MUMBAI: Ringing within the 100-day countdown to the ODI match, the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) mentioned Ahmedabad will stage the World Cup opener on October 5 between defending champions England and runners-up New Zealand, a rematch of the 2019 World Cup ultimate.
The 2 semifinals will likely be performed in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium (on November 15) and the Eden Gardens in Kolkata (November 16).
If Pakistan make it to the semifinals, they may play the final 4 conflict in Kolkata, whereas India, in the event that they qualify for the semifinals, will play in Mumbai except they’re taking part in in opposition to Pakistan, wherein case their match will likely be moved to Kolkata. Hosts India will start their marketing campaign with a high-octane conflict in opposition to Australia on October Eight in Chennai.
The World Cup will likely be performed throughout 10 venues — Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Dharamsala, Delhi, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata.
The match’s warm-up matches will likely be performed from September 29 to October three in Guwahati (4), Thiruvananthapuram (4) and Hyderabad (2).
Mohali — which staged the 1996 and 2011 World Cup semifinals — Nagpur, Rajkot, Indore and Vizag won’t stage any World Cup sport. After a gathering of 12 internet hosting associations in Mumbai on Monday to finalise the venues earlier than Tuesday’s official announcement, the venue of 1 semifinal was moved from Chennai to Kolkata resulting from northeast monsoons that point of the 12 months.
The Wankhede (2011) and the Eden Gardens (1987) have hosted World Cup finals earlier than. Like within the final World Cup, there will likely be 10 groups on this version too — hosts India, Afghanistan, Australia, England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa, whereas two different groups will make it to the World Cup by way of the continuing qualifiers.
