ICC clears air over PCB's claims|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=15 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090516173725/http://content.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/404371.html|archive-date=16 May 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Pakistan proposed that South Asia host the [[2015 Cricket World Cup|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/404585.html|title=Pakistan discusses two World Cup options|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=17 May 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090519060919/http://content.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/404585.html|archive-date=19 May 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Allocation of matches===
On 11 April 2006, PCB chairman [[Shahryar Khan]] announced an agreement on the allocation of games,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/245060.html|title=Asian bloc faces stiff competition over 2011 bid|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 April 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060502094355/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/245060.html|archive-date=2 May 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref> under which India would host the final, Pakistan and Sri Lanka the semi-finals,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/252718.html|title=India to host 2011 World Cup final|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=8 July 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060713023905/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/252718.html|archive-date=13 July 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref> and Bangladesh the opening ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/5160396.stm|title=India lands 2011 World Cup final|publisher=BBC |access-date=9 July 2006 |date=8 July 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060710223306/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/5160396.stm|archive-date=10 July 2006 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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|date=July 2012}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/401840.html |title=India to host 2011 World Cup final |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 April 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501051950/http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/401840.html |archive-date=1 May 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/461645.html|date=1 June 2010|website=ESPNcricinfo|title=2011 World Cup tickets go on sale|access-date=2 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111004206/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/461645.html|archive-date=11 November 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/498970.html|title=Bangalore to host India-England game extension|first=Nagraj|last=Gollapudi|website=ESPNcricinfo|date=29 January 2011|access-date=29 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110203033614/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/498970.html|archive-date=3 February 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>

===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|date=February 2016}} The ICC sold the broadcasting rights for the 2011 event to [[ESPN Star Sports]] and [[Star Cricket]] for around US$2 billion.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} For the first time, the tournament was broadcast in [[High-definition television|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 [[Decision Review System|Umpire Decision Review System]] (UDRS).<ref>{{cite news |date=18 February 2011 |title=Over 180 countries to view WC |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/02/18/spo02.asp |newspaper=Daily News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221203928/http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/02/18/spo02.asp |archive-date=21 February 2011 |access-date=23 June 2011}}</ref>

The final was watched live by 135 million people in India,<ref name="135 mn saw World Cup final: TAM">{{citation|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/135-mn-saw-World-Cup-final-TAM/Article1-683623.aspx |title=135 mn saw World Cup final: TAM |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=10 April 2011 |access-date=19 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413055801/http://www.hindustantimes.com/135-mn-saw-World-Cup-final-TAM/Article1-683623.aspx |archive-date=13 April 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Economic Times">{{cite news |title=World Cup final had highest rating: TAM |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-04-07/news/29392442_1_peak-rating-highest-rating-star-cricket |access-date=13 February 2015 |work=The Economic Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213040338/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-04-07/news/29392442_1_peak-rating-highest-rating-star-cricket |archive-date=13 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> as recorded by the ratings agencies TAM and [[Audience Measurement and Analytics Ltd. (aMap)|aMap]], including 67.6 million Indian cable and satellite viewers.<ref name="hin">{{cite news|title=World Cup win shatters all records as 67.6mn tune in |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/cricket/world-cup-2011/World-Cup-win-shatters-all-records-as-67-6mn-tune-in/newdelhi/SP-Article10-680878.aspx |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=3 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407014013/http://www.hindustantimes.com/specials/cricket/world-cup-2011/World-Cup-win-shatters-all-records-as-67-6mn-tune-in/newdelhi/SP-Article10-680878.aspx |archive-date=7 April 2011 }}</ref> 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,<ref name="bestmediainfo040411">{{cite news|last1=Arora|first1=Rajat|title=India-Sri Lanka ICC World Cup Final match breaks all TRP records|url=http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2011/04/india-sri-lanka-icc-world-cup-final-match-breaks-all-trp-records/|access-date=27 March 2015|work=Best Media Info|date=4 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142947/http://www.bestmediainfo.com/2011/04/india-sri-lanka-icc-world-cup-final-match-breaks-all-trp-records/|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> thus beating the semi-final between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], which had an estimated 11.74% TV rating in India for the whole match.<ref name="Economic Times"/>

The official event ambassador was [[Sachin Tendulkar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup_1241/eventinfo/eventambassador_26|title=Sachin Tendulkar to be event ambassador for ICC world cup 2011|publisher=ICC|access-date=19 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125074948/http://cricket.yahoo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup_1241/eventinfo/eventambassador_26|archive-date=25 January 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Song====
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| description = The official song of the 2011 World Cup
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The official song of the 2011 Cricket World Cup has three versions, in [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Hindi]] and [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]], corresponding to the three host countries.<ref name=SundayTimes/> "[[De Ghuma Ke]]" (Swing It Hard) is the Hindi version, composed by the trio of [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]].<ref>{{cite news |date=3 January 2011 |title=Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy score a hit with World Cup song |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy-score-a-hit-with-World-Cup-song/Article1-645946.aspx |newspaper=Hindustan Times |agency=Indo-Asian News Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106231528/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy-score-a-hit-with-World-Cup-song/Article1-645946.aspx |archive-date=6 January 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=9 January 2011}}</ref> It employs an array of Indian rhythms combined with elements of rock and [[hip hop music|hip hop]]. The Sinhala version, "[[Sinha Udaane]]", was adapted by Sri Lankan [[rhythm and blues|R&B]] and hip hop artist [[Ranidu Lankage]] and composed by lyricist Shehan Galahitiyawa.<ref name="SundayTimes">{{cite news |last=Weerasuriya |first=Sanath |title=Ranidu Sings 'Sinha Udaane' |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/110213/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_1.html |work=The Sunday Times |location=UK |access-date=23 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712150529/http://sundaytimes.lk/110213/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_1.html |archive-date=12 July 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> Both songs were performed at the opening ceremony. "Sinha Udaane" was performed by Lankage.<ref>{{cite news |last=Khurana |first=Suanshu |date=31 December 2010 |title=De ghuma ke... Countdown to World Cup begins today |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/de-ghuma-ke----countdown-to-world-cup-begins-today/731451 |newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=9 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818010235/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/de-ghuma-ke----countdown-to-world-cup-begins-today/731451 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Mascot====
Stumpy, a young elephant, was the official mascot for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2011/news/148461-2011-world-cup-mascot-to-be-called-stumpy |title=2011 World Cup mascot to be called 'Stumpy' |date=2 August 2010 |work=NDTV Sports |access-date=2 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408230636/http://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2011/news/148461-2011-world-cup-mascot-to-be-called-stumpy |archive-date=8 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was unveiled at a function in [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka, on 2 April 2010,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/apr/05/mascot-for-2011-cricket-world-cup.htm |title=First Look: Mascot for 2011 Cricket World Cup |website=Rediff Sport |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100409113506/http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/apr/05/mascot-for-2011-cricket-world-cup.htm |archivedate=9 April 2010 |access-date=2 April 2010 }}</ref> and his name was revealed on 2 August 2010 after an online competition conducted by the ICC in the last week of July.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/newsdetails.php?newsId=10841_1279606500 |title=ICC to name ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 mascot on 2 August |date=20 July 2010 |publisher=International Cricket Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406115338/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/newsdetails.php?newsId=10841_1279606500 |archive-date=6 April 2012 |access-date=2 August 2010}}</ref>

==Opening ceremony==
{{main|2011 Cricket World Cup opening ceremony}}

The opening ceremony was held in the [[National Stadium, 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/82940/outcomes-from-the-icc-board-and-committee-meetings |title=Prize Money for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 confirmed |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402182414/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/82940/outcomes-from-the-icc-board-and-committee-meetings |archivedate=2 April 2015 |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=10 November 2014 }}</ref>
* US$250,000 – [[#Quarter-finals|Losing quarter-finalists]] (4 teams)
* US$500,000 – [[#Semi-finals|Losing semi-finalists]]
* US$1,500,000 – [[#Final|Runners-up]]
* US$3,250,000 – [[#Final|Winners]]

==Venues==
All the Indian stadiums for the tournament had been finalised by mid-October 2009,<ref>{{cite news |date=14 October 2009 |title=India unveil eight World Cup venues |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ifqY32HsH6Uo73LjHU4_5umXLuWw |agency=Agence France-Presse |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412065045/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ifqY32HsH6Uo73LjHU4_5umXLuWw |archive-date=12 April 2010 |access-date=17 October 2009 }}</ref> 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 while a total of 7 matches were played down at the Premadasa, including a semi-final.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/event_info/venues.php |title=CWC 2011 Venue |publisher=International Cricket Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413082158/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/event_info/venues.php |archive-date=13 April 2010 |access-date=10 March 2010}}</ref>

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|[[Eden Gardens]]
|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
|[[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium]]
|[[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]]
|[[Narendra Modi Stadium|Sardar Patel Stadium]]
|-
|Capacity: 66,349
|Capacity: 50,000
|Capacity: 41,820
|Capacity: 45,000
|Capacity: 54,000
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|[[File:Eden Gardens.jpg|125px]]
|[[File:New stands with fabric tensile rooves at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium.jpg|125px]]
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!
|-
|
|[[Wankhede Stadium]]
|[[Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium|Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]]
|[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]
|
|-
|
|Capacity: 33,108
|Capacity: 26,950
|Capacity: 40,000
|
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|
|[[File:Wankhede ICC WCF.jpg|125px]]
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!colspan=3| Sri Lanka
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|-
|[[R. Premadasa Stadium]]
|[[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]]
|[[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium|Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium]]
|[[Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium|Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]]
|[[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]]
|-
|Capacity: 35,000
|Capacity: 35,000
|Capacity: 35,000
|Capacity: 20,000
|Capacity: 26,000
|-
|[[File:RPS, Colombo.jpg|125px]]
|[[File:Pallekele 2.JPG|125px]]
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|[[File:Zacs rain.jpg|145px]]
|[[File:Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.jpg|125px]]
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==Match officials==
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup officials}}

The umpire selection panel selected 18 umpires excluding a reserve umpire, [[Enamul Haque (cricketer, born 1966)|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.

==Squads==
{{Main|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 Pakistan's [[Javed Miandad]].

==Warm-up matches==
The following 14 warm-up matches were played before the World Cup started, between 12 February and 18 February 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/series/473318.html?template=wcfixtures |title=Warm up matches schedule |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123224111/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/series/473318.html?template=wcfixtures |archivedate=23 January 2011 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://cricket.yahoo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-warm-up-matches_11161/schedule |title=World Cup Warm up matches schedule |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125065416/http://cricket.yahoo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-warm-up-matches_11161/schedule |archivedate=25 January 2011 |website=Yahoo! Cricket |access-date=1 February 2011 }}</ref>
All [[2011 Cricket World Cup squads|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 International]]s 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 national cricket team|England]], [[India national cricket team|India]], [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] were the only teams to win both of their warm-up games, while [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]], [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] and [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] did not win either of their fixtures.

=== Match status ===
As of 2007, none of the warm-up games were officially recognised as [[One Day International|ODIs]] or [[List A cricket|List A matches]] by the ICC due to various changes in the rules of the game, and this continued into the 2011 World Cup.<ref name="ICCODIstatus">{{cite news |last=Murgatroyd |first=Brian |date=2 March 2007 |title=ICC confirms umpire and match referee appointments for opening stages of ICC Cricket World Cup |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-news/content/story/282105.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308061525/http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-news/content/story/282105.html |archivedate=8 March 2007 |access-date=25 May 2007 |publisher=ICC |quote=Note, the warm-up matches do not have ODI status and so there will be no ICC match referee in place for these games.}}</ref> While normally only 11 players are allowed to bat and [[Fielding (cricket)|field]] (excluding situations involving a [[Cricket terminology#T|substitute fielder]]),<ref>See twelfth man in the [[Cricket terminology#T|List of cricket terms]].</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite news |date=5 March 2007 |title=England bowlers demolish Bermuda |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/6415975.stm |access-date=25 May 2007 |publisher=BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation)}}</ref> In official ICC matches [[match referee]]s 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.<ref name="ICCODIstatus" /><ref>{{cite news |date=2 March 2007 |title=ICC announces umpires and referees for World Cup |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/282108.html |access-date=5 June 2007 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

=== Matches ===
{{hidden begin
|title = Warm-up matches
|titlestyle = background:lightblue;
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 12 February 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{Cr|KEN}}
| score1 = 253/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 192 (45.3 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#West Indies vs Kenya|West Indies won by 61 runs]]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473321.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 12 February 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{Cr|NED}}
| score1 = 351/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 195 (47.3 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Sri Lanka vs Netherlands|Sri Lanka won by 156 runs]]
| venue = [[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473324.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 12 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{Cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 112 (37.3 overs)
| score2 = 113/1 (19.2 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Canada vs Bangladesh|Bangladesh won by 9 wickets]]
| venue = [[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473325.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 12 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{Cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 311/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 279 (48.2 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#New Zealand vs Ireland|New Zealand won by 32 runs]]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Nagpur]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473323.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 12 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{Cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 152 (41.5 overs)
| score2 = 153/2 (23.3 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Zimbabwe vs South Africa|South Africa won by 8 wickets]]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473322.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 13 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{Cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 214 (44.3 overs)
| score2 = 176 (37.5 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#India vs Australia|India won by 38 runs]]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473326.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 15 February 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{Cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 244/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 245/6 (49.3 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Zimbabwe vs Ireland|Ireland won by 4 wickets]]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Nagpur]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473328.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 15 February 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|KEN}}
| team2 = {{Cr|NED}}
| score1 = 263/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 264/8 (49.1 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Kenya vs Netherlands|Netherlands won by 2 wickets]]
| venue = [[Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground]], [[Colombo]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473329.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 15 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{Cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 285/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 196 (41.4 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Pakistan vs Bangladesh|Pakistan won by 89 runs]]
| venue = [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473330.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 15 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{Cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 217 (47.1 overs)
| score2 = 218/1 (44.2 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Australia vs South Africa|South Africa won by 9 wickets]]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473327.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 15 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{Cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 281 (50 overs)
| score2 = 282/6 (47.3 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#West Indies vs Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets]]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473331.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 16 February 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{Cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 243 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 227 (46.1 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#England vs Canada|England won by 16 runs]]
| venue = [[Fatullah Osmani Stadium]], [[Fatullah]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473332.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 16 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{Cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 360/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 243 (43.1 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#India vs New Zealand|India won by 117 runs]]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473333.html Scorecard]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 18 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{Cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 273 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 206 (46.1 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#England vs Pakistan|England won by 67 runs]]
| venue = [[Fatullah Osmani Stadium]], [[Fatullah]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473334.html Scorecard]
}}
{{hidden end}}

== Schedule and results ==
===Group stage===
==== Group A ====
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup Group A}}
{{:2011 Cricket World Cup Group A}}
The top four teams from each group qualified for the quarter-finals (indicated in green).

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 20 February 2011
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 69 (23.5 overs)
| score2 = 72/0 (8 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Kenya vs New Zealand|New Zealand won by 10 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433559.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 20 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 332/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 122 (36.5 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Sri Lanka vs Canada|Sri Lanka won by 210 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433560.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium]], [[Sooriyawewa]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 21 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 262/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 171 (46.2 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Australia vs Zimbabwe|Australia won by 91 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433561.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium|Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 23 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| score1 = 317/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 112 (33.1 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Kenya vs Pakistan|Pakistan won by 205 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433563.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium]], [[Sooriyawewa]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 25 February 2011
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 206 (45.1 overs)
| score2 = 207/3 (34 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Australia vs New Zealand|Australia won by 7 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433565.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Nagpur]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 26 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 277/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 266/9 (50 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Pakistan vs Sri Lanka|Pakistan won by 11 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433567.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 28 February 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 298/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 123 (42.1 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Zimbabwe vs Canada|Zimbabwe won by 175 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433570.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Nagpur]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 1 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 142 (43.4 overs)
| score2 = 146/1 (18.4 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Sri Lanka vs Kenya|Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433571.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 3 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 184 (43 overs)
| score2 = 138 (42.5 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Canada vs Pakistan|Pakistan won by 46 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433574.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 4 March 2011
| daynight = no
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 162 (46.2 overs)
| score2 = 166/0 (33.3 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs Zimbabwe|New Zealand won by 10 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433575.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium|Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 5 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 146/3 (32.5 overs)
| score2 =
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Sri Lanka vs Australia|No result]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433577.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 7 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 198 (50 overs)
| score2 = 199/5 (45.3 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Kenya vs Canada|Canada won by 5 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433580.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium]], Delhi
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 8 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 302/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 192 (41.4 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs Canada|New Zealand won by 110 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433581.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 10 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| score1 = 327/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 188 (39 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe|Sri Lanka won by 139 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433583.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 13 March 2011
| daynight = no
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| score1 = 358/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 261/9 (50 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs Canada|New Zealand won by 97 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433587.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 13 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| score1 = 324/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 264/6 (50 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Australia vs Kenya|Australia won by 60 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433588.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 14 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 151/7 (39.4 overs)
| score2 = 164/3 (34.1 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Pakistan vs Zimbabwe|Pakistan won by 7 wickets]] (DLS Method)
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433589.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium]], [[Kandy]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 16 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|CAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| score1 = 211 (45.4 overs)
| score2 = 212/3 (34.5 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Australia vs Canada|Australia won by 7 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433592.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 18 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 265/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 153 (35 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs Canada|Sri Lanka won by 112 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433594.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 19 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 176 (46.4 overs)
| score2 = 178/6 (41 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Australia vs Pakistan|Pakistan won by 4 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433596.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 20 March 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| score1 = 308/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 147 (36 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Kenya vs Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe won by 161 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433598.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
}}

==== Group B ====
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup Group B}}
{{:2011 Cricket World Cup Group B}}
The top four teams from each group qualified for the Quarter finals (indicated in green).

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 19 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 370/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 283/9 (50 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#India vs Bangladesh|India won by 87 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433558.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 22 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 292/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 296/4 (48.4 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#Netherlands vs England|England won by 6 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433562.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Nagpur]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 24 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 222 (47.3 overs)
| score2 = 223/3 (42.5 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#West Indies vs South Africa|South Africa won by 7 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433564.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium]], Delhi
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 25 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 205 (49.2 overs)
| score2 = 178 (45 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#Bangladesh vs Ireland|Bangladesh won by 27 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433566.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 27 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| score1 = 338 (49.5 overs)
| score2 = 338/8 (50 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#India vs England|Match Tied]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433568.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 28 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| score1 = 330/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 115 (31.3 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#West Indies vs Netherlands|West Indies won by 215 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433569.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium]], Delhi
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 2 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 327/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 329/7 (49.1 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#England vs Ireland|Ireland won by 3 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433572.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 3 March 2011
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| score1 = 351/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 120 (34.5 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#South Africa vs Netherlands|South Africa won by 231 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433573.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium|Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 4 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 58 (18.5 overs)
| score2 = 59/1 (12.2 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#Bangladesh vs West Indies|West Indies won by 9 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433576.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 6 March 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 171 (45.4 overs)
| score2 = 165 (47.4 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#England vs South Africa|England won by 6 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433579.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 6 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score2 = 210/5 (46.0 overs)
| score1 = 207 (47.5 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#India vs Ireland|India won by 5 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433578.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 9 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score2 = 191/5 (36.3 overs)
| score1 = 189 (46.4 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#India vs Netherlands|India won by 5 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433582.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium|Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium]], Delhi
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 11 March 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 275 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231 (49 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#Ireland vs West Indies|West Indies won by 44 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433584.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium|Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 11 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 225 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 227/8 (49 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#Bangladesh vs England|Bangladesh won by 2 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433585.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium|Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 12 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 296 (48.4 overs)
| score2 = 300/7 (49.4 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#India vs South Africa|South Africa won by 3 wickets (2 balls left)]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433586.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Nagpur]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 14 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 160 (46.2 overs)
| score2 = 166/4 (40.2 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#Bangladesh vs Netherlands|Bangladesh won by 6 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433590.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Bir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium|Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 15 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 272/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 141 (33.2 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#Ireland vs South Africa|South Africa won by 131 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup201/engine/match/433591.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 17 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 243 (48.4 overs)
| score2 = 225 (44.4 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#England vs West Indies|England won by 18 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup201/engine/match/433593.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 18 March 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| score1 = 306 (50 overs)
| score2 = 307/4 (47.4 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#Ireland vs Netherlands|Ireland won by 6 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup201/engine/match/433595.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 19 March 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| score1 = 284/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 78 (28 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#Bangladesh vs South Africa|South Africa won by 206 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup201/engine/match/433597.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 20 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| score1 = 268 (49.1 overs)
| score2 = 188 (43 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#India vs West Indies|India won by 80 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup201/engine/match/433599.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
}}

==Knockout stage==
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage}}
{{trim|{{#section-h:2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage|Tournament bracket}}}}

=== Quarter-finals ===
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 23 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 112 (43.3 overs)
| score2 = 113/0 (20.5 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Pakistan won by 10 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433600.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 24 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 260/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 261/5 (47.4 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|India won by 5 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433601.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Narendra Modi Stadium|Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Ahmedabad]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 25 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 221/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 172 (43.2 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|New Zealand won by 49 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433602.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Dhaka]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 26 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 229/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231/0 (39.3 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433603.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
}}

=== Semi-finals ===
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 29 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| score1 = 217 (48.5 overs)
| score2 = 220/5 (47.5 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Semi-finals|Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433604.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[R. Premadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 30 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 260/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231 (49.5 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Semi-finals|India won by 29 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433605.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium|Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
}}

===Final===
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup final}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 2 April 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 274/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 277/4 (48.2 overs)
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Final|India won by 6 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433606.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| notes = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] played his final ODI game.

}}
The final was played on 2 April between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|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 [[Player of the Match awards (cricket)|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Will a billion people watch the Champions Trophy final? |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-pakistan-final-will-a-billion-people-watch-the-champions-trophy-final-1104318 |access-date=10 March 2022 |website=ESPNcricinfo }}</ref>

==Statistics==
=== Most runs ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Player
! Team
! Runs
|-
|[[Tillakaratne Dilshan]]
|{{cr|SRI}}
|style="text-align:center"| 500
|-
|[[Sachin Tendulkar]]
|{{cr|IND}}
|style="text-align:center"| 482
|-
|[[Kumar Sangakkara]]
|{{cr|SRI}}
|style="text-align:center"| 465
|-
|[[Jonathan Trott]]
|{{cr|ENG}}
|style="text-align:center"| 422
|-
|[[Upul Tharanga]]
|{{cr|SRI}}
|style="text-align:center"| 395
|}
*Source: ESPNcricinfo <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=4857;type=tournament|title=Cricket Records; ICC Cricket World Cup, 2010/11 Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2018-09-25}}</ref>

=== Most wickets ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Player
!Team
!Wickets
|-
|[[Shahid Afridi]]
|{{cr|PAK}}
|style="text-align:center"| 21
|-
|[[Zaheer Khan]]
|{{cr|IND}}
|style="text-align:center"| 21
|-
|[[Tim Southee]]
|{{cr|NZL}}
|style="text-align:center"| 18
|-
|[[Robin Peterson]]
|{{cr|RSA}}
|style="text-align:center"| 15
|-
|[[Muttiah Muralitharan]]
|{{cr|SRI}}
|style="text-align:center"| 15
|-
|[[Yuvraj Singh]]
|{{cr|IND}}
|style="text-align:center"| 15
|}
*Source: ESPNcricinfo <ref name="Most wickets">{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=4857;type=tournament |title=Cricket World Cup: Most wickets |access-date=2015-03-12 |work=ESPNcricinfo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110808035154/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=4857%3Btype%3Dtournament |archive-date=2011-08-08 }}</ref>

=== Team of the tournament ===

''Source:<ref>{{cite web |access-date=3 April 2011 |title=Sachin, Zaheer, Yuvi in ICC's World Cup XI |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/world-cup-2011/sachin-zaheer-yuvi-in-iccs-world-cup-xi-1572998 |work=NDTV Sports}}</ref>''

* {{cricon|IND}} [[Sachin Tendulkar]]
* {{cricon|SL}} [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]]
* {{cricon|SL}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]] ''(c & wk)''
* {{cricon|SL}} [[Mahela Jayawardene]]
* {{cricon|SA}} [[AB de Villiers]]
* {{cricon|IND}} [[Yuvraj Singh]]
* {{cricon|AUS}} [[Shane Watson]]
* {{cricon|PAK}} [[Shahid Afridi]]
* {{cricon|SA}} [[Dale Steyn]]
* {{cricon|IND}} [[Zaheer Khan]]
* {{cricon|SL}} [[Muttiah Muralitharan]]
* {{cricon|NZ}} [[Tim Southee]] ''(12th man)''

==Controversies==
* Bangladeshi fans threw rocks at the [[West Indies cricket team|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/504279.html |title=West Indies team bus stoned in Dhaka |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309043545/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/504279.html |archivedate=9 March 2011 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 August 2011 }}</ref> The elite [[Rapid Action Battalion]] of Bangladesh arrested 38 people after the attack, and the West Indies later received an apology.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://worldcupofcricket.com/cricketblog/2011/03/06/bangladeshi-fans-stone-bus-of-wi-team/ |title=Bangladeshi Fans stone bus of WI Team |date=6 March 2011 |work=Cricket Blog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920235739/http://worldcupofcricket.com/cricketblog/2011/03/06/bangladeshi-fans-stone-bus-of-wi-team/ |archive-date=20 September 2012 |access-date=25 March 2011}}</ref>
* The political party [[Shiv Sena (1966–2022)|Shiv Sena]] threatened to disrupt the final in Mumbai if the Pakistani team qualified.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shiv Sena threat over ICC CWC final |url=http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup/news/detail/item582796/Shiv-Sena-threat-over-ICC-CWC-final/ |work=ESPN STAR |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719141855/http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup/news/detail/item582796/Shiv-Sena-threat-over-ICC-CWC-final/ |archive-date=19 July 2012}}. Espnstar.Com (17 February 2011). Retrieved 3 August 2011.</ref>
* 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 {{convert|2.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} 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 team of what seemed like an obvious wicket.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dhoni angered by UDRS ruling |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/503427.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |date=27 February 2011 |access-date=3 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815114607/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/503427.html |archive-date=15 August 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The rules were subsequently revised and the umpires were given new guidelines.<ref>{{cite news |first=Sharda |last=Ugra |title=ICC tweaks 2.5 metre DRS rule for 'consistency' |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/504570.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |date=6 March 2011 |access-date=15 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627111318/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/504570.html |archive-date=27 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Sri Lankan captain, [[Kumar Sangakkara]], later criticised the decision to alter the 2.5-metre rule while a tournament was in progress.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 March 2011 |title=Sangakkara slams ICC for changing 2.5 meter UDRS rule during World Cup |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Sangakkara-slams-ICC-for-changing-2-5-meter-UDRS-rule-during-World-Cup/articleshow/7657444.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=15 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530224133/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Sangakkara-slams-ICC-for-changing-2-5-meter-UDRS-rule-during-World-Cup/articleshow/7657444.cms |archive-date=30 May 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=India v Sri Lanka: Toss taken twice after confusion over call |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509133.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |date=2 April 2011 |access-date=3 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404162249/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509133.html |archive-date=4 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* In June 2020, it was alleged that the final match was fixed and Sri Lanka sold the match to India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/sri-lanka-sold-2011-cricket-world-cup-final-says-former-sports-minister-2248343|title=Sri Lanka "Sold" 2011 Cricket World Cup Final, Says Former Sports Minister. Cricket News|website=NDTVSports.com}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/2011-icc-world-cup-final-between-india-and-sri-lanka-was-fixed-claims-former-sl-sports-minister/608385 |title=2011 ICC World Cup final between India and Sri Lanka was fixed, claims former SL Sports Minister |work=Times Now |date=18 June 2020 }}</ref> Earlier, former Sri Lankan captain [[Arjuna Ranatunga]] also claimed the final to be fixed and demanded a probe into the matter.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/arjuna-ranatunga-seeks-probe-into-india-sri-lanka-world-cup-final-amid-fixing-allegations/story-sRvgMdGEfFdCcrYVYVkVcK.html|title=Arjuna Ranatunga says India vs Sri Lanka World Cup final was fixed, wants probe|date=14 July 2017|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref> However, in July 2020, the investigation was dropped, after no supporting evidence could be provided to verify the allegations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29403833/investigation-sri-lanka-2011-world-cup-final-defeat-dropped |title=Investigation into Sri Lanka's 2011 World Cup final defeat dropped |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref> The ICC added that they did not have a reason to doubt the integrity of the tournament's final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1707472 |title=Statement from Alex Marshall - General Manager, ICC ACU |publisher=International Cricket Council |access-date=3 July 2020}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Makers of MS Dhoni: The Untold Story purchase the footage of 2011's World ... |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/slideshows/bollywood-2009-half-yearly-roundup-best-actors/ |website=Bollywood Hungama|date=7 July 2009 }}</ref>

==References==
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