Overview:
Get ready for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023! This edition kicks off from October 5th to November 19th, 2023. Ten of the best cricketing nations will light up the pitch, showcasing top talent and thrilling matches in this flagship event of the international cricket calendar.
Tournament Format:
The 2023 edition follows the schedule used at the 2019 edition: a round-robin stage, followed by semi-finals and a final. In the round-robin all 10 teams will play each other once. A victory will be worth two points and a tie or no result will be worth one point. The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals, with the top-ranked team against the fourth-ranked team, and the second and third placed teams against each other
Participating Countries:
Afghanistan
Australia
Bangladesh
England
India
Netherlands
New Zealand
Pakistan
South Africa
Sri Lanka
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Schedule:
The tournament will take place in ten different stadiums across India. The first and second semi-finals will be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata respectively, while the final will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
October 5, 2:00 PM (IST): England v New Zealand
October 6, 2:00 PM (IST): Pakistan v Netherlands
October 7, 10:30 AM (IST): Bangladesh v Afghanistan
October 7, 2:00 PM (IST): South Africa v Sri Lanka
October 8, 2:00 PM (IST): India v Australia
October 9, 2:00 PM (IST): New Zealand v Netherlands
October 10, 10:30 AM (IST): England v Bangladesh
October 10, 2:00 PM (IST): Pakistan v Sri Lanka
October 11, 2:00 PM (IST): India v Afghanistan
October 12, 2:00 PM (IST): Australia v South Africa
October 13, 2:00 PM (IST): New Zealand v Bangladesh
October 14, 2:00 PM (IST): India v Pakistan
October 15, 2:00 PM (IST): England v Afghanistan
October 16, 2:00 PM (IST): Australia v Sri Lanka
October 17, 2:00 PM (IST): South Africa v Netherlands
October 18, 2:00 PM (IST): New Zealand v Afghanistan
October 19, 2:00 PM (IST): India v Bangladesh
October 20, 2:00 PM (IST): Australia v Pakistan
October 21, 10:30 AM (IST): Netherlands v Sri Lanka
October 21, 2:00 PM (IST): England v South Africa
October 22, 2:00 PM (IST): India v New Zealand
October 23, 2:00 PM (IST): Pakistan v Afghanistan
October 24, 2:00 PM (IST): South Africa v Bangladesh
October 25, 2:00 PM (IST): Australia v Netherlands
October 26, 2:00 PM (IST): England v Sri Lanka
October 27, 2:00 PM (IST): Pakistan v South Africa
October 28, 10:30 AM (IST): Australia v New Zealand
October 28, 2:00 PM (IST): Netherlands v Bangladesh
October 29, 2:00 PM (IST): India v England
October 30, 2:00 PM (IST): Afghanistan v Sri Lanka
October 31, 2:00 PM (IST): Pakistan v Bangladesh
November 1, 2:00 PM (IST): New Zealand v South Africa
November 2, 2:00 PM (IST): India v Sri Lanka
November 3, 2:00 PM (IST): Netherlands v Afghanistan
November 4, 10:30 AM (IST): New Zealand v Pakistan
November 4, 2:00 PM (IST): England v Australia
November 5, 2:00 PM (IST): India v South Africa
November 6, 2:00 PM (IST): Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
November 7, 2:00 PM (IST): Australia v Afghanistan
November 8, 2:00 PM (IST): England v Netherlands
November 9, 2:00 PM (IST): New Zealand v Sri Lanka
November 10, 2:00 PM (IST): South Africa v Afghanistan
November 11, 10:30 AM (IST): Australia v Bangladesh
November 11, 2:00 PM (IST): England v Pakistan
November 12, 2:00 PM (IST): India v Netherlands
November 15, 2:00 PM (IST): Semi-Final (1st Place v 4th Place)
November 16, 2:00 PM (IST): Semi-Final (2nd Place v 3rd Place)
November 19, 2:00 PM (IST): Final
Where can you watch ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:
All matches will be available LIVE on the Star Sports Network.
Past Winners:
A total of twenty teams have competed in the twelve editions of the tournament, with ten teams competing in the recent 2019 tournament. Australia has won the tournament five times, India and West Indies twice each, while Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England have won it once each.
1975: West Indies
1979: West Indies
1983: India
1987: Australia
1992: Pakistan
1996: Sri Lanka
1999: Australia
2003: Australia
2007: Australia
2011: India
2015: Australia
2019: England
Check out ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: Players To Watch Out For for the key players and differential picks from each team and some underrated players to keep an eye on in the World Cup!