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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
| image = 2011 Cricket World Cup Logo.svg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Official logo of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011
| administrator = [[International Cricket Council]]
| cricket format = [[One-Day International]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|Knockout]]
| host = {{plainlist |
* India
* Sri Lanka
* Bangladesh
}}
| champions = {{cr|IND}}
| runners-up = {{cr|SRI}}
| count = 2
| participants = 14 (from 104 entrants)
| matches = 49
| attendance =
| venues = 13
| player of the series = {{flagicon|IND}} [[Yuvraj Singh]]
| most runs = {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] (500)
| most wickets = {{plainlist |
* {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Shahid Afridi]] (21)
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[Zaheer Khan]] (21)
}}| website = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2011 ICC Cricket World Cup 2011]
| previous_year = 2007
| previous_tournament = 2007 Cricket World Cup
| next_year = 2015
| next_tournament = 2015 Cricket World Cup
| fromdate = 19 February
| todate = 2 April
}}
The '''2011 ICC Cricket World Cup''' was the tenth [[Cricket World Cup]]. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and (for the first time) Bangladesh. Pakistan was also scheduled to be a co-host, but after the [[2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team]] in [[Lahore]], the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) cancelled that,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm|title=No World Cup matches in Pakistan|publisher=BBC |accessdate=17 April 2009 | date=18 April 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090418013231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm| archivedate= 18 April 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</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|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=17 April 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090430031240/http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/401726.html| archivedate= 30 April 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Pakistan was to have held 14 matches, including one semi-final.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm|title=Pakistan counts cost of Cup shift|publisher=BBC |accessdate=18 April 2009 | date=18 April 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090418013231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8004684.stm|archivedate=18 April 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Eight of the games (including the semi-final) were awarded to India, four to Sri Lanka, and two to Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gjlcwb7FGlFoUn2QjftFetKAeYOQ|title=Pakistan nears solution to World Cup dispute|agency=AFP|accessdate=31 July 2009}}{{dead link|date=July 2014}}</ref>

All the matches were [[One Day International]]s, and all were played over 50 overs. Fourteen national cricket teams took part, including ten [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members|full members]] and four [[ICC associate membership|associate members]] of the ICC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworld4u.com/series/icc-world-cup-2011/|title=2011 World Cup Schedule|publisher=from CricketWorld4u|accessdate=7 October 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20091004135506/http://www.cricketworld4u.com/series/icc-world-cup-2011/| archivedate= 4 October 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The opening ceremony was held on 17 February 2011 at [[Bangabandhu 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|accessdate=31 December 2010|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=2 September 2009|agency=PTI}}</ref> and the tournament was played between 19 February and 2 April. The first match was played between [[India national cricket team|India]] and [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] at the [[Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium|Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium]] in [[Mirpur Thana|Mirpur]], Dhaka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8005063.stm|title=Final World Cup positions secured|publisher=from BBC|accessdate=17 April 2009 | date=17 April 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090418013311/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8005063.stm| archivedate= 18 April 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> The final was between India and Sri Lanka at [[Wankhede Stadium]], Mumbai.

India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final|final]] in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil.<ref>Sri Lanka won the 1996 World Cup as co-hosts, but the final was played in Pakistan.</ref><ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/India-beat-Sri-Lanka-to-win-ICC-World-Cup-2011/articleshow/7850560.cms India beat Sri Lanka to win ICC World Cup 2011] Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2011</ref> India's [[Yuvraj Singh]] was declared the man of the tournament.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/Yuvraj-Singh-named-man-of-the-tournament/articleshow/7853695.cms Yuvraj Singh named man of the tournament] Times of India. Retrieved 21 November 2011</ref> 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 match did not feature Australia.

==Host selection==

The 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|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=30 April 2006| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20060516085605/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/245789.html| archivedate= 16 May 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</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 2005–06|tour Zimbabwe in 2005]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}

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 [[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|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2 May 2006| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20060520083440/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/245956.html?CMP=OTC-RSS| archivedate= 20 May 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</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 web|url=http://archives.dawn.com/2006/05/02/spt1.htm|title=Asia promises spectacular World Cup|publisher=Dawn|accessdate=2 July 2012}}</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&nbsp;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|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2 July 2012}}</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|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=2 July 2012}}</ref> and that playing the West Indies had "nothing to do with the World Cup bid".<ref name=CINoWI/>

The ICC prefers to rotate World Cup venues between major cricket playing nations. They have been hosted by England (in 1975, 1979, and 1983), India and Pakistan (1987), Australia and New Zealand (1992), India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka (1996), England and the Netherlands (1999), South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Kenya (2003), and the West Indies (2007). Australia/New Zealand were awarded the 2015 World Cup.

==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.<ref>[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,13241_5615446,00.html New format for World Cup] Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 December 2009.</ref> This ensured that every team would play at least six matches.

==Qualification==
{{Main|ICC World Cricket League 2007–09|2009 ICC 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}}</ref>

The ICC also organised a [[2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier|qualifying]] tournament in South Africa to determine which [[ICC associate membership|Associate]] teams would participate in 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.<ref>[http://iccworldcupqualifier.yahoo.net/ 2009 ICC World Cup qualifiers website] Retrieved on 10 March 2010</ref> All 4 associates maintaining their ODI status.

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

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|-
!colspan=2|Group A
!colspan=2|Group B
|-
!<small>Rank</small>
!<small>Team</small>
!<small>Rank</small>
!<small>Team</small>
|-
!colspan=4|<small>Full Members</small>
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|width=20px|2|| style="width:150px;"|{{cr|IND}}
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|3||{{cr|PAK}}
|4||{{cr|RSA}}
|-
|5||{{cr|NZL}}
|6||{{cr|ENG}}
|-
|7||{{cr|SRI}}
|8||{{cr|WIN}}
|-
|9||{{cr|ZIM}}
|10||{{cr|BAN}}
|-
!colspan=4|<small>Associate Members</small>
|-
|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|thumbnail|Fireworks at the world cup 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|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=17 April 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090422162811/http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/400154.html| archivedate= 22 April 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12343_5200746,00.html Pakistan loses 2011 World Cup] Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 December 2009</ref> The PCB estimated that this would lose them $10.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2009/04/18/cricket-world-pakistan-idUKSP40546620090418|title=Cricket-Pakistan counts financial losses of World Cup shift|agency=Reuters|accessdate=2 July 2012 | date=18 April 2009}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/403690.html |title=PCB issues legal notice to ICC |publisher= Pakistan Cricket News|date=9 May 2009 |work=Content.cricinfo.com |accessdate=2 July 2012}}</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|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=15 May 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090516173725/http://content.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/404371.html| archivedate= 16 May 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</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|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=17 May 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090519060919/http://content.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/404585.html| archivedate= 19 May 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>

===Allocation of matches===
On 11 April 2005 PCB chairman [[Shaharyar 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|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=22 April 2006| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20060502094355/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/245060.html| archivedate= 2 May 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</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|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=8 July 2006| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20060713023905/http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/252718.html| archivedate= 13 July 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> and Bangladesh the opening ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/5160396.stm|title=India lands 2011 World Cup final|publisher=BBC |accessdate=9 July 2006 | date=8 July 2006| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20060710223306/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/5160396.stm| archivedate= 10 July 2006 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</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 (city)|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|publisher=Cricinfo|accessdate=28 April 2009| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20090501051950/http://content.cricinfo.com/india/content/current/story/401840.html| archivedate= 1 May 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</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|publisher=ESPN|title=2011 World Cup tickets go on sale|accessdate=2 July 2012}}</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|publisher=Cricinfo|date=29 January 2011|accessdate=29 January 2011}}</ref>

===Media and promotion===
{{see also|List of 2011 Cricket World Cup broadcasting rights}}
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The World Cup has grown as a media event with each tournament. The ICC sold the broadcasting rights for the 2011 event to [[ESPN Star Sports]] and [[Star Cricket]] for around US$2&nbsp;billion. At least 2&nbsp;billion people from more than 180 countries around the world were expected to watch. For the first time the ICC Cricket World Cup 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 [[Umpire Decision Review System]] (UDRS).<ref>{{cite web|title=Over 180 countries to view WC|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/02/18/spo02.asp|publisher=Daily News|accessdate=23 June 2011}}</ref>

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|accessdate=19 January 2011| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110125074948/http://cricket.yahoo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup_1241/eventinfo/eventambassador_26| archivedate= 25 January 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>

[[Image:Stumpy2011.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Stumpy, the official mascot]]

====Song====
The official song of the 2011 Cricket World Cup has three versions, in [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Hindi language|Hindi]], and [[Sinhala language|Sinhala]], corresponding to the three host countries.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Cricket World Cup Theme Song – "De Ghuma Ke"|url=http://www.theicccricketworldcup2011.com/2011/01/2011-cricket-world-cup-theme-song-de.html|publisher=Cricket World Cup 2011|accessdate=23 June 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2014}}</ref> "[[De Ghuma Ke]]" (Swing It Hard) is the Hindi version, composed by the trio of [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]].<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy-score-a-hit-with-World-Cup-song/Article1-645946.aspx Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy score a hit with World Cup song] Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 January 2011.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|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 |accessdate=23 June 2011|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110712150529/http://sundaytimes.lk/110213/Magazine/sundaytimestvtimes_1.html| archivedate= 12 July 2011 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> Both songs were performed at the opening ceremony. "Sinha Udaane" was performed by Lankage.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/news/De-ghuma-ke----Countdown-to-World-Cup-begins-today/731451 "De ghuma ke... Countdown to World Cup begins today".] ''Indian Express''. Retrieved 9 January 2011.</ref>

====Mascot====
[[Stumpy]], a young elephant, was the official mascot for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/148461 |title=2011 World Cup mascot to be called 'Stumpy' |work= NDTVSports.com |publisher=NDTV Cricket |date=2 August 2010 |accessdate=2 July 2012}}</ref> He was unveiled at a function in [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka, on 2 April 2010,<ref>[http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2010/apr/05/mascot-for-2011-cricket-world-cup.htm First Look: Mascot for 2011 Cricket World Cup by Rediff Sport]. Retrieved 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>[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/newsdetails.php?newsId=10841_1279606500 ICC to name ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 mascot on 2 August]. ICC. Retrieved 2 August 2010.</ref>

==Opening ceremony==
{{main|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 [[International Cricket Council]] deciding to double the total allocation for the coveted tournament to US$8.01 million. The winning team will also take home a replica of the [[ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy]], that has been awarded since 1999. The decision was taken at the ICC Board meeting which was held in [[Dubai]] on April 20, 2010.<ref>[http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2014/media-releases/82940/outcomes-from-the-icc-board-and-committee-meetings Prize Money for ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 confirmed] by the ICC. Retrieved on 10 November 2014.</ref>

* US$250&nbsp;thousand – To each team exiting after the [[#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]] (4 teams)
* US$500&nbsp;thousand – [[#Semi-finals|Fourth placed team]]
* US$500&nbsp;thousand – [[#Semi-finals|Third placed team]]
* US$1.5&nbsp;million – [[#Final|Runner up]]
* US$3.25&nbsp;million – [[#Final|Winner]]

==Venues==
All the Indian stadiums for the tournament had been finalised by mid-October 2009,<ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ifqY32HsH6Uo73LjHU4_5umXLuWw India unveil eight World Cup venues.]{{dead link|date=July 2014}} Retrieved on 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 [[Hambantota]], Sri Lanka, for the event.<ref>[http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/CWC/event_info/venues.php Venues of 2011 World Cup] by ICC Retrieved on 10 March 2010.</ref>

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!colspan=5|{{flagicon|India|size=15px}} India
|-
![[Kolkata]]
![[Chennai]]
![[New Delhi]]
![[Nagpur]]
![[Ahmedabad]]
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|[[Eden Gardens]]
|[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]
|[[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]]
|[[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium|Vidarbha Cricket<br>Association Stadium]]
|[[Sardar Patel Stadium]]
|-
|Capacity: 66,349
|Capacity: 37,220
|Capacity: 40,715
|Capacity: 45,000
|Capacity: 54,000
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|[[File:Eden Gardens.jpg|125px]]
|[[File:M A Chidambaram Stadium 56.JPG|125px]]
|[[Image:Feroz Shah Kotla - WI vs RSA03.jpg|125px]]
|[[File:VCA Jamtha 1.JPG|125px]]
|[[File:Sardar Patel Stadium.JPG|125px]]
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!
![[Mumbai]]
![[Mohali]]
![[Bangalore]]
!
|-
|
|[[Wankhede Stadium]]
|[[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium|Punjab Cricket<br>Association Stadium]]
|[[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]
|
|-
|
|Capacity: 32,000
|Capacity: 42,000
|Capacity: 36,430
|
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|
|[[File:Wankhede ICC WCF.jpg|125px]]
|[[Image:LightsMohali.png|125px]]
|[[File:MChinnaswamy-Stadium.jpg|125px]]
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!colspan=3|{{flagicon|SRI|size=15px}} Sri Lanka
!colspan=2|{{flagicon|BAN|size=15px}} Bangladesh
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![[Colombo]]
![[Pallekele]]
![[Hambantota]]
![[Chittagong]]
![[Dhaka]]
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|[[R. Premadasa Stadium]]
|[[Pallekele International Cricket Stadium|Pallekele International<br>Cricket Stadium]]
|[[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium|Mahinda Rajapaksa<br>International Stadium]]
|[[Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium|Zohur Ahmed<br>Chowdhury Stadium]]
|[[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium|Sher-e-Bangla National<br>Cricket Stadium]]
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|Capacity: 35,000
|Capacity: 35,000
|Capacity: 35,000
|Capacity: 20,000
|Capacity: 26,000
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|[[File:RPS,Colombo.jpg|125px]]
|[[File:Pallekele 2.JPG|125px]]
|[[File:Hambantota International Cricket Stadium.jpg|125px]]
|[[File:Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium at night.png|125px]]
|[[File:Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.jpg|125px]]
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==Umpires==
{{Main|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: 5 from Australia, 6 from Asia, 3 from England, 2 from New Zealand and 1 each from South Africa and [[West Indies]].

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
;Australia
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Simon Taufel]]
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]]
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Rod Tucker]]
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Daryl Harper]]
* {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Bruce Oxenford]]

;New Zealand
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Billy Bowden]]
* {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Tony Hill (umpire)|Tony Hill]]

{{col-break}}
;South Africa
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Marais Erasmus]]

;Pakistan
* {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Aleem Dar]]
* {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Asad Rauf]]
;India
* {{flagicon|India}} [[Shavir Tarapore]]
* {{flagicon|India}} [[Amiesh Saheba]]

{{col-break}}
;England
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Gould]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Richard Kettleborough]]
* {{flagicon|England}} [[Nigel Llong]]

;Sri Lanka
* {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Asoka de Silva (cricketer)|Asoka de Silva]]
* {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Kumar Dharmasena]]

;West Indies
* {{flagicon|West Indies}} [[Billy Doctrove]]
{{Col-end}}

==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.

==Matches==
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup schedule}}

===Warm-up matches===
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches}}

The following 14 warm-up matches were played before the World Cup started.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/series/473318.html?template=wcfixtures Warm up matches schedule.] Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2011.</ref><ref>[http://cricket.yahoo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup-warm-up-matches_11161/schedule World Cup Warm up matches schedule.] Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 1 February 2011.</ref> For statistical purposes, these matches are not considered to be One Day Internationals.

{{hidden begin
|title = Warm-up matches
|titlestyle = background:lightblue;
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 12 February 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{Cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 253/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|KEN}}
| score2 = 192 (45.3 overs)
| result = {{cr|WIN}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#West Indies vs Kenya|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}}
| score1 = 351/5 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|NED}}
| score2 = 195 (47.3 overs)
| result = {{cr|SRI}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Sri Lanka vs Netherlands|won by 156 runs]]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club 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}}
| score1 = 112 (37.3 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|BAN}}
| score2 = 113/1 (19.2 overs)
| result = {{cr|BAN}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Canada vs Bangladesh|won by 9 wickets]]
| venue = [[Zahur 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}}
| score1 = 311/6 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|IRE}}
| score2 = 279 (48.2 overs)
| result = {{cr|NZL}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#New Zealand vs Ireland|won by 32 runs]]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], Jamtha, [[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}}
| score1 = 152 (41.5 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|RSA}}
| score2 = 153/2 (23.3 overs)
| result = {{cr|RSA}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Zimbabwe vs South Africa|won by 8 wickets]]
| venue = [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[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}}
| score1 = 214 (44.3 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|AUS}}
| score2 = 176 (37.5 overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#India vs Australia|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}}
| score1 = 244/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|IRE}}
| score2 = 245/6 (49.3 overs)
| result = {{cr|IRE}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Zimbabwe vs Ireland|won by 4 wickets]]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], Jamtha, [[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}}
| score1 = 263/5 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|NED}}
| score2 = 264/8 (49.1 overs)
| result = {{cr|NED}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Kenya vs Netherlands|won by 2 wickets]]
| venue = [[Sinhalese Sports Club 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}}
| score1 = 285/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|BAN}}
| score2 = 196 (41.4 overs)
| result = {{cr|PAK}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Pakistan vs Bangladesh|won by 89 runs]]
| venue = [[Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium]], [[Mirpur Thana|Mirpur]], [[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}}
| score1 = 217 (47.1 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|RSA}}
| score2 = 218/1 (44.2 overs)
| result = {{cr|RSA}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#Australia vs 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}}
| score1 = 281 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|SRI}}
| score2 = 282/6 (47.3 overs)
| result = {{cr|SRI}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#West Indies vs 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}}
| score1 = 243 (49.4 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|CAN}}
| score2 = 227 (46.1 overs)
| result = {{cr|ENG}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#England vs Canada|won by 16 runs]]
| venue = [[Narayanganj Osmani Stadium|Khan Shaheb Osman Ali 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}}
| score1 = 360/5 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|NZL}}
| score2 = 243 (43.1 overs)
| result = {{cr|IND}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#India vs New Zealand|won by 117 runs]]
| venue = [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[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}}
| score1 = 273 (49.4 overs)
| team2 = {{Cr|PAK}}
| score2 = 206 (46.1 overs)
| result = {{cr|ENG}} [[2011 Cricket World Cup warm-up matches#England vs Pakistan|won by 67 runs]]
| venue = [[Narayanganj Osmani Stadium|Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium]], [[Fatullah]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/473334.html Scorecard]
}}
{{hidden end}}

===Group stage===
The top four teams from the two groups qualified for the quarter-finals. Super 8 stage is abolished.

====Group A====
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup Group A}}
{{2011 Cricket World Cup Group A}}
<small>The top four teams from each group qualified for the quarter-finals (indicated in green).</small>

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 20 February 2011
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| score1 = 69 (23.5 overs)
| score2 = 72/0 (8 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| 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 = [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 20 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 332/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 122 (36.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| 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 Stadium]], [[Hambantota]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 21 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 262/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 171 (46.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| 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 = [[Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 23 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 317/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 112 (33.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Pakistan vs Kenya|Pakistan won by 205 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433563.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium]], [[Hambantota]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 25 February 2011
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 206 (45.1 overs)
| score2 = 207/3 (34 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs Australia|Australia won by 7 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433565.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], Jamtha, [[Nagpur]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 26 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| score1 = 277/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 266/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| 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}}
| score1 = 298/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 123 (42.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| 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]], Jamtha, [[Nagpur]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 1 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|KEN}}
| score1 = 142 (43.4 overs)
| score2 = 146/1 (18.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Kenya vs Sri Lanka|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}}
| score1 = 184 (43 overs)
| score2 = 138 (42.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Pakistan vs Canada|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}}
| score1 = 162 (46.2 overs)
| score2 = 166/0 (33.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| 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 = [[Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 5 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 146/3 (32.5 overs)
| score2 =
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Sri Lanka vs Australia|Match abandoned]]
| 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}}
| score1 = 198 (50 overs)
| score2 = 199/5 (45.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| 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 = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], New Delhi
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 8 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 302/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 192 (41.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Pakistan vs New Zealand|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}}
| score1 = 327/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 188 (39 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ZIM}}
| 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}}
| score1 = 358/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 261/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|CAN}}
| 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}}
| score1 = 324/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 264/6 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| 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}}
| score1 = 151/7 (39.4/39.4 overs)
| score2 = 164/3 (34.1/38 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Zimbabwe vs Pakistan|Pakistan won by 7 wickets]]
| 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}}
| score1 = 211 (45.4 overs)
| score2 = 212/3 (34.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|AUS}}
| 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}}
| score1 = 265/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 153 (35 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Sri Lanka vs New Zealand|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}}
| score1 = 176 (46.4 overs)
| score2 = 178/6 (41 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Pakistan vs Australia|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}}
| score1 = 308/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 147 (36 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|KEN}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group A#Zimbabwe vs Kenya|Zimbabwe won by 161 runs]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433598.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
}}
{{hidden end}}

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

{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 19 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 370/4 (50 overs)
| score2 = 283/9 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| runs1 = [[V Sehwag]] 175 (140)
| 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 Stadium]], [[Mirpur Thana|Mirpur]], [[Dhaka]]

}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 22 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| score1 = 292/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 296/4 (48.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| 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]], Jamtha, [[Nagpur]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 24 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 222 (47.3 overs)
| score2 = 223/3 (42.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| 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 = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], New Delhi
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 25 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 205 (49.2 overs)
| score2 = 178 (45 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| 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 Stadium]], [[Mirpur Thana|Mirpur]], [[Dhaka]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 27 February 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 338 (49.5 overs)
| score2 = 338/8 (50 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|ENG}}
| 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}}
| score1 = 330/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 115 (31.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| 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 = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], New Delhi
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 2 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 327/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 329/7 (49.1 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| 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
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 351/5 (50 overs)
| score2 = 120 (34.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|NED}}
| 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 = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 4 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|BAN}}
| score1 = 58 (18.5 overs)
| score2 = 59/1 (12.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| 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 Stadium]], [[Mirpur Thana|Mirpur]], [[Dhaka]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 6 March 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 171 (45.4 overs)
| score2 = 165 (47.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| 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 = [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 6 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IRE}}
| score2 = 210/5 (46.0 overs)
| score1 = 207 (47.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| 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}}
| score2 = 191/5 (36.3 overs)
| score1 = 189 (46.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| 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 = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], New Delhi
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 11 March 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 = 275 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231 (49 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| 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 = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 11 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 225 (49.4 overs)
| score2 = 227/8 (49 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| 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 = [[Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 12 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 296 (48.4 overs)
| score2 = 300/7 (49.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#India vs South Africa|South Africa won by 3 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433586.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium]], Jamtha, [[Nagpur]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 14 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| score1 = 160 (46.2 overs)
| score2 = 166/4 (40.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| 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 = [[Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium]], [[Chittagong]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 15 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| score1 = 272/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 141 (33.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| result = [[2011 Cricket World Cup Group B#South Africa vs Ireland|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}}
| score1 = 243 (48.4 overs)
| score2 = 225 (44.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| 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 = [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 18 March 2011
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NED}}
| score1 = 306 (50 overs)
| score2 = 307/4 (47.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IRE}}
| 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}}
| score1 = 284/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 78 (28 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|BAN}}
| 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 Stadium]], [[Mirpur Thana|Mirpur]], [[Dhaka]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 20 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 268 (49.1 overs)
| score2 = 188 (43 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|WIN}}
| 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 = [[MA Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chepauk]], [[Chennai]]
}}

===Knockout stage===
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage}}
{{2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage bracket}}

====Quarter-finals====
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 23 March 2011

| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| score1 =112 (43.3 overs)
| score2 =113/0 (20.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| 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 Stadium]], [[Mirpur Thana|Mirpur]], [[Dhaka]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 24 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| score1 = 260/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 261/5 (47.4 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| 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 = [[Sardar Patel Stadium]], [[Motera]], [[Ahmedabad]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 25 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 221/8 (50 overs)
| score2 = 172 (43.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| 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 Stadium]], [[Mirpur Thana|Mirpur]], [[Dhaka]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 26 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ENG}}
| score1 = 229/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231/0 (39.3 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| 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
| days
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| score1 = 217 (48.5 overs)
| score2 = 220/5 (47.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|SRI}}
| 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]]
}}
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup Semifinal: India v Pakistan}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 30 March 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|IND}}
| score1 = 260/9 (50 overs)
| score2 = 231 (49.5 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| 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 = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
}}

====Final====
{{Main|2011 Cricket World Cup Final}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 2 April 2011
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|SRI}}
| score1 = 274/6 (50 overs)
| score2 = 277/4 (48.2 overs)
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| 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]]
}}

==Statistics==
{{main|2011 Cricket World Cup statistics}}
<!--The top five (including ties) run-scorers and wicket-takers are shown below:-->
{{Col-begin}}

{{col-break}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:400px;"
|+'''Leading run scorers
|-
!Runs !!Player !!Team !!Matches
|-
| style="text-align:center"|500 || {{sortname|1=Tillakaratne|2=Dilshan}} || {{cr|SRI}} || 9
|-
| style="text-align:center"|482 || {{sortname|1=Sachin|2=Tendulkar}} || {{cr|IND}} || 9
|-
| style="text-align:center"|465 || {{sortname|1=Kumar|2=Sangakkara}} || {{cr|SRI}} || 9
|-
| style="text-align:center"|422 || {{sortname|1=Jonathan|2=Trott}} || {{cr|ENG}} || 7
|-
| style="text-align:center"|395 || {{sortname|1=Upul|2=Tharanga}} || {{cr|SRI}} || 8
|}

{{Col-break}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:400px;"
|+Leading wicket takers
|-
!Wickets !!Player !!Team !!Matches
|-
| style="text-align:center"|21 || {{sortname|1=Shahid|2=Afridi}} || {{cr|PAK}} || 8
|-
| style="text-align:center"|21 || {{sortname|1=Zaheer|2=Khan}} || {{cr|IND}} || 9
|-
| style="text-align:center"|18 || {{sortname|1=Tim|2=Southee}} || {{cr|NZ}} || 8
|-
| style="text-align:center"|15 || {{sortname|1=Robin|2=Peterson}} || {{cr|RSA}} || 7
|-
| style="text-align:center"|15 || {{sortname|1=Yuvraj|2=Singh}} || {{cr|IND}} || 9
|}

{{col-end}}

==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>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/504279.html West Indies team bus stoned in Dhaka]. Espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 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 news|url=http://worldcupofcricket.com/cricketblog/2011/03/06/bangladeshi-fans-stone-bus-of-wi-team/|title=Bangladeshi Fans stone bus of WI Team|work=Cricket News |date=6 March 2011 |accessdate=25 March 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2014}}</ref>
* The political party [[Shiv Sena]] threatened to disrupt the final in Mumbai if the Pakistani team qualified.<ref>[http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/icc-cricket-world-cup/news/detail/item582796/Shiv-Sena-threat-over-ICC-CWC-final/ Cricket | ICC Cricket World Cup | Shiv Sena threat over ICC CWC final]{{dead link|date=July 2014}}. Espnstar.Com (2011-02-17). 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 [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni|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 side 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 |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=27 February 2011 |accessdate=3 August 2011 }}</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 |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=6 March 2011 |accessdate=15 February 2015 }}</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>http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Sangakkara-slams-ICC-for-changing-2-5-meter-UDRS-rule-during-World-Cup/articleshow/7657444.cms</ref>
* In the final between India and Sri Lanka, loud crowd noise prevented match referee [[Jeff Crowe]] from hearing Sri Lankan captain Sangakkara's call as the coin was tossed by Indian captain Dhoni. The toss had to be redone – an extremely unusual event, especially at as prominent an event as the World Cup final.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/509133.html India v Sri Lanka: Toss taken twice after confusion over call | Cricket News | ICC Cricket World Cup 2011]. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 August 2011.</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Cricket}}
* [[List of Cricket World Cup records]]
* [[Politics and sports]]<!--per Indo-Pak match-->

==References and notes==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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