The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 schedule was announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday, June 27.
Defending champions England cricket team will face New Zealand in the opening match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 5.
The Indian cricket team will begin their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign against five-time World Cup winners Australia at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 8.
The much-awaited India vs Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on October 14.
A total of 10 teams will feature in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 to be hosted by India. As per the schedule, each team will play the other nine sides once in a round-robin format. The top four teams in the standings after all the league matches will advance to the semi-finals.
Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa have already qualified for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 through the Cricket World Cup Super League. The remaining two spots will be decided at the end of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023 being held in Zimbabwe.
The first ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on November 15, while the second semi-final is scheduled to be hosted at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata on November 16. Both semi-finals will have a reserve day.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19 with November 20 slated as the reserve day.
Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune are the 10 venues that will host a total of 48 matches in the 13th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup.
Meanwhile, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad will host the warm-up matches from September 29 to October 3.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 schedule, fixtures and India match times
All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)
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Day and Date |
Match |
Venue |
Time (IST) |
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Thursday, October 5 |
England vs New Zealand |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
2:00 PM |
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Friday, October 6 |
Pakistan vs Netherlands |
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
2:00 PM |
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Saturday, October 7 |
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan |
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
10:30 AM |
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Saturday, October 7 |
South Africa vs Sri Lanka |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
2:00 PM |
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Sunday, October 8 |
India vs Australia |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
2:00 PM |
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Monday, October 9 |
New Zealand vs Netherlands |
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
2:00 PM |
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Tuesday, October 10 |
England vs Bangladesh |
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
2:00 PM |
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Tuesday, October 10 |
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka |
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
2:00 PM |
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Wednesday, October 11 |
India vs Afghanistan |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
2:00 PM |
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Thursday, October 12 |
Australia vs South Africa |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
2:00 PM |
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Friday, October 13 |
New Zealand vs Bangladesh |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
10:30 AM |
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Saturday, October 14 |
India vs Pakistan |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
2:00 PM |
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Sunday, October 15 |
England vs Afghanistan |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
2:00 PM |
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Monday, October 16 |
Australia vs Sri Lanka |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
2:00 PM |
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Tuesday, October 17 |
South Africa vs Netherlands |
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
2:00 PM |
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Wednesday, October 18 |
New Zealand vs Afghanistan |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
2:00 PM |
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Thursday, October 19 |
India vs Bangladesh |
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje |
2:00 PM |
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Friday, October 20 |
Australia vs Pakistan |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
2:00 PM |
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Saturday, October 21 |
Netherlands vs Sri Lanka |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
10:30 AM |
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Saturday, October 21 |
England vs South Africa |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
2:00 PM |
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Sunday, October 22 |
India vs New Zealand |
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
2:00 PM |
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Monday, October 23 |
Pakistan vs Afghanistan |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
2:00 PM |
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Tuesday, October 24 |
South Africa vs Bangladesh |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
2:00 PM |
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Wednesday, October 25 |
Australia vs Netherlands |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
2:00 PM |
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Thursday, October 26 |
England vs Sri Lanka |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
2:00 PM |
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Friday, October 27 |
Pakistan vs South Africa |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
2:00 PM |
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Saturday, October 28 |
Australia vs New Zealand |
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
10:30 AM |
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Saturday, October 28 |
Netherlands vs Bangladesh |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
2:00 PM |
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Sunday, October 29 |
India vs England |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
2:00 PM |
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Monday, October 30 |
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka |
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje |
2:00 PM |
|
Tuesday, October 31 |
Pakistan vs Bangladesh |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
2:00 PM |
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Wednesday, November 1 |
New Zealand vs South Africa |
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje |
2:00 PM |
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Thursday, November 2 |
India vs Sri Lanka |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
2:00 PM |
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Friday, November 3 |
Netherlands vs Afghanistan |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
2:00 PM |
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Saturday, November 4 |
New Zealand vs Pakistan |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
10:30 AM |
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Saturday, November 4 |
England vs Australia |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
2:00 PM |
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Sunday, November 5 |
India vs South Africa |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
2:00 PM |
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Monday, November 6 |
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka |
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
2:00 PM |
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Tuesday, November 7 |
Australia vs Afghanistan |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
2:00 PM |
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Wednesday, November 8 |
England vs Netherlands |
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje |
2:00 PM |
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Thursday, November 9 |
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
2:00 PM |
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Friday, November 10 |
South Africa vs Afghanistan |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
2:00 PM |
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Saturday, November 11 |
Australia vs Bangladesh |
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje |
2:00 PM |
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Saturday, November 11 |
England vs Pakistan |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
2:00 PM |
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Sunday, November 12 |
India vs Netherlands |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
2:00 PM |
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Wednesday, November 15 |
Semi-final 1: 1st Place vs 4th Place |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
2:00 PM |
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Thursday, November 16 |
Semi-final 2: 2nd Place vs 3rd Place |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
2:00 PM |
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Sunday, November 19 |
Final: Winner of Semi-final 1 vs Winner of Semi-final 2 |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
2:00 PM |
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