ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Updated schedule with venues and match time
The 2023 ICC Men's ODI World Cup will be played in India from October 5 to November 19.
The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will be the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament will be hosted by India, beginning on 5 October and concluding on 19 November 2023.
Ten national teams will participate; Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka. Teams had to progress to the tournament via the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process, with the West Indies missing out for the first time in their history. England are the defending champions, having won the 2019 edition by defeating New Zealand in the final.
It will be the first men's Cricket World Cup to be hosted solely by India, who with other countries on the Indian subcontinent had co-hosted the event in 1987, 1996, and 2011. The tournament will take place in ten different stadiums. The first and second semi-finals will be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata respectively, while the final will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
Qualification
Like the previous World Cup, the tournament will feature 10 teams. The main route for qualification was, however, through the new ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, a series of matches played between 2020 and 2023 rather than the ODI rankings. The top eight of the 13 sides in the Super League qualified for the World Cup automatically, although as hosts India, who finished fourth, were guaranteed a place. In June and July 2023, the bottom five teams from the Super League and the top five ranked associate sides competed in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier for the remaining two places.
As a result of the qualifying process, the competition will be the first not to include former winners West Indies, who failed to progress from the qualifying process after their defeat to Scotland. Full members Ireland and Zimbabwe also missed out on qualification, meaning three of the four full members who took part in the knock-out qualification stage did not qualify, with only Sri Lanka progressing. The final qualification spot fell to an eliminator between associate members, Scotland and Netherlands. The Netherlands won the eliminator and took the final spot in the finals stage of the competition.
Venues
The tournament will take place in ten different stadiums across India. The first and second semi-finals will be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata respectively, while the final will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The BCCI has provided funding for renovations and refurbishments at stadiums. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium received a new grass surface, drainage system, seating, and hospitality boxes. Wankhede Stadium had upgrades to the outfield, floodlights, corporate boxes, and toilets. M. A. Chidambaram Stadium installed new floodlights and relaid two wickets.
ICC instructed all the world cup stadiums to keep boundary sizes more than 70 meters. It is said that toss and "Dew factor" can play a role in the results of the matches, ICC wants to minimize it. They also instructed pitch curators to leave grass on the pitches.
Mascot
ICC officially announced the mascots for the World Cup on August 19; following the announcement, there was also an event held in Gurgaon with two U-19 World Cup-winning captains, Shafali Verma and Yash Dhull. The mascots will be a male and female duo named "Tonk" and "Blaze" respectively from the fictional cricketing utopia called Crictoverse. It also represents unique features and also symbolizes both gender equality and gender diversity.
Anthem
The official anthem of the 2023 Cricket World Cup titled "Dil Jashn Bole" was released on 20 September. The song was composed by Pritam while lyrics were written by Shloke Lal and Saaveri Verma. The song was sung by Pritam, Nakash Aziz, Sreerama Chandra, Amit Mishra, Jonita Gandhi, Akasa Singh and Charan. The song featured actors Ranveer Singh taking the centre stage, Dhanashree Verma, YouTubers Nikunj Lotia (aka Be YouNick), and Gaurav Taneja (aka Flying Beast), Tanmay Singh (aka Gamer Scout), Viraj Ghelani, Ruhee Dosani, including the presenter Jatin Sapru. However, the anthem song did not go well among fans.
Prize money
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that the winner of the World Cup will receive a prize money of US$4 million and the runner-up will get $2 million. Losing semifinalists will each receive $800,000 each.[38] This is exactly the same as the prize money at the 2019 event. The total prize money allocated for the tournament is $10 million. Each team will receive money based on their performance in the tournament as follows:[39]
Match officials
On 8 September 2023, the ICC named 20 match officials for the tournament. On 25 September 2023, ICC published the list of umpires for match-wise appointments.
Umpires
Referees
The ICC also named four match referees for the tournament.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule
The schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule has been released by ICC. The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will be held in India from October 5 to November 19, 2023. The upcoming World Cup will feature a total of 10 teams. India, as the host nation, has secured direct qualification, along with Afghanistan, Australia, England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa. These teams earned their spots through their performance in the 2020-2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The remaining two teams will be determined through the ongoing World Cup Qualifiers taking place in Zimbabwe.
All 48 matches of the World Cup will be held across 10 venues as ODI cricket’s flagship tournament comes to India for the fourth time and the first since Team India’s glorious 2011 World Cup triumph at home. India will be playing their matches in Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. Surprisingly enough, the famous Rajiv Gandhi Stadium that has a capacity of 55,000 and hosted 5 Tests, 7 ODIs and 3 T20Is, is the only historic international venue where India do not have a league match scheduled. Both semis will have a reserve day.
World Cup 2023 Schedule
The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be held in India from October 5 to November 19, 2023. It will be the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men’s national teams and organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | England vs New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 6 | Pakistan vs Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 7 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Dharamsala | 10:30 AM |
| October 7 | South Africa vs Qualifier 2 | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 8 | India vs Australia | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 9 | New Zealand vs Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 10 | England vs Bangladesh | Dharamsala | 10:30 AM |
| October 10 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 11 | India vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 12 | Pakistan vs Qualifier 2 | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 12 | Australia vs South Africa | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 13 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 14 | India vs Pakistan | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 15 | England vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 2.00 PM |
| October 16 | Australia vs Qualifier 2 | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 17 | South Africa vs Qualifier 1 | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| October 18 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 19 | India vs Bangladesh | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| October 20 | Australia vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| October 21 | England vs South Africa | Mumbai | 10:30 AM |
| October 21 | Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2 | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 22 | India vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| October 23 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 24 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| October 25 | Australia vs Qualifier 1 | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 26 | England vs Qualifier 2 | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| October 27 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 28 | Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 10:30 AM |
| October 28 | Australia vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| October 29 | India vs England | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 30 | Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2 | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| October 31 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| November 1 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| November 2 | India vs Qualifier 2 | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| November 3 | Qualifier 1 vs Afghanistan | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| November 4 | England vs Australia | Ahmedabad | 10:30 AM |
| November 4 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 5 | India vs South Africa | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| November 6 | Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2 | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| November 7 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| November 8 | England vs Qualifier 1 | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| November 9 | New Zealand vs Qualifier 2 | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 10 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| November 11 | India vs Qualifier 1 | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 11 | Australia vs Bangladesh | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| November 12 | England vs Pakistan | Kolkata | 10:30 AM |
| November 12 | India v Netherlands | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 15 | Semifinal 1 | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| November 16 | Semifinal 2 | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| November 19 | Final | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
Here’s a list of India’s schedule for the World Cup 2023
India’s schedule for the 2023 Cricket World Cup is expected to be a major event in the Indian sporting calendar. The tournament will be held in India from October 5 to November 19, 2023, and India will be one of the favorites to win.
| Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | Australia | Chennai |
| Oct 11 | Afghanistan | Delhi |
| Oct 14 | Pakistan | Ahmedabad |
| Oct 19 | Bangladesh | Pune |
| Oct 22 | New Zealand | Dharamsala |
| Oct 29 | England | Lucknow |
| Nov 2 | Qualifier | Mumbai |
| Nov 5 | South Africa | Kolkata |
| Nov 11 | Qualifier | Bengaluru |
| Event | Schedule | Host |
| 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier | 18 June – 9 July 2023 | Zimbabwe |
| 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup | 5 Oct – 19 Nov 2023 | India |
World Cup Squads announced
All teams must finalise their 15-player squads prior to September 28, with any replacements after this date requiring approval from the ICC.
- India World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya (Vice-captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav.
- 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.
- Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa. (three to be omitted)
- England’s squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.
- South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sri Lanka Squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara, Dilshan Madushanka; Travelling reserve: Chamika Karunaratne.
- 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.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule
The schedule for the ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule has been released by ICC. The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will be held in India from October 5 to November 19, 2023. The upcoming World Cup will feature a total of 10 teams. India, as the host nation, has secured direct qualification, along with Afghanistan, Australia, England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa. These teams earned their spots through their performance in the 2020-2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The remaining two teams will be determined through the ongoing World Cup Qualifiers taking place in Zimbabwe.
All 48 matches of the World Cup will be held across 10 venues as ODI cricket’s flagship tournament comes to India for the fourth time and the first since Team India’s glorious 2011 World Cup triumph at home. India will be playing their matches in Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. Surprisingly enough, the famous Rajiv Gandhi Stadium that has a capacity of 55,000 and hosted 5 Tests, 7 ODIs and 3 T20Is, is the only historic international venue where India do not have a league match scheduled. Both semis will have a reserve day.
World Cup 2023 Schedule
The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be held in India from October 5 to November 19, 2023. It will be the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men’s national teams and organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
| Date | Fixture | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | England vs New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 6 | Pakistan vs Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 7 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Dharamsala | 10:30 AM |
| October 7 | South Africa vs Qualifier 2 | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 8 | India vs Australia | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 9 | New Zealand vs Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 10 | England vs Bangladesh | Dharamsala | 10:30 AM |
| October 10 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 11 | India vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 12 | Pakistan vs Qualifier 2 | Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 12 | Australia vs South Africa | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 13 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 14 | India vs Pakistan | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 15 | England vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 2.00 PM |
| October 16 | Australia vs Qualifier 2 | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 17 | South Africa vs Qualifier 1 | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| October 18 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 19 | India vs Bangladesh | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| October 20 | Australia vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| October 21 | England vs South Africa | Mumbai | 10:30 AM |
| October 21 | Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2 | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 22 | India vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| October 23 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 24 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| October 25 | Australia vs Qualifier 1 | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| October 26 | England vs Qualifier 2 | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| October 27 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 28 | Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 10:30 AM |
| October 28 | Australia vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 2:00 PM |
| October 29 | India vs England | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| October 30 | Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2 | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| October 31 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| November 1 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| November 2 | India vs Qualifier 2 | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| November 3 | Qualifier 1 vs Afghanistan | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| November 4 | England vs Australia | Ahmedabad | 10:30 AM |
| November 4 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 5 | India vs South Africa | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| November 6 | Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2 | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| November 7 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| November 8 | England vs Qualifier 1 | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| November 9 | New Zealand vs Qualifier 2 | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 10 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| November 11 | India vs Qualifier 1 | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 11 | Australia vs Bangladesh | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| November 12 | England vs Pakistan | Kolkata | 10:30 AM |
| November 12 | India v Netherlands | Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| November 15 | Semifinal 1 | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| November 16 | Semifinal 2 | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| November 19 | Final | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |