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With less than 48 hours left before the eagerly awaited ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 kicks off, here’s a comprehensive guide to this mega sporting event. The tournament will feature a total of 48 matches played across 10 different venues in India, spanning from Dharamsala in the north to Bangalore and Chennai in the south.
ICC World Cup 2023: Dates and Times
The ODI World Cup 2023’s opening match will take place on Thursday, October 5, with the grand finale scheduled for Sunday, November 19. Day matches will commence at 10:30 AM IST, while day-night matches will start at 2 PM IST.
Complete Schedule and Fixtures for the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup
The tournament format mirrors that of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Ten formidable teams—India, England, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and the Netherlands—will face off in a round-robin format. The four top teams will then progress to the semi-finals.
World Cup 2023: Points Required for Semi-Finals
Securing seven victories out of nine matches guarantees a team a spot in the semi-finals. In case of teams being tied on points, total wins will be the first tiebreaker, with net run rate coming into play as the next deciding factor.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Venues
The matches will be hosted at various iconic cricket grounds, including:
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium, Dharamsala
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Bharat Rtna – Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana , Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
MCA International Stadium, Pune
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Reserve Days
The ICC has designated reserve days for both the semi-final matches and the tournament’s final. These reserve days will be used if weather or other unforeseen circumstances require matches to be rescheduled.
ICC World Cup 2023: Prize Money
A substantial prize pool of USD 10 million (approximately Rs 83 crore) has been announced for the ODI World Cup 2023. The victorious team in this edition will walk away with a prize purse of USD 4 million (approximately Rs 33 crore), while the runners-up will receive USD 2 million (approximately Rs 16 crore), as confirmed by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
ICC World Cup 2023: Live Broadcast and Streaming
In India, cricket enthusiasts can catch all the action as the ODI World Cup 2023 will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network. Moreover, all 48 matches will be available for live streaming on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.
ODI World Cup 2023: Full Squads
Each participating team has announced their squad for the tournament. Here are the squads for some of the teams:
Afghanistan squad:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c),
Rahmanullah Gurbaz,
Ibrahim Zadran,
Riaz Hassan,
Rahmat Shah,
Najibullah Zadran,
Mohammad Nabi,
Ikram Alikhil,
Azmatullah Omarzai,
Rashid Khan,
Mujeeb ur Rahman,
Noor Ahmad,
azalhaq Farooqi,
Abdul Rahman,
Naveen ul Haq.
Australia squad:
Pat Cummins (c),
Steve Smith,
Alex Carey,
Josh Inglis,
Sean Abbott,
Cameron Green,
Josh Hazlewood,
Travis Head,
Marnus Labuschagne,
Mitch Marsh,
Glenn Maxwell,
Marcus Stoinis,
David Warner,
Adam Zampa,
Mitchell Starc.
Bangladesh squad:
Shakib Al Hasan (c),
Litton Kumer Das,
Tanzid Hasan Tamim,
Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc),
Tawhid Hridoy,
Mushfiqur Rahim,
Mahmudullah Riyad,
Mehidy Hasan Miraz,
Nasum Ahmed,
Shak Mahedi Hasan,
Taskin Ahmed,
Mustafizur Rahman,
Hasan Mahmud,
Shoriful Islam,
Tanzim Hasan Sakib.
England squad:
Jos Buttler (c),
Moeen Ali,
Gus Atkinson,
Jonny Bairstow,
Sam Curran,
Liam Livingstone,
Dawid Malan,
Adil Rashid,
Joe Root,
Harry Brook,
Ben Stokes,
Reece Topley,
David Willey,
Mark Wood,
Chris Woakes.
India squad:
Rohit Sharma (c),
Hardik Pandya (vc),
Shubman Gill,
Virat Kohli,
Shreyas Iyer,
KL Rahul,
Ravindra Jadeja,
Shardul Thakur,
Jasprit Bumrah,
Mohammed Siraj,
Kuldeep Yadav,
Mohammed Shami,
Ravichandran Ashwin,
Ishan Kishan,
Suryakumar Yadav.
Netherlands squad:
Scott Edwards (c),
Max O’Dowd,
Bas de Leede,
Vikram Singh,
Teja Nidamanuru,
Paul van Meekeren,
Colin Ackermann,
Roelof van der Merwe,
Logan van Beek,
Aryan Dutt,
Ryan Klein,
Wesley Barresi,
Saqib Zulfiqar,
Shariz Ahmad,
Sybrand Engelbrecht.
New Zealand squad:
Kane Williamson (c),
Trent Boult,
Mark Chapman,
Devon Conway,
Lockie Ferguson,
Matt Henry,
Tom Latham,
Daryl Mitchell,
Jimmy Neesham,
Glenn Phillips,
Rachin Ravindra,
Mitch Santner,
Ish Sodhi,
Tim Southee,
Will Young.
Pakistan squad:
Babar Azam (c),
Shadab Khan,
Fakhar Zaman,
Imam-ul-Haq,
Abdullah Shafique,
Mohammad Rizwan,
Saud Shakeel,
Iftikhar Ahmed,
Salman Ali Agha,
Mohammad Nawaz,
Usama Mir,
Haris Rauf,
Hasan Ali,
Shaheen Afridi,
Mohammad Wasim.
South Africa squad:
Temba Bavuma (c),
Gerald Coetzee,
Quinton de Kock,
Reeza Hendricks,
Marco Jansen,
Heinrich Klaasen,
Keshav Maharaj,
Aiden Markram,
David Miller,
Lungi Ngidi,
Andile Phehlukwayo,
Kagiso Rabada,
Tabraiz Shamsi,
Rassie van der Dussen,
Lizaad Williams.
Sri Lanka squad:
Dasun Shanaka (c),
Kusal Mendis (vc),
Kusal Perera,
Pathum Nissanka,
Lahiru Kumara,
Dimuth Karunaratne,
Sadeera Samarawickrama,
Charith Asalanka,
Dhananjaya de Silva,
Maheesh Theekshana,
Dunith Wellalage,
Kasun Rajitha,
Matheesha Pathirana,
Dilshan Madushanka,
Dushan Hemantha.
Travelling reserve: Chamika Karunaratne.
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 promises to be a thrilling event, featuring top-notch cricketing talent from around the globe.
