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    India won - 2011 Cricket World Cup



    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. All the matches were One Day Internationals, and all were played over 50 overs. Fourteen national cricket teams took part, including ten full members and four associate members of the ICC. The opening ceremony was held on 17 February 2011 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, and the tournament was played between 19 February and 2 April. The first match was played by the Indian and Bangladeshi teams at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka. The final was between India and Sri Lanka at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

    India won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil. India's Yuvraj Singh was declared the man of the tournament.This was the first time in World Cup history that two Asian teams had appeared in final. It was also the first time since the 1992 World Cup that the final match did not feature Australia.

    Prize money

        US$370 thousand – each team exiting after the quarter-finals (4 teams)
        US$750,000 – fourth placed team
        US$750,000 – third placed team
        US$1.5M – runner up
        US$3M – winner

    Knockout stage



    Quarter-finals
    Semi-finals
    Final


    23 March – Dhaka, Bangladesh



      West Indies  112

    30 March – Mohali, India

      Pakistan  113/0

      Pakistan  231

    24 March – Ahmedabad, India

      India  260/9

      Australia  260/6


    2 April – Mumbai, India

      India  261/5

      India  277/4

    25 March – Dhaka, Bangladesh

      Sri Lanka  274/6

      New Zealand  221/8

    29 March – Colombo, Sri Lanka

      South Africa   172

      New Zealand  217

    26 March – Colombo, Sri Lanka

      Sri Lanka  220/5

      England  229/6





      Sri Lanka  231/0




























     



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