2011 Cricket World Cup

In case you don't know, cricket is one of the world's largest sports up there with football (soccer). If you're from the United States, you probably don't know a lot about this wonderful sport. You're missing out.

On February 19th, 2011, the Cricket World Cup will begin with a two month action packed series of matches from national teams all around the world. India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh will be hosting the event with India and Bangladesh starting the cup off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Bangladesh.

The 2011 Cricket World Cup is the tenth cup in its history. It's a fairly exclusive event with only fourteen national teams competing out of 104 entrants. These teams include: Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Canada, West Indies, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, England, Irelands, and the Netherlands.

2011 Cricket World Cup Format

The cricket format for the event is One Day International (ODI). Sometimes this is referred to as Limited Overs Internationals (LOI). This is because each match is limited to 50 overs a side.

One over represents six legal balls bowled from one team to the batter of the opposing team. There is only one bowler per over unless that bowler is taken out of gameplay due to an injury. In that case, a teammate will step in and continue bowling the over.

Each match is given two days to complete. Sometimes one match cannot be completed in one day due to rain or inclement weather.

The tournament format for the World Cup is round robin and knock out. At the start of the tournament, teams are divided into two different groups. Within each group, each team players the six other teams apart of the group. The best teams out of four from each group move to the quarterfinals of the knockout round. From there, each team is narrowed down until there are two teams heading off in a final match.

Locations and Venues

Matches will take place in three different countries: Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. A couple new stadiums are being built for the Cricket World Cup, including the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka, and the Suriyawewa Stadium in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.

Here is a rundown of the different locations:
Chittagong Divisional Stadium (20,000), Chittagong, Bangladesh
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium (35,000), Dhaka, BangladeshSardar Patel Stadium (50,000), Ahmedabad, India
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium (42,000), Bangalore, India
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (46,000), Chennai, India
Eden Gardens (82,000), Kolkata, India
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (35,000), Mohali, India
Wankhede Stadium (45,000), Mumbai, India
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium (45,000), Nagpur, India
Feroz Shah Kotla (48,000), New Delhi, India
R. Premadasa Stadium (35,000), Colombo, Sri Lanka
Suriyawewa Stadium (35,000), Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (35,000), Kandy, Sri Lanka

2011 Cricket World Cup Live Streaming
You won't want to miss a game of one of the world's biggest sporting events. Thankfully, you can stream the World Cup live to your computer. All you need is an internet connection.

By: James Elliot

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