The schedule for the biggest cricketing event of the year was released by the ICC as the dates for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, to be hosted by India, was revealed on Tuesday, June 27, in Mumbai. The country will play host to nine of the best ODI-playing countries in the world, with the tournament kicking off at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, October 5.
The hosts will reignite their bid for a third ODI World Cup three days later when they play heavyweights Australia on Sunday, October 8 in Chennai. Minnows Afghanistan will be their next assignment, travelling to Delhi to face them on Wednesday, October 11.
India will face their rivals Pakistan in Ahmedabad on Sunday, October 15, Bangladesh in Pune on Thursday, October 19; New Zealand in Dharamsala on Sunday, October 22, England in Lucknow on Sunday, October 29; The second qualifier in Mumbai on Thursday, November 2; South Africa in Kolkata on Sunday, November 5; and the first qualifier in Bengaluru on Saturday, November 11, also the penultimate day of the league stage.
Here is the complete schedule for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023
Match 1 - England vs New Zealand (5 October, Ahmedabad)
Match 2 - Pakistan vs Qualifier 1 (6 October, Hyderabad)
Match 3 - Bangladesh vs Afghanistan (7 October, Dharamsala)
Match 4 - South Africa vs Qualifier 2 (October 7, Delhi)
Match 5 - India vs Australia (8 October, Chennai)
Match 6 - New Zealand vs Qualifier 1 (October 9, Hyderabad)
Match 7 - England vs Bangladesh (10 October, Dharamsala)
Match 8 - India vs Afghanistan (Delhi, October 11)
Match 9 - Pakistan vs Qualifier 2 (Hyderabad, October 12)
Match 10 - Australia vs South Africa (Lucknow, October 13)
Match 11 - England vs Afghanistan (Delhi, 14 October
Match 12 - New Zealand vs Bangladesh (Chennai, October 14)
Match 13 - India vs Pakistan (Ahmedabad, October 15)
Match 14 - Australia vs Qualifier 2 (Lucknow, October 16)
Match 15 - South Africa vs Qualifier 1 (Dharamsala, October 17)
Match 16 - New Zealand vs Afghanistan, (Chennai, October 18)
Match 17 - India vs Bangladesh (Pune, October 19)
Match 18 - Australia vs Pakistan (Bengaluru, October 20)
Match 19 - England vs South Africa (Mumbai, October 21)
Match 20 - Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2 (Lucknow, October 21)
Match 21 - India vs New Zealand (Dharamsala, October 22)
Match 22 - Pakistan vs Afghanistan (Chennai, October 23)
Match 23 - South Africa vs Bangladesh (Mumbai, October 24)
Match 24 - Australia vs Qualifier 1 (Delhi, October 25)
Match 25 - England vs Qualifier 2 (Bengaluru, October 26)
Match 26 - Pakistan vs South Africa (Chennai, October 27)
Match 27 - Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh (Kolkata, October 28)
Match 28 - Australia vs New Zealand (Dharamsala, October 28)
Match 29 - India vs England (Lucknow, October 29)
Match 30 - Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2 (Pune, October 30)
Match 31 - Pakistan vs Bangladesh (Kolkata, October 31)
Match 32 - New Zealand vs South Africa (Pune, November 1)
Match 33 - India vs Qualifier 1 (Mumbai, November 2)
Match 34 - Qualifier 1 vs Afghanistan (Lucknow, November 3)
Match 35 – England vs Australia (Ahmedabad, November 4)
Match 36 - New Zealand vs Pakistan (Bengaluru, November 4)
Match 37 - India vs South Africa (Kolkata, November 5)
Match 38 - Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2 (Delhi, November 6)
Match 39 - Australia vs Afghanistan (Mumbai, November 7)
Match 40 - England vs Qualifier 1 (Pune, November 8)
Match 41 - New Zealand vs Qualifier 2 (Bengaluru, November 9)
Match 42 - South Africa vs Afghanistan (Ahmedabad, November 10)
Match 43 - India vs Qualifier 1 (Bengaluru, November 11)
Match 44 - England vs Pakistan (Kolkata, November 12)
Match 45 - Australia vs Bangladesh (Pune, November 12)
ODI World Cup 2023 knockout schedule
1st semi-final - Mumbai, November 15 2nd semi-final - Kolkata, November 16
Final - Ahmedabad, November 19
(All knockout matches will start at 2 PM)
FORMAT OF THE TOURNAMENT
Much like the last edition in 2019, 10 teams will participate in the tournament. Seven have already qualified by virtue of the Cricket World Cup Super League, while India were already in the tournament as hosts. The remaining two teams will emerge from the ODI World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe. The two finalists will make it to the mega event in October where each team will play the other nine in a round-robin format. The top four will qualify for the knockout stage and the semifinals.
All three knock-out fixtures will be day-night affairs, with the matches beginning at 14:00 local time.
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