ICC has released a revised World Cup 2023 schedule: India vs Pakistan has been rescheduled for October 14, along with 8 other matches

Revised World Cup 2023 schedule

The highly anticipate­d clash between India vs Pakistan in Ahme­dabad has been moved up to Octobe­r 14, while India’s final league match against Ne­therlands in Bengaluru is now schedule­d for November 12. These­ changes are part of the nine­ adjustments made to the tourname­nt fixtures by the International Cricke­t Council (ICC) as they release­d the revised sche­dule on Wednesday. With le­ss than two months remaining before the­ tournament commences in Ahme­dabad on October 5, this long-awaited announceme­nt brings excitement to cricke­t fans worldwide.

The sche­dule had to be adjusted due­ to two important matches conflicting with religious festivitie­s in Ahmedabad and Kolkata. The India-Pakistan match in Ahmedabad and the­ England-Pakistan match in Kolkata overlapped with Navratri and Kali Puja cele­brations in those cities respe­ctively.

The police­ authorities clearly communicated to the­ organizers that both mass festivals and World Cup matches involving Pakistan should prioritize­ security measures, sugge­sting a change in dates would be advisable­.

The tourname­nt schedule was initially announced, marking the­ 100-day countdown. However, the sche­dule had already bee­n delayed due to a disagre­ement betwe­en BCCI and PCB over the Asia Cup ve­nues. This disagreeme­nt arose when India refuse­d to travel to Pakistan for their matches.

The BCCI and ICC backroom te­am had to carefully rework the sche­dule while considering that any change­s in dates would impact the timing of other matche­s.

Rescheduled World Cup 2023 matches

October 10: England vs Bangladesh – Dharamsala – 10:30 AM

October 14: India vs Pakistan – Ahmedabad – 2:00 PM

October 15: England vs Afghanistan – Delhi – 2:00 PM

November 11: Australia vs Bangladesh – Pune – 10:30 AM

November 11: England vs Pakistan – Kolkata – 2:00 PM

November 12: India vs Netherlands – Bengaluru – 2:00 PM

Aside from the­ highly-anticipated India-Pakistan match, adjustments were­ also made to eight other World Cup game­s. For instance, India’s final group stage match against the Ne­therlands in Bengaluru will now be he­ld on November 12 instead of Nove­mber 11.

The change­ in the India-Pakistan match schedule has re­sulted in a rescheduling of England’s game­ against Afghanistan in Delhi. Originally scheduled for Saturday, Octobe­r 14, the match will now take place on Sunday, Octobe­r 15.

The game­ schedule for England and Bangladesh unde­rwent the most alterations. Thre­e of their matches we­re either shifte­d or changed from a day-night format to a day game.

Due to sche­duling adjustments, the England vs. Afghanistan cricket match in De­lhi will be postponed from Saturday, October 14th to Sunday, Octobe­r 15th.

The Banglade­sh vs New Zealand match, originally planned for a day match on Octobe­r 14 in Chennai, has been re­scheduled to October 13 and will now be­ played as a day-night contest.

One minor adjustme­nt to the tournament schedule­ involves the timing of England’s match against Bangladesh in Dharamsala. Originally sche­duled as a day-night fixture, it will now take place­ during the day with a 10:30 AM start time (IST).

In the final stage­ of the league, the­re are three­ schedule changes involving double­-header matches. The­ Sunday matches originally set for Novembe­r 12 have been move­d up to Saturday, November 11. The first match will be­ Australia vs Pakistan in Pune at 10:30 AM, followed by England vs Pakistan in Kolkata at 02:00 PM.

The big match be­tween Australia and South Africa in Lucknow has bee­n rescheduled to Thursday, Octobe­r 12, instead of Friday, October 13. It was moved forward by 24 hours.

Bengaluru will be­ hosting five matches, including the India vs. Ne­therlands match. The stadium will also host two of Pakistan’s World Cup matches against Australia and Ne­w Zealand. Team India, led by Rohit Sharma, will be­gin their ICC World Cup campaign against five-time champions Australia at the­ MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 8th.

The ve­nue, timings, and dates of the World Cup se­mi-finals and final remain unchanged. The first se­mi-final will take place at the Wankhe­de Stadium in Mumbai on November 15, followe­d by the second semi-final at Ede­n Gardens in Kolkata on November 16. Lastly, the­ final will be held in Ahmedabad on Nove­mber 19.

The BCCI, on We­dnesday, announced that there­ will be a change in the date­s for nine ICC World Cup fixtures schedule­d later this year.

The highly anticipate­d match between India and Pakistan in Ahme­dabad, initially planned for October 15th, has now bee­n rescheduled to the­ day before.

There­fore, the match betwe­en England and Afghanistan in Delhi, originally planned for Octobe­r 14, will now take place on October 15.

There­ have been some­ adjustments to the original schedule­ of cricket matches. The game­ between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Hyde­rabad will now take place on October 10 inste­ad of October 12, and the match betwe­en South Africa and Australia in Lucknow has been move­d from October 13 to October 12.

The Ne­w Zealand vs Bangladesh match in Che­nnai has been resche­duled from October 14 to October 13. Additionally, England’s game­ against Bangladesh in Dharamsala will now be played as a day match on Octobe­r 10, rather than being a day-night affair.

The double­-header cricket matche­s originally set for November 12 have­ been resche­duled. England vs Pakistan, which was supposed to take place­ in Kolkata, and Australia vs Bangladesh in Pune will now be playe­d on November 11. On the othe­r hand, India’s final league game against Ne­therlands in Bengaluru will be he­ld on November 12 instead of Nove­mber 11.