ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule: ENGLAND vs NEW ZEALAND to kick start the tournament, INDIA vs PAKISTAN on OCT 15
The ICC (International Cricket Council) has announced the ICC World Cup 2023 schedule on June 27. England and New Zealand, the finalists of the last edition of the ICC WC will kick start the tournament on October 05 at Ahmedabad. India-Pakistan will be played on October 15 at Ahmedabad.
At first, the tournament was set to be played in February-March in India. But due to COVID-19, the qualification schedule was disrupted and the tournament was moved to October-November.
Sri Lanka and the Netherlands join the other 8 teams
Netherlands (Q1) and Sri Lanka (Q2) are the two teams who qualified for the ICC World Cup 2023 after finishing in the top 2 spots in the ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers in Zimbabwe.
ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Teams
| INDIA | BANGLADESH |
| ENGLAND | PAKISTAN |
| SOUTH AFRICA | AFGHANISTAN |
| NEW ZEALAND | SRI LANKA |
| AUSTRALIA | NETHERLAND |
ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule:-
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Time |
| October 5 | England vs New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 6 | Pakistan vs Netherlands | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 7 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Dharamsala | 10:30 AM |
| October 7 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 8 | India vs Australia | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 9 | New Zealand vs Netherlands | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 10 | England vs Bangladesh | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| October 11 | India vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 12 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 13 | Australia vs South Africa | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 14 | England vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 10:30 AM |
| October 14 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 15 | India vs Pakistan | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 16 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 17 | South Africa vs Netherlands | 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 | Netherlands vs Sri Lanka | 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 Netherlands | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 26 | England vs Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| October 27 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 28 | Netherlands 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 Sri Lanka | 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 Sri Lanka | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| November 3 | Netherlands 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 Sri Lanka | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| November 7 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| November 8 | England vs Netherlands | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| November 9 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 10 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| November 11 | India vs Netherlands | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 12 | England vs Pakistan | Kolkata | 10:30 AM |
| November 12 | Australia vs Bangladesh | Pune | 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 |
Tournament Format
The ICC World Cup 2023 will be played in Rounb-Robin Format (just like ICC WC 2019). Ten teams will participate in the tournament and play against each other once. The top 4 teams will advance to the semifinals.
10 different venues for the tournament
There will be 10 different venues in India where the ICC World Cup 2023 held. Those venues are Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kolkata.
Timings of matches
The day games of the ICC World Cup 2023 will start at 10:30 AM IST. Day-night encounters will start at 2:00 PM IST.
India vs Pakistan on October 15
The biggest rivalry of India-Pakistan will take place on October 15 at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. It is one of the most hyped encounters and we will have to see who will come out well in this game. Pakistan hasn’t beaten India in any game of the ICC ODI World Cup till now.
Semifinals and Final details
The first semifinal of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will be played on November 15 in Mumbai. And the 2nd semifinal will be played on November 16 at Kolkata. Pakistan will not play the semifinal in Mumbai if the scenario happens, citing security concerns. They will then play their semifinal in Kolkata instead.
The final of the marquee tournament will be played on November 19 at Ahmedabad.
Conclusion
So this is the ICC World Cup 2023 schedule. The warm-up games will also be played from September 29 to October 03 at Guwahati, Hyderabad, and Thiruvananthapuram. Teams have to announce their squad before August 29. After that, they will change the players only if there will be some injury concerns to the players.
What do you think? Who will win the ICC WC 2023? Comment down your predictions below in the comment section.
