The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be hosted by 3 South Asian test cricket playing countries: India, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh. The tournament will use cricket’s One Day International format. Cricket teams from 14 countries are scheduled to compete in the tournament this year. The tournament is scheduled to start on the 19th of February (1 month from now) and ends on the 2nd of April.
Matches in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup will be played in 13 different cities around the Sub Continent:
- Kolkata, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Mohali, Nagpur and Bangalore in India.
- Colombo, Hambantota and Kandy in Sri Lanka
- Chittagong and Dhaka in Bangladesh
The following countries will be competing in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup:
South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Canada, West Indies, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, The Netherlands.
Teams are split into 2 groups of 7. The top 4 of each group will advance to the 2nd round of the competition. 4 teams will advance to the semi-final stage of the competition from the 2nd round and 2 teams will eventually play in the Final match of the tournament. There will be no 3rd / 4th play-off match.
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Group A
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Group B
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Australia, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada, Kenya.
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India, South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Ireland, Netherlands.
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This is the full schedule of matches in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup:
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Match Number
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Date
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Teams
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Venue
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1
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19 February
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India vs Bangladesh
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Dhaka
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2
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20 February
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New Zealand vs Kenya
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Chennai
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3
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20 February
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Sri Lanka vs Canada
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Hambantota
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4
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21 February
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Australia vs Zimbabwe
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Ahmedabad
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5
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22 February
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England vs Netherlands
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Nagpur
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6
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23 February
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Pakistan vs Kenya
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Hambantota
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7
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24 February
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South Africa vs West Indies
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New Delhi
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8
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25 February
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Australia vs New Zealand
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Nagpur
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9
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25 February
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Bangladesh vs Ireland
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Dhaka
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10
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26 February
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Sri Lanka vs Pakistan
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Colombo
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11
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27 February
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India vs England
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Kolkata
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12
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28 February
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West Indies vs Netherlands
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New Delhi
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13
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28 February
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Zimbabwe vs Canada
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Nagpur
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14
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1 March
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Sri Lanka vs Kenya
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Colombo
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15
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2 March
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England vs Ireland
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Bangalore
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16
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3 March
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South Africa vs Netherlands
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Mohali
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17
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3 March
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Pakistan vs Canada
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Colombo
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18
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4 March
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New Zealand vs Zimbabwe
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Ahmedabad
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19
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4 March
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Bangladesh vs West Indies
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Dhaka
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20
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5 March
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Sri Lanka vs Australia
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Colombo
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21
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6 March
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India vs Ireland
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Bangalore
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22
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6 March
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England vs South Africa
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Chennai
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23
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7 March
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Kenya vs Canada
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New Delhi
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24
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8 March
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Pakistan vs New Zealand
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Pallekelle
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25
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9 March
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India vs Netherlands
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New Delhi
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26
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10 March
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Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe
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Pallekelle
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27
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11 March
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West Indies vs Ireland
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Mohali
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28
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11 March
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Bangladesh vs England
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Chittagong
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29
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12 March
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India vs South Africa
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Nagpur
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30
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13 March
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New Zealand vs Canada
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Mumbai
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31
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13 March
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Australia vs Kenya
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Bangalore
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32
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14 March
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Pakistan vs Zimbabwe
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Pallekelle
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33
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14 March
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Bangladesh vs Netherlands
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Chittagong
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34
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15 March
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South Africa vs Ireland
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Kolkata
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35
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16 March
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Australia vs Canada
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Bangalore
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36
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17 March
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England vs West Indies
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Chennai
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37
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18 March
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Sri Lanka vs New Zealand
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Mumbai
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38
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18 March
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Ireland vs Netherlands
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Kolkata
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39
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19 March
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Australia vs Pakistan
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Colombo
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40
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19 March
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Bangladesh vs South Africa
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Dhaka
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41
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20 March
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Zimbabwe vs Kenya
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Kolkata
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42
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20 March
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India vs West Indies
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Chennai
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43
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23 March
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1st Quarter Final (Group A1 vs Group B4)
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Dhaka
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44
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24 March
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2nd Quarter Final (Group A2 vs Group B3)
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Colombo
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45
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25 March
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3rd Quarter Final (Group A3 vs Group B2)
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Dhaka
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46
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26 March
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4th Quarter Final (Group A4 vs Group B1)
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Ahmedabad
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47
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29 March
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Winner of Match 43 vs Winner of Match 45
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Colombo
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48
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30 March
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Winner of Match 44 vs Winner of Match 46
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Mohali
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02 April
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Final
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Mumbai
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The South African 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Squad was announced yesterday. The team consists of:
Graeme Smith (Captain), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, Jacques Kallis, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robbin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Morne van Wyk (wicket keeper).
The Junk Mail team would like to wish the Proteas the best of luck in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. Make South Africa Proud!
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