🏏ICC World Cup 2023 Warm Up Matches, 2nd Oct, NZ vs SA- ENG vs BAN🏏

🏏ICC World Cup 2023 Warm Up Matches 29th Sept to 3rd Oct🏏

Hello friends, here is the thread for all World Cup Warm-Up match discussions. 

A total of 10 warm-up matches will be played in five days, with each team playing two matches.

The matches will be 50-over games but will not have official one-day international (ODI) status as sides will be allowed to use all members of their 15-strong squads in the matches. 

The Cricket World Cup gets underway on October 5 when England takes on New Zealand at the 134,000-seater stadium in Ahmedabad, and the nations are busy getting in shape before that.

During the main competition, the sides will all play each other once in a round-robin group format, but a number will have a chance to eye up the opposition in some warm-up matches.

The warm-up games offer captains and coaches a chance to finalize their first-choice XI, work out matchups, and get used to the conditions in India.

The warm-up matches take place between September 29 and October 3 in three different cities in India: Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram, and Hyderabad.

All 10 teams taking part in the World Cup (India, England, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh, the Netherlands, South Africa) will have two warm-up matches each ahead of the tournament.

Fixtures:

Friday, September 29:

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 9.30am BST (2pm local time)

South Africa vs Afghanistan, Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 9.30am BST (2pm local time)

New Zealand vs Pakistan, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 9.30am BST (2pm local time)

Saturday, September 30:

India vs England, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, 9.30am BST (2pm local time)

Australia vs Netherlands, Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, 9.30 a.m. BST (2pm local time)

Monday 2 October:

England vs Bangladesh, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 9.30am BST (2pm local time)

New Zealand vs South Africa, Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, 9.30am BST (2pm local time)

Tuesday, October 3:

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, 9.30am BST (2pm local time)

Pakistan vs Australia, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 9.30 a.m. BST (2pm local time)

India vs Netherlands, Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, 9.30am BST (2pm local time)

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This thread is for discussions of all the warm-up matches prior to ICC World Cup matches. 

1 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st Warm-up game

Bangladesh won by 7 wkts 

2 South Africa vs Afghanistan, 2nd Warm-up game

Match abandoned without a ball bowled (no toss)

3 New Zealand vs Pakistan, 3rd Warm-up game 

New Zealand won by 5 wkts

Today's matches--- 

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 1st Warm-up game 

Series: ICC Cricket World Cup Warm-up Matches 2023

 Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 

Date & Time: Sep 29, 02:00 PM LOCAL

The warm-up matches for the Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin on Friday. The 10 teams will each play two official 50-over contests during the week leading up to the start of the World Cup on October 5. The matches will be held in three different cities across India. According to ICC, the teams will be allowed to field all members of their 15-player squads during the matches.

 A total of six teams will be playing cricket tomorrow which includes - Pakistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Afghanistan.

After meeting in the Asia Cup 2023, the two teams will go head-to-head once again ahead of the mega tournament. A total of 10 cricket team are getting ready to fight for the prestigious World Cup trophy.

Squads:

Bangladesh Squad: Tanzid Hasan, Litton Das(w), Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan(c), Mushfiqur Rahim, Towhid Hridoy, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Hasan Mahmud, Nasum Ahmed, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam

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

South Africa vs Afghanistan, 2nd Warm-up game. 

Series: ICC Cricket World Cup Warm-up Matches 2023 

Venue: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 

Date & Time: Sep 29, 02:00 PM LOCAL

The exciting contest is scheduled to commence at 2:00 p.m. IST and will be hosted at Thiruvananthapuram's beautiful Greenfield International Stadium. 

Aiden Markram has been asked to lead South Africa in their first warm-up match against Afghanistan in absence of regular skipper Temba Bavuma. On the other hand, Hashmatullah Shahidi will take the reins of the Afghan team for ICC Men's 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup.

South Africa is heading into the tournament after beating five-time World Cup winners Australia in a five-match ODI series on their home turf. Initially, South Africa faced defeat in the first two ODIs, but they bounced back strongly to claim the series with a 3-2 win.

Squads:

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

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

New Zealand vs Pakistan, 3rd Warm-up game

Series: ICC Cricket World Cup Warm-up Matches 2023 

Venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 

Date & Time: Sep 29, 02:00 PM LOCAL

Pakistan (PAK) and New Zealand (NZ) will face each other in the third warm-up match ahead of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 today at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. 

After receiving a warm welcome following their arrival in India, Babar Azam and co had their first practice session on Thursday. 

The Men in Green had a disappointing outcome in the Asia Cup 2023, and they will surely look for a positive result when they go head-to-head against Kane Williamson's Kiwis.

New Zealand also lost their ODI series against England, with key players like their captain missing from the team. There is still no update on whether Williamson will play tomorrow's clash or not. Key pacer Tim Southee also injured his finger recently, but is back in the team after receiving a green light from the medical staff.

Squads:

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

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

IF they play all three spinners in main matches it will be good...

we already have Hardik, Bumrah, Shami/Siraj 

If they cut one spinner then Shardul makes in 

Thanks for the tag Madhu.

May the best team win.

Cheers..

Tom Latham: It's great he (Williamson) will play some part. He will come out to bat later today. Some guys have been in Bangladesh, some of us have been back home. So we need to adapt to the conditions and heat. These warm-up games will help. Southee is not here, but rest of the players are available.

Babar Azam: We are batting first. We will try to asssess the conditions and put runs on the board. We are excited to play the World Cup. Many boys are playing here for the first time. We will try to utilize our 15 players.

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat

ICYMI: This match will be played behind closed doors due to inadequte security by police owing to the festivals in Hyderabad..

Teams:

New Zealand (Playing XI): Will Young, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham(w/c), Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Mark Chapman, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson

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

South Africa vs Afghanistan, 2nd Warm-up game - 

Toss delayed due to rain