The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is set to commence on October 5th in India. The opening match will feature defending champions England facing the runners-up from the last edition, New Zealand, at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. This venue will also host the highly anticipated India vs. Pakistan clash on October 15th.
The finals of the tournament will take place in Ahmedabad on November 19th, with the two semifinals scheduled for November 15th at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium and November 16th at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. Note that all these key matches have a reserve day.
In total, there will be 48 World Cup matches held at 10 different venues across India. The host nation, India, will play their matches in Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad.
The tournament will feature 10 teams, including India, England, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Netherlands. These teams will compete in a single round-robin format, where each team plays against the others once. The top four teams from this round-robin stage will advance to the semifinals.
India’s first match in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is scheduled for October 8th against Australia at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium. Apart from Australia, India will face tough challenges from New Zealand in Dharamsala and England in Lucknow, the only two teams that defeated them in the 2019 World Cup.
The match timings for the ICC World Cup 2023 are as follows: day matches will begin at 10:30 am, while day-night games are scheduled for 2 pm. The ODI World Cup 2023 will be live-streamed on the Star Sports Network in India, and all 48 matches can be streamed live on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
To qualify for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 semifinals, teams will need to secure 7 wins out of 9 matches. In case teams are tied on points, the total number of wins and net run rate will serve as tie-breakers.
The venues for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 matches are as follows:
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium, Dharamsala
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- MCA International Stadium, Pune
- Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Here is the complete schedule for the World Cup 2023, including fixtures, venues, and timings:
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The prize money for the ICC World Cup 2023 includes a prize purse of USD 4 million for the winner and USD 2 million for the runners-up.
The squads for the participating teams in the ICC World Cup 2023 are as follows:
Afghanistan Squad:
- Hashmatullah Shahidi (c)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Riaz Hassan
- Rahmat Shah
- Najibullah Zadran
- Mohammad Nabi
- Ikram Alikhil
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Rashid Khan
- Mujeeb ur Rahman
- Noor Ahmad
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Abdul Rahman
- Naveen ul Haq
Australia Squad:
- Pat Cummins (c)
- Steve Smith
- Alex Carey
- Josh Inglis
- Sean Abbott
- Cameron Green
- Josh Hazlewood
- Travis Head
- Marnus Labuschagne
- Mitch Marsh
- Glenn Maxwell
- Marcus Stoinis
- David Warner
- Adam Zampa
- Mitchell Starc
Bangladesh Squad:
- Shakib Al Hasan (c)
- Litton Kumer Das
- Tanzid Hasan Tamim
- Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc)
- Tawhid Hridoy
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Mahmudullah Riyad
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Nasum Ahmed
- Shak Mahedi Hasan
- Taskin Ahmed
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Hasan Mahmud
- Shoriful Islam
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib
England Squad:
- Jos Buttler (c)
- Moeen Ali
- Gus Atkinson
- Jonny Bairstow
- Sam Curran
- Liam Livingstone
- Dawid Malan
- Adil Rashid
- Joe Root
- Harry Brook
- Ben Stokes
- Reece Topley
- David Willey
- Mark Wood
- Chris Woakes
India Squad:
- Rohit Sharma (c)
- Hardik Pandya (vc)
- Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Shardul Thakur
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mohammed Siraj
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammed Shami
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Ishan Kishan
- Suryakumar Yadav
Netherlands Squad:
- Scott Edwards (c)
- Max O’Dowd
- Bas de Leede
- Vikram Singh
- Teja Nidamanuru
- Paul van Meekeren
- Colin Ackermann
- Roelof van der Merwe
- Logan van Beek
- Aryan Dutt
- Ryan Klein
- Wesley Barresi
- Saqib Zulfiqar
- Shariz Ahmad
- Sybrand Engelbrecht
New Zealand Squad:
- Kane Williamson (c)
- Trent Boult
- Mark Chapman
- Devon Conway
- Lockie Ferguson
- Matt Henry
- Tom Latham
- Daryl Mitchell
- Jimmy Neesham
- Glenn Phillips
- Rachin Ravindra
- Mitch Santner
- Ish Sodhi
- Tim Southee
- Will Young
Pakistan Squad:
- Babar Azam (c)
- Shadab Khan
- Fakhar Zaman
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Abdullah Shafique
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Saud Shakeel
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Salman Ali Agha
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Usama Mir
- Haris Rauf
- Hasan Ali
- Shaheen Afridi
- Mohammad Wasim
South Africa Squad:
- Temba Bavuma (c)
- Gerald Coetzee
- Quinton de Kock
- Reeza Hendricks
- Marco Jansen
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Keshav Maharaj
- Aiden Markram
- David Miller
- Lungi Ngidi
- Andile Phehlukwayo
- Kagiso Rabada
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Lizaad Williams
Sri Lanka Squad:
- Dasun Shanaka (c)
- Kusal Mendis (vc)
- Kusal Perera
- Pathum Nissanka
- Lahiru Kumara
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Charith Asalanka
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Dunith Wellalage
- Kasun Rajitha
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Dilshan Madushanka
- Dushan Hemantha
- Chamika Karunaratne
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 promises to be an exciting and fiercely contested tournament, with cricket fans eagerly anticipating the action-packed matches and standout performances from the world’s top players.
