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MUMBAI, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Australia will open their World
Cup defence in 2011 with a match against Zimbabwe in Ahmedabad,
India, on Feb. 21, the International Cricket Council (ICC)
announced on Monday.
Four-times winners Australia are in Group A for the One Day
International competition along with former champions Pakistan
and Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Canada, Kenya and Zimbabwe.
India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh,
Ireland and Netherlands are pooled in Group B.
India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are together staging the
2011 event, with India hosting 29 of the tournament's 49 matches
including the final at a renovated Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on
April 2.
Pakistan was stripped of hosting rights over security
concerns. They will play all their group matches in Sri Lanka.
Bangladesh and India play the first match of the tournament
in Dhaka on Feb. 19, two days after the opening ceremony in the
same city.
In all, 13 venues will be used in the 43-day tournament.
(Reporting by Sanjay Rajan; Editing by Kevin Fylan. To query
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