Online Desk: The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is all set to kick off on October 5 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Defending champions England and last edition runners-up New Zealand will be facing each other in the opening game of the tournament. Meanwhile, hosts India will play their first game on October 8. The Rohit Sharma-led side will face Australia in its campaign opener at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The much-awaited India vs Pakistan clash will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium on October 14.

The ODI World Cup 2023 will be played across 10 venues: Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium in Dharamsala, Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, MCA International Stadium in Pune and Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, NDTV reports.

Here is the Cricket World Cup 2023 schedule:
Match 1 – England vs New Zealand – 5 October – 2:00 PM – Ahmedabad
Match 2 – Pakistan vs Netherlands – 6 October – 2:00 PM – Hyderabad

Match 3 – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan – 7 October – 10:30 AM – Dharamshala
Match 4 – South Africa vs Sri Lanka – 7 October – 2:00 PM – Delhi
Match 5 – India vs Australia – 8 October – 2:00 PM – Chennai
Match 6 – New Zealand vs Netherlands – 9 October – 2:00 PM – Hyderabad
Match 7 – England vs Bangladesh – 10 October – 10:30 AM – Dharamshala
Match 8 – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka – 10 October – 2:00 PM – Hyderabad
Match 9 – India vs Afghanistan – 11 October – 2:00 PM – Delhi
Match 10 – Australia vs South Africa – 12 October – 2:00 PM – Lucknow
Match 11 – New Zealand vs Bangladesh – 13 October – 2:00 PM – Chennai
Match 12 – India vs Pakistan – 14 October – 2:00 PM – Ahmedabad
Match 13 – England vs Afghanistan – 15 October – 2:00 PM – Delhi
Match 14 – Australia vs Sri Lanka – 16 October – 2:00 PM – Lucknow
Match 15 – South Africa vs Netherlands – 17 October – 2:00 PM – Dharamshala
Match 16 – New Zealand vs Afghanistan – 18 October – 2:00 PM – Chennai
Match 17 – India vs Bangladesh – 19 October – 2:00 PM – Pune
Match 18 – Australia vs Pakistan – 20 October – 2:00 PM – Bengaluru
Match 19 – Netherlands vs Sri Lanka – 21 October – 10:30 AM – Lucknow
Match 20 – England vs South Africa – 21 October – 2:00 PM – Mumbai
Match 21 – India vs New Zealand – 22 October – 2:00 PM – Dharamshala
Match 22 – Pakistan vs Afghanistan – 23 October – 2:00 PM – Chennai
Match 23 – South Africa vs Bangladesh – 24 October – 2:00 PM – Mumbai
Match 24 – Australia vs Netherlands – 25 October – 2:00 PM – Delhi
Match 25 – England vs Sri Lanka – 26 October – 2:00 PM – Bengaluru
Match 26 – Pakistan vs South Africa – 27 October – 2:00 PM – Chennai
Match 27 – Australia vs New Zealand – 28 October – 10:30 AM – Dharamshala
Match 28 – Netherlands vs Bangladesh – 28 October – 2:00 PM – Kolkata
Match 29 – India vs England – 29 October – 2:00 PM – Lucknow
Match 30 – Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka – 30 October – 2:00 PM – Pune
Match 31 – Pakistan vs Bangladesh – 31 October – 2:00 PM – Kolkata
Match 32 – New Zealand vs South Africa – 1 November – 2:00 PM – Pune
Match 33 – India vs Sri Lanka – 2 November – 2:00 PM – Mumbai
Match 34 – Netherlands vs Afghanistan – 3 November – 2:00 PM – Lucknow
Match 35 – New Zealand vs Pakistan – 4 November – 10:30 AM – Bengaluru
Match 36 – England vs Australia – 4 November – 2:00 PM – Ahmedabad
Match 37 – India vs South Africa – 5 November – 2:00 PM – Kolkata
Match 38 – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka – 6 November – 2:00 PM – Delhi
Match 39 – Australia vs Afghanistan – 7 November – 2:00 PM – Mumbai
Match 40 – England vs Netherlands – 8 November – 2:00 PM – Pune
Match 41 – New Zealand vs Sri Lanka – 9 November – 2:00 PM – Bengaluru
Match 42 – South Africa vs Afghanistan – 10 November – 2:00 PM – Ahmedabad
Match 43 – Australia vs Bangladesh – 11 November – 10:30 AM – Pune
Match 44 – England vs Pakistan – 11 November – 2:00 PM – Kolkata
Match 45 – India vs Netherlands – 12 November – 2:00 PM – Bengaluru

Semi-final:
Match 46 – Semi-final 1 – 15 November – 2:00 PM – Mumbai
Match 47 – Semi-final 2 – 16 November – 2:00 PM – Kolkata

Final:
Match 48 – Final – 19 November – 2:00 PM – Ahmedabad