ICC announces changes in ODI World Cup 2023 schedule
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the changes to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 schedule on Wednesday, August 09. The highly anticipated India vs Pakistan game which was scheduled to be played on October 15 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has been shifted a day earlier. The game will now be played on Saturday, October 14 at the same venue.
As a result, England vs Afghanistan fixture which was earlier scheduled to be played on October 14 in Delhi has been shifted to October 15. Furthermore, Pakistan’s clash against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad has been preponed from Thursday, October 12 to Tuesday, October 10.
Notably, there were security concerns for the biggest clash of the world cup. The match date coincided with the beginning of the Navratri festival which is celebrated all across Ahmedabad.
Rescheduled World Cup Fixtures
India’s last league game against the Netherlands has also been shifted from 11 to 12 November. It will be a day-night clash at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Australia’s game against South Africa in Lucknow will also take place a day earlier Thursday, 12 October instead of Friday, 13 October.
There have also been a couple of changes made to Bangladesh’s schedule. Their day-fixture against New Zealand, was originally scheduled for October 14. It has been shifted to a day-night affair which will now be held on Friday, 13 October in Chennai. Furthermore, Bangla Tigers game against England in Dharamsala was earlier scheduled to be a day-night game on October 10. It will now be played as a day game beginning at 10:30 AM.
Towards the end of the league stage, the double-header encounters on Sunday, November 12 namely Australia vs Pakistan in Pune (10:30AM) and England vs Pakistan in Kolkata (02:00PM), have been shifted a day earlier to Saturday, 11 November.
