| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.026 | 10 |
| India | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.900 | 9 |
| England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +0.072 | 7 |
| West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1.066 | 6 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | –1.361 | 6 |
| Ireland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –0.696 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | –2.045 | 0 |
Play in Group B of the 2011 Cricket World Cup will take place from 19 February to 20 March 2011.[1] The group consists of hosts India and Bangladesh, along with England, Ireland, Netherlands, West Indies and South Africa. The top four teams will advance to the Quarter-Finals.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | NRR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2.026 | 10 |
| India | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +0.900 | 9 |
| England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +0.072 | 7 |
| West Indies | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1.066 | 6 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | –1.361 | 6 |
| Ireland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –0.696 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | –2.045 | 0 |
| 19 February 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
India 370/4 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 283/9 (50 overs) |
India won by 87 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
| Virender Sehwag 175 (140) Shakib Al Hasan 1/61 (10 overs) |
Tamim Iqbal 70 (86) Munaf Patel 4/48 (10 overs) |
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The World Cup opened with a match between co-hosts Bangladesh and India, with this being the only match India, the hot favorites not playing at home in the tournament. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and sent India in to bat; but however his decision was quickly proved wrong. Virender Sehwag hit the first ball of the tournament for four, and he along with Sachin Tendulkar added 69 for the first wicket at over a run a ball until the latter was run out after a mix-up. Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir then had their team cruise to 152/1, when Gambhir was bowled by Mahmudullah but that did not stop Sehwag, who cruised to his century and then rapidly accelerated along with Virat Kohli. India cruised past 300, and Sehwag posted a career-best 175 before getting out, and Kohli also got his ton as India posted a daunting 370/4 at the end of their 50 overs.
Bangaldesh started off rapidly in their chase, getting 51 runs in the first five overs without losing a wicket; but soon, at the score of 56, Imrul Kayes played on to a Munaf Patel delivery. Tamim Iqbal got a half-century, but the Bangladesh run-rate slowed after that and they weren't in the hunt, and at the end they got to 283/9 without really challenging the Indian total.
Virender Sehwag's score of 175 was his 14th ODI hundred, and the fourth highest score in the history of the Cricket World Cup.[2]
| 22 February 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
Netherlands 292/6 (50 overs) |
v | England 296/4 (48.4 overs) |
England won by 6 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Ryan ten Doeschate (Ned) |
| Ryan ten Doeschate 119 (110) Graeme Swann 2/35 (10 overs) |
Andrew Strauss 88 (83) Ryan ten Doeschate 2/47 (10 overs) |
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Netherlands captain Peter Borren won the toss and elected to bat first against England, one of the contenders for the trophy. Netherlands started well, with openers Alex Kervezee and Wesley Barresi going at a quick pace but England fought back, getting both openers soon after; and after 33 overs, Netherlands were 149/4. Then Ryan ten Doeschate accelerated, and went on to score a brilliant century, and this, coupled with very poor fielding from England, helped Netherlands plunder 104 runs off the last ten overs and lead them to a strong 292/6.
The English started off very strongly in their reply, getting their first 100 runs at a run a ball without losing a wicket. Kevin Pietersen fell soon after, but Netherlands were unable to build on it. England captain Andrew Strauss closed in on a century but holed out and all the England top order batsmen scored runs, with Paul Collingwood and Ravi Bopara taking England home with 1.2 overs to spare.
The Netherlands score of 292 was the second highest score from an Associate nation playing against a Test nation.[3]
| 24 February 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
West Indies 222 (47.3 overs) |
v | South Africa 223/3 (42.5 overs) |
South Africa won by 7 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA) |
| Darren Bravo 73 (82) Imran Tahir 4/41 (10 overs) |
AB de Villiers 107* (105) Kieron Pollard 1/37 (7.5 overs) |
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South Africa, another one of the pre-tournament favorites played their first match of the tournament against a West Indies team which is currently in transisition. South Africa won the toss, set West Indies in to bat, and opened the bowling with spinner Johan Botha, which was vindicated as he got the wicket of Chris Gayle in the first over. Darren Bravo then came into the crease and played an aggressive knock of 73, with support from Devon Smith in a strong century dtand until Botha trapped Bravo in front. Two quick wickets on debut by Imran Tahir left West Indies on 120/4 but a counterattack from Dwayne Bravo, who was well assisted by Shivnarnine Chanderpaul took West Indies to a healthy 209/5 with over 7 overs left. However, Tahir returned to get the wickets of Chanderpaul and Devon Thomas, the other set batsman before Dale Steyn cleaned up the tail to restrict the West Indies to 222.
South Africa stuttered at the start of their reply, with Hashim Amla and Jacques Kallis falling cheaply early on. AB de Villiers then came into the crease and counterattcked with a string of boundaries, reaching his half-century at close to a run-a-ball. He and captain Graeme Smith had over a century partnership for the third wicket until Kieron Pollard got one through Smith's defences. This, however turned out to a false dawn for West Indies, as de Villers reached his century off 97 balls, and together with JP Duminy got the remaining 84 runs with over seven overs left.
AB de Villiers century was the fastest by a South African in the World Cup[4] and the South Afician victory was the 12th successive win against the West Indies.[4]
| 25 February 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
Bangladesh 205 (49.2 overs) |
v | Ireland 178 (45 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 27 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Tamim Iqbal (Ban) |
| Tamim Iqbal 44 (43) Andre Botha 3/32 (9 overs) |
Niall O'Brien 38 (52) Shafiul Islam 4/21 (8 overs) |
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Shafiul Islam recorded the best figures for a Bangladeshi bowler in World Cup matches, with 4/21.[5]
| 27 February 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
India 338 (49.5 overs) |
v | England 338/8 (50 overs) |
Match tied M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Marais Erasmus (SA) Player of the match: Andrew Strauss (Eng) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 120 (115) Tim Bresnan 5/48 (10 overs) |
Andrew Strauss 158 (145) Zaheer Khan 3/64 (10 overs) |
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India batted first and opener Sachin Tendulkar scored his 47th ODI century and 5th World Cup century, the highest number of centuries by anyone ever in a World Cup.[6] Support came from Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh who both made half-centuries.[7] Tim Bresnan took his first five-wicket haul in ODI matches, which included three wickets with four balls in the 49th over.[8] Chasing 339 to win, Andrew Strauss made his highest score in ODI cricket, with 158, before being dismissed by Zaheer Khan.[9] Ian Bell survived an earlier LBW appeal, after it was referred via the DRS system.[9] After a collapse from England, Graeme Swann scored one run off the final ball, tying the match.[6]
| 28 February 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
West Indies 330/8 (50 overs) |
v | Netherlands 115 (31.3 overs) |
West Indies won by 215 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Kemar Roach (WI) |
| Chris Gayle 80 (110) Mudassar Bukhari 2/65 (10 overs) |
Tom Cooper 55* (72) Kemar Roach 6/27 (8.3 overs) |
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West Indian bowler Kemar Roach took a hat-trick with the final three balls of the game and became the first West Indian player to take a hat-trick in a World Cup match.[10]
| 2 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
England 327/8 (50 overs) |
v | Ireland 329/7 (49.1 overs) |
Ireland won by 3 wickets M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Bowden (NZ) Player of the match: Kevin O'Brien (Ire) |
| Jonathan Trott 92 (92) Trent Johnston 2/58 (10 overs) |
Kevin O'Brien 113 (63) Graeme Swann 3/47 (10 overs) |
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England batted first with Jonathan Trott making 92 from 92 balls. During his innings, Trott reached 1,000 runs in ODI cricket, from just 21 innings, equalling the record set by Vivian Richards and team-mate Kevin Pietersen.[11] England finished on 327/8 from their 50 overs. In reply, Ireland lost their captain, Will Porterfield in the very first ball, and were struggling at 111/5. Kevin O'Brien then made 100 in just 50 balls, the fastest century in World Cup history.[12] Ireland chased down the 327 set by neighbours England, winning by 3 wickets.[13]
| 3 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard |
South Africa 351/5 (50 overs) |
v | Netherlands 120 (34.5 overs) |
South Africa won by 231 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA) |
| AB de Villiers 134 (98) Ryan ten Doeschate 3/72 (10 overs) |
Wesley Barresi 44 (66) Imran Tahir 3/19 (6.5 overs) |
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AB de Villiers made his 11th ODI century, with 134 runs from 98 balls. His partnership of 221 runs with Hashim Amla is the highest ODI total in Mohali.[14]
| 4 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
Bangladesh 58 (18.5 overs) |
v | West Indies 59/1 (12.2 overs) |
West Indies won by 9 wickets Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL) Player of the match: Kemar Roach (WI) |
| Junaid Siddique 25 (27) Sulieman Benn 4/18 (5.5 overs) |
Chris Gayle 37* (36) Naeem Islam 1/14 (6 overs) |
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Bangladesh were bowled out for 58 runs, which was their lowest ODI score, and the fourth lowest score in World Cup matches.[15] In reply, the West Indian opener Chris Gayle finished 37* and made his 8,000th ODI run.[15]
| 6 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard |
England 171 (45.4 overs) |
v | South Africa 165 (47.4 overs) |
England won by 6 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai Umpires: Amiesh Saheba (Ind) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Ravi Bopara (Eng) |
| Ravi Bopara 60 (98) Imran Tahir 4/38 (8.4 overs) |
Hashim Amla 42 (51) Stuart Broad 4/15 (6.4 overs) |
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England batted first and lost the wickets of Andrew Strauss and Kevin Pietersen in the first over.[16] Jonathan Trott and Ravi Bopara put on a partnership worth 99 runs, but England finished all out for 171, with four overs still remaining. In reply, South Africa reached 124 with the loss of just three wickets, but then lost the next four wickets inside five overs for three runs.[16] Stuart Broad took the final two wickets, to give England victory by six runs.
| 6 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
Ireland 207 (47.5 overs) |
v | India 210/5 (46 overs) |
India won by 5 wickets M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind) |
| William Porterfield 75 (104) Yuvraj Singh 5/31 (10 overs) |
Yuvraj Singh 50* (75) Trent Johnston 2/16 (5 overs) |
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Yuvraj Singh became the first player to score a 50 and take 5 wickets in a World Cup match.[17]
| 9 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
Netherlands 189 (46.4 overs) |
v | India 191/5 (36.3 overs) |
India won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind) |
| Peter Borren 38 (36) Zaheer Khan 3/20 (6.4 overs) |
Yuvraj Singh 51* (73) Pieter Seelaar 3/53 (10 overs) |
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During the match, Sachin Tendulkar became the first player to score more than 2,000 runs in World Cup cricket.[18] Yuvraj Singh took his 100th ODI wicket, with the dismissal of Wesley Barresi.[19]
| 11 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard |
West Indies 275 (50 overs) |
v | Ireland 231 (49 overs) |
West Indies won by 44 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh Umpires: Asoka de Silva (SL) and Shavir Tarapore (Ind) Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (WI) |
| Devon Smith 107 (133) Kevin O'Brien 4/71 (9 overs) |
Ed Joyce 84 (106) Sulieman Benn 4/53 (10 overs) |
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| 11 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
England 225 (49.4 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 227/8 (49 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 2 wickets Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Imrul Kayes (Ban) |
| Jonathan Trott 67 (99) Naeem Islam 2/29 (8 overs) |
Imrul Kayes 60 (100) Ajmal Shahzad 3/43 (10 overs) |
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Bangladesh's score was at one point 169/8 but tail ender 58 run partnership brought victory for the team. Bangladesh's win in this match was only their second against England in a total of 15 ODIs.[20]
| 12 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
India 296 (48.4 overs) |
v | South Africa 300/7 (49.4 overs) |
South Africa won by 3 wickets Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Dale Steyn (SA) |
| Sachin Tendulkar 111 (101) Dale Steyn 5/50 (9.4 overs) |
Jacques Kallis 69 (88) Harbhajan Singh 3/53 (9 overs) |
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India won the toss and chose to bat. Sachin Tendulkar and Virendar Sehwag put on 142 for the first wicket. India reached 267 before the next wicket fell. India then lost their next 8 wickets for 29 runs, to finish with a total 296 all out.
| 14 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard |
Netherlands 160 (46.2 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 166/4 (41.2 overs) |
Bangladesh won by 6 wickets Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Imrul Kayes (Ban) |
| Ryan ten Doeschate 53* (71) Abdur Razzak 3/29 (10 overs) |
Imrul Kayes 73* (113) Tom Cooper 2/33 (7.2 overs) |
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| 15 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
South Africa 272/7 (50 overs) |
v | Ireland 141 (33.2 overs) |
South Africa won by 131 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Billy Doctrove (WI) Player of the match: JP Duminy (SA) |
| JP Duminy 99 (103) John Mooney 1/36 (8 overs) |
Gary Wilson 31 (48) Robin Peterson 3/32 (8 overs) |
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After this victory, South Africa became the first team to qualify for the Quarter-Finals from Group B. Ireland were eliminated following this defeat.
| 17 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
England 243 (48.4 overs) |
v | West Indies 225 (44.4 overs) |
England won by 18 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus) Player of the match: James Tredwell (Eng) |
| Jonathan Trott 47 (38) Andre Russell 4/49 (8 overs) |
Andre Russell 49 (46) James Tredwell 4/48 (10 overs) |
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England had to win the game to have any realistic chance of going through to the quarter finals, and 243 all out looked like a difficult score to defend, especially with the poor fielding that had plagued England throughout the tournament. However, the West Indies collapsed to 225 all out, after a spectacluar run out by Matt Prior.
| 18 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard |
Netherlands 306 (50 overs) |
v | Ireland 307/4 (47.4 overs) |
Ireland won by 6 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Paul Stirling (Ire) |
| Ryan ten Doeschate 106 (108) Paul Stirling 2/51 (10 overs) |
Paul Stirling 101 (72) Tom Cooper 2/31 (7 overs) |
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| 19 March 2011 09:30 Scorecard |
South Africa 284/8 (50 overs) |
v | Bangladesh 78 (28 overs) |
South Africa won by 206 runs Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Lonwabo Tsotsobe (SA) |
| Jacques Kallis 69 (76) Rubel Hossain 3/56 (8 overs) |
Shakib Al Hasan 30 (49) Robin Peterson 4/12 (7 overs) |
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This is Bangladesh's second lowest score in World Cup[21] and sixth in their ODI history.[22] Bangladesh managed seven runs in the bowling Powerplay, the lowest in the tournament, trumping Kenya who had made nine runs against Sri Lanka.[23] After this victory by South Africa, India and England are qualified for Quarter-Finals from Group B.
| 20 March 2011 14:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
India 268 (49.1 overs) |
v | West Indies 188 (43 overs) |
India won by 80 runs MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Yuvraj Singh (Ind) |
| Yuvraj Singh 113 (123) Ravi Rampaul 5/51 (10 overs) |
Devon Smith 81 (97) Zaheer Khan 3/26 (6 overs) |
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Virender Sehwag did not play due to knee problems.
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