New Delhi, October 14: Mumbai has been formally announced as the host for the final match of 2011 World Cup while one semi-final match will be played at Mohali.
It has also been decided to award a quarter-final match to Ahmedabad while Kolkata will organise four World Cup matches including a game involving India.
In a statement released by BCCI, it stated that as many as 29 matches will take place in India while the remaining matches will be divided between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
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Click here for VideoThe Local Organising Committee of the ICC CWC 2011 met in Mumbai today to finalise the venue-based distribution of matches.
The 29 matches that are to be played in India during the ICC CWC 2011 will be as follows:
Mumbai – Final + 2 games
Mohali – Semi Final + 2 games
Ahmedabad – Quarter Final + 2 games
Delhi – 1 India game + 3 games
Chennai – 1 India game + 3 games
Bangalore – 1 India game + 3 games
Nagpur – 1 India game + 3 games
Kolkata – 1 India game + 3 games
–Agencies