About ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023

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The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is set to be a thrilling event, bringing together the best cricketing nations from around the globe. The tournament will take place from 5th October to 19th November 2023.

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is the international championship of One Day International (ODI) cricket. The event is organized by the sport’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), every four years, with preliminary qualification rounds leading up to a finals tournament. The tournament is one of the world’s most viewed sporting events and is considered the “flagship event of the international cricket calendar” by the ICC.

The first World Cup was organized in England in June 1975. Since then, a total of twenty teams have competed in the twelve editions of the tournament, with ten teams competing in the recent 2019 tournament Australia has won the tournament five times, India and West Indies twice each, while Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England have won it once each.

The 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup was won by England, who beat New Zealand in the final. This was England’s first World Cup victory.

The upcoming 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will be the 13th edition of the tournament. This will be the fourth time that India will be hosting the tournament and the first time that it will be the sole host. The final match will be held at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The tournament will feature ten teams, a decrease from previous World Cups which featured fourteen teams. The format of the tournament will be a single round-robin group with the top four teams qualifying through to the knockout stage. 

Participating Teams of the World Cup

  1. Afghanistan
  2. Australia
  3. Bangladesh
  4. England
  5. India
  6. Netherlands
  7. New Zealand
  8. Pakistan
  9. South Africa
  10. Sri Lanka

List of Host Cities

  1. Ahmedabad
  2. Bengaluru (Bangalore)
  3. Chennai
  4. Delhi
  5. Dharamsala
  6. Hyderabad
  7. Kolkata
  8. Lucknow
  9. Mumbai
  10. Pune

List of Venues for World Cup Matches

  1. Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
  2. M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
  3. MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
  4. Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
  5. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
  6. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
  7. Eden Gardens, Kolkata
  8. BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
  9. Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
  10. MCA International Stadium, Pune

Schedule for the Warm-Up Matches

DateMatchVenue
29 Sep 2023Bangladesh vs Sri LankaBarsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
29 Sep 2023South Africa vs AfghanistanGreenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
29 Sep 2023New Zealand vs PakistanRajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
30 Sep 2023India vs EnglandBarsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
30 Sep 2023Australia vs NetherlandsGreenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
2 Oct 2023England vs BangladeshBarsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
2 Oct 2023New Zealand vs South AfricaGreenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
3 Oct 2023Afghanistan vs Sri LankaBarsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
3 Oct 2023India vs NetherlandsGreenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
3 Oct 2023Australia vs PakistanRajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Main Matches of ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023

DateMatchVenue
5 Oct 2023England vs New Zealand (Opening match)Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
15 Oct 2023India vs PakistanNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
4 Nov 2023England vs AustraliaNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
10 Nov 2023South Africa vs AfghanistanNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
19 Nov 2023Final match (teams TBD)Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

Who Will Win ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023

The favorites to win the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup are:

  • India with odds of 3.20
  • England with odds of 4.00
  • Australia with odds of 5.00

You can find more cricket predictions in LottaBet blog. Stay updated with the upcoming matches of ICC Cricket World Cup and bet on your favorite cricket teams.

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Rudra Chanda