NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) and host BCCI announced the ODI World Cup 2023 schedule on Tuesday, finalising 10 venues for the event beginning October 5.
The chosen venues include Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Dharamsala, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune.
Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram will host warm-up matches.
But established cricket centres like Mohali, Nagpur, Indore, Rajkot and Ranchi missed out on hosting any of the matches.
The matches are allocated zone wise and metro cities usually get to host the World Cup games.
Though it is an ICC event, the world body tends to go with venues proposed by the local organising committee, which is the BCCI in this case. A draft schedule was shared with the ICC earlier.
Indore, which regularly gets to host international games and staged an ODI and Test earlier this year, is among the major centres to have missed out on a World Cup fixture.
Though the ICC doesn't put a limit on the number of venues, the lesser the venues the lesser the logistical challenges in organising an event which these days lasts for a month and a half and features as many as 10 teams.
Ahmedabad will host the World Cup opener, the final, as well as the big marquee clash of the tournament -- India versus Pakistan -- on October 15, along with other matches.
Barring Hyderabad, all the chosen World Cup venues will get five games each.
Guwahati, the lone venue for international cricket in the Northeast, will host warm-up matches, including one between India and England, but not any of the main matches.
1/10:ODI World Cup 2023: Complete England fixtures
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2/10:England vs New Zealand
<p>Defending champions England will meet 2019 edition runners-up New Zealand in the opening clash in Ahmedabad on October 5. </p>Getty Images
3/10:England vs Bangladesh
<p>The picturesque Dharamsala ground will play host to England-Bangladesh clash on October 10. </p>Getty Images
4/10:England vs Afghanistan
<p>England will then take on Afghanistan in Delhi on October 14. </p>Getty Images
5/10:England vs South Africa
<p>England will then face South Africa in Mumbai on October 21. </p>Getty Images
6/10:England vs Qualifier 2
<p>Bengaluru will be the host of England's match against Qualifier 2 on October 26. </p>Getty Images
7/10:England vs India
<p>England take on hosts India in Lucknow on October 29. </p>Getty Images
8/10:England vs Australia
<p>Traditional rivals Australia will be up next for England in Ahmedabad on November 4. </p>Getty Images
9/10:England vs Qualifier 1
<p>England face Qualifier 1 in Pune on November 8. </p>Getty Images
10/10:England vs Pakistan
<p>The majestic Eden Gardens in Kolkata will play host to England-Pakistan clash on November 12. </p>Getty ImagesKolkata edged out Chennai and Bangalore in the race to host a World Cup semifinal. Chennai and Bengaluru were also in the race to host one of the semi-finals but the BCCI and ICC awarded the game to the historic venue in Kolkata - the Eden Gardens.
The other semifinal will be held in Mumbai.
Overall, Kolkata will host five matches of the World Cup including the second semifinal on November 15 and India versus South Africa (November 5) in the group stage.
1/10:ODI World Cup 2023: Complete Australia fixtures
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2/10:India vs Australia
<p>Five-time champions Australia start their campaign with a monumental clash against ODI World Cup 2023 hosts India on October 8 in Chennai. </p>Getty Images
3/10:Australia vs South Africa
<p>The most successful side in tournament history then travel to Lucknow to take on South Africa on October 13. </p>Getty Images
4/10:Australia vs Qualifier 2
<p>The Aussies are scheduled to play their next match also in Lucknow against Qualifier 2 on October 16. </p>Getty Images
5/10:Australia vs Pakistan
<p>Bengaluru will host the Aussies in their next match against 1992 edition champions Pakistan on October 20.</p>Getty Images
6/10:Australia vs Qualifier 1
<p>The Aussies will then travel to Delhi to face Qualifier 1 on October 25. </p>Getty Images
7/10:Australia vs New Zealand
<p>Australia face Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand in the picturesque Dharamsala ground next on October 28. </p>Getty Images
8/10:Australia vs England
<p>Traditional rivals England will be up next for the Aussies in Ahmedabad on November 4. </p>Getty Images
9/10:Australia vs Afghanistan
<p>Mumbai will then host the Australia-Afghanistan clash on November 7. </p>Getty Images
10/10:Australia vs Bangladesh
<p>The Aussies' last league match will be against Bangladesh on November 12 in Pune. </p>Getty ImagesIf India make it to the semis, they will play in Mumbai. However if they are up against Pakistan in the semis then the match will be moved to Kolkata and the other semi-final will be scheduled for Mumbai.
Several high-profile matches have been held in the Mohali stadium in the past, including the World Cup semi-finals in 1996 and 2011, but this time the venue was not included in the final list.
Dharamsala will host five matches, even though Mohali has a much bigger stadium in terms of capacity.
