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Which countries co-hosted the One-day cricket World Cup in 2011?

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Four countries were named as hosts at first, but one lost its matches after the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
  • India, Bangladesh and Pakistan
  • India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan
  • India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

The 2011 fifty over World Cup ran from 19 February to 2 April 2011 and ended with India lifting the trophy at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The number of hosts is the catch here, because the plan changed after the tournament was awarded.

  1. India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka: This is what actually happened. Bangladesh staged the opening ceremony and matches in Dhaka and Chittagong, Sri Lanka held games in Colombo, Hambantota and Kandy, and India hosted the bulk of the tournament including the final. Correct.
  2. India, Bangladesh and Pakistan: Wrong on both counts. It leaves out Sri Lanka, which not only co-hosted but also played the final, and it includes Pakistan, which did not host at all.
  3. India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan: Leaves out Bangladesh, where the event actually opened, and again wrongly includes Pakistan.
  4. India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan: This was the original plan when the ICC awarded the event. After gunmen attacked the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore in March 2009, the ICC stripped Pakistan of its 14 matches and moved them to the other three countries. So this describes the intention, not the tournament that was played.

The answer is option (A).

Let's summarize:

  • Originally four hosts were named, including Pakistan.
  • Pakistan lost its matches after the 2009 Lahore attack on the Sri Lankan team.
  • The event was played in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, and India beat Sri Lanka in the Mumbai final.

So the 2011 World Cup was co-hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

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