The last time India hosted the ODI World Cup, the MS Dhoni-led Indian team won the trophy after 28 years.
Now, 12 years later, India will organise the World Cup once again and cricket fans in the country are hoping that the trophy will return.
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When is the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup?
The countdown to the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup has officially begun. The 13th edition of the ODI World Cup will be held from October 5 to November 19, 2023.
While India has co-hosted the event three times (1987,1996, 2011), this will be the first time the country is the sole organiser.
The competition was originally slated to be held from February to March 2023. However, due to COVID-related barriers, the ICC made changes to the plan and pushed the tournament to October-November.
The final will be played on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
2023 ODI Cricket World Cup teams
Just like the ODI World Cup in 2019, the tournament will see 10 teams vying for the trophy. However, instead of ODI rankings, the qualification process saw teams compete in the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League and qualify for the World Cup through a series of games played from 2020 to 2023.
Sri Lanka and the Netherlands were the last two teams to qualify for the tournament. What came as a shock to many fans, though, was the elimination of West Indies — two-time World Champions with victories in 1975 and 1979.
Here's all the teams participating in the 2023 World Cup:
- India
- Australia
- England
- New Zealand
- Afghanistan
- South Africa
- Pakistan
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
- Netherlands
Complete ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match fixture schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 5 | England vs New Zealand | Ahmedabad | 14:00 |
| October 6 | Pakistan vs Netherlands | Hyderabad | 14:00 |
| October 7 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Dharamsala | 10:30 |
| October 7 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Delhi | 14:00 |
| October 8 | India vs Australia | Chennai | 14:00 |
| October 9 | New Zealand vs Netherlands | Hyderabad | 14:00 |
| October 10 | England vs Bangladesh | Dharamsala | 10:30 |
| October 10 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | Hyderabad | 14:00 |
| October 11 | India vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 14:00 |
| October 12 | Australia vs South Africa | Lucknow | 14:00 |
| October 13 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Chennai | 14:00 |
| October 14 | India vs Pakistan | Ahmedabad | 14:00 |
| October 15 | England vs Afghanistan | Delhi | 14:00 |
| October 16 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 14:00 |
| October 17 | South Africa vs Netherlands | Dharamsala | 14:00 |
| October 18 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 14:00 |
| October 19 | India vs Bangladesh | Pune | 14:00 |
| October 20 | Australia vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 14:00 |
| October 21 | Netherlands vs Sri Lanka | Lucknow | 10:30 |
| October 21 | England vs South Africa | Mumbai | 14:00 |
| October 22 | India vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 14:00 |
| October 23 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Chennai | 14:00 |
| October 24 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Mumbai | 14:00 |
| October 25 | Australia vs Netherlands | Delhi | 14:00 |
| October 26 | England vs Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 14:00 |
| October 27 | Pakistan vs South Africa | Chennai | 14:00 |
| October 28 | Australia vs New Zealand | Dharamsala | 10:30 |
| October 28 | Netherlands vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 14:00 |
| October 29 | India vs England | Lucknow | 14:00 |
| October 30 | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka | Pune | 14:00 |
| October 31 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Kolkata | 14:00 |
| November 1 | New Zealand vs South Africa | Pune | 14:00 |
| November 2 | India vs Sri Lanka | Mumbai | 14:00 |
| November 3 | Netherlands vs Afghanistan | Lucknow | 14:00 |
| November 4 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | Bengaluru | 10:30 |
| November 4 | England vs Australia | Ahmedabad | 14:00 |
| November 5 | India vs South Africa | Kolkata | 14:00 |
| November 6 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | Delhi | 14:00 |
| November 7 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Mumbai | 14:00 |
| November 8 | England vs Netherlands | Pune | 14:00 |
| November 9 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 14:00 |
| November 10 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad | 14:00 |
| November 11 | Australia vs Bangaldesh | Pune | 10:30 |
| November 11 | England vs Pakistan | Kolkata | 14:00 |
| November 12 | India vs Netherlands | Bengaluru | 14:00 |
| November 15 | Semi-final 1 | Mumbai | 14:00 |
| November 16 | Semi-final 2 | Kolkata | 14:00 |
| November 19 | Final | Ahmedabad | 14:00 |
What time are Cricket World Cup matches?
Cricket World Cup matches will generally take place at 2 p.m. local time IST in India, which for the start of the tournament translates to 7:30 p.m. AEDT in Australia and 9.30 a.m. in the UK.
When the UK clocks change on Sunday, October 29 matches will instead begin at 8.30 a.m. GMT.
Cricket fans in North America, where the next T20 World Cup takes place in 2024, will have to get up early to see matches at 4.30 a.m. for the start of the tournament, and 3.30 a.m. once the North American clocks change.
There will also be a handful of games in the 10.30 a.m. IST slot.
Cricket World Cup venues
India is all set to welcome the nine qualifying nations for the ODI World Cup 2023 with stadiums across 10 cities being set up for the league and playoff games.
The BCCI has granted $6.3 million to every venue for the upgrading of facilities. The semi-finals will be hosted by Mumbai and Kolkata at the iconic Wankhede Stadium and Eden Garden stadiums respectively.
Here's a list of all the cities and venues that will host the ODI World Cup 2023:
City | Venue |
Ahmedabad | Narendra Modi Stadium |
Mumbai | Wankhede Stadium |
Lucknow | Ekana Cricket Stadium |
Dharamsala | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) Stadium |
Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium |
Kolkata | Eden Gardens |
Pune | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
Delhi | Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium |
Chennai | MA Chidambaram Stadium |
Bengaluru | M Chinnaswamy Stadium |
Who will win the Cricket World Cup 2023?
The hosts, India, look like the favourites to lift the trophy with the home crowd potentially playing an important role. Under Rohit Sharma's captaincy, India will hope to bring the World Cup home after 12 years.
Defending champions England will want to keep the ODI World Cup trophy and reclaim their title, and with the return of Ben Stokes their team looks ready to fight.
Australia are on a hot winning streak right now. Under the able captaincy of Pat Cummins, the men from Down Under have managed to win the World Test Championship in 2023 and retained the Ashes too. It won't be a surprise if they win the ODI World Cup to add to that haul.
Latest odds to win Cricket World Cup 2023, as of September 2023.
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| Team | India Odds (Dafabet) | Australia Odds (Unibet) | UK Odds (BetOnSports) |
| India | 3.40 | 3.30 | 9/4 |
| England | 4.25 | 4.25 | 3/1 |
| Australia | 5.50 | 5.00 | 9/2 |
| Pakistan | 8.00 | 7.50 | 13/2 |
| New Zealand | 11.00 | 10.00 | 8/1 |
| South Africa | 12.00 | 11.00 | 9/1 |
| Bangladesh | 34.00 | 19.00 | 33/1 |
| Sri Lanka | 34.00 | 26.00 | 40/1 |
| Afghanistan | 51.00 | 51.00 | 50/1 |
| Netherlands | 501.00 | 501.00 | 300/1 |