The schedule for the eagerly awaited Cricket World Cup in India in 2023 has been released by the International Cricket Council (ICC). On October 5, England will play New Zealand in a rematch of the World Cup 2019 final at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium to kick off the competition.
When India and Pakistan square off against each other in Ahmedabad on October 15, the tournament will heat up. Pakistan will play Qualifier 1 in their opening match of the tournament on October 6 at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi Stadium.
On October 12 in Chennai, Pakistan, and Afghanistan will square off in what is sure to be a thrilling match between the neighbors. The Men in Green’s final group match will take place on November 12 in Kolkata against England.
Australia’s match against Bangladesh in Pune on November 12 will mark the conclusion of the group stages.
The mega-events final will be held on November 19 in Ahmedabad, with the semi-finals taking place on November 15 and 16 in Mumbai and Kolkata, respectively.
The full schedule is provided here:
| Fixture | Date | Venue |
| England vs New Zealand | 5 October | Ahmedabad |
| Pakistan vs Q1 | 6 October | Hyderabad |
| Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | 7 October | Dharamsala |
| South Africa vs Qualifier 2 | 7 October | Delhi |
| India vs Australia | 8 October | Chennai |
| New Zealand vs Q1 | 9 October | Hyderabad |
| England vs Bangladesh | 10 October | Dharamsala |
| India vs Afghanistan | 11 October | Delhi |
| Pakistan vs Q2 | 12 October | Hyderabad |
| Australia vs South Africa | 13 October | Lucknow |
| England vs Afghanistan | 14 October | Delhi |
| New Zealand vs Bangladesh | 14 October | Chennai |
| Pakistan vs India | 15 October | Ahmedabad |
| Australia vs Q2 | 16 October | Lucknow |
| South Africa vs Q1 | 17 October | Dharamsala |
| New Zealand vs Afghanistan | 18 October | Chennai |
| India vs Bangladesh | 19 October | Pune |
| Pakistan vs Australia | 20 October | Bengaluru |
| England vs South Africa | 21 October | Mumbai |
| Q1 vs Q2 | 21 October | Lucknow |
| India vs New Zealand | 22 October | Dharamsala |
| Pakistan vs Afghanistan | 23 October | Chennai |
| South Africa vs Bangladesh | 24 October | Mumbai |
| Australia vs Q1 | 25 October | Delhi |
| England vs Q2 | 26 October | Bengaluru |
| Pakistan vs South Africa | 27 October | Chennai |
| Q1 vs Bangladesh | 28 October | Kolkata |
| Australia vs New Zealand | 28 October | Dharamsala |
| India vs England | 29 October | Lucknow |
| Afghanistan vs Q2 | 30 October | Pune |
| Pakistan vs Bangladesh | 31 October | Kolkata |
| New Zealand vs South Africa | 1 November | Pune |
| India vs Q2 | 2 November | Mumbai |
| Q1 vs Afghanistan | 3 November | Lucknow |
| England vs Australia | 4 November | Ahmedabad |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand | 4 November | Bengaluru |
| India vs South Africa | 5 November | Kolkata |
| Bangladesh vs Q2 | 6 November | Delhi |
| Australia vs Afghanistan | 7 November | Mumbai |
| England vs Q1 | 8 November | Pune |
| New Zealand vs Q2 | 9 November | Bengaluru |
| South Africa vs Afghanistan | 10 November | Ahmedabad |
| India vs Q1 | 11 November | Bengaluru |
| Pakistan vs England | 12 November | Kolkata |
| Australia vs Bangladesh | 12 November | Pune |
| Semi-Final 1 | 15 November | Mumbai |
| Semi-Final 2 | 16 November | Kolkata |
| Final | 19 November | Ahmedabad |
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