The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday (August 9) rescheduled nine ICC World Cup 2023 matches including the blockbuster India versus Pakistan at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
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In the earlier schedule, India were to face Pakistan on October 15 but the game has been advanced by a day to October 14. The venue remains Ahmedabad. Also, India’s last league game against the Netherlands has now been shifted from November 11 to 12, a day-night clash to be played in Bengaluru.
Also, England’s match against Afghanistan in Delhi will be moved from October 14 to October 15.
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Pakistan’s contest against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad has moved from October 12 to October 10 and Australia’s big match against South Africa in Lucknow moved back 24 hours and will now be played on October 12 instead of October 13.
Similarly, New Zealand’s game against Bangladesh originally scheduled as a day match for October 14 in Chennai has been moved back and will now be held on October 13 and be played as a day-night contest.
England’s match against Bangladesh in Dharamsala is now a day match and a 10:30 AM (local time) start after it was originally scheduled as a day-night fixture.
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Towards the end of the league stage, the double-header encounters of November 12 were moved a day earlier to November 11 – Australia vs Pakistan in Pune (10:30 AM) and England vs Pakistan in Kolkata (2 PM).
The World Cup commences on Thursday, October 5 when 2019 finalists England and New Zealand clash at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the event culminating in the final at the same venue on Sunday, November 19.
Here is the list of nine World Cup 2023 matches rescheduled
- October 10 – England vs Bangladesh (10:30 AM IST)
- October 10 – Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (2 PM IST)
- October 12 – Australia vs South Africa (2 PM IST)
- October 13 – New Zealand vs Bangladesh (2 PM IST)
- October 14 – India vs Pakistan (2 PM IST)
- October 15 – England vs Afghanistan (2 PM IST)
- November 11 – Australia vs Bangladesh (10:30 AM IST)
- November 11 – England vs Pakistan (2 PM IST)
- November 12 – India vs Netherlands (2 PM IST)