The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is set to be a thrilling event, bringing together the best cricketing nations from around the globe. The tournament will take place from 5th October to 19th November 2023.
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organized by the sport’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), every four years, with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament. The tournament is one of the world’s most viewed sporting events and is considered the “flagship event of the international cricket calendar” by the ICC.
The first World Cup was organized in England in June 1975. Since then, a total of twenty teams have competed in the twelve editions of the tournament, with ten teams competing in the recent 2019 tournament Australia has won the tournament five times, India and West Indies twice each, while Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England have won it once each.
The 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup was won by England, who beat New Zealand in the final. This was England’s first World Cup victory.
The upcoming 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will be the 13th edition of the tournament. This will be the fourth time that India will be hosting the tournament and the first time that it will be the sole host. The final match will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
The tournament will feature ten teams, a decrease from previous World Cups which featured fourteen teams. The format of the tournament will be a single round-robin group with the top four teams qualifying through to the knockout stage.
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Participating Teams of the World Cup
- Afghanistan
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- England
- India
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
List of Host Cities
- Ahmedabad
- Bengaluru (Bangalore)
- Chennai
- Delhi
- Dharamsala
- Hyderabad
- Kolkata
- Lucknow
- Mumbai
- Pune
List of Venues for World Cup Matches
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
- Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- MCA International Stadium, Pune
Schedule for the Warm-Up Matches
| Date | Match | Venue |
| 29 Sep 2023 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| 29 Sep 2023 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 29 Sep 2023 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 30 Sep 2023 | India vs England | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| 30 Sep 2023 | Australia vs Netherlands | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 2 Oct 2023 | England vs Bangladesh | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| 2 Oct 2023 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 3 Oct 2023 | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| 3 Oct 2023 | India vs Netherlands | Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram |
| 3 Oct 2023 | Australia vs Pakistan | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
Main Matches of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
| Date | Match | Venue |
| 5 Oct 2023 | England vs New Zealand (Opening match) | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 15 Oct 2023 | India vs Pakistan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 4 Nov 2023 | England vs Australia | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 10 Nov 2023 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 19 Nov 2023 | Final match (teams TBD) | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
Who Will Win ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
The favorites to win the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup are:
- India with odds of 3.20
- England with odds of 4.00
- Australia with odds of 5.00
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