India will play its first match on 8 October Friday against the five-time World Cup winners Australia in Chennai.

The much-anticipated India-Pakistan battle is scheduled for 15 October Sunday in Ahmedabad.

Their last encounter in the 2019 World Cup was a high-scoring affair with India achieving a huge victory in Manchester.

India and Pakistan have faced each other seven times previously – in 1992, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015 and 2019.

In the 2019 Cricket World Cup, India posted a massive 336/5 at Old Trafford. However, a a smart bowling performance then helped restrict Pakistan to just 212/6 in a rain-marred match that India won by 89 runs.

Here’s the full schedule of the ICC 2023 Men’s ODI cricket world Cup:

Indian team schedule for World Cup 2023:

• IND vs AUS, Oct 8, Chennai
• IND vs AFG, Oct 11, Delhi
• IND vs PAK, Oct 15, Ahmedabad
• IND vs BAN, Oct 19, Pune
• IND vs NZ, Oct 22, Dharamsala
• IND vs ENG, Oct 29, Lucknow
• IND vs Qualifier, Nov 2, Mumbai
• IND vs SA, Nov 5, Kolkata
• IND vs Qualifier, Nov 11, Bengaluru

A total of 10 teams will participate at the showcase event, the first eight having already qualified through the Cricket World Cup Super League. The final two spots will be determined at the end of the Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe, which concludes on 9 July.

The first semi-final will be held on 15 November in Mumbai and the second semi-final will be held the following day in Kolkata.

The 2023 Cricket world cup final will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 19 November with 20 November slated as the reserve day.

The Narendra Modi Stadium boasts of a seating capacity of 132,000.

Updated: 27 Jun 2023, 01:22 PM IST