From October 5 to November 19, 2023, India will host the ICC World Cup 2023, the 13th Men’s Cricket World Cup. For the first time since 1987, 1996, and 2011, India will host the competition alone. After round-robin play, the top four teams will progress to the semifinals and championship game. Here we will discuss ICC World Cup 2023 Schedule, Venue and Important Details.
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Schedule
The ICC World Cup 2023 will kick off on October 5 with England vs. New Zealand in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. On November 19, the final will take place at the same location. At the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India will face Australia to open their campaign on October 8. On October 15 in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium, the highly awaited match between India and Pakistan will take place.
World Cup 2023 Schedule
The whole tournament schedule is provided below:
| Date | Matches |
|---|---|
| October 5 | England vs New Zealand |
| October 6 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan |
| October 7 | England vs New Zealand |
| October 8 | India vs Australia |
| October 9 | South Africa vs West Indies |
| October 10 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka |
| October 11 | Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe |
| October 12 | Australia vs West Indies |
| October 13 | India vs South Africa |
| October 14 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka |
| October 15 | India vs Pakistan |
| October 16 | England vs Afghanistan |
| October 17 | New Zealand vs Zimbabwe |
| October 18 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka |
| October 19 | Australia vs Pakistan |
| October 20 | West Indies vs Zimbabwe |
| October 21 | India vs New Zealand |
| October 22 | England vs Bangladesh |
| October 23 | Afghanistan vs Pakistan |
| October 24 | Australia vs Sri Lanka |
| October 25 | West Indies vs New Zealand |
| October 26 | South Africa vs Zimbabwe |
| October 27 | India vs England |
| October 28 | Bangladesh vs Pakistan |
| October 29 | Afghanistan vs Australia |
| October 30 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka |
| October 31 | West Indies vs Pakistan |
| November 1 | India vs Afghanistan |
| November 2 | England vs Australia |
| November 3 | Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe |
| November 4 | South Africa vs New Zealand |
| November 5 | West Indies vs Afghanistan |
| November 6 | India vs Bangladesh |
| November 7 | England vs Sri Lanka |
| November 8 | Australia vs Zimbabwe |
| November 9 | Pakistan vs New Zealand |
| November 10 | South Africa vs Afghanistan |
| November 11 | India vs Zimbabwe |
| November 12 | England vs Pakistan |
| November 13 | Australia vs South Africa |
| November 14 | West Indies vs Bangladesh |
World Cup 2023 Semi Final
The Kolkata Eden Gardens and Mumbai Wankhede Stadium will host the semi-finals on November 16 and 17. Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium hosts the final on November 19.
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Qualification – World Cup 2023
All of Super League, Play-Off, and Qualifier will count towards ICC World Cup 2023 qualification. Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and Zimbabwe compete in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League from July 2020 to March 2023. Every squad plays a total of eight opponents over the course of four home-and-away 3-game series. Only the top seven teams in the league will advance to the ICC World Cup in 2023; the next best five will compete in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off.
Six teams will compete in the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off in New Zealand. These teams include the four worst finishers from the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League and the two best teams from the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Challenge Leagues A and B. Two teams will advance to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Playoffs based on their performance in the play-off.
From June 18 to July 9, 2023, 10 teams will compete in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe. These teams come from the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League’s bottom five spots, League 2’s top three, and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off’s top two. The top two teams in the qualifying tournament will advance to the 2023 ICC World Cup.
Team Ranking
The current team ranking of the 10 participating teams in the ICC World Cup 2023, based on the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings as of June 27, 2023, is as follows:
| Rank | Team | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 123 |
| 2 | India | 119 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 116 |
| 4 | Australia | 112 |
| 5 | South Africa | 107 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 97 |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 91 |
| 8 | West Indies | 87 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 82 |
| 10 | Afghanistan | 62 |
ICC World Cup 2023 Venue Details
The ICC World Cup 2023 will be played across nine venues in India, with each venue hosting at least four matches. The venues are:
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad: Capacity – 132,000; Matches – 9 (including opening match and final)
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata: Capacity – 66,000; Matches – 6 (including semi-final)
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai: Capacity – 33,000; Matches – 6 (including semi-final)
- M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai: Capacity – 50,000; Matches – 6
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi: Capacity – 41,000; Matches – 5
- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru: Capacity – 40,000; Matches – 5
- Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad: Capacity – 39,000; Matches – 5
- Green Park Stadium, Kanpur: Capacity – 32,000; Matches – 4
- Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur: Capacity – 30,000; Matches – 4
World Cup 2023 India Matches List
India will face all nine teams in the league stage in a round-robin style.
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2023 Points Table
The points table of the ICC World Cup 2023 will be updated after each match. The points system is as follows:
- Win: 2 points
- Tie or No Result: 1 point
- Loss: 0 point
The top four teams at the end of the round-robin stage will qualify for the semi-finals. If two or more teams are tied on points, the following criteria will be used to determine the order:
- Higher number of wins
- Higher net run rate
- Higher number of wickets taken per balls bowled
- Result of head to head match
- Drawing of lots
Winners Prize Money
The winner of the ICC World Cup 2023 will be decided by the final match on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The winner will receive a trophy and a prize money of USD 4 million. The runner-up will receive USD 2 million. The losing semi-finalists will receive USD 800,000 each. The remaining six teams will receive USD 100,000 each.