- By Ankit Bisht
- Tue, 27 Jun 2023 03:00 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the schedule for the 2023 ODI World Cup which will be hosted in India from October 5 to November 19 this year. Reigning champions England will take on runners-up New Zealand in the first match of the marquee event on October 5 while the potential record-breaking clash between India and Pakistan will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 15.
The schedule for the quadrennial tournament has been released in Mumbai 100 days before the commencement of the event.
ODI World Cup 2023 Format:
This time too the tournament will be played in a round robin format in which each team plays the other nine with the top four qualifying for the knockout stage and semi-finals.
ODI World Cup 2023 Dates:
The ODI World Cup 2023 will be played from October 5 to November 29. The final of the tournament will be staged at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19.
The first semi-final will be held on November 15 in Mumbai and the second semi-final will be held the following day in Kolkata. Both semi-finals will have a reserve day.
ODI World Cup 2023 Teams:
A total of 10 teams will participate at the showcase event, the first eight having already qualified through the Cricket World Cup Super League. The final two spots will be determined at the end of the Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe, which concludes on July 9.
England, New Zealand, Australia, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Afghanistan and Bangladesh have already qualified for the mega tournament.
ODI World Cup 2023 Venues:
There will be a total of 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 September 29 to October 3.
India are hosting the full tournament for the first time. They have previously co-hosted the event in 2011 along with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
ODI World Cup 2023 Full Schedule:
Thursday, October 5: England v New Zealand (Ahmedabad)
Friday, October 6: Pakistan v Qualifier 1 (Hyderabad)
Saturday, October 7: Bangladesh v Afghanistan (Dharamsala)
Saturday, October 7: South Africa v Qualifier 2 (Delhi)
Sunday, October 8: India v Australia (Chennai)
Monday, October 9: New Zealand v Qualifier 1 (Hyderabad)
Tuesday, October 10: England v Bangladesh (Dharamsala)
Wednesday, October 1: India v Afghanistan (Delhi)
Thursday, October 12: Pakistan v Qualifier 2 (Hyderabad)
Friday, October 13: Australia v South Africa (Lucknow)
Saturday, October 14: England v Afghanistan (Delhi)
Saturday, October 14: New Zealand v Bangladesh (Chennai)
‘Sunday, October 15: India v Pakistan (Ahmedabad)
Monday, October 16: Australia v Qualifier 2 (Lucknow)
Tuesday, October 17: South Africa v Qualifier 1 (Dharamsala)
Wednesday, October 18: New Zealand v Afghanistan (Chennai)
Thursday, October 19: India v Bangladesh (Pune)
Friday, October 20: Australia v Pakistan (Bengaluru)
Saturday, October 21: England v South Africa (Mumbai)
Saturday, October 21: Qualifier 1 v Qualifier 2 (Lucknow)
Sunday, October 22: India v New Zealand (Dharamsala)
Monday, October 23: Pakistan v Afghanistan (Chennai)
Tuesday, October 24: South Africa v Bangladesh (Mumbai)
Wednesday, October 25: Australia v Qualifier 1 (Delhi)
Thursday, October 26: England v Qualifier 2 (Bengaluru)
Friday, October 27: Pakistan v South Africa (Chennai)
Saturday, October 28: Qualifier 1 v Bangladesh (Kolkata)
Saturday, October 28: Australia v New Zealand (Dharamsala)
Sunday, October 29: India v England (Lucknow)
Monday, October 30: Afghanistan v Qualifier 2 (Pune)
Tuesday, October 31: Pakistan v Bangladesh (Kolkata)
Wednesday, November 1: New Zealand v South Africa (Pune)
Thursday, November 2: India v Qualifier 2 (Mumbai)
Friday, November 3: Qualifier 1 v Afghanistan (Lucknow)
Saturday, November 4: England v Australia (Ahmedabad)
Saturday, November 4: New Zealand v Pakistan (Bengaluru)
Sunday, November 5: India v South Africa (Kolkata)
Monday, November 6: Bangladesh v Qualifier 2 (Delhi)
Tuesday, November 7: Australia v Afghanistan (Mumbai)
Wednesday, November 8: England v Qualifier 1 (Pune)
Thursday, November 9: New Zealand v Qualifier 2 (Bengaluru)
Friday, November 10: South Africa v Afghanistan (Ahmedabad)
Saturday, November 11: India v Qualifier 1 (Bengaluru)
Sunday, November 12: England v Pakistan (Kolkata)
Sunday, November 12: Australia v Bangladesh (Pune)
Wednesday, November 15: Semi-final 1, TBD v TBD (Mumbai)
Thursday, November 16: Semi-final 2, TBD v TBD (Kolkata)
Sunday, November 19: Final, TBD v TBD (Ahmedabad)