ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Everything You Need to Know
Every cricket fan waits for the ICC events, and now they are rooting for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The big event is returning to India after 12 years. Indian fans can’t keep calm as they are hoping for history to repeat.
The World Cup will kick off on the 5th of October 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The defending champions, England will take on the runners-up New Zealand in the opening game of the Cricket World Cup 2023.
There will be ten warm-up games, with Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, and Hyderabad being the hosts of these games. With the first match taking place on the 5th of October, the tournament will conclude with the Final on the 19th of November at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Schedule
Here’s the full schedule of the Cricket World Cup 2023:
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Time (IST) |
| 5th October 2023 | England vs New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| 6th October 2023 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| 7th October 2023 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Dharamsala | 10:30 AM |
| 7th October 2023 | South Africa vs Netherlands | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| 8th October 2023 | India vs Australia | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| 9th October 2023 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| 10th October 2023 | England vs Bangladesh | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| 11th October 2023 | India vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| 12th October 2023 | Pakistan vs Netherlands | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| 13th October 2023 13 | Australia vs South Africa | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| 14th October 2023 14 | England vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 10:30 AM |
| 14th October 2023 14 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| 15th October 2023 15 | India vs Pakistan | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| 16th October 2023 16 | Australia vs Netherlands | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| 17th October 2023 17 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| 18th October 2023 18 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| 19th October 2023 19 | India vs Bangladesh | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| 20th October 2023 20 | Australia vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| 21st October 2023 21 | England vs South Africa | Mumbai | 10:30 AM |
| 22nd October 2023 21 | Sri Lanka vs Netherlands | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| 23rd October 2023 22 | India vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| 23rd October 2023 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| 24th October 2023 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| 25th October 2023 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| 26th October 2023 | England vs Netherlands | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| 27th October 2023 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| 28th October 2023 | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 10:30 AM |
| 28th October 2023 | Australia vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| 29th October 2023 | India vs England | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| 30th October 2023 | Afghanistan vs Netherlands | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| 31st October 2023 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| 1st November 2023 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| 2nd November 2023 | India vs Netherlands | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| 3rd November 2023 | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| 4th November 2023 | England vs Australia | Ahmedabad | 10:30 AM |
| 4th November 2023 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| 5th November 2023 | India vs South Africa | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| 6th November 2023 | Bangladesh vs Netherlands | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| 7th November 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| 8th November 2023 | England vs Sri Lanka | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| 9th November 2023 | New Zealand vs Netherlands | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| 10th November 2023 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| 11th November 2023 | India vs Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| 12th November 2023 | England vs Pakistan | Kolkata | 10:30 AM |
| 12th November 2023 | Australia vs Bangladesh | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| 15th November 2023 | Semifinal 1 | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| 16th November 2023 | Semifinal 2 | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| 19th November 2023 | Final | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
Teams
Sri Lanka and the Netherlands have occupied the two remaining spots by winning the qualifiers. So now we have ten teams who will compete in the biggest ICC event.
Here are the 10 teams that will be contesting for the World Cup 2023 Trophy:
- India
- Pakistan
- England
- Australia
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Bangladesh
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
- Netherlands
Format
The tournaments will be played in a round-robin format, where each team will play every team once. Each team will get to play nine games. The top four teams will move ahead to the knockout stage and the Semi-Finals. In this 50-over World Cup 2023, we are all going to see some epic thrillers.
Venues
- Mumbai: Wankhade Stadium
- Delhi: Arun Jaitley Stadium
- Chennai: M Chidambaram Stadium
- Dharamshala: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium
- Lucknow: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium
- Hyderabad: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
- Ahmedabad: Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera
- Kolkata: Eden Gardens
- Pune: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium
- Bangalore: M Chinnaswami Stadium
Broadcaster and Streaming
Back in 2015, Star Sports acquired the rights of the ICC events for the period 2015-2023. So, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will have Star Sports as the broadcasters. Disney Plus Hotstar have quoted that the 2023 World Cup will be streamed free for the users of the OTT platform and will have a reach of over five million users.
Biggest Match- India vs Pakistan
After a lot of debate and rumours, India is all set to play Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on the 15th of October. The Indian team is yet to lose a game against Pakistan in the ODI World Cup. With both teams looking strong, we are set for a cracker of a game with a packed stadium. May the best team wins.