ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule: Squads, Locations, Format

ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule: Squads, Locations, Format:

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:

Date Fixture Venue Time
October 5 England vs New Zealand Ahmedabad 2:00 PM
October 6 Pakistan vs Qualifier 1 Hyderabad 2:00 PM
October 7 Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Dharamsala 10:30 AM
October 7 South Africa vs Qualifier 2 Delhi 2:00 PM
October 8 India vs Australia Chennai 2:00 PM
October 9 New Zealand vs Qualifier 1 Hyderabad 2:00 PM
October 10 England vs Bangladesh Dharamsala 10:30 AM
October 10 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Hyderabad 2:00 PM
October 11 India vs Afghanistan Delhi 2:00 PM
October 12 Pakistan vs Qualifier 2 Hyderabad 2:00 PM
October 12 Australia vs South Africa Lucknow 2:00 PM
October 13 New Zealand vs Bangladesh Chennai 2:00 PM
October 14 India vs Pakistan Ahmedabad 2:00 PM
October 15 England vs Afghanistan Delhi 2.00 PM
October 16 Australia vs Qualifier 2 Lucknow 2:00 PM
October 17 South Africa vs Qualifier 1 Dharamsala 2:00 PM
October 18 New Zealand vs Afghanistan Chennai 2:00 PM
October 19 India vs Bangladesh Pune 2:00 PM
October 20 Australia vs Pakistan Bengaluru 2:00 PM
October 21 England vs South Africa Mumbai 10:30 AM
October 21 Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2 Lucknow 2:00 PM
October 22 India vs New Zealand Dharamsala 2:00 PM
October 23 Pakistan vs Afghanistan Chennai 2:00 PM
October 24 South Africa vs Bangladesh Mumbai 2:00 PM
October 25 Australia vs Qualifier 1 Delhi 2:00 PM
October 26 England vs Qualifier 2 Bengaluru 2:00 PM
October 27 Pakistan vs South Africa Chennai 2:00 PM
October 28 Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh Kolkata 10:30 AM
October 28 Australia vs New Zealand Dharamsala 2:00 PM
October 29 India vs England Lucknow 2:00 PM
October 30 Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2 Pune 2:00 PM
October 31 Pakistan vs Bangladesh Kolkata 2:00 PM
November 1 New Zealand vs South Africa Pune 2:00 PM
November 2 India vs Qualifier 2 Mumbai 2:00 PM
November 3 Qualifier 1 vs Afghanistan Lucknow 2:00 PM
November 4 England vs Australia Ahmedabad 10:30 AM
November 4 New Zealand vs Pakistan Bengaluru 2:00 PM
November 5 India vs South Africa Kolkata 2:00 PM
November 6 Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2 Delhi 2:00 PM
November 7 Australia vs Afghanistan Mumbai 2:00 PM
November 8 England vs Qualifier 1 Pune 2:00 PM
November 9 New Zealand vs Qualifier 2 Bengaluru 2:00 PM
November 10 South Africa vs Afghanistan Ahmedabad 2:00 PM
November 11 India vs Qualifier 1 Bengaluru 2:00 PM
November 11 Australia vs Bangladesh Pune 2:00 PM
November 12 England vs Pakistan Kolkata 10:30 AM
November 12 India v Netherlands Bengaluru 2:00 PM
November 15 Semifinal 1 Mumbai 2:00 PM
November 16 Semifinal 2 Kolkata 2:00 PM
November 19  Final Ahmedabad 2:00 PM

 

ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule: Squads, Locations, Format

Previous winner and their ODI ranking:

TEAMS ODI Ranking Previous Winners
AFGHANISTAN 9 Group Stage
AUSTRALIA 3 1987, 1999. 2003, 2007, 2015
BANGLADESH 8 Quarter Final
ENGLAND 5 2019
INDIA 1 1983, 2011
NETHERLANDS 14 Group Stage
NEW ZEALAND 6 Runner Up
PAKISTAN 2 1992
SOUTH AFRICA 4 Semi Finalist
SRI LANKA 7 1996

 

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