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 organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is scheduled to be hosted by India From 5 October to 19 November 2023.
10 teams will contest the tournament; England are the defending champions, having won the previous edition in 2019. It will be the first men’s Cricket World Cup to be hosted solely by India, after co-hosting the 1987, 1996, and 2011 tournaments with other countries on the Indian subcontinent.
The final is scheduled to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on 19 November 2023. Mumbai and Kolkata will host the two semifinals.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be played from 9 February to 26 March 2023 however, in July 2020, it was announced that the tournament would be delayed to an October–November window, following the disruption of the qualification schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2023, ESPNcricinfo reported that the tournament was expected to be played from 5 October to 19 November. ICC released the tournament schedule on 27 June.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had threatened to boycott the World Cup after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to send its team to the 2023 Asia Cup scheduled in Pakistan. On 15 June 2023, the Asian Cricket Council announced that 2023 Asia Cup will be hosted in a hybrid model as proposed by PCB. However, before the announcement of schedule of 2023 Asia Cup, former PCB chairman Najam Sethi expressed his unwillingness to play any group league matches at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad except the knockout matches, subject to clearance from the Government of Pakistan. He also wished to have all their games played in Bengaluru, Chennai, or Kolkata.[12]
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Teams Qualified
The tournament will feature ten teams, like the previous edition. The main route for qualification will be the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League tournament.
The top seven sides plus the hosts (India) from the thirteen competitors in the Super League are qualified for this World Cup. The remaining five teams, along with five Associate sides, are presently playing in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, from which two teams will go through to the final tournament.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | India |
| 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League | 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 | Various | 7 | Afghanistan |
| Australia | ||||
| Bangladesh | ||||
| England | ||||
| New Zealand | ||||
| Pakistan | ||||
| South Africa | ||||
| 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier | 18 June – 9 July 2023 | Zimbabwe | 2 | TBD |
| TBD | ||||
| Total | 10 | |||
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Venues
The tournament will be played in 10 stadiums across 10 different cities in India. The venues for the 1st and 2nd semi-finals are Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai and Eden Gardens, Kolkata respectively. Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad is scheduled to host the final.[6]
| Ahemdabad | Bengaluru | Chennai | Delhi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narendra Modi Stadium | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
| Capacity: 132,000[16] | Capacity: 40,000[17] | Capacity: 50,000[18] | Capacity: 41,842[19] |
| Matches: 5 (including final) | Matches: 5 | Matches: 5 | Matches: 5 |
| Dharamshala | Hyderabad | ||
| HPCA Stadium | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 23,000[20] | Capacity: 55,000[21] | ||
| Matches: 5 | Matches: 3 | ||
| Kolkata | Lucknow | Mumbai | Pune |
| Eden Gardens | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium | Wankhede Stadium | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
| Capacity: 66,000[22] | Capacity: 50,000[23] | Capacity: 32,000[24] | Capacity: 37,406 |
| Matches: 5 (including semi-final) | Matches: 5 | Matches: 5 (including semi-final) | Matches: 5 |
Upgrading of World Cup stadiums
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The BCCI will grant ₹50 crore each to the World Cup venues for upgrading of the facilities. Prior to the grant, upgrade work had already started at some stadiums. At the HPCA Stadium, grass has been replaced with imported Ryegrass–Paspalum grass, upgraded drainage facilities of the ground and coloured the stadium, at the Wankhede Stadium the outfield has been relaid, LED floodlights upgraded, corporate boxes and toilets. Maharashtra Cricket Association’s president Rohit Pawar expressed that they will upgrade their Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium by replacing damaged seats, will improve roads, parking and toilets, as well as discussing adding a roof to some stands because three quarters of the stadium is open. At Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai new floodlight has been installed, and two red soil wickets have been relaid, at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium wickets has been re-laid.[25]
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Warm-up matches
The warm-up matches will be held from 29 September to 3 October 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati and at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.[6] India’s warm-up fixtures were announced on 27 June. The ICC announced a tentative schedule the final schedule of warm-ups is yet to be announced. The matches will be broadcast live on television.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Warm-up matches
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Group stage
The ICC announced the World Cup schedule on 27 June 2023 at an event in Mumbai with a countdown of 100 days to the opening match of the World Cup on 5 October. The group stage will begin with the match between the finalists of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, New Zealand and England at Narendra Modi Stadium.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Points table
Each team will play the other nine teams once in the group stage, for 45 matches.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advance to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 4 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | India (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 7 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 8 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 9 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 10 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Fixtures
The ICC released the fixture details on 27 June 2023.
World Cup 2023 Schedule-Latest Updates
- The opening match of the tournament is scheduled to take place on October 5 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has announced that the final of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
- Meanwhile, the first semi-final will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai while the second semi-final will be played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
ICC World Cup Schedule 2023- Tournament Venues
- There will be a total of 10 venues – Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata.
- Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram in addition to Hyderabad will host the warm-up matches from 29 September to 3 October.
Here’s a list of India’s tentative schedule for the World Cup 2023 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | Australia | Chennai |
| Oct 11 | Afghanistan | Delhi |
| Oct 15 | 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 |
World Cup 2023 Schedule
| Date | Fixture | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| October 5 | England vs New Zealand | Ahmedabad |
| October 6 | Pakistan vs Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad |
| October 7 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Dharamsala |
| October 7 | South Africa vs Qualifier 2 | Delhi |
| October 8 | India vs Australia | Chennai |
| October 9 | New Zealand vs Qualifier 1 | Hyderabad |
| October 10 | England vs Bangladesh | Dharamsala |
| October 11 | India vs Afghanistan | Delhi |
| October 12 | Pakistan vs Qualifier 2 | Hyderabad |
| October 13 | Australia vs South Africa | Lucknow |
| October 14 | England vs Afghanistan | Delhi |
| October 14 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Chennai |
| October 15 | India vs Pakistan | Ahmedabad |
| October 16 | Australia vs Qualifier 2 | Lucknow |
| October 17 | South Africa vs Qualifier 1 | Dharamsala |
| October 18 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chennai |
| October 19 | India vs Bangladesh | Pune |
| October 20 | Australia vs Pakistan | Bengaluru |
| October 21 | England vs South Africa | Mumbai |
| October 21 | Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2 | Lucknow |
| October 22 | India vs New Zealand | Dharamsala |
| October 23 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Chennai |
| October 24 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Mumbai |
| October 25 | Australia vs Qualifier 1 | Delhi |
| October 26 | England vs Qualifier 2 | Bengaluru |
| October 27 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chennai |
| October 28 | Qualifier 1 vs Bangladesh | Kolkata |
| October 28 | Australia vs New Zealand | Dharamsala |
| October 29 | India vs England | Lucknow |
| October 30 | Afghanistan vs Qualifier 2 | Pune |
| October 31 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Kolkata |
| November 1 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Pune |
| November 2 | India vs Qualifier 2 | Mumbai |
| November 3 | Qualifier 1 vs Afghanistan | Lucknow |
| November 4 | England vs Australia | Ahmedabad |
| November 4 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Bengaluru |
| November 5 | India vs South Africa | Kolkata |
| November 6 | Bangladesh vs Qualifier 2 | Delhi |
| November 7 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Mumbai |
| November 8 | England vs Qualifier 1 | Pune |
| November 9 | New Zealand vs Qualifier 2 | Bengaluru |
| November 10 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad |
| November 11 | India vs Qualifier 1 | Bengaluru |
| November 12 | England vs Pakistan | Kolkata |
| November 12 | Australia vs Bangladesh | Pune |
| November 15 | Semifinal 1 | Mumbai |
| November 16 | Semifinal 2 | Kolkata |
| November 19 | Final | Ahmedabad |
Knockout stage
The ICC have stated that if Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals, they will play at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, and if India qualify for the semi-finals, they will play at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, unless India’s opponent is Pakistan (the match will be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata in this case). All knockout games will have a reserve day.
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | 1st Placed Team | ||||||||
| 4 | 4th Placed Team | ||||||||
| Winner of Semi-final 1 | |||||||||
| Winner of Semi-final 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2nd Placed Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 3rd Placed Team | ||||||||
Semi-finals
15 November 2023 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
1st Placed Team | v | 4th Placed Team |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
16 November 2023 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
2nd Placed Team | v | 3rd Placed Team |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Final
19 November 2023 14:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
Winner of Semi-final 1 | v | Winner of Semi-final 2 |
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Broadcasting
Star Sports is the official broadcaster of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. They are scheduled to air the entire event in India and will stream for free on its service, Disney+ Hotstar. On terrestrial network, DD Sports will air only games involving India, knockout games and the final.
