The schedule of the upcoming 2023 ODI World Cup was announced on Tuesday by the International Cricket Council in a meeting held in Mumbai. It had ten different venues in India hosting World Cup matches. With the top ten teams taking part in the competition, of which eight have been finalized.
The remaining two spots will be filled after the conclusion of the ongoing ICC World Cup Qualifier 2023 in Zimbabwe. The top two teams from the competition will make it to the World Cup in India. The mega event in India will host a total of 48 matches.
It will start with a game between England and New Zealand on October 5 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The final is set to take place on November 19 at the same venue. However, everyone is eagerly waiting for one of the biggest sporting clashes between India and Pakistan.
Both archrivals will face off against each other on October 15 in Ahmedabad. But the concern is about Pakistan’s participation in the event. Pakistan hasn’t confirmed yet whether they will take part in the World Cup or not. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated earlier that they required approval from their government to travel to India.
So what will happen if Pakistan does not come to India for the World Cup? An ICC source confirmed that in that case, there will be another team that will replace Pakistan. The ICC source told the Times Now, “If Pakistan decides against coming to India for the World Cup, then it will be replaced by the third-top team from the WC qualifiers.”
Speaking of the ongoing CWC Qualifiers, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe are the two teams that look to end the tournament in the top two positions. Apart from them, Netherlands, Oman, West Indies, and Oman are the other four teams that have qualified for the Super Six.
Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka won all four group games and entered the Super Six with four points each. Meanwhile Netherlands and Scotland entered the second round with two points after finishing second in their groups. West Indies and Oman finished their respective groups in third place, so they made the Super Six with zero points.
