As per reports, it's believed that the BCCI has shared a draft schedule of the 2023 ODI WC tournament with ICC, and it has been sent to other participating countries for feedback before the final schedule gets released officially.
As per the draft schedule prepared by BCCI, it's believed that the tournament opener will be played between England and New Zealand at Ahmedabad on 5th October, and India will play their opening game against Australia at Chennai on 8th October.
India is said to play nine group-stage matches across nine different venues, at Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Pune, Dharamsala, Lucknow, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru in this ODI World Cup. Notably, India would face Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 15th October.
India's Schedule in Men's ODI WC 2023:
vs Australia in Chennai, 8th Oct
vs Afghanistan in Delhi, 11th Oct
vs Pakistan in Ahmedabad, 15th Oct
vs Bangladesh in Pune, 19th Oct
vs New Zealand in Dharamsala, 22nd Oct
vs England in Lucknow, 29th Oct
vs Qualifying team in Mumbai, 2nd Nov
vs South Africa in Kolkata, 5th Nov
vs Qualifying team in Bengaluru, 11th Nov
Pakistan's Schedule in Men's ODI WC 2023:
vs Qualifying team in Hyderabad, 6th Oct
vs Qualifying team in Hyderabad, 12th Oct
vs India in Ahmedabad, 15th Oct
vs Australia in Bengaluru, 20th Oct
vs Afghanistan in Chennai, 23rd Oct
vs South Africa in Chennai, 27th Oct
vs Bangladesh in Kolkata, 31st Oct
vs New Zealand in Bengaluru, 5th Nov
vs England in Kolkata, 12th Nov
Other big games scheduled by BCCI (in draft):
ENG vs NZ in Ahmedabad, 5th Oct
AUS vs NZ in Dharamsala, 29th Oct
NZ vs SA in Pune, 1st Nov
AUS vs ENG in Ahmedabad, 4th Nov
ODI WC 2023 Semi-final games are likely to be played on the 15th and 16th of November (venues not decided for the semi-final games), and reportedly the Final match is set to be played at Ahmedabad on the 19th of November.
Note:- ODI WC 2023 schedule will be released officially in a few days, and this is a draft schedule created by BCCI (as per reports).
