World cup 2011 began on 19th February with a first match between INDIA and BANGLADESH, the two hosting countries. Although both the teams are having enough international cricket exposure but still there was a big mismatch according to their previous performances. Both the nations may have enjoyed the first blast as after a big score by India, Bangladesh replied strongly but at the end could not make it a victory. After that till now approximately thirty one matches have been played but the matches which really provided entertainment were only five to seven. These include Pakistan’s Vs Sri Lanka, New Zealand Vs Pakistan, England Vs India, Ireland Vs England, Bangladesh Vs England, South Africa Vs England and India Vs South Africa. These all matches were having real suspense. No one was able to predict strongly who’s gonna win. This is also called as a see-saw situation. Especially in the last match between Bangladesh and England it was really hard to decide the winner before the last ball (this thing was also said by Bangali Captain). At last Bangladesh made a strong victory which caused anxiety in Group B. Same was the case with the England and Ireland match. But the key thing to ponder is England’s performance. England was thought to be the favorite but it is performing down to the earth. No one could believe such a bad and disappointing performance from such a great team. Even though England has still fair chances to be in Quarter final but it has to prove that it can perform as good as it performed in T20 World cup 2010.
