2023 ODI World Cup schedule lastly launched

The 2023 ODI World Cup in India will start on October 5 in Ahmedabad, be performed throughout ten venues, and culminate within the ultimate – additionally in Ahmedabad – on November 19. The semi-finals will probably be held in Mumbai and Kolkata on November 15 and 16.

The long-awaited World Cup schedule was lastly launched by the ICC and BCCI at an occasion in Mumbai on Tuesday, simply 100 days earlier than the beginning of the event. 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 prematurely.

The 45 league matches of the 2023 ODI World Cup, the semis, and the ultimate will probably be performed at Dharamsala, Delhi, Lucknow, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Chennai over a span of 46 days.

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 World Cup Super League. The remaining two groups will probably 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.

The 2023 ODI World Cup begins with a rematch between the 2019 finalists – New Zealand taking over England – whereas hosts India open their marketing campaign towards Australia on October 8 in Chennai. India then play Afghanistan in Delhi on October 11; Pakistan in Ahmedabad on October 15; Bangladesh in Pune on October 19; New Zealand in Dharamsala on October 22; England in Lucknow on October 29; a qualifier in Mumbai on November 2; South Africa in Kolkata on November 5; and one other qualifier in Bengaluru on November 11, which is the penultimate day of the league stage. India journey essentially the most amongst groups, taking part in at 9 of the ten venues in the course of the league section.

After the event opener towards England, New Zealand play three matches within the south of India – towards a qualifier in Hyderabad on October 9, Bangladesh in Bengaluru on October 14, and Afghanistan in Chennai on October 18 – earlier than travelling far north to play two matches in Dharamsala, towards India on October 22 and Australia on October 28. Their final three league matches are towards South Africa in Pune on November 1; Pakistan in Bengaluru on November 4; and the opposite qualifier in Bengaluru on November 9.

South Africa start their marketing campaign within the north of India, taking part in a qualifier in Delhi on October 8, Australia in Lucknow on October 13, and the opposite qualifier in Dharamsala on October 16. They then journey west to Mumbai to play England on October 21 and Bangladesh on October 24, after which they head south to tackle Pakistan in Chennai on October 27. Their final three league video games are towards New Zealand in Pune (western India) on November 1, towards the hosts in Kolkata (japanese India) on November 5, and towards Afghanistan in Ahmedabad (western India) on November 10.

Bangladesh’s World Cup begins with two video games in Dharamsala – towards Afghanistan on October 7 and England on October 10. They then play New Zealand in Bangalore on October 14, India in Pune on October 19, South Africa in Mumbai on October 24, earlier than heading east to Kolkata to play a qualifier on October 28 and Pakistan on October 31. Their final two league video games are towards the opposite qualifier in Delhi on November 6, and towards Australia in Pune on November 12.

After starting their third successive World Cup marketing campaign towards Bangladesh, Afghanistan play India and England in Delhi on October 11 and 15, then play New Zealand and Pakistan in Chennai on October 18 and 23, earlier than travelling to Pune to play a qualifier on October 30. Their final three league video games are towards the opposite qualifier in Lucknow on November 3, Australia in Mumbai on November 7 and South Africa in Ahmedabad on November 10.

While most groups play their 9 league matches throughout many of the ten venues, Pakistan are taking part in in solely 5 cities. Australia, for instance, are taking part in at eight venues. The league section concludes on November 12, with England taking part in Pakistan within the final sport.

Before the event begins, the groups will play warm-ups in Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati between September 29 and October 3.