The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Tuesday (June 27), announced the full schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023 scheduled to be played in India. The tournament is scheduled to begin on October 5 while the final will take place on November 19.
The tournament will be played across 10 venues and will span across 46 days. A total of 10 teams will be participating in the competition. ICC World Cup 2023 will be commencing on October 5 with a mouth-watering opening match between England and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which is a repeat of the 2019 Final.
Hosts India will begin their campaign on October 8 against five-time World Cup winners Australia in Chennai. The format of the tournament will see each team playing the other nine in a round robin format with the top four qualifying for the knockout stage and semi-finals.
ICC World Cup 2023: Big clashes:
Talking about some big clashes in ICC World Cup 2023, after the India vs Australia clash, the latter will take on South Africa on October 13 in Lucknow. The much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash is scheduled for Sunday October 15 in Ahmedabad.
Pakistan will face Australia in Bengaluru on October 20, while England clash against South Africa the next day in Mumbai. India will seek redemption against New Zealand on October 22 in Dharamsala, after their defeat in the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup. Australia will take on defending champions England on November 4 in Ahmedabad.
ICC World Cup 2023 Venues:
ICC World Cup 2023 will be played across 10 venues – Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata. Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram in addition to Hyderabad will host the warm-up matches from 29 September to 3 October.
The first semifinal will be held on November 15 in Mumbai and the second semifinal will be held the following day in Kolkata. The Final will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
ICC World Cup 2023 full schedule:
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