Breaking: ICC Cricket World Cup fixtures announced

The fixtures for the upcoming ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India have finally been released.

The World Cup kicks off on October 5 with a repeat of the 2019 Final as England take on New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in what is sure to be a cracking opening encounter.

ICC Cricket World Cup fixtures announced

The tournament is filled with a host of crucial clashes, including the highly anticipated clash between India and Pakistan on October 15.

This will be the eighth meeting between the two sides at a Men’s World Cup, with their last encounter in the 2019 World Cup being a high-scoring affair with India achieving a huge victory in Manchester.

The Final for the World Cup will then return to the Narendra Modi Stadium on November 19.

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Check out all the fixtures here.

A total of 10 teams will participate at the showcase event, the first eight having already qualified through the Cricket World Cup Super League. The final two spots will be determined at the end of the Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe, which concludes on July 9.

Each team plays the other nine in a round robin format with the top four qualifying for the knockout stage and semi-finals.

Apart from the cracking opening encounter and India’s face-off with 2019 semi-finalists Australia, the tournament is filled with a host of crucial clashes.

Australia take on South Africa on October 13 in Lucknow hoping for a reversal of fortunes as a dramatic meeting in the last edition ended in the Proteas’ favour.

The much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash is scheduled for Sunday October 15 in Ahmedabad. Their last encounter in the 2019 World Cup was a high-scoring affair with India achieving a huge victory in Manchester.

Pakistan will face Australia in Bengaluru on October 20, while England clash against South Africa the next day in Mumbai.

India will go up against New Zealand to try and avenge their 2019 semi-final defeat on October 22 at the picturesque Dharamsala venue and Australia face their arch-rivals England on November 4 in Ahmedabad. The defending champions had thrashed the Aussies to storm into the final four years ago.

India will be waiting for England on October 29 in Lucknow, who defeated them in the semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup just last year.

The final group stage match will be England up against Pakistan in Kolkata on November 12.