IPL 2011

The IPL(Indian Premier League) was a conventional approach by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) in the year 2007. This form of league brought a revolution in Indian Cricket and now it is extended to this year 2011. IPL season 4 or IPL 2011 has entered its domain this year with the auction of players from all around the world. 

IPL 2011 is Indian Premiere League season 4 played at India.IPL 2011 is eagerly awaited as IPL 2010 was a massive hit. IPL season 3 had total 8 teams playing against each other but IPL 4 have 10 teams competing each other .

IPL 4th edition is going to be much different from other.Many people will be looking forward to IPL 2011 as the next season to cheer for after all that happened during IPL 2010 The tournament will start with the game between Team Chennai Super Kings(CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) on Aprial 8th at Chepauk Stadium,Chennai and tournament will ends with the Final on May 28 at Chepauk Stadium,Chennai. There will be total 10 venues will be used for the tournament. Indi Commandos Kerala and Pune Warriors are the 2 new teams introduces this year in IPL 4.

Total of 74 competitions will be viewed this season as there were 2 new teams introduced in IPL 2011. In the previous season there were 60 Matches and this season the number has drastically increased as the teams will play against each other in a dual Round-Robin format. The playoff is a new format initiated instead of Knockout. Super Over will be determining the winner incase of a tie. The top 3 teams from playoff will succeed for the next 2011 Champions League Twenty20.

30 Players has been included in each team with 9 million US dollar as a maximum to spend for the purchasing. The previous teams in the IPL 3 were dispersed as 2 new teams were included in this season. Each team had the capability to retain 4 players from their previous squad, with 3 Indian Players.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

India beat Sri Lanka to win ICC World Cup 2011

After 14 Years,Cricket World Cup is finally returned to Asia (India-Sri Lanka-Bangladesh).Last time World Cup was hosted in Asia in the year 1996 and Sri Lanka emerge winners of the ICC Wills World Cup. Unfortunately, Pakistan will not host any games of 2011 world cup,because of security concern.

ICC has tried their best to shorten the 2011 world cup as compared to 2007 world cup. So there will be 49 number of games will be played in 2011 as compared to 51 in 2007. Also the length of the tournament will be shorten by a week. Out of forty nine games, India will host 29 matches, Sri Lanka will host 12 matches and 8 games will be hosted by Bangladesh.India will host one quarter final in Ahmedabad, one semi final in Mohali and Final of World Cup 2011 in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. While Sri Lanka will host the 2nd quarterfinal and 1st semi final in R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo and Bangladesh will host 1st and 3rd quarterfinal in Mirpur, Dhaka. 

 
Fourteen teams will participate in 2011 World Cup and divided into two groups each containing seven teams. Group A contains Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Canada while Group B includes India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and Netherlands.

The tournament will start with the game between India and Bangladesh on February 19th at Mirpur, Dhaka and tournament will ends with the Final on April 2 in renovated Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. There will be total 13 venues will be used for the tournament. First quarter final will be played on March 23rd in Mirpur, while second quarter final will be played on March 24th in Ahmedabad. Third quarterfinal will be played in Mirpur on 25th March and fourth quarterfinal will be hosted by Sri Lanka in Colombo on March 26th 2011. First semi final will be played on 29th March in Colombo and second semi final will be played on March 30th in Mohali.

 Groups:

Group A - Sri Lanka,New Zealand ,Pakistan ,Australia ,Zimbabwe ,Kenya, and Canada .

Group B - India , England , South Africa , West Indies ,Bangladesh,Ireland ,Netherlands.

Previous ICC World Cup Winners

1975 – West Indies

1979 – West Indies

1983 – India

1987 – Australia

1992 – Pakistan

1996 – Sri Lanka

1999 – Australia

2003 – Australia

2007 - Australia

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World Cup Records

World Cup Records(By Team and Individual)
Team
Highest score	India v Bermuda	413/5 (19 Mar 2007)
Lowest score	Canada v Sri Lanka	36 (19 Feb 2003)
Highest successful run chase	Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe	313-7(1992)
Highest winning margin (by runs)	India v Bermuda	257 (19 Feb 2003)
Lowest winning margin (by runs)	Australia v India	1 (9 Oct 1987)
Most Extras in an Innings	Pakistan v Scotland	59 (20 May 1999)
Highest winning(%)	Australia	74.63%
Most wins	Australia	51
Most losses	Zimbabwe	33
Battings
Most Runs	SR Tendulkar	1796(36 match)
Highest score	Gary Kirsten	188*(159 ball) (16 Feb 1996)
Highest partnership	Rahul Dravid & Sourav Ganguly (2nd wicket) v Sri Lanka	318 (1999)
Most runs in a tournament	Sachin Tendulkar	673(11) (2003)
Fastest century	Matthew Hayden vs South Africa 2007	66 balls
Fastest fifty	Brendon McCullum vs Canada 2007	20 balls
Most centuries	Sourav Ganguly Mark Waugh Sachin Tendulkar Ricky Ponting	4
Most 50+ scores	Sachin Tendulkar	17
Most ducks	Nathan Astle	5 out of 22
Most sixes	Ricky Ponting	30
Most runs through boundaries in an innings	Sourav Ganguly 1999	110
Highest strike rates in an innings	Shoaib Akhtar	43(16) 22 Feb 2003
Bowling
Most wickets	Glenn McGrath	71 (39)(1996–2007)
Best bowling figures	Glenn McGrath v Namibia	7/15 (27 Feb 2003)
Most wickets in a tournament	Glenn McGrath	26(11) (2007)
Most wickets in consecutive balls	Lasith Malinga	4 v South Africa 2007
best avg.	Glenn McGrath	18.19(39)
Best economy rates	AME Roberts (WI)	3.24
Best economy rates in an innings	DA Reeve	0.40(1 Mar 1992)
Most runs conceded in an innings	MC Snedden(NZ)	105(12 ovs) 9 Jun 1983
Fielding
Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)	Adam Gilchrist	52 (45 C, 7 St) (1999–2007)
Most catches (fielder)	Ricky Ponting	24 (1996–2007)
Most dismissals in an innings	AC Gilchrist	6 catch (27 Feb 2003
Most dismissals in a series	AC Gilchrist	21(10 match)
Most catches in an innings	M.kaif	vs srikanka 4 catch 10 Mar 2003
Most matches	GD McGrath (Aus)	39