ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 / Australia
World Cup 2011
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Squads
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Sachin Tendulkar gestures to Ricky Ponting as Virender Sehwag looks on © AFP
Brett Lee suffers a cut above his eye while fielding © Associated Press
Features
One-day giants
Five one-day international sides that have left a lasting mark on the game
A fine but not flawless captain
Ricky Ponting's eight years in charge of Australia brought miserable lows but also unparalleled highs. It's those peaks that deserve to be remembered
Ponting's time is up
If he quits the captaincy now, he'll be remembered as a beaten and bloodied warrior who refused to bow down. Also, it's just the right time for Clarke to fill his shoes
POINTS TABLE GROUP A
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR | For | Against |
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| Pakistan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.758 | 1312/275.1 | 1155/288.0 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +2.582 | 1336/218.4 | 882/250.0 |
| Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.123 | 1181/218.5 | 1030/241.0 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +1.135 | 1257/241.3 | 1156/284.0 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0.030 | 1288/288.0 | 1189/267.4 |
| Canada | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.987 | 1054/295.3 | 1582/284.5 |
| Kenya | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.042 | 932/300.0 | 1366/222.1 |
Team fixtures
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Mon Feb 21 |
4th Match, Group A - Australia v Zimbabwe
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Fri Feb 25 |
8th Match, Group A - Australia v New Zealand
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Sat Mar 5 |
20th Match, Group A - Sri Lanka v Australia
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Sun Mar 13 |
31st Match, Group A - Australia v Kenya
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Wed Mar 16 |
35th Match, Group A - Australia v Canada
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Sat Mar 19 |
40th Match, Group A - Australia v Pakistan
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Thu Mar 24 |
2nd Quarter-Final - India v Australia
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Team Results
4th match: Australia v Zimbabwe at Ahmedabad
Australia won by 91 runs
Scorecard | Commentary | Report | Article index (14) | Photo index (34)
8th match: Australia v New Zealand at Nagpur
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 96 balls remaining)
Scorecard | Commentary | Report | Article index (14) | Photo index (25)
20th match: Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (RPS)
No result
Scorecard | Commentary | Report | Article index (11) | Photo index (16)
31st match: Australia v Kenya at Bangalore
Australia won by 60 runs
Scorecard | Commentary | Report | Article index (9) | Photo index (31)
35th match: Australia v Canada at Bangalore
Australia won by 7 wickets (with 91 balls remaining)
Scorecard | Commentary | Report | Article index (14) | Photo index (24)
40th match: Australia v Pakistan at Colombo (RPS)
Pakistan won by 4 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
Scorecard | Commentary | Report | Article index (13) | Photo index (32)
2nd quarter final: India v Australia at Ahmedabad
India won by 5 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
Scorecard | Commentary | Report | Article index (23) | Photo index (52)
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