2011 Cricket World Cup Group A Cup matches, beating their previous best of 254 against Sri Lanka in the 1996 Cricket World Cup. The loss was Australia's first loss in a World Cup match since 23 May 1999, when Pakistan defeated Australia at Headingley in the group stage of the 1999 World Cup. This ended a 34-match unbeaten streak (including 32 wins, a tie and a no-result). 2011 Cricket World Cup Group A Play in Group A of the 2011 Cricket World Cup took place from 20 February to 20 March 2011. The group consisted of hosts Sri Lanka, and along with them, Pakistan, Canada, Kenya,
Cricket World Cup awards Cricket World Cup awards The major prestigious awards handed out in and in the Final awards. Man of the tournament Man of the match in Final For a long period of time prior to the Cricket World Cup, awards were handed out to players for their performance in each match. These player's were named the Man of the Match. This trend continued into the Cricket World Cup. To receive a Man of the Match award in the final generally meant that one had put up a match-winning performance for their team and, in essence, won their team the World Cup.