ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Starts: All You Need To Know

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The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is all set to begin today, on October 5, in India. A total of 48 matches will be played from October 5 to November 19 across 10 grounds in India, including the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where the much-awaited India vs. Pakistan match is set to be played on October 14.

The tournament will kickstart with the defending champions, England, playing against last year’s runners-up, New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has earmarked a total of Rs 83 crore or $10 million for the World Cup 2023 prize purse. The winner of the tournament will get Rs 33 lakh or $4 million whereas the runner-up would get Rs 16 lakh or $2 million. All the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 matches will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network as well as the Disney+Hotstar app and website.

Here is the schedule for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023:

Date	Teams Playing	Stadium
October 5	England vs. New Zealand	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
October 6	Pakistan vs. Netherlands	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
October 7	Bangladesh vs. Afghanistan	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium, Dharamsala
October 7	South Africa vs. Sri Lanka	Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
October 8	India vs. Australia	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
October 9	New Zealand vs. Netherlands	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
October 10	England vs. Bangladesh	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
October 10	Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
October 11	India vs. Afghanistan	Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
October 12	Australia vs. South Africa	BRSBAVE Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
October 13	New Zealand vs. Bangladesh	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
October 14	India vs. Pakistan	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
October 15	England vs. Afghanistan	Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
October 16	Australia vs. Sri Lanka	BRSBAVE Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
October 17	South Africa vs. Netherlands	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
October 18	New Zealand vs. Afghanistan	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
October 19	India vs. Bangladesh	MCA International Stadium, Pune
October 20	Australia vs. Pakistan	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
October 21	Netherlands vs. Sri Lanka	BRSBAVE Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
October 21	England vs. South Africa	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
October 22	India vs. New Zealand	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
October 23	Pakistan vs. Afghanistan	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
October 24	South Africa vs. Bangladesh	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
October 25	Australia vs. Netherlands	Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
October 26	England vs. Sri Lanka	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
October 27	Pakistan vs. South Africa	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
October 28	Netherlands vs. Bangladesh	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
October 28	Australia vs. New Zealand	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
October 29	India vs. England	BRSBAVE Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
October 30	Afghanistan vs. Sri Lanka	MCA International Stadium, Pune
October 31	Pakistan vs. Bangladesh	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
November 1	New Zealand vs South Africa	MCA International Stadium, Pune
November 2	India vs Sri Lanka	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
November 3	Netherlands vs Afghanistan	BRSBAVE Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
November 4	New Zealand vs Pakistan	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
November 4	England vs Australia	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
November 5	India vs South Africa	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
November 6	Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka	Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
November 7	Australia vs Afghanistan	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
November 8	England vs Netherlands	MCA International Stadium, Pune
November 9	New Zealand vs Sri Lanka	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
November 10	South Africa vs Afghanistan	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
November 11	Australia vs Bangladesh	MCA International Stadium, Pune
November 11	England vs Pakistan	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
November 12	India vs Netherlands	M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
November 15	SEMI-FINAL-1	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
November 16	SEMI-FINAL-2	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
November 19	FINALS	Narendra Modi Stadium

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