The ICC has announced the schedule for the 2023 ICC Men’s 50-over World Cup, to be held in India, which will begin on October 5 in Ahmedabad: here’s the full match fixtures list, venues and timings for the 16th edition of the WC.
The schedule for the World Cup has finally been released with 100 days to go for the multi-national event. At an event held in Mumbai, the ICC finalised the schedule after several days of speculation over the exact fixtures list.
Pakistan, whose participation at one point in the tournament was in doubt, are one of the ten teams that will feature in the event.
ICC World Cup 2023: When will the tournament start?
As many as 48 games will take place over a span of 46 days, with each of the 10 teams playing the other side once in the league stage. The top four teams will qualify for the semifinals, which will be played on November 15 and 16, with the final being held on November 19 in Ahmedabad.
ICC World Cup 2023: The venues List
Venue | Capacity | Stadium Name |
Ahamdabad | 132000 | Narendra Modi Stadium |
Hyderabad | 45000 | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium |
Dharamsala | 23000 | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association |
Delhi | 41842 | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
Chennai | 50000 | MA Chidambaram Stadium |
Lucknow | 50000 | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
Pune | 37406 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
Bengaluru | 32000 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium |
Mumbai | 33006 | Wankhede Stadium |
Kolkata | 68000 | Eden Gardens |
The event will kickstart with England taking on New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
A total of 10 venues have been shortlisted for the event – Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule in Bangladesh Time
FIXTURE | DATE | Time | VENUE |
England vs New Zealand | October 5 | 14:00 THU 05 OCTOBER (BST) | Ahmedabad |
Pakistan vs Qualifier 1 | October 6 | 14:00 FRI 06 OCTOBER (BST) | Hyderabad |
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | October 7 | 10:30 SAT 07 OCTOBER (BST) | Dharamsala |
South Africa vs Qualifier 2 | October 7 | 14:00 SAT 07 OCTOBER (BST) | Delhi |
India vs Australia | October 8 | 14:00 SUN 08 OCTOBER (BST) | Chennai |
New Zealand vs Qualifier 1 | October 9 | 14:00 MON 09 OCTOBER (BST) | Hyderabad |
England vs Bangladesh | October 10 | 14:00 TUE 10 OCTOBER (BST) | Dharamsala |
India vs Afghanistan | October 11 | 14:00 WED 11 OCTOBER (BST) | Delhi |
Pakistan vs Qualifier 2 | October 12 | 14:00 THU 12 OCTOBER (BST) | Hyderabad |
Australia vs South Africa | October 13 | 14:00 FRI 13 OCTOBER (BST) | Lucknow |
England vs Afghanistan | October 14 | 10:30 SAT 14 OCTOBER (BST) | Delhi |
New Zealand vs Bangladesh | October 14 | 14:00 SAT 14 OCTOBER (BST) | Chennai |
India vs Pakistan | October 15 | 14:00 SUN 15 OCTOBER (BST) | Ahmedabad |
Australia vs Qualifier 2 | October 16 | 14:00 MON 16 OCTOBER (BST) | Lucknow |
South Africa vs Qualifier 1 | October 17 | 14:00 TUE 17 OCTOBER (BST) | Dharamsala |
New Zealand vs Afghanistan | October 18 | 14:00 WED 18 OCTOBER (BST) | Chennai |
India vs Bangladesh | October 19 | 14:00 THU 19 OCTOBER (BST) | Pune |
Australia vs Pakistan | October 20 | 14:00 FRI 20 OCTOBER (BST) | Bengaluru |
England vs South Africa | October 21 | 10:30 SAT 21 OCTOBER (BST) | Mumbai |
Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2 | October 21 | 14:00 SAT 21 OCTOBER (BST) | Lucknow |
India vs New Zealand | October 22 | 14:00 SUN 22 OCTOBER (BST) | Dharamsala |
Pakistan vs Afghanistan | October 23 | 14:00 MON 23 OCTOBER (BST) | Chennai |
South Africa vs Bangladesh | October 24 | 14:00 TUE 24 OCTOBER (BST) | Mumbai |
Australia vs Qualifier 1 | October 25 | 14:00 WED 25 OCTOBER (BST) | Delhi |
England vs Qualifier 2 | October 26 | 14:00 THU 26 OCTOBER (BST) | Bengaluru |
Pakistan vs South Africa | October 27 | 14:00 FRI 27 OCTOBER (BST) | Chennai |
Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh | October 28 | 10:30 SAT 28 OCTOBER (BST) | Kolkata |
Australia vs New Zealand | October 28 | 14:00 SAT 28 OCTOBER (BST) | Dharamsala |
India vs England | October 29 | 14:00 SUN 29 OCTOBER (BST) | Lucknow |
Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2 | October 30 | 14:00 MON 30 OCTOBER (BST) | Pune |
Pakistan vs Bangladesh | October 31 | 14:00 TUE 31 OCTOBER (BST) | Kolkata |
New Zealand vs South Africa | November 1 | 14:00 WED 01 NOVEMBER (BST) | Pune |
India vs Qualifier 2 | November 2 | 14:00 THU 02 NOVEMBER (BST) | Mumbai |
Qualifier 1 vs Afghanistan | November 3 | 14:00 FRI 03 NOVEMBER (BST) | Lucknow |
England vs Australia | November 4 | 10:30 SAT 04 NOVEMBER (BST) | Ahmedabad |
New Zealand vs Pakistan | November 4 | 14:00 SAT 04 NOVEMBER (BST) | Bengaluru |
India vs South Africa | November 5 | 14:00 SUN 05 NOVEMBER (BST) | Kolkata |
Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2 | November 6 | 14:00 MON 06 NOVEMBER (BST) | Delhi |
Australia vs Afghanistan | November 7 | 14:00 TUE 07 NOVEMBER (BST) | Mumbai |
England vs Qualifier 1 | November 8 | 14:00 WED 08 NOVEMBER (BST) | Pune |
New Zealand vs Qualifier 2 | November 9 | 14:00 THU 09 NOVEMBER (BST) | Bengaluru |
South Africa vs Afghanistan | November 10 | 14:00 FRI 10 NOVEMBER (BST) | Ahmedabad |
India vs Qualifier 1 | November 11 | 14:00 SAT 11 NOVEMBER (BST) | Bengaluru |
England vs Pakistan | November 12 | 10:30 SUN 12 NOVEMBER (BST) | Kolkata |
Australia vs Bangladesh | November 12 | 14:00 SUN 12 NOVEMBER (BST) | Pune |
Semifinal 1 | November 15 | 14:00 WED 15 NOVEMBER (BST) | Mumbai |
Semifinal 2 | November 16 | 14:00 THU 16 NOVEMBER (BST) | Kolkata |
Final | November 19 | 14:00 SUN 19 NOVEMBER (BST) | Ahmedabad |