June 12, 2023 : According to BCCI’s draft schedule for the tournament,India will open their ODI World Cup campaign against Australia in Chennai on October 8 while Ahmedabad will host their much-anticipated match against arch-rivals Pakistan a week later.”According to a Monday ESPNCricinfo story, “The BCCI shared the draught schedule with the ICC, who subsequently distributed it to the participating teams for feedback before a final schedule is released early next week.The final game, which will take place on November 19, will be played in Ahmedabad, where the tournament will begin on October 5 with defending champions England taking on runner-up New Zealand..The semifinal locations have not yet been chosen; they will likely take place on November 15 and 16.Nine cities, including Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Bengaluru, will host the league phase games for the hosts India, who last won the ODI World Cup at home in 2011. Pakistan will be their opponent on October 15. Pakistan will play its league games in five different cities.Pakistan is scheduled to play the two teams moving on from the Qualifier on October 6 and October 12 in Hyderabad, as well as Australia on October 20 in Bengaluru, Afghanistan on October 23 and South Africa on October 27 in Chennai, Bangladesh on October 31 in Kolkata, New Zealand on November 5 in Bengaluru for a day match, and England on November 12 in Kolkata, according to the report.Among the other important games are Australia’s contests against Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in Dharamsala on October 29 and against England in Ahmedabad on November 4.The event will include a total of 10 teams. Eight of these teams have already been chosen, and two more will advance through the qualifications to the main tournament.The programme has been uncharacteristically delayed, with just over four months until the main event starts. The schedules for the tournament’s most recent two iterations, in 2015 and 2019, were decided upon more than a year in advance.
