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‘Round robin hai bro’- Fans react as Indian Cricket Board announces schedule for ODI World Cup 2023
The long-awaited World Cup schedule was officially revealed by the Cricket Governing Council and Indian Cricket Board on Tuesday at a ceremony in Mumbai, only 100 days before the tournament begins. The 2023 men’s ODI World Cup will begin on October 5 in Ahmedabad, with matches spread across eleven venues, culminating in the final on November 19 in Ahmedabad.
The semi-finals will take contested on November 15 and 16 in Mumbai and Kolkata. Over the course of 46 days, the 45 league matches and three knockouts will be contested in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Pune. There will be reserve days for the two semi-finals and the final.
ODI- World Cup 2023 Schedule
In comparison, the fixtures for the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales, as well as the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, were announced over a year in advance. The format will be the same as in 2019, with ten teams competing once in the league round and the top four advancing to the semi-finals.
Afghanistan, Australia, England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa qualified for the event by finishing in the top eight in the 2020-2023 World Cup Super League. The remaining two teams will be determined at the present World Cup qualifiers in Zimbabwe, which are being competed in by Sri Lanka, West Indies, Ireland, Nepal, the Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the United States of America (USA) and Zimbabwe.
On October 8, India will kick off their campaign against Australia in Chennai. Then, on October 11, India plays against Afghanistan in Delhi; Pakistan in Ahmedabad on October 15; Bangladesh in Pune on October 19; New Zealand in Dharamsala on October 22; England in Lucknow on October 29; a qualifier in Mumbai on November 2; South Africa in Kolkata on November 5; and another qualifier in Bengaluru on November 11, the last day of the league stage. India will enter the tournament as favourites for the World Cup. They will try to end their 12 years drought since when they last won the World Cup.
Here’s how fans reacted
Durga Puja celebrations on 15th Oct 🔥
— MSD (@kya_ukhaad_lega) June 27, 2023
Pakistan boycott if u have self respect
— Himanshu🇮🇳 (@proudindian7197) June 27, 2023
Why is the host Nation not playing the 1st match ?
— Un-Lucky (@Luckyytweets) June 27, 2023
Kids waiting for India vs Pakistan
Legends waiting for Zimbabwe vs Pakistan 😎😎— Cricket Crazy (@CrazyinCricket) June 27, 2023
Quater finals kaha se aagya 😂
— Aarav Mavi (@AaravMavi14) June 27, 2023
Dates pata chle toh mereko yad se bata dijiyega
— Matt Mardock (@Tywin_exe) June 27, 2023
Matches that no one needed are given to Hyderabad! And I don't know what is the use of spending 100 crores for revamping the stadium for just 3 matches for which people may not even turn up!@HiHyderabad @bhogleharsha #hyderabad #WorldCup2023 @TOIHyderabad
— Sai Karthik (@saikarthik19991) June 27, 2023
Everyone knows India won't win the cup
— Yaz (@Yaz786__) June 27, 2023
Here is the schedule for ODI World Cup 2023:
Date | Day | Match | Venue |
5-Oct-2023 | Thursday | England vs New Zealand | Ahmedabad |
6-Oct-2023 | Friday | Pakistan vs Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad |
7-Oct-2023 | Saturday | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Dharamsala |
7-Oct-2023 | Saturday | South Africa vs Qualifier 2 | Delhi |
8-Oct-2023 | Sunday | India vs Australia | Chennai |
9-Oct-2023 | Monday | New Zealand vs Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad |
10-Oct-2023 | Tuesday | England vs Bangladesh | Dharamsala |
11-Oct-2023 | Wednesday | India vs Afghanistan | Delhi |
12-Oct-2023 | Thursday | Pakistan vs Qualifier 2 | Hyderabad |
13-Oct-2023 | Friday | Australia vs South Africa | Lucknow |
14-Oct-2023 | Saturday | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Chennai |
14-Oct-2023 | Saturday | England vs Afghanistan | Delhi |
15-Oct-2023 | Sunday | India vs Pakistan | Ahmedabad |
16-Oct-2023 | Monday | Australia vs Qualifier 2 | Lucknow |
17-Oct-2023 | Tuesday | South Africa vs Qualifier 1 | Dharamsala |
18-Oct-2023 | Wednesday | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chennai |
19-Oct-2023 | Thursday | India vs Bangladesh | Pune |
20-Oct-2023 | Friday | Australia vs Pakistan | Bengaluru |
21-Oct-2023 | Saturday | Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2 | Lucknow |
21-Oct-2023 | Saturday | England vs South Africa | Mumbai |
22-Oct-2023 | Sunday | India vs New Zealand | Dharamsala |
23-Oct-2023 | Monday | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Chennai |
24-Oct-2023 | Tuesday | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Mumbai |
25-Oct-2023 | Wednesday | Australia vs Qualifier 1 | Delhi |
26-Oct-2023 | Thursday | England vs Qualifier 2 | Bengaluru |
27-Oct-2023 | Friday | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chennai |
28-Oct-2023 | Saturday | Australia vs New Zealand | Dharamsala |
28-Oct-2023 | Saturday | Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh | Kolkata |
29-Oct-2023 | Sunday | India vs England | Lucknow |
30-Oct-2023 | Monday | Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2 | Pune |
31-Oct-2023 | Tuesday | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Kolkata |
1-Nov-2023 | Wednesday | New Zealand vs South Africa | Pune |
2-Nov-2023 | Thursday | India vs Qualifier 2 | Mumbai |
3-Nov-2023 | Friday | Qualifier 1 vs Afghanistan | Lucknow |
4-Nov-2023 | Saturday | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Bengaluru |
4-Nov-2023 | Saturday | England vs Australia | Ahmedabad |
5-Nov-2023 | Sunday | India vs South Africa | Kolkata |
6-Nov-2023 | Monday | Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2 | Delhi |
7-Nov-2023 | Tuesday | Australia vs Afghanistan | Mumbai |
8-Nov-2023 | Wednesday | England vs Qualifier 1 | Pune |
9-Nov-2023 | Thursday | New Zealand vs Qualifier 2 | Bengaluru |
10-Nov-2023 | Friday | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad |
11-Nov-2023 | Saturday | India vs Qualifier 1 | Bengaluru |
12-Nov-2023 | Sunday | Australia vs Bangladesh | Kolkata |
12-Nov-2023 | Sunday | England vs Pakistan | Kolkata |
15-Nov-2023 | Wednesday | Semi Final 1 | Mumbai |
16-Nov-2023 | Thursday | Semi Final 2 | Kolkata |
19-Nov-2023 | Sunday | Final | Ahmedabad |