ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: The 13th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup is just around the corner and the anticipation for the marquee event is building up with each passing day. The quadrennial event, which will be hosted by India this year will be held in the month of October-November.
India will be hosting its first ICC Cricket World Cup this year all independently. Previously, all the World Cups hosted by India are in cooperation with the neighbouring countries, however, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held entirely in India.
The opening game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held between England and New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 5th. The final will be staged on 19th November at the same venue, where the opening fixture was held. Team India will face arch-rivals Pakistan on 15th October 2023.
Let’s take a look at all the important details of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule, Match Fixtures, Teams, Venues, Stadiums, Book online tickets etc.
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ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule
The official schedule for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is not yet unveiled by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament, although, will be held in the window of October 5 to November 19.
However, here is the tentative schedule for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023:
| Date | Tentative Fixtures |
| Oct 5 | England vs New Zealand |
| Oct 6 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan |
| Oct 7 | England vs New Zealand |
| Oct 8 | India vs Australia |
| Oct 9 | A2 vs A3 |
| Oct 10 | India vs England |
| Oct 11 | Australia vs Bangladesh, Pakistan vs A2 |
| Oct 12 | Afghanistan vs New Zealand |
| Oct 13 | Pakistan vs A3 |
| Oct 14 | A1 vs A2, New Zealand vs A1 |
| Oct 15 | India vs Pakistan |
| Oct 16 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan |
| Oct 17 | New Zealand vs Pakistan |
| Oct 18 | Australia vs B2 |
| Oct 19 | Afghanistan vs A3 |
| Oct 20 | England vs Bangladesh |
| Oct 21 | India vs Australia, Afghanistan vs Pakistan |
| Oct 22 | New Zealand vs A3 |
| Oct 23 | India vs New Zealand |
| Oct 25 | A1 vs A3 |
| Oct 26 | Afghanistan vs A2 |
| Oct 27 | Bangladesh vs A2 |
| Oct 28 | India vs A1, Australia vs New Zealand |
| Oct 29 | England vs Pakistan |
| Oct 30 | Australia vs A3 |
| Oct 31 | England vs A1 |
| Nov 1 | India vs A2 |
| Nov 2 | Bangladesh vs Pakistan |
| Nov 3 | Australia vs A2 |
| Nov 4 | India vs Afghanistan, Bangladesh vs A3 |
| Nov 5 | England vs A3, Australia vs Pakistan |
| Nov 7 | England vs A2 |
| Nov 8 | India vs A3 |
| Nov 9 | Afghanistan vs A1 |
| Nov 10 | Bangladesh vs A1 |
| Nov 11 | India vs Pakistan, England vs Afghanistan |
| Nov 13 | Bangladesh vs New Zealand |
| Nov 15 | Semi-final 1 (1st vs 4th) |
| Nov 16 | Semi-final 2 (2nd vs 3rd) |
| Nov 19 | Final |
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venues, Stadiums
As per the reports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has picked 12 prominent venues in India to host the matches of the all-important ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The list of the venues includes Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata among others.
The shortlisted stadiums will reportedly host at least one fixture of the event. Down below is the list of ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venues, Stadiums.
| Stadium | City |
| Wankede Stadium | Mumbai |
| Narendra Modi Stadium | Ahmedabad |
| Eden Gardens | Kolkata |
| SCA Stadium | Rajkot |
| Baraspara Cricket Stadium | Guwahati |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | Delhi |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | Chennai |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | Hyderabad |
| HPCA Stadium | Dharmshala |
| M Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bengaluru |
| Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium | Raipur |
| Holkar Stadium | Indore |
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Teams
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will be a 10-team event which will be held in India, later this year. While eight top-ranked ICC ODI teams in the ICC Super League Points Table will get direct entry to the coveted tournament, the remaining two teams will come through the qualifying stages.
South Africa recently became the eighth ODI team to get direct entry to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 with New Zealand, India (host), England, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia and Afghanistan being the other seven.
West Indies, Ireland, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, and the Netherlands were placed at the bottom of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League Points table and thus will go through a qualifying round along with the USA, UAE, Nepal, Oman, and Scotland. The top two sides of the qualifying round will get to join the already qualified eight teams.
Down below is ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Super League Points Table:
| Rank | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | Points | NRR | Penalty Overs |
| 1 | New Zealand (Q) | 24 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 175 | +0.914 | |
| 2 | England (Q) | 24 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 155 | +0.976 | |
| 3 | India (hosts) (Q) | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 139 | +0.782 | 1 |
| 4 | Bangladesh (Q) | 22 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 135 | +0.233 | |
| 5 | Pakistan (Q) | 21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 130 | +0.108 | |
| 6 | Australia (Q) | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 120 | +0.785 | |
| 7 | Afghanistan (Q) | 15 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 115 | +0.573 | |
| 8 | South Africa (Q) | 21 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 98 | -0.077 | 2 |
| 9 | West Indies | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 88 | -0.738 | 2 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 24 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 81 | -0.369 | 4 |
| 11 | Ireland | 22 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 73 | -0.382 | 2 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 24 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 65 | -0.952 | |
| 13 | Netherlands | 24 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 35 | -1.091 |
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Squads
As mentioned earlier, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held in October-November, so it’s still early days to announce the squad for the event. The respective cricket board will start revealing their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Teams and Squads as we get closer to the tournament. Stay Tuned.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Book Tickets Online
The tickets for the World Cup 2023 will get live soon. Especially, the online sale of tickets for the marquee clashes such as India vs Pakistan will be made available for the fans in the next few months. Fans can stay alert and keep checking the ICC booking partners such as Bookings dot com and BookMyShow etc for online sales.
The ticket price range between INR 500 to INR 10,000 depending upon the venue and type of seat and hospitality. The figures can vary with each stadium.
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For more details head to ICC’s official website.
