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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011:-

Four-time winners Australia begin the defence of their ICC Cricket World Cup title against Zimbabwe in Ahmedabad, India on February 21 2011.
Australia, who defeated 1996 champions Sri Lanka in the 2007 final, will complete their Group A commitments in Colombo when they will take on 1992 winner Pakistan on 19 March.
Co-hosts Bangladesh and 1983 winners India will go head to head in the opening match on February 19 in Dhaka, two days after the same city stages the opening ceremony. Other teams in that group are South Africa, England, the West Indies, Ireland and the Netherlands

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The quarter-finals will be played in Dhaka on March 23 and 25, in Colombo on March 24 and in Ahmedabad on March 26 - while the two semi-finals will be played in Colombo and Mohali on March 29 and 30. Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium will host the final on April 2.
After featuring in the opening match in Dhaka, India will play their remaining five group stage matches in front of a home crowd when they take on England in Kolkata on February 27, Ireland in Bangalore on March 6, Holland in New Delhi on March 9, South Africa in Nagpur on March 12 and the West Indies in Chennai on March 20.
Sri Lanka launch their campaign against Canada in Hambantota on February 20 and will play three matches in Colombo (against Pakistan, Kenya and Australia), one in Pallekele (against Zimbabwe) before finishing its group commitments in Mumbai against New Zealand on March 18.
A total of 49 matches will be played in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 with India hosting 29 matches, including the final, a semi-final and a quarter-final; Sri Lanka 12 matches, including a semi-final and a quarter-final; and Bangladesh eight matches, including the opening matches, and two quarter-finals.
During the 43-day event spread over three countries, a total of 13 venues will be used. The 2011 event is a week shorter than the 2007 edition.
The top four from each group go through to the quarter-finals with the other teams eliminated.