The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 is 8 months away and off-late the International Cricket Council(ICC) has announced the schedule for the tournament. The tournament will take place from 14th February, 2015 to 29th March, 2015.
There will be a total of 14 teams participating in this biggest Cricket Tournament. 14 teams are divided into 2 groups, Pool A and Pool B respectively. Pool A comprise of England, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Scotland. On the other hand, Pool B comprise of India, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The World Cup will start with a match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand on 14th February. 2015 in Hagley Oval, Christchurch and the final will be held at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 29th March, 2015.
14 venues in Australia and New Zealand will host each of the World Cup matches.
Here is a list of the venues:
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Venues |
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Australia |
New Zealand |
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Adelaide |
Auckland |
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Brisbane |
Wellington |
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Melbourne |
Christchurch |
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Canberra |
Hamilton |
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Hobart |
Napier |
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Perth |
Nelson |
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Sydney |
Dunedin |
Sri Lanka and New Zealand will start off proceedings from Pool A while from Pool B, South Africa and Zimbabwe will play each other in the group’s first game.
The most exciting and much awaited match between defending champions, India and Pakistan will be played on 15th February, 2015 at Adelaide Oval and that will be India’s first game in the tournament.
Here is the complete list of fixtures:
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Date |
Fixture |
Pool |
Venue |
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14.2.2015 |
Pool A |
Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
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14.2.2015 |
Pool A |
MCG, Melbourne |
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15.2.2015 |
Pool B |
Seddon Park, Hamilton |
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15.2.2015 |
Pool B |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
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16.2.2015 |
Pool B |
Saxton Oval, Nelson |
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17.2.2015 |
New Zealand vs Scotland |
Pool A |
University Oval, Dunedin |
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18.2.2015 |
Pool A |
Manuka Oval, Canberra |
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19.2.2015 |
Zimbabwe vs UAE |
Pool B |
Saxton Oval, Nelson |
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20.2.2015 |
England vs New Zealand |
Pool A |
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
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21.2.2015 |
Pakistan vs West Indies |
Pool B |
Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
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21.2.2015 |
Australia vs Bangladesh |
Pool A |
The Gabba, Brisbane |
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22.2.2015 |
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan |
Pool A |
University Oval, Dunedin |
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22.2.2015 |
South Africa vs India |
Pool B |
MCG, Melbourne |
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23.2.2015 |
England vs Scotland |
Pool A |
Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
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24.2.2015 |
West Indies vs Zimbabwe |
Pool B |
Manuka Oval, Canberra |
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25.2.2015 |
Ireland vs UAE |
Pool B |
The Gabba, Brisbane |
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26.2.2015 |
Afghanistan vs Scotland |
Pool A |
University Oval, Dunedin |
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26.2.2015 |
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh |
Pool A |
MCG, Melbourne |
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27.2.2015 |
South Africa vs West Indies |
Pool B |
SCG, Sydney |
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28.2.2015 |
Australia vs New Zealand |
Pool A |
Eden Park, Auckland |
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28.2.2015 |
India vs UAE |
Pool B |
WACA, Perth |
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1.3.2015 |
England vs Sri Lanka |
Pool A |
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
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1.3.2015 |
Pakistan vs Zimbabwe |
Pool B |
The Gabba, Brisbane |
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3.3.2015 |
South Africa vs Ireland |
Pool B |
Manuka Oval, Canberra |
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4.3.2015 |
Pakistan vs UAE |
Pool B |
McLean Park, Napier |
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4.3.2015 |
Australia vs Afghanistan |
Pool A |
WACA, Perth |
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5.3.2015 |
Bangladesh vs Scotland |
Pool A |
Saxton Oval, Nelson |
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6.3.2015 |
India vs West Indies |
Pool B |
WACA, Perth |
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7.3.2015 |
South Africa vs Pakistan |
Pool B |
Eden Park, Auckland |
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7.3.2015 |
Zimbabwe vs Ireland |
Pool B |
Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
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8.3.2015 |
New Zealand vs Afghanistan |
Pool A |
McLean Park, Napier |
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8.3.2015 |
Australia vs Sri Lanka |
Pool A |
SCG, Sydney |
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9.3.2015 |
England vs Bangladesh |
Pool A |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
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10.3.2015 |
India vs Ireland |
Pool B |
Seddon Park, Hamilton |
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11.3.2015 |
Sri Lanka vs Scotland |
Pool A |
Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
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12.3.2015 |
South Africa vs UAE |
Pool B |
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
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13.3.2015 |
Bangladesh vs New Zealand |
Pool A |
Seddon Park, Hamilton |
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13.3.2015 |
England vs Afghanistan |
Pool A |
SCG, Sydney |
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14.3.2015 |
India vs Zimbabwe |
Pool B |
Eden Park, Auckland |
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14.3.2015 |
Australia vs Scotland |
Pool A |
Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
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15.3.2015 |
West Indies vs UAE |
Pool B |
McLean Park, Napier |
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15.3.2015 |
Pakistan vs Ireland |
Pool B |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
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Quarter Finals |
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18.3.2015 |
TBD vs TBD |
SCG, Sydney |
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19.3.2015 |
TBD vs TBD |
MCG, Melbourne |
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20.3.2015 |
TBD vs TBD |
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
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21.3.2015 |
TBD vs TBD |
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
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Semi Finals |
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24.3.2015 |
TBD vs TBD |
Eden Park, Auckland |
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26.3.2015 |
TBD vs TBD |
SCG, Sydney |
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Final |
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29.3.2015 |
TBD vs TBD |
MCG, Melbourne |
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We hope to witness another stunning World Cup as this tournament is the most exciting tournament of cricket and takes place once in four years.