2023 Cricket World Cup Warm Up Matches Schedule | CWC 2023 Practice Matches

ICC’s Cricket World Cup 2023 schedule is out and it will be starting from Oct 05, 2023. As usual, there will also be some practice matches, or call them Warm-Up matches before the World Cup starts. The Purpose of warm-up games is to get used to the pitches, venues, and climate conditions before the real tournament kick-off. According to the warm-up matches schedule for the CWC 2023, a total of 10 matches will be played between 10 teams. Each team will be playing 2 practice matches before the World Cup 2023 starts.

2023 Cricket World Cup Warm-up Matches Venues

Three venues have been selected as per the Warm-up matches schedule which includes:

  • Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
  • Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

According to the Schedule of warm-up matches announced by ICC, Barsapara Cricket Stadium and Greenfield Stadium will host four practice matches, whereas Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium will be hosting two matches.

Warm-up fixtures will consist of 50 overs but they will not be counted as official ICC ODI matches. All teams can field all members of their 15-man squad during these matches.

The 2023 Cricket World Cup warm-up games will start on September 29 and will continue for five days till October 03. This means each day 2 to 3 matches will be played.

No. Date Teams Time (LOCAL) Venue
1 Sep 29 Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 02:00 PM Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
2 Sep 29 South Africa vs Afghanistan 02:00 PM Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
3 Sep 29 Pakistan vs New Zealand 02:00 PM
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
4 Sep 30 India vs England 02:00 PM Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
5 Sep 30 Australia vs Netherlands 02:00 PM Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
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Oct 02
England vs Bangladesh 02:00 PM Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
7 Oct 02 New Zealand vs South Africa 02:00 PM
Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
8 Oct 03 Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka 02:00 PM Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
9 Oct 03 Pakistan vs Australia 02:00 PM Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
10 Oct 03 India vs Netherlands 02:00 PM Greenfield Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

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