Australia to open World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to India on October 8
Australia start their 2023 ODI World Cup campaign in opposition to hosts India in Chennai on October 8, earlier than occurring to play their subsequent two video games in Lucknow within the north of India: in opposition to South Africa on October 13 and a qualifier on October 16.
The World Cup schedule was finally released by the ICC and BCCI at an occasion in Mumbai on June 27, simply 100 days earlier than the beginning of the event on October 5. In comparability, the fixtures for the 2019 World Cup in England and the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand had been launched greater than 12 months upfront.
The event will likely be performed throughout ten venues in India, with the semi-finals in Mumbai and Kolkata on November 15 and 16, and the ultimate in Ahmedabad on November 19. There are reserve days in place for the semis and last. The format would be the identical because it was in 2019, with ten groups taking part in one another as soon as within the league section and the highest 4 qualifying for the semi-finals.
India certified for the occasion as hosts, whereas Afghanistan, Australia, England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa made it by ending within the prime eight of the 2020-2023 ODI World Cup Super League. The remaining two qualifiers will likely be recognized on the ongoing World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe, which is being performed by Sri Lanka, West Indies, Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, UAE, USA, and Zimbabwe.
After two successive fixtures in Lucknow, Australia’s fourth league match is within the south as soon as once more, in opposition to Pakistan in Bengaluru on October 20. They then journey north once more to play the opposite qualifier in Delhi on October 25, after which go additional north to Dharamsala to play New Zealand on October 28.
Their final three league fixtures are in western India: in opposition to England in Ahmedabad on November 4, in opposition to Afghanistan in Mumbai on November 7, and in opposition to Bangladesh in Pune on November 12, which is the final day of the league stage.
Australia had made the semi-final of the 2019 ODI World Cup the place they suffered a heavy defeat in opposition to the eventual champions England. They will gear up for the 2023 event in India with warm-up video games in opposition to a qualifier in Thiruvananthapuram on September 30 and Pakistan in Hyderabad on October 3.