Munaf Patel: Ind Vs Bag At Mirpur

Munaf's introduction: The Indian pacer took just five balls to silence the Mirpur crowd. Imrul Kayes (34) got Bangladesh off to a flier with some lustrous shots to the fence. Kayes took Sreesanth to task before edging one to the stumps off Patel in the 7th over. Big wicket for India and Munaf was delighted. He took four wickets.

World Cup Opening Ceremony

Performers at the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Cup at Dhaka's Bangabandhu Stadium on Thursday.

India beat Bangladesh by 87 runs

Bangladesh's famed spin attack bled before a stunned Mirpur crowd as Virender Sehwag and Virat Kohli plundered hundreds to set up a strong 87-run win to begin the World Cup.

Legends With ICC CWC 2011 Trophy

Kapil Dev, Viv Richards and Imran Khan in New Delhi to promote the ICC CWC 2011. (Getty Images).

Tickets Information - ICC Cricket World Cup 2011

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ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 tickets are now on sale and can be accessed by clicking here


In excess of 100,000 ICC Cricket World Cup tickets were released for the first phase of online ticket sales that went online on 1 June 2010 and the prices began at as low as 20c USD.


Tickets for the 12 games in Sri Lanka, which will take place between 20 February - 29 March, 2011, are available from Thursday 21 October 2010 and cricket fans that make reservations, will be able to collect their physical tickets during the first week of February 2011.


Reservations can be made in Kandy at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium and in Hambantota, at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium. In Colombo, fans can ensure their places via the official ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Secretariat at the Sri Lanka Cricket Headquarters (35, Maitland Crescent).


14 teams will contest the tournament, which will be played between 19 February-2 April 2011 in the three host countries of India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.


Australia is the current holders of the tournament and has won the previous editions of the event in 2007, 2003 and 1999.


This is the third time the ICC Cricket World Cup has been held in Asia, with previous tournaments being held in 1987 and 1996.


All prospective ticket buyers should read the terms and conditions before purchasing. These are available here.

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