The 2011 Cricket World Cup is the 10th Cricket World Cup that will be hosted by 3 Asian cricket playing nations namely, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
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The Sri Lankan Cricket Team is all set to participate at the 2011 Cricket World Cup. Belonging to Group A, the 2011 Cricket World Cup Sri Lankan Team will compete with the other teams in the Group A, namely, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Pakistan. Find below the list of warm up matches and the team matches for the 2011 Cricket World Cup Sri Lankan Team:
Warm-up Matches for Sri Lankan Team
- 12 Feb, 2011 9:30 AM Sri Lanka v the Netherlands,Pallekele
- 16 Feb, 2011 9:30 AM Sri Lanka v West Indies,Colombo
Team Matches for Srilanka
| 20th February | Sunday | Canada | Vs | Sri Lanka | Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, |
| 26th February | Saturday | Pakistan | Vs | Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 1st March | Tuesday | Kenya | Vs | Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 5th March | Saturday | Australia | Vs | Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
| 10th March | Thursday | Zimbabwe | Vs | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| 18th March | Friday | New Zealand | Vs | Sri Lanka | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
The 2011 Cricket World Cup Sri Lankan Team that has been officially approved by the Honorable Minister of Sports for the World Cup 2011, is listed below.
Veterans like Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas are there in the 30 member squad that is to be prepared for the 2011 World Cup. Nuwan Pradeep, the fast bowler, is the sole uncapped player in the Sri Lankan squad.
| Batsman | Bowling Style | Batting Style | Age |
| Kumar Sangakkara (Captain ) | Right-Arm Medium Bowler | Left-Handed Batsman | 33 |
| Mahela Jayawardena ( V. Captain) | Right-Arm Medium | Right-Handed Batsman | 33 |
| Upul Tharanga | - | Left-Handed Batsman | 25 |
| T.M Dilshan | Right-Arm Off-Break | Right-Handed Batsman | 34 |
| Thilan Samaraweera | Right-Arm Off-Break | Right-Handed Batsman | 34 |
| Chamara Silva | Right-Arm Leg-Break | Right-Handed Batsman | 31 |
| Chamara Kapugedara | Right-Arm Medium | Right-Handed Batsman | 23 |
| Angelo Mathews | Right-Arm Fast-Medium | Right-Handed Batsman | 23 |
| Tissara Perera | Right-Arm Medium-Fast | Left-Handed Batsman | 21 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | Right-Arm Off-Break | Right-Handed Batsman | 38 |
| Rangana Hearth | Slow Left-Arm Orthodox | Left-Handed Batsman | 33 |
| Lasith Malinga | Right-Arm Fast | Right-Handed Batsman | 27 |
| Ajantha Mendis | Right-Arm Off-Brea/ Right-Arm Leg-Break | Right-Handed Batsman | 25 |
| Nuwan Kulasekera | Right-Arm Fast-Medium | Right-Handed Batsman | 28 |
| Dilhara Fernando | Right-Arm Fast-Medium | Right-Handed Batsman | 31 |
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