India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are co-hosting the World Cup. We look at the 13 venues across the three countries.
The cities playing host to the 2011 World Cup
India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will co-host the World Cup, which runs from February 19 until April 2.
Here we look at the 13 venues across the three countries which will stage World Cup fixtures.
BANGLADESH
Shere Bangla National Stadium
Capacity: 25,000
Opened: 2006
The larger Bangladeshi venue is located in Mirpur, near Dhaka, and is the ground which will host the very first fixture of the World Cup, to be fought out between co-hosts India and Bangladesh.
MATCH SCHEDULE
19/02 - India v Bangladesh
25/02 - Bangladesh v Ireland
04/03 - Bangladesh v West Indies
19/03 - Bangladesh v South Africa
25/03 - Third quarter-final
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
Capacity: 18,000
Established: 2006
This stadium in Chittagong has the smallest capacity of all the stadiums in the tournament and will host just two matches, both featuring Bangladesh, three days apart.
MATCH SCHEDULE
11/03 - Bangladesh v England
14/03 - Bangladesh v Holland
INDIA
MA Chidambaram Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Established: 1934
Located in Chennai, this venue has been around since February 1934 when, in the first international game ever to be played here, England beat India by 202 runs.
MATCH SCHEDULE
20/02 - New Zealand v Kenya
06/03 - England v South Africa
17/03 - England v West Indies
20/03 - India v West Indies
Sardar Patel Gujarat Stadium
Capacity: 48,000
Established: 1982
The state-funded stadium is located in Ahmedabad and is built on the banks of the Sabarmati. In August the playing field was under six feet of floodwater.
MATCH SCHEDULE
21/02 - Australia v Zimbabwe
04/03 - New Zealand v Zimbabwe
26/03 - Fourth quarter-final
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
Capacity: 40,000
Established: 1969
The stadium in Nagpur, a city located in the centre of India, will be the venue for England's opening fixture against Holland - the last international to be played here was in March 2006 when England drew with India.
MATCH SCHEDULE
22/02 - England v Holland
25/02 - Australia v New Zealand
28/02 - Zimbabwe v Canada
12/03 - India v South Africa
Feroz Shah Kotla
Capacity: 48,000
Established: 1948
This stadium has acted as a fortress in Indian Test match cricket over the past 60 years; Indian spin-bowlers have, in particular, benefited from the surface. With this in mind, the co-hosts may be disappointed that they will only play one of their fixtures in this New Delhi stadium.
MATCH SCHEDULE
24/02 - South Africa v West Indies
28/02 - West Indies v Holland
07/03 - Kenya v Canada
09/03 - India v Holland
Eden Gardens
Capacity: 100,000
Established: 1934
This Kolkata stadium was the largest in the world before the renovation of the Melbourne Cricket Ground and will certainly be the largest in this competition. It was the venue for South Africa, who are due to play there on March 15, to return to international cricket in 1991. The venue has been deemed not to be ready to host the clash between India and England on February 27.
MATCH SCHEDULE
15/03 - South Africa v Ireland
18/03 - Ireland v Holland
20/03 - Zimbabwe v Kenya
M Chinnaswamy Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Established:1974
This stadium in Bangalore is built on ground owned by the army and is named after Sri M Chinnaswamy, a former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
MATCH SCHEDULE
02/03 - England v Ireland
06/03 - India v Ireland
13/03 - Australia v Kenya
16/03 - Australia v Canada
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium
Capacity:30,000
Established: 1994
This stadium in Mohali is generally considered to be one of the best in the tournament in terms of facilities for fans and players alike.
MATCH SCHEDULE
03/03 - South Africa v Holland
11/03 - West Indies v Ireland
30/03 - Second semi-final
Wankhede Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Established: 1975
The venue of the final of the World Cup, which will not host a game until almost a month into the tournament, should prove a fitting setting for such an historical event. Since 1975, this Mumbai stadium has hosted some of cricket's most memorable events, including Englishman Ian Botham breaking a world record by scoring a century and taking 13 wickets in the same match.
MATCH SCHEDULE
13/03 - New Zealand Vs. Canada
18/03 - Sri Lanka Vs. New Zealand
02/04 - Final
SRI LANKA
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 35,000
Established: 2009
This new stadium in Hambantota, which was built specifically for this World Cup, will be used only twice - both fixtures to be played in the first week of the tournament.
MATCH SCHEDULE
20/02 - Sri Lanka v Canada
23/02 - Pakistan v Kenya
R Premadasa Stadium
Capacity: 35,000
Established: 1992
This stadium in the capital Colombo is named after the former President Ranasinghe Premadasa and is the largest in Sri Lanka. With seven fixtures set to be played here, it will be the most used venue in the tournament.
MATCH SCHEDULE
26/02 - Sri Lanka v Pakistan
01/03 - Sri Lanka v Kenya
03/03 - Pakistan v Canada
05/03 - Sri Lanka v Australia
19/03 - Australia v Pakistan
24/03 - Second quarter-final
29/03 - First semi-final
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Capacity: 35'000
Established: 2009
Only one international match, a draw between Sri Lanka and West Indies in December 2010, has been played at this venue in Kandy.
MATCH SCHEDULE
08/03 - Pakistan v. New Zealand
10/03 - Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe
14/03 - Pakistan v Zimbabwe
