ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 is scheduled to start from 5th October 2023 with a clash between the defending champions England and the runner-ups New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. ICC has revealed that the matches will either start at 10 AM or 2 PM in the tournament.
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will also play host to India vs Pakistan clash on 14th October 2023. The match is expected to have a total of more than 120000 people in attendance and set a new record for a cricket match attended by most people at once. World’s largest stadium, Narendra Modi Stadium will also play the host to final of ICC ODI World Cup 2023.
The two semi-finals in ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 15th November 2023 and Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata on 16th November 2023. The final is scheduled for 19th November 2023 in Ahmedabad. Both the semi-finals and the final have a reserve day if the weather gods do not permit the game to be played on the scheduled day.
A total of 48 matches are going to be played in the tournament across a total of 10 venues in India. Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad are the cities which will host the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 matches. Interestingly, Mohali Stadium in Punjab and Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad have missed out on hosting any match in the tournament.
A total of 10 teams are participating in the tournament. These teams include India, Pakistan, Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Netherlands. West Indies have failed to qualify for the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 and Netherlands and Sri Lanka managed to be the top two teams in ICC ODI World Cup 2023 Qualifiers to qualify for the tournament.
A total of nine matches in the tournament was rescheduled after the Ahmedabad police raised a concern regarding security during the time of Navaratri. The match between India and Pakistan was originally scheduled to be played on 15th October 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, the match was shifted to a day earlier and it triggered a chain of reactions which resulted in the reschedule of nine matches in the tournament.
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ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule
| Match Number | Matches | Match Date | Match Time (IST) | Venue |
| Match 1 | England vs New Zealand | 5-Oct | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
| Match 2 | Pakistan vs Netherlands | 6-Oct | 2:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| Match 3 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | 7-Oct | 10:30 AM | Dharamsala |
| Match 4 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | 7-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
| Match 5 | India vs Australia | 8-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
| Match 6 | New Zealand vs Netherlands | 9-Oct | 2:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| Match 7 | England vs Bangladesh | 10-Oct | 10:30 AM | Dharamsala |
| Match 8 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 10-Oct | 2:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| Match 9 | India vs Afghanistan | 11-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
| Match 10 | Australia vs South Africa | 12-Oct | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
| Match 11 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | 13-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
| Match 12 | India vs Pakistan | 14-Oct | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
| Match 13 | England vs Afghanistan | 15-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
| Match 14 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | 16-Oct | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
| Match 15 | South Africa vs Netherlands | 17-Oct | 2:00 PM | Dharamsala |
| Match 16 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | 18-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
| Match 17 | India vs Bangladesh | 19-Oct | 2:00 PM | Pune |
| Match 18 | Australia vs Pakistan | 20-Oct | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| Match 19 | Netherlands vs Sri Lanka | 21-Oct | 10:30 AM | Lucknow |
| Match 20 | England vs South Africa | 21-Oct | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
| Match 21 | India vs New Zealand | 22-Oct | 2:00 PM | Dharamsala |
| Match 22 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | 23-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
| Match 23 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | 24-Oct | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
| Match 24 | Australia vs Netherlands | 25-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
| Match 25 | England vs Sri Lanka | 26-Oct | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| Match 26 | Pakistan vs South Africa | 27-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
| Match 27 | Australia vs New Zealand | 28-Oct | 10:30 AM | Dharamsala |
| Match 28 | Netherlands vs Bangladesh | 28-Oct | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
| Match 29 | India vs England | 29-Oct | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
| Match 30 | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka | 30-Oct | 2:00 PM | Pune |
| Match 31 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | 31-Oct | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
| Match 32 | New Zealand vs South Africa | 1-Nov | 2:00 PM | Pune |
| Match 33 | India vs Sri Lanka | 2-Nov | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
| Match 34 | Netherlands vs Afghanistan | 3-Nov | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
| Match 35 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | 4-Nov | 10:30 AM | Bengaluru |
| Match 36 | England vs Australia | 4-Nov | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
| Match 37 | India vs South Africa | 5-Nov | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
| Match 38 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | 6-Nov | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
| Match 39 | Australia vs Afghanistan | 7-Nov | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
| Match 40 | England vs Netherlands | 8-Nov | 2:00 PM | Pune |
| Match 41 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 9-Nov | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| Match 42 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | 10-Nov | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
| Match 43 | Australia vs Bangladesh | 11-Nov | 10:30 AM | Pune |
| Match 44 | England vs Pakistan | 11-Nov | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
| Match 45 | India vs Netherlands | 12-Nov | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| 1st Semi-Final | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 15-Nov | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
| 2nd Semi-Final | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 16-Nov | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
| Final | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 19-Nov | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
