Amazing Prize Money - Cricket World Cup 2011

As everyone has started talking about the cricket world cup 2011 happening in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh most of the fans discussing the amount of prize money ICC re-announced which is more then double the previous announcement.  Yes its has been raised from USD 4 million to USD 10 million.

All this has been done just to reflect the importance of the ICC’s flagship competition, which was on a low after the start of IPL.  If you compare the cricket world cup 2011 prize money with world cup 2007 its double the previous i.e. USD 5 million. 

Here is the complete distribution of prize money during world cup 2011 to cricket teams:

Winning Team	3,000,000
Runner up	1,500,000
Semi-final Losers	750,000
Semi-final Losers	750,000
5th Place	370,000
6th Place	370,000
7th Place	370,000
8th Place	370,000
Winners 1st round matches	60,000 x 42
	10,000,000

 * all figures in USD

ICC World Cup Warm-up Matches Fixtures

There would be a lot of warm up matches before the start of ICC world cup 2011.  First match will be played on 12th February 2011 at R Premadasa Stadium,Colombo,Sri Lanka between Kenya and West Indies.

Complete schedule of world cup warm-up matches are as follows:

Sat Feb 12	Tue Feb 15
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	04:00 GMT | 09:30 local
09:30 IST Kenya v West Indies	09:30 IST Kenya v Netherlands
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Sat Feb 12	Tue Feb 15
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	08:30 GMT | 14:30 local
09:30 IST Sri Lanka v Netherlands	14:00 IST Bangladesh v Pakistan
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Feb 12	Tue Feb 15
08:30 GMT | 14:30 local	09:00 GMT | 14:30 local
14:00 IST Bangladesh v Canada	14:30 IST Australia v South Africa
Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Sat Feb 12	Wed Feb 16
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	03:30 GMT | 09:30 local
14:30 IST Ireland v New Zealand	09:00 IST Canada v England
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Feb 12	Wed Feb 16
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	04:00 GMT | 09:30 local
14:30 IST South Africa v Zimbabwe	09:30 IST Sri Lanka v West Indies
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Feb 13	Wed Feb 16
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	09:00 GMT | 14:30 local
14:30 IST India v Australia	14:30 IST India v New Zealand
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Tue Feb 15	Fri Feb 18
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	08:30 GMT | 14:30 local
09:30 IST Ireland v Zimbabwe	14:00 IST England v Pakistan
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur

We have posted complete schedule of ICC World Cup 2011 matches to plan your viewing.

Cricket World Cup 2011 Complete Schedule

This is a great news for all the cricket lovers world over! world cup matches schedule are already announced by the ICC and would be available live through ESPNSTAR to worldwide audiences.  So keep a close watch on ESPNSTAR as there would be many excited cricket matches.

As there would be 49 matches totality, first match will happen on 19th February 2011 host India and Bangladesh at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur at 08:30 GMT (14:30 local/IST).  

Please remember this is the event after 4 years wait,hence do not forget to cheer for your favorite team (s).  Go and buy a new HD plasma to watch the match clearly and closely :).

 Here is the complete schedule for your information:

Day/Date/Time	Teams/Group/Venue
Sat Feb 19	1st Match, Group B - India v Bangladesh
08:30 GMT | 14:30 local	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sun Feb 20	2nd Match, Group A - Kenya v New Zealand
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Feb 20	3rd Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Canada
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium,
	Sooriyawewa, Hambanthota
Mon Feb 21	4th Match, Group A - Australia v Zimbabwe
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Tue Feb 22	5th Match, Group B - England v Netherlands
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Wed Feb 23	6th Match, Group A - Kenya v Pakistan
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Mahinda Rajapaksha International Cricket Stadium,
	Sooriyawewa, Hambanthota
Thu Feb 24	7th Match, Group B - South Africa v West Indies
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Fri Feb 25	8th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v Ireland
03:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Fri Feb 25	9th Match, Group A - Australia v New Zealand
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Sat Feb 26	10th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Pakistan
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Feb 27	11th Match, Group B - India v England
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Mon Feb 28	12th Match, Group A - Canada v Zimbabwe
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Mon Feb 28	13th Match, Group B - Netherlands v West Indies
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Tue Mar 1	14th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Kenya
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Mar 2	15th Match, Group B - England v Ireland
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Mar 3	16th Match, Group B - Netherlands v South Africa
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Thu Mar 3	17th Match, Group A - Canada v Pakistan
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Fri Mar 4	18th Match, Group A - New Zealand v Zimbabwe
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Fri Mar 4	19th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v West Indies
08:30 GMT | 14:30 local	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Mar 5	20th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Australia
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Mar 6	21st Match, Group B - England v South Africa
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Sun Mar 6	22nd Match, Group B - India v Ireland
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon Mar 7	23rd Match, Group A - Canada v Kenya
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Tue Mar 8	24th Match, Group A - New Zealand v Pakistan
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Wed Mar 9	25th Match, Group B - India v Netherlands
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Thu Mar 10	26th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Fri Mar 11	27th Match, Group B - Ireland v West Indies
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Fri Mar 11	28th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v England
08:30 GMT | 14:30 local	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Sat Mar 12	29th Match, Group B - India v South Africa
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Sun Mar 13	30th Match, Group A - Canada v New Zealand
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sun Mar 13	31st Match, Group A - Australia v Kenya
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Mon Mar 14	32nd Match, Group B - Bangladesh v Netherlands
03:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Mon Mar 14	33rd Match, Group A - Pakistan v Zimbabwe
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Tue Mar 15	34th Match, Group B - Ireland v South Africa
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Wed Mar 16	35th Match, Group A - Australia v Canada
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Thu Mar 17	36th Match, Group B - England v West Indies
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Fri Mar 18	38th Match, Group B - Ireland v Netherlands
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Fri Mar 18	37th Match, Group A - New Zealand v Sri Lanka
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Sat Mar 19	39th Match, Group B - Bangladesh v South Africa
03:30 GMT | 09:30 local	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Mar 19	40th Match, Group A - Australia v Pakistan
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sun Mar 20	41st Match, Group A - Kenya v Zimbabwe
04:00 GMT | 09:30 local	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sun Mar 20	42nd Match, Group B - India v West Indies
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Wed Mar 23	Quarter Final - TBC v TBC
08:30 GMT | 14:30 local	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Thu Mar 24	Quarter Final - TBC v TBC
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Fri Mar 25	Quarter Final - TBC v TBC
08:30 GMT | 14:30 local	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur
Sat Mar 26	Quarter Final - TBC v TBC
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Tue Mar 29	Semi Final - TBC v TBC
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Wed Mar 30	Semi Final - TBC v TBC
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
Sat Apr 2	Final - TBC v TBC
09:00 GMT | 14:30 local	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

*We do not take responsibility for the accuracy of this information.


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Cricket World Cup 2011-Buy Online Tickets Now!

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011's tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online through this link. Tickets are available through KYAZOONGA.COM, prices starts from 4.5 USD and goes upto 95 USD.

You can selected based on your prefered location to watch the match, surely everyone want to go close to players pavilion. So go ahead and buy them now!!


If you would like to watch the matches by your favourite venue (s) you can use these links to get venue tickets:

1. Ahmedabad
2. Bengaluru
3. Chennai
4. Chittagong
5. Colombo
6. Dhaka
7. Hambantota
8. Kandy
9. Kolkata
10. Mohali
11. Mumbai
12. Nagpur
13. New Delhi

For cricket fans who want to watch the matches of their favorite team (s) they can check these pages by team (s):

Group A		Group B
Australia		India
Pakistan		South Africa
NewZealand		England
Sri Lanka		West Indies
Zimbabwe		Bangladesh
Canada		Ireland
Kenya		TheNeatherland

All the best for your hunt of cricket world cup 2011 matches by your favorite team (s)!

Watch Live ICL Matches on MSN Video,Ten Sports and Zee Sports

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You can watch the online twenty20 cricket matched here, you just need to click on the ICL logo there.

See how easy it is to watch online cricket matches from ICL.