The high-voltage encounter between India and Pakistan in this year’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup – which was earlier scheduled for October 15 – will now take place on October 14 (Saturday) in Ahmedabad.
The India-Pakistan match was originally scheduled for October 15 but since the most anticipated game of the tournament was falling on the first day of Navratri, a festival celebrated with massive participation across Gujarat, security agencies The Board of Control for Cricket was advised. India (BCCI) will change the itinerary.
As a result, England’s match against Afghanistan in Delhi will be moved from October 14 to 24 hours later on October 15.
Pakistan’s match against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad has been moved from Thursday, October 12 to Tuesday, October 10, and Australia’s match against South Africa in Lucknow has been moved back 24 hours to Thursday instead of Friday, October 13. , will be played on October 12.
Similarly, New Zealand’s fixture against Bangladesh, originally scheduled as a one-day match in Chennai on October 14, will now be played on Friday, October 13 and will be played as a day-night affair.
From the early stages of the tournament, a minor change in the fixture meant the timing of England’s match against Bangladesh in Dharamsala, with the clash becoming a one-day match and starting at 10am after the originally scheduled time. Starts at :30pm (local time). As a day and night fixture.
Towards the end of the league stage, there are three changes with the Sunday, November 12 double-header matches being moved a day earlier to Saturday, November 11 – Australia v Bangladesh in Pune (10:30AM) and England v Pakistan in Kolkata. I. (02:00 PM)
Meanwhile, India’s final league game against the Netherlands has now been shifted to November 11-12, a day-night match to be played in Bengaluru.
It is to be noted that 10 teams will fight for the coveted title at 10 venues from October 5 to November 19, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting the tournament’s opening and finals.
The Cricket World Cup will be played in a round-robin format in which all teams will play a total of 45 league matches against each other.
The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals which will be held in Mumbai on November 15 and Kolkata on November 16. The semi-finals and finals will have reserve days.
