As part of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) promotional “Trophy Tour” in several locations around the world, the historic ODI World Cup 2023 Trophy will come to the Bombay Scottish School in Mahim, Mumbai on Tuesday.
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The competition will take place in ten Indian locations from October 5 to November 19.
“We will be getting the World Cup to our school tomorrow (Tuesday). This is a part of the ‘Trophy Tour’. The trophy travelled from Kolkata to Leh from where it is coming to Mumbai. We are the only school in Mumbai to get this rare opportunity to host the trophy,” Bombay Scottish principal Sunita George told TOI.
“20 school cricket teams are coming on the occasion,” she added.
At a grand event in Mumbai last month, the International Cricket Council (ICC) released the schedule for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023.
The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host both the tournament’s opening game and its conclusion in what will be the largest Cricket World Cup ever, which will take place over ten venues from 5 October to 19 November and feature ten countries.
Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, and Pune are the other nine locations. Hyderabad will be joined by Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram in hosting the exhibition games.
The tournament will begin in Ahmedabad with a highly anticipated matchup between the 2019 World Cup finalists, England taking on New Zealand, while hosts India will play five-time champion Australia on October 8 in Chennai.
Traditional rivals Australia and England (4 November) and India and Pakistan (15 October) will both play their games in Ahmedabad.
Eight teams have qualified for the 46-day event through the Cricket World Cup Super League, and the winners of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe will fill the final two seats.
The round-robin format from the previous tournament is carried over, with a total of 45 league matches pitting every side against every other. All other matches, including the knockout rounds, will be day-night affairs beginning at 14:00 Indian Standard Time (IST). There are six day matches that will begin at 10:30 IST.
The top four teams will advance to the semifinals, which will take held on November 15 in Mumbai and November 16 in Kolkata. There will be reserve days for the semifinals and championship.
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