2019 World Cup - Schedule, Venue and Timings

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has already announced the schedule, venue and timings of the 2019 World Cup. The ODI carnival will begin from 30 May with hosts England taking on South Africa at the Kennington Oval, London. Meanwhile, the final of the 2019 World Cup will be held at the Mecca of Cricket, Lord’s on 14 July. This is going to be the 12th edition of the ICC World Cup.

Meanwhile, there is a lot of excitement amongst the fans as well as the players for the ODI showpiece of next year. The World Cup brings a different pressure with itself and the players who perform well in the mega event are remembered for a long time.

The World Cup is just nine months away.

Meanwhile, 2019 World Cup will be played via the round robin method. All the ten teams will take on each other once. Thus, a particular team will play the other nine teams on one occasion. The last time when such a schedule was followed was back in 1992 World Cup. Thus, the round robin will replace the group qualification.

Consequently, the top four teams will reach the semifinal stages. The first ranked team will take on the fourth-placed team in the points table whereas the second positioned team will lock horns with the third-placed team. The first semifinal will take place on 9 July at Old Trafford, Manchester while the second one will be held on 11 July at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

The World Cup 2019 will run for 45 days as 48 matches will take place in the coveted tournament. Meanwhile, Australia is the defending champions. The Men in Yellow is the most successful side in the World Cup folklore having won it on five occasions.

On the other hand, hosts England have been in sublime form in the 50-overs format. Consequently, many experts believe that the Eoin Morgan led side is one of the favourite sides to lift the World Cup trophy for the first time.

Here is the complete Schedule, Timings and Venue of 2019 World Cup.