2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage skies over Delhi were lit up with large numbers of fireworks. This was Sri Lanka's second consecutive loss in a World Cup Final and was also Muttiah Muralidaran's last ODI match. This match also recorded the highest successful run chase by any team in a World Cup Final and also only the third time that a team batting second had won the World Cup Final. This was also the first time that a host nation in their own country won the World Cup. 2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage In the 2011 Cricket World Cup, the knockout stage was the
2023 Cricket World Cup 2023 Cricket World Cup The 2023 Cricket World Cup (officially ICC Cricket World Cup 2023) will be the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by India, from 9 February to 26 March 2023. This will be the first time the competition is held completely in India (three previous editions were partially hosted there – 1987, 1996, and 2011). As with the previous edition, the tournament will feature ten teams. The main route to qualification will be the new ICC ODI League tournament, which replaces the ICC ODI Championship. For the World Cup, the top seven