The ICC, on Tuesday, June 27, released the schedule for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023, with the tournament scheduled to start on October 5 in Ahmedabad. Defending champions England will clash with New Zealand on 5 October in Ahmedabad. India's first match will take place on October 8 against five-time world champion Australia. All matches will be organised in 10 stadiums in total.
Full list of the stadiums for the ODI World Cup
The ICC have narrowed down 10 venues to host matches this time around – Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata. In addition to these cities, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad will host warm-up matches from September 29 to October 3.
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
England vs South Africa - October 21
South Africa vs Bangladesh - October 24
India vs Qualifier 2 - November 2
Australia vs Afghanistan - November 7
1st semi-final - November 15
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Pakistan vs Qualifier 1 - October 16
New Zealand vs Qualifier 1- October 9
Pakistan vs Qualifier 2 - October 12
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan - October 7
England vs Bangladesh - October 10
South Africa vs Qualifier 1 - October 17
India vs New Zealand - October 22
Australia vs New Zealand - October 28
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
South Africa vs Qualifier 2 - October 7
India vs Afghanistan - October 11
England vs Afghanistan - October 14
Australia vs Qualifier 1 - October 25
Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2 - November 6
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
India vs Australia - October 8
New Zealand vs Bangladesh - October 14
New Zealand vs Afghanistan - October 18
Pakistan vs Afghanistan - October 23
Pakistan vs South Africa - October 27
Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
Australia vs South Africa - October 13
Australia vs Qualifier 2 - October 16
Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2 - October 21
India vs England - October 29
Qualifier 1 vs Afghanistan - November v
MCA International Stadium, Pune
India vs Bangladesh - October 19
Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2 - October 30
New Zealand vs South Africa - November 1
England vs Qualifier 1 - November 8
Australia vs Bangladesh - November 12
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Australia vs Pakistan - October 20
England vs Qualifier 2 - October 26
New Zealand vs Pakistan - November 4
New Zealand vs Qualifier 2 - November 9
India vs Qualifier 1 - November 11
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh - October 28
Pakistan vs Bangladesh - October 31
India vs South Africa - November 5
England vs Pakistan - November 12
Semi-Final 2 - November 16
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
England vs New Zealand – October 5
India vs Pakistan - October 15
England vs Australia - November 4
South Africa vs Afghanistan - November 10
Final - November 19
India last hosted the World Cup in 2011 and it was also the last time that India won the tournament.
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