The ODI World Cup 2023 schedule have finally been announced!

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is just around the corner and cricket fans all over the world are eagerly awaiting this grand event.

Scheduled to take place in India between 5 October and 19 November 2023, this will be the 13th edition of the tournament. With teams from all over the world competing for the coveted title, it promises to be an exciting tournament full of thrilling matches and nail-biting finishes. So, get ready for some serious cricket action as we bring you a complete guide to the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup Schedule!

Also Read: ODI World Cup Qualifier Preview, Fall of West Indies Cricket

Key Takeaways

• England and New Zealand play the first match of the 2023 ODI World Cup, marking the repeat of the iconic 2019 World Cup Final.
• Some of the marquee matches are as follows: October 8 (India vs Australia), October 13 (Australia vs South Africa), October 15 (India vs Pakistan), October 22 (India vs New Zealand), October 23 (Afghanistan vs Pakistan), October 29 (India vs England), October 31 (Pakistan vs Bangladesh), and November 4 (Australia vs England)
• India, Pakistan, and South Africa will play all 9 of their matches as Day-Night (D/N) matches. Bangladesh will play the least with 6 D/N matches.
• India & England will play in 9 separate venues, while Pakistan will only play in five different venues.
• If India make the semi-finals, they will play in Mumbai. However, if it is an India vs Pakistan match, then it will be held in Kolkata.
• The World Cup will run from October 5, 2023-November 19, 2023.

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Fixtures & Schedule: ICC 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup

*Note: Qualifier 1 & Qualifier 2 denotes the two teams that will qualify from the 2023 ODI World Cup Qualifier held in Zimbabwe. The six candidates at the moment are: Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Scotland, Netherlands, West Indies, and Oman.

India Fixtures Overview

• Number of Day Night Matches: 9/9
• Most Frequent Venue: None (each stadium used one for hosts India)
• Shortest Gap Between Matches: 2 Days (between matches 1 & 2)
• Longest Gap Between Matches: 6 Days (between matches 5 & 6)

ODI World Cup 2023 Schedule – India Team (Hosts)

• vs Australia: October 8, 2023, Chennai (D/N)
• vs Afghanistan: October 11, 2023, Delhi (D/N)
• vs Pakistan: October 15, 2023, Ahmedabad (D/N)
• vs Bangladesh: October 19, 2023, Pune (D/N)
• vs New Zealand: October 22, 2023, Dharamsala (D/N)
• vs England: October 29, 2023, Lucknow (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 2: November 2, 2023, Mumbai (D/N)
• vs South Africa: November 5, 2023, Kolkata (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 1: November 11, 2023, Bengaluru (D/N)

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Afghanistan Fixtures Overview

• Number of Day Night Matches: 7/9
• Most Frequent Venue: Delhi, Chennai (twice each, back-to-back)
• Shortest Gap Between Matches: 2 Days (between matches 2 & 3, between matches 8 & 9)
• Longest Gap Between Matches: 6 Days (between matches 5 & 6)

ODI World Cup 2023 – Afghanistan Team Schedule

• vs Bangladesh: October 7, 2023, Dharamsala
• vs India: October 11, 2023, Delhi (D/N)
• vs England: October 14, 2023, Delhi (D/N)
• vs New Zealand: October 18, 2023, Chennai (D/N)
• vs Pakistan: October 23, 2023, Chennai (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 2: October 30, 2023, Pune (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 1: November 3, 2023, Lucknow (D/N)
• vs Australia: November 7, 2023, Mumbai (D/N)
• vs South Africa: November 10, 2023, Ahmedabad

Australia Fixtures Overview

• Number of Day Night Matches: 8/9
• Most Frequent Venue: Lucknow (twice)
• Shortest Gap Between Matches: 2 Days (between matches 1 & 2)
• Longest Gap Between Matches: 6 Days (between matches 5 & 6)

ODI World Cup 2023 – Australia Team Schedule

• vs India: October 10, 2023, Chennai (D/N)
• vs South Africa: October 13, 2023, Lucknow (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 2: October 16, 2023, Lucknow (D/N)
• vs Pakistan: October 20, 2023, Bengaluru (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 1: October 23, 2023, Delhi (D/N)
• vs New Zealand: October 28, 2023, Dharamsala
• vs England: November 4, 2023, Ahmedabad (D/N)
• vs Afghanistan: November 7, 2023, Mumbai (D/N)
• vs Bangladesh: November 12, 2023, Pune

Bangladesh Fixtures Overview

• Number of Day Night Matches: 6/9
• Most Frequent Venue: Dharamsala, Kolkata (twice each, back-to-back)
• Shortest Gap Between Matches: 2 Days (between matches 1 & 2, between matches 6 & 7)
• Longest Gap Between Matches: 5 Days (between matches 7 & 8, between matches 8 & 9)

ODI World Cup 2023 – Bangladesh Team Schedule

• vs Afghanistan: October 7, 2023, Dharamsala
• vs England: October 10, 2023, Dharamsala (D/N)
• vs New Zealand: October 14, 2023, Chennai
• vs India: October 19, 2023, Pune (D/N)
• vs South Africa: October 24, 2023, Mumbai (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 1: October 28, 2023, Kolkata (D/N)
• vs Pakistan: October 31, 2023, Kolkata (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 2: November 6, 2023, Delhi (D/N)
• vs Australia: November 12, 2023, Pune

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England Fixtures Overview

• Number of Day Night Matches: 9/9
• Most Frequent Venue: None
• Shortest Gap Between Matches: 2 Days (between matches 5 & 6)
• Longest Gap Between Matches: 6 Days (between matches 3 & 4)

ODI World Cup 2023 – England Team Schedule

• vs New Zealand: October 5, 2023, Ahmedabad (D/N)
• vs Bangladesh: October 10, 2023, Dharamsala (D/N)
• vs Afghanistan: October 14, 2023, Delhi (D/N)
• vs South Africa: October 21, 2023, Mumbai (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 2: October 26, 2023, Bengaluru (D/N)
• vs India: October 29, 2023, Lucknow (D/N)
• vs Australia: November 4, 2023, Ahmedabad (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 1: November 8, 2023, Pune (D/N)
• vs Pakistan: November 12, 2023, Kolkata (D/N)

New Zealand Fixtures Overview

• Number of Day Night Matches: 7/9
• Most Frequent Venue: Chennai, Dharamsala, Bengaluru (twice each, back-to-back)
• Shortest Gap Between Matches: 2 Days (between matches 7 & 8)
• Longest Gap Between Matches: 5 Days (between matches 5 & 6)

ODI World Cup 2023 – New Zealand Team Schedule

• vs England: October 5, 2023, Ahmedabad (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 1: October 9, 2023, Hyderabad (D/N)
• vs Bangladesh: October 14, 2023, Chennai
• vs Afghanistan: October 18, 2023, Chennai (D/N)
• vs India: October 22, 2023, Dharamsala (D/N)
• vs Australia: October 28, 2023, Dharamsala (D/N)
• vs South Africa: November 1, 2023, Pune (D/N)
• vs Pakistan: November 4, 2023, Bengaluru
• vs Qualifier 2: November 9, 2023, Bengaluru (D/N)

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Pakistan Fixtures Overview

• Number of Day Night Matches: 9/9
• Most Frequent Venue: Hyderabad, Chennai (twice each, back-to-back), Kolkata, Bengaluru (twice)
• Shortest Gap Between Matches: 2 Days (between matches 4 & 5)
• Longest Gap Between Matches: 7 Days (between matches 8 & 9)

ODI World Cup 2023 – Pakistan Team Schedule

• vs Qualifier 1: October 6, 2023, Hyderabad (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 2: October 12, 2023, Hyderabad (D/N)
• vs India: October 15, 2023, Ahmedabad (D/N)
• vs Australia: October 20, 2023, Bengaluru (D/N)
• vs Afghanistan: October 23, 2023, Chennai (D/N)
• vs South Africa: October 27, 2023, Chennai (D/N)
• vs Bangladesh: October 31, 2023, Kolkata (D/N)
• vs New Zealand: November 4, 2023, Bengaluru
• vs England: November 12, 2023, Kolkata (D/N)

South Africa Fixtures Overview

• Number of Day Night Matches: 9/9
• Most Frequent Venue: Mumbai (twice, back-to-back)
• Shortest Gap Between Matches: 2 Days (between matches 4 & 5, between matches 5 & 6)
• Longest Gap Between Matches: 5 Days (between matches 1 & 2)

ODI World Cup 2023 – South Africa Team Schedule

• vs Qualifier 2: October 7, 2023, Delhi (D/N)
• vs Australia: October 13, 2023, Lucknow (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 1: October 17, 2023, Dharamsala (D/N)
• vs England: October 21, 2023, Mumbai (D/N)
• vs Bangladesh: October 24, 2023, Mumbai (D/N)
• vs Pakistan: October 27, 2023, Chennai (D/N)
• vs New Zealand: November 1, 2023, Pune (D/N)
• vs India: November 5, 2023, Kolkata (D/N)
• vs Afghanistan: November 10, 2023, Ahmedabad (D/N)

Qualifier 1 Fixtures Overview

• Number of Day Night Matches: 8/9
• Most Frequent Venue: Hyderabad (twice, back-to-back), Lucknow
• Shortest Gap Between Matches: 2 Days (between matches 1 & 2, between matches 5 & 6, between matches 8 & 9)
• Longest Gap Between Matches: 7 Days (between matches 2 & 3)

ODI World Cup 2023 – Qualifier 1 Schedule

• vs Pakistan: October 6, 2023, Hyderabad (D/N)
• vs New Zealand: October 9, 2023, Hyderabad (D/N)
• vs South Africa: October 17, 2023, Dharamsala (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 2: October 21, 2023, Lucknow
• vs Australia: October 25, 2023, Delhi (D/N)
• vs Bangladesh: October 28, 2023, Kolkata (D/N)
• vs Afghanistan: November 3, 2023, Lucknow (D/N)
• vs England: November 8, 2023, Pune (D/N)
• vs India: November 11, 2023, Lucknow (D/N)

Qualifier 2 Fixtures Overview

• Number of Day Night Matches: 8/9
• Most Frequent Venue: Lucknow (twice, back-to-back), Delhi (twice)
• Shortest Gap Between Matches: 2 Days (between matches 6 & 7, between matches 8 & 9)
• Longest Gap Between Matches: 4 Days (between matches 4 & 5)

ODI World Cup 2023 – Qualifier 2 Schedule

• vs South Africa: October 7, 2023, Delhi (D/N)
• vs Pakistan: October 12, 2023, Hyderabad (D/N)
• vs Australia: October 16, 2023, Lucknow (D/N)
• vs Qualifier 1: October 21, 2023, Lucknow
• vs England: October 26, 2023, Bengaluru (D/N)
• vs Afghanistan: October 30, 2023, Pune (D/N)
• vs India: November 2, 2023, Mumbai (D/N)
• vs Bangladesh: November 6, 2023, Delhi (D/N)
• vs New Zealand: November 9, 2023, Bengaluru (D/N)

2023 ODI World Cup Knockout Matches

• November 15, 2023, Kolkata (D/N)
• November 16, 2023, Mumbai (D/N)
• November 19, 2023, Ahmedabad

Final Thoughts

The ODI World Cup 2023 schedule promises to be a rollercoaster ride of emotions for cricket fans across the globe.

With the best teams battling it out on the field, we can hope that several matches are a nail-biting experience. The ODI Cricket World is more than just a sport. It is a unifying force that brings people together from all corners of the world.

Mark your calendars and get ready to witness history in the making as the world’s best cricketing nations compete for the ultimate prize- the ODI World Cup trophy!

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