With the ICC World Cup Drawing near, the official warmup matches for all the 10 participating teams have been announced. The matches are scheduled to be held in three different venues, i.e Guwahati, Hyderabad, and Thiruvananthapuram from 29th September to 3rd of October. Fans can buy the tickets for the warm-up matches from 25th August. Hosts India will play against England on 30th Sept and against the Netherlands on 3rd October.
As at previous ICC Cricket World Cup events, warm-up fixtures will be 50 overs per side, but will not carry ODI status as teams will be allowed to field all members of their 15-player squad in these matches.
Each of the 10 participating teams will play 2 practice matches during the warmup period phase. Hosts India will face defending Champions England on 30th September at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. (Check India’s World Cup Warmup schedule). The second match for Rohit Sharma and his boys will be on 3rd October against the Netherlands at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 begins on 5 October when defending champions England face New Zealand in Ahmedabad, which will also be the venue for the final on 19 November.
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ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up fixtures (All matches start at 14h00 IST):
Friday 29 September
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
South Africa v Afghanistan, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
New Zealand v Pakistan, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Saturday 30 September
India v England, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Australia v Netherlands, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Monday 2 October
England v Bangladesh, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
New Zealand v South Africa, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Tuesday 3 October
Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
India v Netherlands, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Pakistan v Australia, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
