ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Warm-up matches and schedule

The Cricket World Cup will get underway on 5 October when England tackle New Zealand on the 134,000-seater stadium in Ahmedabad, and the nations are busy getting in form earlier than that.

During the primary competitors the perimeters will all play one another as soon as in a round-robin group format, however a quantity can have an opportunity to eye up the opposition in some warm-up matches.

The squads will likely be confirmed on September 28, so the warm-up video games supply captains and coaches an opportunity to finalise their first-choice XI, work out match ups and get used to the situations in India.

Here’s all the things that you must know concerning the fixtures:

When are the Cricket World Cup heat up matches?

The heat up matches happen between 29 September and October 3 in three totally different cities in India, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad.

Who is collaborating?

All 10 groups collaborating within the World Cup (India, England, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Netherlands, South Africa) can have two warm-up matches every forward of the event.

How are they totally different?

The matches will likely be 50-over video games however is not going to have official one-day worldwide (ODI) standing as sides will likely be allowed to make use of all members of their 15-strong squads within the matches.

Fixtures:

Friday 29 September:

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 9.30am BST (2pm native time)

South Africa vs Afghanistan, Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 9.30am BST (2pm native time)

New Zealand vs Pakistan, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 9.30am BST (2pm native time)

Saturday 30 September:

India vs England, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, 9.30am BST (2pm native time)

Australia vs Netherlands, Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 9.30am BST (2pm native time)

Monday 2 October:

England vs Bangladesh, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 9.30am BST (2pm native time)

New Zealand vs South Africa, Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, 9.30am BST (2pm native time)

Tuesday 3 October:

Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, 9.30am BST (2pm native time)

Pakistan vs Australia, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 9.30am BST (2pm native time)

India vs Netherlands, Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, 9.30am BST (2pm native time)