The schedule for the much-awaited ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, which will take place in India later this year, has been released by the International Cricket Council (ICC). This is the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup. For the first time, India will host the complete 2023 World Cup after co-hosting three previous tournaments in the years 1987, 1996, and 2011 with other nations on the Indian subcontinent.
The competition was initially planned to take place from 9 February to 26 March 2023. But in July 2020, it was revealed that the event would be postponed to an October–November period due to the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to the qualification timetable.
The 50-over competition will get underway on October 5 and end on November 19. The opening match of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will take place on October 5 in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium between England and New Zealand.
Here is everything you need to know about the ODI World Cup 2023.
ODI World Cup 2023: Dates
As previously noted, the World Cup will begin on October 5 with a rematch of the 2019 championship match between England and New Zealand in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. India, the tournament host, will, however, start their campaign on October 8 in Chennai against the five-time World Cup champions Australia.
ODI World Cup 2023: Schedules
Ten teams in total will compete in the World Cup competition. The top four teams advance to the knockout stage and semifinals after each team plays the other nine teams in a round robin style. Below here is the schedule listed for the ODI World Cup 2023:
| Date | Match | Venue |
| Thursday, 05 October | England vs New Zealand | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Friday, 06 October | Pakistan vs Netherlands | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Saturday, 07 October | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| Saturday, 07 October | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Sunday, 08 October | India vs Australia | Chidambaram, Chennai |
| Monday, 09 October | New Zealand vs Netherlands | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Tuesday, 10 October | England vs Bangladesh | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| Wednesday, 11 October | India vs Afghanistan | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Thursday, 12 October | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Friday, 13 October | Australia vs South Africa | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Saturday, 14 October | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Chidambaram, Chennai |
| Saturday, 14 October | England vs Afghanistan | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Sunday, 15 October | India vs Pakistan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Monday, 16 October | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Tuesday, 17 October | South Africa vs Netherlands | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| Wednesday, 18 October | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chidambaram, Chennai |
| Thursday, 19 October | India vs Bangladesh | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje |
| Friday, 20 October | Australia vs Pakistan | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Saturday, 21 October | Netherlands vs Sri Lanka | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Saturday, 21 October | England vs South Africa | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Sunday, 22 October | India vs New Zealand | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| Monday, 23 October | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Chidambaram, Chennai |
| Tuesday, 24 October | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Wednesday, 25 October | Australia vs Netherlands | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Thursday, 26 October | England vs Sri Lanka | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Friday, 27 October | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chidambaram, Chennai |
| Saturday, 28 October | Australia vs New Zealand | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| Saturday, 28 October | Netherlands vs Bangladesh | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Sunday, 29 October | India vs England | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari VajpayeeEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Monday, 30 October | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje |
| Tuesday, 31 October | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Wednesday, 01 November | New Zealand vs South Africa | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje |
| Thursday, 02 November | India vs Sri Lanka | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Friday, 03 November | Netherlands vs Afghanistan | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| Saturday, 04 November | New Zealand vs Pakistan | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Saturday, 04 November | England vs Australia | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Sunday, 05 November | India vs South Africa | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Monday, 06 November | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| Tuesday, 07 November | Australia vs Afghanistan | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Wednesday, 08 November | England vs Netherlands | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje |
| Thursday, 09 November | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Friday, 10 November | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Saturday, 11 November | India vs Netherlands | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Sunday, 12 November | Australia vs Bangladesh | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje |
| Sunday, 12 November | England vs Pakistan | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Wednesday, 15 November | 1st vs 4th | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Thursday, 16 November | 2nd vs 3rd | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Sunday, 19 November | Final | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
How Can You Play Along in the ODI World Cup 2023?
Online players are excited about participating in the game as the ODI World Cup 2023 approaches. Your first duty as a fantasy cricket selector is to pick 11 players who will score points for you based on their batting, bowling, and fielding abilities throughout the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The goal of the game is to accumulate the most points possible. Throughout the competition, you can make adjustments to your team, swapping out underwhelming players for those who are on form and who you believe will help your team score more points. At the end of the tournament, the team scoring the highest accumulated points ranks at the top position on the leaderboard.
One can make use of their cricketing expertise, analytical skills, and capacity to assemble squads by participating in the world cup fantasy cricket game. People become more driven to excel in the competition as a result of it. It is a challenging game that puts you to the test on a variety of fronts. If you possess the necessary muscle memory, you should be in a better position than the rest of your rivals.