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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Bangladesh win toss, put India into bat in WC opener

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Updated at: 1310 PST,  Saturday, February 19, 2011
DHAKA: The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 has began with the match between hosts Bangladesh and India here at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Saturday.Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and invited India to bat first in the opening match of the mega tournament.Teams:Bangladesh: Tamim Iqbal, Imrul Kayes, Junaid Siddique, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Raqibul Hasan, Naeem Islam, Mahmudullah, Abdur Razzak, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain.
India: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, V Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Mahindra Singh Dhoni (captain), Yousuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Sreesanth, Munaf Patel.

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