Cricket World Cup

The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international championship of men's
One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organized by the sport's
governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), with preliminary
qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament which is held every four
years. The tournament is the world's fourth-largest and fourth-most-viewed
sporting event.[1][2][2] According to the ICC, it is the most important tournament
and the pinnacle of achievement in the sport.[3][4] The first Cricket World Cup
contest was organized in England in 1975. A separate Women's Cricket World
Cup has been held every four years since 1973.

The finals of the Cricket World Cup are contested by all ten Test-playing and ODI-
playing nations, together with other nations that qualify through the World Cup
Qualifier. Australia has been the most successful of the five teams to have won
the tournament, taking four titles. The West Indies have won twice, while India,
Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have each won once.

Trophy
The ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy is presented to the winners of the World Cup
finals. The current trophy was created for the 1999 championships, and was the
first permanent prize in the tournament's history; prior to this, different trophies
were made for each World Cup.[44] The trophy was designed and produced in
London by a team of craftsmen from Garrard & Co over a period of two months.

The current trophy is made from silver and gild, and features a golden globe held
up by three silver columns. The columns, shaped as stumps and bails, represent
the three fundamental aspects of cricket: batting, bowling and fielding, while the
globe characterises a cricket ball.[45] It stands 60 cm high and weighs
approximately 11 kilograms. The names of the previous winners are engraved on
the base of the trophy, with space for a total of twenty inscriptions.

The original trophy is kept by the ICC. A replica, which differs only in the
inscriptions, is permanently awarded to the winning team.

Venues of Cricket World Cup

 • 1975 World Cup in England
• 1979 World Cup in England
• 1983 World Cup in England
• 1987 World Cup in India and Pakistan
• 1992 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
• 1996 World Cup in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
• 1999 World Cup in England
• 2003 World Cup in South Africa
• 2007 World Cup in West Indies
• 2011 World Cup in India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka

Previous World Cup Cricket Finals Results, Champions

Cricket World Cup 1975 "West Indies"

Cricket World Cup 1979 "West Indies"

Cricket World Cup 1983 "India "

Cricket World Cup 1987 "Australia "

Cricket World Cup 1992 "Pakistan "

Cricket World Cup 1996 "Sri Lanka "

Cricket World Cup 1999 "Australia "

Cricket World Cup 2003 " Australia "

Cricket World Cup 2007 " Australia "

Cricket World Cup-2011

 The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the Tenth Cricket World Cup and
will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries: India, Sri
Lanka and Bangladesh. The World Cup will use cricket's One Day International
format, with fourteen national cricket teams scheduled to compete. The World
Cup will take place between February and early April 2011, with the first
match to be played on 19 February 2011 with co-hosts India and Bangladesh
facing off at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka and the final
at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 2 April 2011.

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup is the tenth Cricket World Cup and is being
played in Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. It is Bangladesh's first time co-
hosting a World Cup. All matches in the World Cup will be accorded One Day
International status, with all matches being played over 50 overs. Fourteen
national cricket teams will compete in the tournament, including ten full
members and four associate members.[1] The World Cup will take place between
February and early April 2011, with the first match played on 19 February 2011
with co-hosts India and Bangladesh facing off at the Sher-e-Bangla National
Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.[2] The opening ceremony was held on 17 February
2011 at Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, two days before the start of the
tournament,[3] with the final on 2 April 2011 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

The biggest upset of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has been the defeat of
England by Ireland.[8] Ireland's Kevin O'Brien made 100 in just 50 balls (and a
total of 113 off 63 balls), the fastest World Cup Century and Ireland made the
highest successful run chase in World Cup history beating Sri Lanka's 313 against
Zimbabwe at New Plymouth in New Zealand in 1992.[9]

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$
10 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.[36][37] The total
prize money on offer for the tournament for the teams placing from 1st to 8th is
US$7.48 million. The remaining two semi-finalists will receive 0.75 million US$
each. The last four quarter-finalists will each receive 0.37 million US$

Qualification:
As per ICC regulations, all 10 full members automatically qualify for the World
Cup, including Zimbabwe who has given up their Test playing status until the
standard of their team improves.[16]

The ICC also organized a qualifying tournament in South Africa to determine

which 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.[17]

The following 14 teams qualified for the final tournament

Group A Group B
Rank Team Rank Team
Full Members
1 Australia 2 India
3 Pakistan 4 South Africa
5 New Zealand 6 England
7 Sri Lanka 8 West Indies
9 Zimbabwe 10 Bangladesh
Associate Members
11 Canada 12 Ireland
13 Kenya 14 Netherlands

Format:
Late in 2007, the four host nations agreed upon a revised format for the 2011
World Cup identical to the 1996 World Cup, the only change being the no.
of teams as it was 12 in 1996 and 14 in 2011. The first round of the
tournament will be a round-robin in which the 14 teams are divided into 2
groups of 7 teams each. The 7 teams play each other once with the top 4
from each group qualifying for the quarter-finals.[15] The format ensures
that each team gets to play a minimum of 6 matches even if they are ruled
out of the tournament due to early defeats.

As the World Cup is in progress below mentioned are the teams qualify and
opponents for the Quarter final phase of the tournament which is played on
the knock out basis.

Group A Group B

Pakistan South Africa

Srilanka India

Australia England

New Zealand West Indies

In first Quarter Final Pakistan Beat West Indies by 10 Wickets and first team to
qualify for the Semi Final Phase of the Tournament. Other three Quarter final
will be played in coming days and there result in unknown.