Defending champion Australia will begin the defence of its ICC Cricket World Cup title against Zimbabwe in Ahmedabad, India, on February 21, 2011.
In the group stage, the Aussies will also play New Zealand (in Nagpur on February 25), Sri Lanka (in Colombo on March 5), Kenya (in Bangalore on March 13) and Canada (in Bangalore on March 16) before finishing with 1992 winner Pakistan on March 19.
Australia - a four-time winner of the tournament - defeated 1996 champion Sri Lanka in the final two years ago.
Co-hosts Bangladesh and India will go head to head in the opening match of the tournament. Other teams in that group are South Africa, England, the West Indies, Ireland and the Netherlands.
India - set to stage 29 of the 49 matches across eight venues including a quarter-final, a semi-final and the final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai - will travel across the border for its first match on February 19.
Sri Lanka, the other co-host, will stage 12 matches - including a quarter-final and a semi-final - while Bangladesh will host the opening ceremony on February 17 and the remainder of the matches, including two quarter-finals.
The duration of the 2011 tournament will be a week shorter than the 2007 edition in the Caribbean.
Sri Lanka will unveil two new venues during the course of the tournament - Hambantota and Pallekele - and will take on Canada in its first match at Hambantota on February 20.
Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara believes the two new venues would boost cricket in Sri Lanka.
"Everybody in Sri Lanka is excited about the new venues," he said.
"From what I have heard of Pallekele, it's a fantastic venue - and so is Hambantota."
"Pallekele is just outside Kandy, and Hambantota is situated close to a beach."
"Sri Lanka is very focused on taking cricket to the out-stations, and these are the first steps in that long journey."
"I hope the support and enthusiasm will grow, and this will be an advantage in our World Cup campaign."
England kicks off its campaign against Holland in Nagpur on February 22 and will travel to Kolkata for its second match against India on February 27.
Pakistan, which was stripped of its hosting rights because of security concerns, will play all its group matches in Sri Lanka and will need to travel to India only if they reach the knockout rounds.
ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat believes the World Cup will cement the status of the 50-over game - which some believe to be under threat following the advent of Twenty20 cricket.
"The match schedule will allow the teams, commercial partners, spectators and media to commence with planning their tours," Lorgat explained.
"I am confident the host countries will showcase our great sport with its great spirit in the best possible light."
"I'm convinced that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 in the sub-continent will further cement the status of ODIs and once again illustrate one of cricket's greatest strengths - that with Tests and Twenty20 Internationals alongside ODIs, we have three viable, vibrant and successful formats of the game at international level."