ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule Highlights: India vs Pakistan in Ahmedabad on 15 Oct; ENG vs NZ season opener; Full venue details announced

• If the West Indies qualify, they will be Q1 irrespective of where they finish in the Qualifiers
• If Sri Lanka qualifies, they will be Q2 irrespective of where they finish in the Qualifiers
• If Pakistan qualify for the semifinals, they will play in Kolkata.
• If India qualifies for the semifinals, they will play in Mumbai unless playing against Pakistan, in which case they will play in Kolkata.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule by Venues:

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

Hyderabad

• 6 October – Pakistan vs Qualifier 1
• 9 October – New Zealand vs Qualifier 1
• 12 October – Pakistan vs Qualifier 2

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

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

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

• India vs Australia, October 8 – Chennai
• India vs Afghanistan, October 11 – Delhi
• India vs Pakistan, October 15 – Ahmedabad
• India vs Bangladesh, October 19 – Pune
• India vs New Zealand, October 22 – Dharamsala
• India vs England, October 29 – Lucknow
• India vs Qualifier 2, November 2 – Mumbai
• India vs South Africa, November 5 – Kolkata
• India vs Qualifier 1, November 11 – Bengaluru

India will play Australia in its season opener at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 8.

The much awaited clash between India and Pakistan will be played on October 15 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on October 15.

England will play New Zealand in the season opener of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 5.

Stay tuned as it is time for the official announcement.

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The Netherlands handed West Indies a super-over loss in the Group A world cup qualifier fixture, which means West Indies’ chances to qualify for ICC World Cup have slimmed down by many folds as it currently stands fifth among six teams in the super six points table with 0 points.

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Two ICC 2023 World Cup slots are up for grab as Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Scotland and Oman have qualified for the super six.

• October 8: vs Australia (Chennai)
• October 11: vs Afghanistan (Delhi)
• October 15: vs Pakistan (Ahmedabad)
• October 19: vs Bangladesh (Pune)
• October 22: vs New Zealand (Dharamsala)
• October 29: vs England (Lucknow)
• November 2: vs Qualifier (Mumbai)
• November 5: vs South Africa (Kolkata)
• November 11: vs Qualifier (Bengaluru)

Main tournament: Dharamsala, Delhi, Lucknow, Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata.

Warm-up matches: Trivandrum, Guwahati.

The 2011 ICC World Cup was jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Indian cities to host WC matches in 2011:

• Mumbai
• Chennai
• Bengaluru
• Kolkata
• Delhi
• Nagpur
• Ahmedabad
• Mohali

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Pakistan foreign ministry evaluating World Cup participation in India

Pakistan’s Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was among the foreign ministers who travelled to India’s Goa last month for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting, becoming the first senior Pakistani leader to visit India in nine years.

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ODI World Cup 2023: Pakistan not keen to play Afghanistan in spin-friendly Chennai, Australia at Chinnaswamy

The deadlock over the Asia Cup staging has ended and now Pakistan is expected to travel to India for the World Cup in October-November.

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Eight teams directly qualified for the ICC World Cup 2023 while 12 teams are currently playing the World Cup qualifiers to grab the last two spots in Zimbabwe.

• New Zealand
• England
• Bangladesh
• Australia
• Afghanistan
• India (Hosts)
• Pakistan
• South Africa

The ICC launched ODI World Cup Trophy Tour 2023..

The tour has been launched on a massive scale, with fans given an opportunity to interact with the trophy during the three-month-long tour.

As part of the tour, the trophy was launched 12000 ft above the earth using a balloon before it made a landing at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Starting on June 27, the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Trophy will travel to 18 countries around the world, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Malaysia, USA, Nigeria, Uganda, France, Italy, the United States of America and the host country India.

The iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata and Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium are set to host the semifinals of the ODI World Cup, while the final will be held in Ahmedabad.

With the International Cricket Council (ICC) set to announce the schedule of the tournament on Tuesday, Sportstar understands that Eden Gardens, which hasn’t hosted an ODI World Cup knockout game since 1996, has pipped Chennai and Bengaluru to host the semifinals.

Check out Shayan Acharya’s full report here –READ