England's Schedule for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Fixtures, Dates, Venues, Time

England to begin their title defence against the 2019 finalists New Zealand at Ahmedabad on 5th October.

The schedule for the 2023 ODI World Cup in India has been announced on Tuesday morning. The defending champions, England, will defend their title against other top nine teams. It will be England who will play the first game of the tournament against New Zealand at the largest cricket stadium in the world, Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on October 5.

The top eight teams have already booked their places for the mega event on the basis of rankings and points in the ODI Super League, while two teams will fight it out in the ten-team ICC CWC Qualifier 2023, which is underway in Zimbabwe, to get the tickets for the remaining two slots. Just like the last edition in England, the 12th edition will see a total of 10 teams play in the competition.

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England's Complete Schedule for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023:

The tournament will be played in a round-robin format, in which every team will play nine games against other teams. The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals in the knockout stage. Being the defending champions, England will enter the World Cup 2023 as one of the favorites to win, but they will have to play in different conditions. However, most of the English players are familiar with the Indian conditions, having played in the Indian Premier League. So let's check out the schedule for England in the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023.

1. England vs New Zealand, Narendra Modi Stadium, Oct 5, Ahmedabad.

2. England vs Bangladesh, HPCA Stadium, Oct 10, Dharamsala,

3. England vs Afghanistan, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Oct 14, Delhi.

4. England vs South Africa, Wankhede Stadium, Oct 21, Mumbai.

5. England vs Qualifier 2, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Oct 26, Bengaluru.

6. England vs India, Ekana Stadium, Oct 29, Lucknow.

7. England vs Australia, Narendra Modi Stadium, Nov 4, Ahmedabad.

8. England vs Qualifier 1, MCA Stadium, Nov 8, Pune.

9. England vs Pakistan, Eden Gardens, Nov 12, Kolkata.