The blockbuster event of the year, the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, is less than a week away.
The Subcontinent is full of excitement, and the Indian fans are as ready as ever. The tournament returns to the country for the first time since 2011 — the last time India won the coveted trophy.
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Prior to that, the only other time India was champion was when they won a maiden World Cup title in 1983.
This year, the curtain raiser will witness a rematch of the 2019 World Cup final, as reigning champions England take on New Zealand in Hyderabad.
India will play their opening match of the World Cup against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 8.
The two semi-finals will be held at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata and the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, while the final will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Here's all the information you need to know about when all those matches will take place.
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What is the format of the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup?
A total of 10 teams will participate in the World Cup. Each team plays the other nine in a round-robin format, with the top four qualifying for the semi-finals.
What time will matches start during the ICC Cricket World Cup?
All matches will either start at 10:30 a.m. IST or at 2:00 p.m. IST. Here's how that looks in some of the other major cricketing territories.
| India | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | England |
| 10:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. | 10:30 a.m. | 6:00 a.m. |
| 2:00 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. | 2:00 pm | 9:30 a.m. |
Note: U.K. clocks go back -1hr on Oct. 29, meaning all matches from that point in the tournament will start an hour earlier in the U.K.
Complete ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | England vs New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 14:00 |
| October 6 | Pakistan vs Netherlands | Hyderabad | 14:00 |
| October 7 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Dharamsala | 10:30 |
| October 7 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Delhi | 14:00 |
| October 8 | India vs Australia | Chennai | 14:00 |
| October 9 | New Zealand vs Netherlands | Hyderabad | 14:00 |
| October 10 | England vs Bangladesh | Dharamsala | 10:30 |
| October 10 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | 14:00 |
| October 11 | India vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 14:00 |
| October 12 | Australia vs South Africa | Lucknow | 14:00 |
| October 13 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Chennai | 14:00 |
| October 14 | India vs Pakistan | Ahmedabad | 14:00 |
| October 15 | England vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 14:00 |
| October 16 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 14:00 |
| October 17 | South Africa vs Netherlands | Dharamsala | 14:00 |
| October 18 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 14:00 |
| October 19 | India vs Bangladesh | Pune | 14:00 |
| October 20 | Australia vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 14:00 |
| October 21 | Netherlands vs Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 10:30 |
| October 21 | England vs South Africa | Mumbai | 14:00 |
| October 22 | India vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 14:00 |
| October 23 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 14:00 |
| October 24 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Mumbai | 14:00 |
| October 25 | Australia vs Netherlands | Delhi | 14:00 |
| October 26 | England vs Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 14:00 |
| October 27 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chennai | 14:00 |
| October 28 | Australia vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 10:30 |
| October 28 | Netherlands vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 14:00 |
| October 29 | India vs England | Lucknow | 14:00 |
| October 30 | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka | Pune | 14:00 |
| October 31 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 14:00 |
| November 1 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Pune | 14:00 |
| November 2 | India vs Sri Lanka | Mumbai | 14:00 |
| November 3 | Netherlands vs Afghanistan | Lucknow | 14:00 |
| November 4 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 10:30 |
| November 4 | England vs Australia | Ahmedabad | 14:00 |
| November 5 | India vs South Africa | Kolkata | 14:00 |
| November 6 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | Delhi | 14:00 |
| November 7 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Mumbai | 14:00 |
| November 8 | England vs Netherlands | Pune | 14:00 |
| November 9 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 14:00 |
| November 10 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad | 14:00 |
| November 11 | Australia vs Bangaldesh | Pune | 10:30 |
| November 11 | England vs Pakistan | Kolkata | 14:00 |
| November 12 | India vs Netherlands | Bengaluru | 14:00 |
| November 15 | Semi-final 1 | Mumbai | 14:00 |
| November 16 | Semi-final 2 | Kolkata | 14:00 |
| November 19 | Final | Ahmedabad | 14:00 |