The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 schedule was announced today by the International Cricket Council (ICC) during a ‘Countdown to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023’ event held in Mumbai.
The biggest-ever Cricket World Cup, featuring ten teams, will take place across 10 venues from 5 October to 19 November. The tournament opener and the final will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The other cricket world cup 2023 venues are Delhi, Kolkata, Dharamsala, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune. Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram will join Hyderabad in hosting the practice games.
According to the ICC cricket world cup 2023 schedule, the opening match will be played at Ahmedabad. Defending champions England will face New Zealand in a highly anticipated clash between the finalists of the 2019 World Cup. On 8 October, hosts India will go head-to-head against five-time champions Australia in Chennai.
Ahmedabad will also host matches between traditional rivals India vs Pakistan (15 October) and Australia vs England (4 November).
Through the Cricket World Cup Super League, eight teams have secured their spots in the 46-day event, while the remaining two spots will be filled by the finalists of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier held in Zimbabwe.
The tournament maintains the round-robin format from the previous edition, with all teams competing against each other in 45 league matches. There will be six day matches, commencing at 10:30 AM Indian Standard Time (IST), while the rest of the matches, including the knockouts, will be day-night fixtures starting at 2:00 PM IST.
The semifinals of the tournament will take place in Mumbai on 15 November and in Kolkata on 16 November, with the top four teams qualifying for these matches. Both the semifinals and the final will have reserve days to accommodate any unforeseen circumstances.
Cricket enthusiasts are already excited since the Asia Cup 2023 schedule and venues have been announced. Arch rivals India and Pakistan are scheduled to face each other in the Asia Cup 2023 and the upcoming cricket world cup 2023.
Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule and Venues
Hyderabad
- 6 October – Pakistan vs Qualifier 1
- 9 October – New Zealand vs Qualifier 1
- 12 October – Pakistan vs Qualifier 2
Chennai
- 8 October – India vs Australia
- 14 October – New Zealand vs Bangladesh (Day Game)
- 18 October – New Zealand vs Afghanistan
- 23 October – Pakistan vs Afghanistan
- 27 October – Pakistan vs South Africa
Ahmedabad
- 5 October – England vs New Zealand
- 15 October – India vs Pakistan
- 4 November – England vs Australia
- 10 November – South Africa vs Afghanistan
- 19 November – Final
Dharamsala
- 7 October – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan (Day Game)
- 10 October – England vs Bangladesh
- 16 October – South Africa vs Qualifier 1
- 22 October – India vs New Zealand
- 29 October – Australia vs New Zealand (Day Game)
Delhi
7 October – South Africa vs Qualifier 2
11 October – India vs Afghanistan
15 October – England vs Afghanistan
25 October – Australia vs Qualifier 1
6 November – Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2
Lucknow
- 13 October – Australia vs South Africa
- 17 October – Australia vs Qualifier 2
- 21 October – Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2 (Day Game)
- 29 October – India vs England
- 3 November – Qualifier 1 vs Afghanistan
Pune
- 19 October – India vs Bangladesh
- 30 October – Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2
- 1 November – New Zealand vs South Africa
- 8 November – England vs Qualifier 1
- 12 November – Australia vs Bangladesh (Day Game)
Bengaluru
- 20 October – Australia vs Pakistan
- 26 October – England vs Qualifier 2
- 4 November – New Zealand vs Pakistan (Day Game)
- 9 November – New Zealand vs Qualifier 2
- 11 November – India vs Qualifier 1
Mumbai
- 21 October – England vs South Africa
- 24 October – South Africa vs Bangladesh
- 2 November – India vs Qualifier 2
- 7 November – Australia vs Afghanistan
- 15 November – Semifinal 1
Kolkata
- 28 October – Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh
- 31 October – Pakistan vs Bangladesh
- 5 November – India vs South Africa
- 12 November – England vs Pakistan
- 16 November – Semifinal 2
Please note:
- If the West Indies qualify, they will be Q1 irrespective of where they finish in the Qualifiers
- If Sri Lanka qualify, they will be Q2 irrespective of where they finish in the Qualifiers
- If Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals, they will play in Kolkata
- If India qualify for the semifinals, they will play in Mumbai unless playing against Pakistan, in which case they will play in Kolkata
Currently, the cricket fans are witnessing the live Ashes 2023 battle between Australia and England. Those at home can watch free Ashes 2023 live streaming, on TV and through verified VPN.
