ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Teams, Schedule, Venues, Rules etc,.

The Cricket World Cup, officially known as ICC Men's Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organised 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 organised in England in June 1975, with the first ODI cricket match having been played only four years earlier. However, a separate Women's Cricket World Cup had been held two years before the first men's tournament, and a tournament involving multiple international teams had been held as early as 1912, when a triangular tournament of Test matches was played between Australia, England and South Africa. The first three World Cups were held in England. From the 1987 tournament onwards, hosting has been shared between countries under an unofficial rotation system, with fourteen ICC members having hosted at least one match in the tournament.

The current format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 10 teams, including the automatically qualifying host nation, compete for the title at venues within the host nation over about a month. In the 2027 edition, the format will be changed to accommodate an expanded 14-team final competition.

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 best performance by a non-full-member team came when Kenya made the semi-finals of the 2003 tournament.

England are the current champions after winning the 2019 World Cup edition. The next tournament will be held in India in 2023, The final two teams of the World Cup 2023 will be decided on the basis of Qualifier tournament to be played in Zimbabwe from June 18 to July 9, 2023 and the subsequent 2027 World Cup will be held jointly in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Teams

Afghanistan

Australia

Bangladesh

England

India

Netherlands

New Zealand

Pakistan

South Africa

Sri Lanka

Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq.

Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.

Bangladesh squad: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto (vc), Tawhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib.

England squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.

Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.

New Zealand squad: Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.

Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.

South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams.

Sri Lanka Squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Dimuth Karunaratne, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha

1. Th final date to submit the list of players from each country is 28th of September 2023.  Teams can't make any more changes on their own after that.
2. After the final submission date, if a player is ruled out of the tournament for any reason, teams need to get approval from ICC for a replacement player.  
3. This list will be updated after the final submission date.    

Past Winners

1975: In England - West Indies 291–8 defeated Australia 274 by 17 runs

1979: In England - West Indies 286–9 defeated England 194 by 92 runs

1983: In England - India 183 defeated West Indies 140 by 43 runs

1987: In India and Pakistan - Australia 253–5 defeated England 246–8 by 7 runs

1992: In Australia and New Zealand - Pakistan 249–6 defeated England 227 by 22 runs

1996: In Pakistan and India - Sri Lanka 245–3 defeated Australia 241 by 7 wickets

1999: In England - Australia 133–2 defeated Pakistan 132  by 8 wickets

2003: In South Africa - Australia 359–2 defeated India 234 by 125 runs

2007: In West Indies - Australia 281–4 defeated Sri Lanka 215–8 by 53 runs

2011: In India and Bangladesh - India 277–4 defeated Sri Lanka 274–6 by 6 wickets

2015: In Australia and New Zealand - Australia 186–3 defeated New Zealand 183 by 7 wickets

2019: In England and Wales - England 241 and New Zealand 241–8 Match tied after regular play and super over; England won on boundary count

The 13th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup is scheduled to host by India between October 5 to November 19. A total of 10 teams will compete for the grand World Cup 2023 trophy.

Each participating team will play the other nine teams once in the group stage where a total of 45 group matches including 6 double headers will be played.

World Cup 2023 Rules

As of the previous edition, the 2023 edition will be played between ten teams. The current format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase.

The cricket ODI World Cup will follow a slightly changed set of rules compared to the other cricket formats. Check out the World Cup 2023 Rules below:

• In World Cup 2023, there will be 2 sessions of 3.5 hours each separated by a 45 minutes break.
• Right after the toss, the captains will name the playing 11 for the match.
• Each bowler is restricted to bowling a maximum of 10 overs (fewer in the case of rain-reduced matches and in any event generally no more than one-fifth or 20% of the total overs per innings).
• Fielding restrictions and powerplays
  • In the first 10 overs of an inning (the mandatory powerplay), the fielding team may have at most two fielders outside the 30-yard circle. This allows only attacking fields to be set during the powerplay.
  • Between 11 and 40 overs four fielders will be allowed to field outside the 30-yard circle. Either an Attacking or Normal Field can be set in the second powerplay.
  • In the final 10 overs, the captain of the bowling side is allowed to place up to five fielders beyond the 30-yard circle.
  • All three types of fields (attacking, defensive and normal fields) Can be used in the third powerplay.
  • The three powerplays are referenced by P1, P2 and P3 respectively, usually displayed near the score in modern scorecards.
• If the number of runs scored by both teams is equal when the second team loses all its wickets or exhausts all its overs, then the game is declared a tie (regardless of the number of wickets lost by either team).
• In case of a tie, a super over will be bowled for the knockout and final games.
• If weather conditions force the match officials to halt the game for an extended period of time, the match will be postponed to its reserve day(only for the semi-final and final).
  • For those games that don’t have a reserve day, DLS will be used to determine the winner of the game.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Schedule

1st Match: Oct 05, Thu, England vs New Zealand,  Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 2:00 PM IST

2nd Match: Oct 06, Fri, Pakistan vs Netherlands, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 2:00 PM IST

3rd Match: Oct 07, Sat, Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, 10:30 AM IST

4th Match: Oct 07, Sat, South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 2:00 PM IST

5th Match: Oct 08, Sun, India vs Australia, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 2:00 PM IST

6th Match: Oct 09, Mon, New Zealand vs Netherlands, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 2:00 PM IST

7th Match: Oct 10, Tue, England vs Bangladesh, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, 10:30 AM IST

8th Match: Oct 10, Tue, Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 2:00 PM IST

9th Match: Oct 11, Wed, India vs Afghanistan, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

2:00 PM IST

10th Match: Oct 12, Thu, Australia vs South Africa, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 2:00 PM IST

11th Match: Oct 13, Fri, New Zealand vs Bangladesh,

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 2:00 PM IST

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12th Match: Oct 14, Sat, India vs Pakistan, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 2:00 PM IST

13th Match:  Oct 15, Sun, England vs Afghanistan, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 2:00 PM IST

14th Match: Oct 16, Mon, Australia vs Sri Lanka, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 2:00 PM IST

15th Match: Oct 17, Tue, South Africa vs Netherlands, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, 2:00 PM IST

16th Match: Oct 18, Wed, New Zealand vs Afghanistan,

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 2:00 PM IST

17th Match: Oct 19, Thu, India vs Bangladesh, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, 2:00 PM IST

18th Match: Oct 20, Fri, Australia vs Pakistan, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 2:00 PM IST

19th Match: Oct 21, Sat, Netherlands vs Sri Lanka, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 10:30 AM IST

20th Match: Oct 21, Sat, England vs South Africa, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 2:00 PM IST

21st Match: Oct 22, Sun, India vs New Zealand, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, 2:00 PM IST

22nd Match: Oct 23, Mon, Pakistan vs Afghanistan, 

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 2:00 PM IST

23rd Match: Oct 24, Tue, South Africa vs Bangladesh, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 2:00 PM IST

24th Match: Oct 25, Wed, Australia vs Netherlands, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 2:00 PM IST

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25th Match: Oct 26, Thu, England vs Sri Lanka, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 2:00 PM IST

26th Match: Oct 27, Fri, Pakistan vs South Africa, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 2:00 PM IST

27th Match: Oct 28, Sat, Australia vs New Zealand, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, 10:30 AM IST

28th Match: Oct 28, Sat, Netherlands vs Bangladesh, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 2:00 PM IST

29th Match: Oct 29, Sun, India vs England,Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 2:00 PM IST

30th Match: Oct 30, Mon, Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, 2:00 PM IST

31st Match: Oct 31, Tue, Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 2:00 PM IST

32nd Match: Nov 01, Wed, New Zealand vs South Africa, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, 02:00 PM IST

33rd Match: Nov 02, Thu, India vs Sri Lanka, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 2:00 PM IST

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34th Match: Nov 03, Fri, Netherlands vs Afghanistan, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 2:00 PM IST

35th Match: Nov 04, Sat, New Zealand vs Pakistan, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 10:30 AM LOCAL

36th Match: Nov 04, Sat, England vs Australia, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 2:00 PM IST

37th Match: Nov 05, Sun, India vs South Africa, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 2:00 PM IST

38th Match: Nov 06, Mon, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 2:00 PM IST

39th Match: Nov 07, Tue, Australia vs Afghanistan, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 2:00 PM IST

40th Match: Nov 08, Wed, England vs Netherlands, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, 2:00 PM IST

41st Match: Nov 09, Thu, New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 2:00 PM IST

42nd Match: Nov 10, Fri, South Africa vs Afghanistan, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 2:00 PM IST

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43th Match: Nov 11, Sat, Australia vs Bangladesh, Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, 10:30 AM IST

44th Match: Nov 11, Sat, England vs Pakistan, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 2:00 PM IST

45rd Match: Nov 12, Sun, India vs Netherlands, M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, 2:00 PM IST

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46th Match: 1st Semi-Final (1st v 4th), Nov 15, Wed, India vs New Zealand, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 2:00 PM IST

47th Match: 2nd Semi-Final (2nd v 3rd), Nov 16, Thu, South Africa vs Australia, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 2:00 PM IST

48th Match: Final, Nov 19, Sun, TBC vs TBC, Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, 2:00 PM IST

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venues

1. MA Chidambaram Stadium - Capacity 50000, Chennai
2. Narendra Modi Stadium - Capacity132000, Ahmedabad
3. HPCA Stadium - Capacity 23000, Dharamshala
4. Arun Jaitley Stadium - Capacity 41842, Delhi
5. M. Chinnaswamy Stadium - Capacity 40000, Bangalore
6. Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium - Capacity 37000, Pune
7. Wankhede Stadium - Capacity 33500, Mumbai
8. Eden Gardens - Capacity 68000, Kolkata
9. Ekana Stadium Capacity 50000, Lucknow
10. Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium - Capacity 55000, Hyderabad

Why are the ODI World Cup Matches being held in Bengaluru / Chennai in Oct to Nov? 

Don’t they know that in Southern states, it rains every year from Oct to Dec. 

P.S. I live in Chennai for more than 10+ years and I have seen rains here from Oct to Dec every year.. 

Originally posted by: Swetha-Sai

Why are the ODI World Cup Matches being held in Bengaluru / Chennai in Oct to Nov? 

Don’t they know that in Southern states, it rains every year from Oct to Dec. 

P.S. I live in Chennai for more than 10+ years and I have seen rains here from Oct to Dec every year.. 

Planning World Cup in this area is a risky thing. 

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/topic/5323860 [ for my use only]

If they already aware of the weather conditions overt there then why taking a risk ?so all those teams will be given 1 point it won't be fair ?

Why only 10 countries participating in world cup 2023 

Where are countries like  West  Indies, Scotland, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Namibia????