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Australia gets favorable Cricket World Cup draw
Defending champions Australia have received a favorable draw for the 2011 cricket World Cup to be held in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Ricky Ponting's side has been grouped with New Zealand, who they beat in the Champions Trophy final on Monday, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada and Kenya.
The No.1 ranked Australians have avoided fellow powerhouses and the second and third ranked teams respectively, India and South Africa.
They have both been drawn together in Group B, along with England, the West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland and the Netherlands. Australia's Group draw is as follows;
| Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
| 21 Feb 2011 |
Zimbabwe |
Ahmedabad |
| 25 Feb 2011 |
New Zealand |
Nagpur |
| 5 March 2011 |
Sri Lanka |
Colombo |
| 16 March 2011 |
Canada |
Bangalore |
| 19 March 2011 |
Pakistan |
Colombo |
India will host 22 matches, Pakistan 16, Sri Lanka 9 and Bangladesh 6. The final of the World Cup will be played at a state-of-the-art stadium to be built near the banks of the river Yamuna. For the full draw including finals venues >>click here<<
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