ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule: Squads, Locations, Format

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The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which will be held in India from October 5 to November 19, 2023, is eagerly awaited by the cricket world. The ten best cricket teams will compete for supremacy in this event held every four years. They teams are Host nation India, along with Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule: Squads, Locations, FormatNetherlands,  New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa, Sri Lanka.

 

 

ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule: Squads, Locations, Format

World Cup Format:

The ICC World Cup 2023 will see ten teams compete in a round-robin style, followed by semi-finals and a grand final. During the league stage, each side will play each other once for a total of 45 matches. The top four teams from the league stage will advance to the semi-finals, where they will compete for a place in the final. The grand finale is scheduled to take place on November 19, 2023 and cricket fans around the world are waiting for the conclusion of this great tournament. As the schedule approaches, cricket experts and fans alike are , keeping a close eye on the top players, emerging prospects and potential game changers.

World Cup Qualified Teams:

Ten teams will take part in the tournament:

  1. Afghanistan – best CWC finish: Group stage
  2. Australia – best CWC finish: Winners (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)
  3. Bangladesh – best CWC finish: Quarterfinalists
  4. England – best CWC finish: Winners (2019)
  5. India – best CWC finish: Winners (1983, 2011)
  6. Netherlands – best CWC finish: Group stage
  7. New Zealand – best CWC finish: Runners-up (2015, 2019)
  8. Pakistan – best CWC finish: Winners (1992)
  9. South Africa – best CWC finish: Semifinalists
  10. Sri Lanka – best CWC finish: Winners (1996)

World Cup Venue (Grounds):

48 matches will be featured during the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup, which will take place in 10 exciting Indian cities. With the exception of the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, which will host three thrilling games, each stadium is scheduled to host five matches. The cities that will be hosting are listed below.

  1. Narendra Modi Stadium – Ahmedabad
  2. Wankhede Stadium  –  Mumbai
  3. Eden Gardens – Kolkata
  4. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium –  Hyderabad
  5. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium – Dharamsala.
  6. Arun Jaitley Stadium – New Delhi
  7. Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium – Chennai
  8. Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium –  Lucknow
  9. Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium – Pune
  10. Mangalam Chinnaswamy Stadium – Bengaluru

To put things in perspective, the opening and championship matches were played at the world’s largest cricket stadium, Narendra Modi Stadium, which can seat an astounding 132,000 people.

World Cup schedule:

DateFixtureVenueTime
October 5England vs New ZealandAhmedabad2:00 PM
October 6Pakistan vs Qualifier 1Hyderabad2:00 PM
October 7Bangladesh vs AfghanistanDharamsala10:30 AM
October 7South Africa vs Qualifier 2Delhi2:00 PM
October 8India vs AustraliaChennai2:00 PM
October 9New Zealand vs Qualifier 1Hyderabad2:00 PM
October 10England vs BangladeshDharamsala10:30 AM
October 10Pakistan vs Sri LankaHyderabad2:00 PM
October 11India vs AfghanistanDelhi2:00 PM
October 12Pakistan vs Qualifier 2Hyderabad2:00 PM
October 12Australia vs South AfricaLucknow2:00 PM
October 13New Zealand vs BangladeshChennai2:00 PM
October 14India vs PakistanAhmedabad2:00 PM
October 15England vs AfghanistanDelhi2.00 PM
October 16Australia vs Qualifier 2Lucknow2:00 PM
October 17South Africa vs Qualifier 1Dharamsala2:00 PM
October 18New Zealand vs AfghanistanChennai2:00 PM
October 19India vs BangladeshPune2:00 PM
October 20Australia vs PakistanBengaluru2:00 PM
October 21England vs South AfricaMumbai10:30 AM
October 21Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2Lucknow2:00 PM
October 22India vs New ZealandDharamsala2:00 PM
October 23Pakistan vs AfghanistanChennai2:00 PM
October 24South Africa vs BangladeshMumbai2:00 PM
October 25Australia vs Qualifier 1Delhi2:00 PM
October 26England vs Qualifier 2Bengaluru2:00 PM
October 27Pakistan vs South AfricaChennai2:00 PM
October 28Qualifier 1 vs BangladeshKolkata10:30 AM
October 28Australia vs New ZealandDharamsala2:00 PM
October 29India vs EnglandLucknow2:00 PM
October 30Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2Pune2:00 PM
October 31Pakistan vs BangladeshKolkata2:00 PM
November 1New Zealand vs South AfricaPune2:00 PM
November 2India vs Qualifier 2Mumbai2:00 PM
November 3Qualifier 1 vs AfghanistanLucknow2:00 PM
November 4England vs AustraliaAhmedabad10:30 AM
November 4New Zealand vs PakistanBengaluru2:00 PM
November 5India vs South AfricaKolkata2:00 PM
November 6Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2Delhi2:00 PM
November 7Australia vs AfghanistanMumbai2:00 PM
November 8England vs Qualifier 1Pune2:00 PM
November 9New Zealand vs Qualifier 2Bengaluru2:00 PM
November 10South Africa vs AfghanistanAhmedabad2:00 PM
November 11India vs Qualifier 1Bengaluru2:00 PM
November 11Australia vs BangladeshPune2:00 PM
November 12England vs PakistanKolkata10:30 AM
November 12India v NetherlandsBengaluru2:00 PM
November 15Semifinal 1Mumbai2:00 PM
November 16Semifinal 2Kolkata2:00 PM
November 19 FinalAhmedabad2:00 PM

 

ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule: Squads, Locations, Format

Previous winner and their ODI ranking:

TEAMSODI RankingPrevious Winners
AFGHANISTAN9Group Stage
AUSTRALIA31987, 1999. 2003, 2007, 2015
BANGLADESH8Quarter Final
ENGLAND52019
INDIA11983, 2011
NETHERLANDS14Group Stage
NEW ZEALAND6Runner Up
PAKISTAN21992
SOUTH AFRICA4Semi Finalist
SRI LANKA71996

 

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