World Cup 2011 fixtures

Schedule for the 2011 cricket World Cup co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, announced by the International Cricket Council here on Monday: Group A: Australia (holders), Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya. Group B: India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands. (Four teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals). MUMBAI, AFP

Venues:

India (29 matches) - Mumbai, Mohali, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, New Delhi.

Sri Lanka (12 matches) - Colombo, Hambantota, Pallekele

Bangladesh (8 matches) - Dhaka, Chittagong

Fixtures:
Feb 17: Opening ceremony, Dhaka
Feb 19: India v Bangladesh, Dhaka

Feb 20: New Zealand v Kenya, Chennai

Sri Lanka v Canada, Hambantota

Feb 21: Australia v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad
Feb 22: England v Netherlands, Nagpur
Feb 23: Pakistan v Kenya, Hambantota
Feb 24: South Africa v West Indies, New Delhi
Feb 25: Australia v New Zealand, Nagpur
Bangladesh v Ireland, Dhaka

Feb 26: Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo

Feb 27: India v England, Kolkata
Feb 28: West Indies v Netherlands, New Delhi
Zimbabwe v Canada, Nagpur

Mar 1 : Sri Lanka v Kenya, Colombo

Mar 2 : England v Ireland, Bangalore
Mar 3 : South Africa v Netherlands, Mohali
Pakistan v Canada, Colombo
Mar 4 : New Zealand v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad
Bangladesh v West Indies, Dhaka

Mar 5 : Sri Lanka v Australia, Colombo

Mar 6 : India v Ireland, Bangalore
England v South Africa, Chennai
Mar 7 : Kenya v Canada, New Delhi
Mar 8 : Pakistan v New Zealand, Pallekele
Mar 9 : India v Netherlands, New Delhi

Mar 10: Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Pallekele

Mar 11: West Indies v Ireland, Mohali
Bangladesh v England, Chittagong
Mar 12: India v South Africa, Nagpur
Mar 13: New Zealand v Canada, Mumbai
Australia v Kenya, Bangalore
Mar 14: Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Pallekele
Bangladesh v Netherlands, Chittagong
Mar 15: South Africa v Ireland, Kolkata
Mar 16: Australia v Canada, Bangalore
Mar 17: England v West Indies, Chennai

Mar 18: Sri Lanka v New Zealand, Mumbai

Ireland v Netherlands, Kolkata
Mar 19: Australia v Pakistan, Colombo
Bangladesh v South Africa, Dhaka
Mar 20: Zimbabwe v Kenya, Kolkata
India v West Indies, Chennai
Mar 23: First quarter-final, Dhaka
Mar 24: Second quarter-final, Colombo
Mar 25: Third quarter-final, Dhaka
Mar 26: Fourth quarter-final, Ahmedabad
Mar 29: First semi-final, Colombo
Mar 30: Second semi-final, Mohali

Apr 2 : Final, Mumbai.