World Cup Tentative Schedule: India vs Pakistan likely on October 15, Check India's matches as per draft
World Cup 2023
The tentativeschedule for the ICC 2023 ODI World Cup is out. According to ESPNCricinfo, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has submitted the draftcalendar for the World Cup 2023with the International Cricket Council (ICC), which has been forwarded to participating nations for input before the final schedule comes out next week. The event will include a total of ten teams. Eight of these teams have already been determined, with two more qualifying for the main competition through the qualifiers.
According to the revised fixture list, India will kick off their World Cup campaign against World Test Championship 2023 winner Australia on October 8 in Chennai's Chepauk stadium. The Men in Blue's most anticipated match versus archrivals Pakistan is on October 15 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, as per reports.
The competition will commence onOctober 5. The first match will be a rematch of the previous final, which took place in Ahmedabad between incumbent champions England and New Zealand.
While India's league matches will occur in nine cities, Pakistan's will be in five. Their campaign kicks off on 6 October against one of the two teams who will advance from the Qualifier to the World Cup. Pakistan will face Australia on October 20 in Bengaluru, Afghanistan on October 23, South Africa on October 27 in Chennai, Bangladesh onOctober 31 in Kolkata, New Zealand on November5in Bengaluru, and England on November12 in Kolkata.
World Cup Tentative Schedule: India's Key Matches
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Hosts India, who last won the ODI World Cup in 2011 at home, will play their league phase matches across nine cities, including Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru. Here's India's draft schedule presented by the BCCI to ICC.
India vs Australia: 8 October, Chennai
India vs Afghanistan: 11 October, Delhi
India vs Pakistan: 15 October, Ahmedabad
India vs Bangladesh: 19 October, Pune
India vs New Zealand: 22 October, Dharamsala
India vs England: 29 October, Lucknow
India vs Qualifier: 2 November, Mumbai
India vs South Africa: 5 November, Kolkata
India vs Qualifier: 11 November, Bengaluru
World Cup Tentative Schedule: Other Important Matches
Other crucial matches are Australia's play against New Zealand on October29 and Australia's match against England on November 4. The final will happen onNovember 19in Ahmedabad. The semi-finals are scheduled to be played on November 15 and 16, with venues to be determined.
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