Wednesday, October 22, 2014

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Schedule




With the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup set to get underway in Australia and New Zealand in a few months’ time, the 14 participating teams have started preparing in full swing for the quadrennial event. The tournament kicks off with co-hosts New Zealand taking on Sri Lanka at Christchurch on February 14, 2015.
There are 42 group matches in all before we head to the business part of the tournament. The four quarter-finals will be played from March 18-21, after which there is a two-day break before the two semi-finals. The date of the all-important final is March 29, which will see the two top teams battling it out for the ultimate prize in front of 100,000 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne.
Here is the full schedule of the 2015 ICC World Cup:

Group matches         

Date

Match

Venue

Sat Feb 14 Match 1, Pool A – New Zealand v Sri LankaHagley Oval, Christchurch
Sat Feb 14Match 2, Pool A – Australia v EnglandMCG
Sun Feb 15Match 3, Pool B – South Africa v ZimbabweSeddon Park, Hamilton
Sun Feb 15Match 4, Pool B – India v PakistanAdelaide Oval
Mon Feb 16Match 5, Pool B – Ireland v West IndiesSaxton Oval, Nelson 
Tue Feb 17Match 6, Pool A – New Zealand v Scotland University Oval, Dunedin 
Wed Feb 18Match 7, Pool A – Afghanistan v BangladeshManuka Oval, Canberra
Thu Feb 19Match 8, Pool B – UAE v ZimbabweSaxton Oval, Nelson
Fri Feb 20Match 9, Pool A – New Zealand v EnglandWestpac Stadium, Wellington  
Sat Feb 21Match 10, Pool B – Pakistan v West IndiesHagley Oval, Christchurch
Sat Feb 21Match 11,  Pool A - Australia v BangladeshThe Gabba, Brisbane
Sun Feb 22Match 12, Pool A – Afghanistan v Sri LankaUniversity Oval, Dunedin 
Sun Feb 22Match 13, Pool B – India v South AfricaMCG
Mon Feb 23Match 14, Pool A – England v ScotlandHagley Oval, Christchurch
Tue Feb 24Match 15, Pool B – West Indies v ZimbabweManuka Oval, Canberra
Wed Feb 25Match 16, Pool B – Ireland v UAEThe Gabba, Brisbane
Thu Feb 26Match 17, Pool A – Afghanistan v Scotland University Oval, Dunedin 
Thu Feb 26Match 18, Pool A – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka MCG
Fri Feb 27Match 19, Pool B – South Africa v West Indies Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
Sat Feb 28Match 20, Pool B – India v UAEEden Park, Auckland 
Sat Feb 28Match 21, Pool A – New Zealand v AustraliaWACA, Perth
Sun Mar 1Match 22, Pool A – England v Sri Lanka Westpac Stadium, Wellington 
Sun Mar 1Match 23, Pool B – Pakistan v ZimbabweThe Gabba, Brisbane
Tue Mar 3Match 24, Pool B – Ireland v South AfricaManuka Oval, Canberra
Wed Mar 4Match 25, Pool B – Pakistan v UAEMcLean Park, Napier
Wed Mar 4Match 26, Pool A – Australia v AfghanistanWACA, Perth
Thu Mar 5Match 27, Pool A – Bangladesh v Scotland Saxton Oval, Nelson 
Fri Mar 6Match 28, Pool B – India v West IndiesWACA, Perth
Sat Mar 7Match 29, Pool B – Pakistan v South AfricaEden Park, Auckland 
Sat Mar 7Match 30, Pool B – Ireland v ZimbabweBellerive Oval, Hobart
Sun Mar 8Match 31, Pool A – New Zealand v AfghanistanMcLean Park, Napier
Sun Mar 8Match 32, Pool A – Australia v Sri Lanka SCG 
Mon Mar 9Match 33, Pool A – England v BangladeshAdelaide Oval
Tue Mar 10Match 34, Pool B – India v Ireland Seddon Park, Hamilton 
Wed Mar 11Match 35, Pool A – Scotland v Sri LankaBellerive Oval, Hobart
Thu Mar 12Match 36, Pool B – South Africa v UAEWestpac Stadium, Wellington 
Fri Mar 13Match 37, Pool A – New Zealand v BangladeshSeddon Park, Hamilton 
Fri Mar 13Match 38, Pool A – Afghanistan v England SCG
Sat Mar 14Match 39, Pool B – India v ZimbabweEden Park, Auckland 
Sat Mar 14Match 40, Pool A – Australia v ScotlandBellerive Oval, Hobart
Sun Mar 15 Match 41, Pool B – UAE v West IndiesMcLean Park, Napier
Sun Mar 15Match 42, Pool B – Ireland v Pakistan Adelaide Oval

   Quarter Finals (QF)

Date

Match

Venue

Wed Mar 18QF 1 – TBC v TBC (A1 v B4)SCG
Thu Mar 19QF 2 – TBC v TBC (A2 v B3)MCG
Fri Mar 20QF 3 – TBC v TBC (A3 v B2)Adelaide Oval
Sat Mar 21QF 4 – TBC v TBC (A4 v B1)Westpac Stadium, Wellington

Semi Finals (SF)

Date

Match

Venue

Tue Mar 24SF 1 – TBC v TBCEden Park, Auckland
Thu Mar 26SF 2 – TBC v TBCSCG

Final

Date

Match

Venue

Sun Mar 29TBC v TBCMCG

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