ICC World Cup 2023: Nine Matches Including India-Pakistan Rescheduled

As many as nine ICC World Cup 2023 matches have been rescheduled for the upcoming World Cup in India. The ICC event will be held in India from October 5 to November 19 with the final scheduled to be played on November 19 in Ahmedabad.

Among the matches rescheduled is the India-Pakistan clash in Ahmedabad. The match was originally scheduled to be played on October 15 but now has been preponed to a day earlier on October 14 at the same venue. The change in date is due to the Navratri festival as per reports.

The England vs Afghanistan clash which was scheduled to be played on October 14 is now scheduled on October 15, Sunday. Pakistan’s match against Sri Lanka originally scheduled on October 12 will now be held on October 10. Australia’s big match against South Africa in Lucknow moved back 24 hours and will now be played on Thursday, 12 October instead of Friday, 13 October.

List Of Rescheduled Matches In ICC World Cup 2023

New Zealand vs Bangladesh match originally scheduled as a day match for 14 October in Chennai will now be played on October 13 as a day-night contest. Bangladesh’s clash against England will also be a day clash after it was originally scheduled as a day-night contest.

Towards the end of the league stage, there are three changes with the double-header encounters of Sunday, 12 November being moved a day earlier to Saturday, 11 November – Australia vs Bangladesh in Pune (10:30 AM) and England vs Pakistan in Kolkata (02:00 PM).

India’s last league game against the Netherlands has also been shifted from November 11 to 12 in Bengaluru which will be a day-night contest.

The first semi-final will be played on November 15 in Mumbai followed by the second semi-final in Kolkata on November 16. The final will be played as scheduled on November 19 in Ahmedabad. All three knockout matches will be day-night affairs starting from 2 pm IST.

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