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| ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 | |
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| Dates | 19 February – 2 April |
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) |  India  Sri Lanka  Bangladesh |
| Champions | India (2nd title) |
| Participants | 14 (from 104 entrants) |
| Matches played | 49 |
| Attendance | 1,229,826 (25,098 per match) |
| Man of the Series |  Yuvraj Singh |
| Most runs |  Tillakaratne Dilshan (500) |
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| Official website | ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 |
The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup.
All matches in the World Cup were given One Day International status. All matches played had over 50 overs. Fourteen national cricket teams were in the tournament, including ten full members and four associate members. The World Cup was between 19 February and 2 April 2011. The first match played on 19 February 2011 was with co-hosts India and Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
India won the tournament defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final. India was the first nation to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil. India's Yuvraj Singh was made the man of the tournament.
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