CWC 2023 : The Draft Schedule

    INDIA and PAKISTAN to face-off on 15th October , 2023 at the grand Narendra Modi Stadium , Ahmedabad according to the  Draft Schedule of CWC 2023.

 The stadium has a seating capacity of over 100,000 attendants.  The stadium of Ahmedabad is also set to host the high-voltage encounter of England and New Zealand in the opening game of the tournament. The two teams met at the finals of the CWC 2019 which was held in England and the match resulted in a tie. The match was later won by Team England in the Super Over.

The Hosts, India are set to play their first match against the mighty Australia, to whom they lost in the WTC Finals held recently.

The BCCI has offered the Draft Schedule to the ICC regarding the CWC 2023. The major takeaways from that draft are :

• The Battle for the Best is likely to start on 5th  October and end on 19th November. 

• Ahmedabad to host both the Opening Game and the Finals.

• The two Semi-Finals likely to be played in Mumbai and Chennai.

• Team India to play their matches across 9 different venues excluding the state of Hyderabad.

Team India's Games as per the Draft Schedule :

IND v/s AUS : 8 Oct   (Chennai)

IND v/s AFG : 11 Oct  (Delhi)

IND v/s PAK : 15 Oct  (Ahmedabad)

IND v/s BAN : 19 Oct  (Pune)

IND v/s NZ   : 22 Oct  (Dharamsala)

IND v/s ENG : 29 Oct  (Lucknow)

IND v/s Q1   : 02 Nov  (Mumbai)

IND v/s RSA : 05 Nov  (Kolkata)

IND v/s Q2   : 11 Nov  (Bengaluru)

While Team Pakistan's Games are scheduled to play across five different venues which namely are : Bengaluru , Chennai , Hyderabad , Kolkata and Ahmedabad ( Only for India's Game or Semis / Finals )

Team Pakistan's Games as per the Draft Schedule :

PAK v/s Q1  : 06 Oct   (Hyderabad)

PAK v/s Q2  : 12 Oct   (Hyderabad)

PAK v/s IND : 15 Oct  (Ahmedabad)

PAK v/s AUS : 20 Oct  (Bengaluru)

PAK v/s AFG : 23 Oct  (Chennai)

PAK v/s RSA : 27 Oct  (Chennai)

PAK v/s BAN : 31 Oct  (Kolkata)

PAK v/s NZ   : 05 Nov (Bengaluru)

PAK v/s ENG : 12 Nov (Kolkata)

This is just the Draft Schedule of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

According to ICC CEO , Geoff Allardice , the schedule of the World Cup can be out anytime after negotiations with Pakistan and India ( To BBC ).

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