The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, to be hosted by India, will be the 13th edition of the 50-over World Cup. India will be hosting the quadrennial tournament for the fourth time in its history, and the tournament is set to take place in 2023. The warm-up matches are spread across three venues: Hyderabad, Thiruvananthapuram, and Guwahati.
The men’s Cricket World Cup will begin on 5 October, with England facing New Zealand in Ahmedabad and the same venue hosting the final on 19 November. India begin their campaign on 8 October against five-time champions Australia in Chennai⁵. The arch-rivals meet in the tournament’s most anticipated match on 15 October in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium – the biggest cricket venue in the world by capacity.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) is “confident” that the Babar Azam-led team will compete in the 50-over showcase, despite the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) continued reservations about sending its team to India for the ODI World Cup 2023.
The tournament will follow a similar format to the 2019 edition in England and Wales, with a round-robin stage followed by the knockouts. All 10 teams will compete against each other once in the round-robin stage. A victory earns the winning side two points in every match, while a no-result will mean the sides share a point each. The top four teams at the end of the round-robin stage will qualify for the semi-finals. The winners of the two subsequent semi-finals will contest in the final, where the champion will be crowned.
England are the defending champions heading into the tournament, having won the trophy on home soil in 2019 after defeating New Zealand in a thrilling final at Lord’s. Australia is the most successful team in the history of the Cricket World Cup, having won the tournament a record five times. West Indies and India have won the tournament twice, while England, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka have each lifted the trophy once.
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Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time(IST) | GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 05 October | England vs New Zealand | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Friday, 06 October | Pakistan vs Q 1 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Saturday, 07 October | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 10:30 AM | 8:00 AM |
| Saturday, 07 October | South Africa vs Q 2 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Sunday, 08 October | India vs Australia | Chidambaram, Chennai | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Monday, 09 October | New Zealand vs Q 1 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Tuesday, 10 October | England vs Bangladesh | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Wednesday, 11 October | India vs Afghanistan | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Thursday, 12 October | Pakistan vs Q 2 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Friday, 13 October | Australia vs South Africa | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpai Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Saturday, 14 October | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Chidambaram, Chennai | 10:30 AM | 8:00 AM |
| Saturday, 14 October | England vs Afghanistan | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Sunday, 15 October | India vs Pakistan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Monday, 16 October | Australia vs Q 2 | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpai Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Tuesday, 17 October | South Africa vs Q 1 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Wednesday, 18 October | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chidambaram, Chennai | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Thursday, 19 October | India vs Bangladesh | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Friday, 20 October | Australia vs Pakistan | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Saturday, 21 October | Q 1 vs Q 2 | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpai Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 10:30 AM | 8:00 AM |
| Saturday, 21 October | England vs South Africa | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Sunday, 22 October | India vs New Zealand | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Monday, 23 October | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Chidambaram, Chennai | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Tuesday, 24 October | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Wednesday, 25 October | Australia vs Q 1 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Thursday, 26 October | England vs Q 2 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Friday, 27 October | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chidambaram, Chennai | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Saturday, 28 October | Australia vs New Zealand | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala | 10:30 AM | 8:00 AM |
| Saturday, 28 October | Q 1 vs Bangladesh | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Sunday, 29 October | India vs England | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpai Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Monday, 30 October | Afghanistan vs Q 2 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Tuesday, 31 October | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Wednesday, 01 November | New Zealand vs South Africa | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Thursday, 02 November | India vs Q 2 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Friday, 03 November | Q 1 vs Afghanistan | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpai Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Saturday, 04 November | New Zealand vs Pakistan | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 10:30 AM | 8:00 AM |
| Saturday, 04 November | England vs Australia | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Sunday, 05 November | India vs South Africa | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Monday, 06 November | Bangladesh vs Q 2 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Tuesday, 07 November | Australia vs Afghanistan | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Wednesday, 08 November | England vs Q 1 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Thursday, 09 November | New Zealand vs Q 2 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Friday, 10 November | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Saturday, 11 November | India vs Q 1 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Sunday, 12 November | Australia vs Bangladesh | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje | 10:30 AM | 8:00 AM |
| Sunday, 12 November | England vs Pakistan | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Wednesday, 15 November | 1st vs 4th | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Thursday, 16 November | 2nd vs 3rd | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
| Sunday, 19 November | Final | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 02:00 PM | 11:30 AM |
