2023 Cricket World Cup

13th edition of the premier international cricket competition

The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup was an international cricket tournament which was hosted by India.[1][2] India was selected as the host at an International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in London in June 2013.[3] This is the 13th Cricket World Cup competition. It was also the fourth time that India is hosting it.[4] This was the first time that India has hosted the tournament on its own. India hosted previous World Cup tournaments in 1987 (with Pakistan), 1996 (with Pakistan and Sri Lanka) and 2011 (with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh). The winners of the World Cup were Australia, who beat India in the finals by 7 wickets, breaking their 10 match win streak.[5]

2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
Dates5 October – 19 November 2023
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International (ODI)
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and knockout
Host(s)India India
ChampionsAustralia
Defending ChampionsEngland
Participants10
Matches played48
Man of the SeriesVirat Kohli
Most runsVirat Kohli - 765 runs
Most wicketsMohammed Shami - 24 wickets
Official websitecricketworldcup.com
2019
2027

Venues

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The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

The tournament took place in ten different stadiums, situated in ten different cities across India. The first and second semi-finals were held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata respectively, while the final took place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.[6]

Location Stadium Capacity No. of matches
Ahmedabad Narendra Modi Stadium 132,000[7] 5
Bangalore M. Chinnaswamy Stadium 40,000[8] 5
Chennai M. A. Chidambaram Stadium 50,000[9] 5
Delhi Arun Jaitley Stadium 41,842[10] 5
Dharamshala HPCA Stadium 23,000[11] 5
Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium 55,000[12] 3
Kolkata Eden Gardens 66,000[13] 5
Lucknow BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium 50,000[14] 5
Mumbai Wankhede Stadium 32,000[15] 5
Pune Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium 55,000[16] 5

Qualification

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As with the previous edition, the tournament features ten teams. The main route for qualification will be the 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League[17] tournament.[18]

For the World Cup, the top seven sides plus the hosts (India) from the thirteen competitors in the Super League will qualify. The remaining five teams, along with five Associate sides, will play in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, from which two teams will go through to the final tournament.[19][20]

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation 1   India
2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League 30 July 2020 – 31 May 2023 Various 7   Afghanistan
  Australia
  Bangladesh
  England
  Pakistan
  New Zealand
2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 18 June – 9 July 2023   Zimbabwe 2   Sri Lanka
  Netherlands
Total 10


Squads

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All teams were asked to finalise their 15-player squads prior to 28 September, with any replacements after this date requiring approval from the ICC.[21] All squads were announced by 26 September 2023.[22] The oldest player of the tournament was Dutch player Wesley Barresi, who was 39 years old, while the youngest was Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad, who was 18.[23]

Match officials

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On 8 September 2023, the ICC named 20 match officials for the tournament.[24] On 25 September 2023, ICC published the list of umpires for match-wise appointments.[25]

Umpires

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Referees

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The ICC also named four match referees for the tournament.[24]

Prize money

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The ICC distributed a pool of US$10 million in prize money for the tournament, with payouts remaining the same as the 2019 and 2015 tournaments:[26][27]

Stage Berths Prize money (US$) Total money (US$)
Winner 1 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Runner-up 1 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Losing semi-finalists 2 $800,000 $1,600,000
Teams that do not pass the league stage 6 $100,000 $600,000
Winner of each league stage match 45 $40,000 $1,800,000
Total $10,000,000

Warm-up matches

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Warm-up matches were held from 29 September to 3 October 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati, and Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.[28]

India's warm-up fixtures were announced on 27 June. The complete warm-up fixtures were announced on 23 August.[29] The matches were broadcast live on television.[30][31]

Warm-up matches
29 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
263 (49.1 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
264/3 (42 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 68 (64)
Mahedi Hasan 3/36 (9 overs)
Tanzid Hasan 84 (88)
Lahiru Kumara 1/30 (6 overs)
Bangladesh won by 7 wickets
Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
  • Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
29 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
29 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Pakistan  
345/5 (50 overs)
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  New Zealand
346/5 (43.4 overs)
Mohammad Rizwan 103* (94)
Mitchell Santner 2/39 (8 overs)
Rachin Ravindra 97 (72)
Usama Mir 2/68 (10 overs)
New Zealand won by 5 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Parashar Joshi (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
30 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
India  
v
No result
Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Saidarshan Kumar (Ind)
  • India won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
30 September 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Australia  
166/7 (23 overs)
v
  Netherlands
84/6 (14.2 overs)
Steve Smith 55 (42)
Roelof van der Merwe 2/12 (3 overs)
Colin Ackermann 31* (37)
Mitchell Starc 3/18 (3 overs)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 23 overs per side due to rain.
  • Rain prevented any further play.
2 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
188/9 (37 overs)
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  England
197/6 (24.1 overs)
Mehidy Hasan 74 (89)
Reece Topley 3/23 (5 overs)
Moeen Ali 56 (39)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/23 (3 overs)
England won by 4 wickets (DLS method)
Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Sharfuddoula (Ban)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
  • The match was reduced to 37 overs per side due to rain.
  • England were set a revised target of 197 runs from 37 overs due to rain.
2 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
New Zealand  
321/6 (50 overs)
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  South Africa
211/4 (37 overs)
Devon Conway 78 (73)
Lungi Ngidi 3/33 (7 overs)
Quinton de Kock 84* (89)
Trent Boult 2/20 (5 overs)
New Zealand won by 7 runs (DLS method)
Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng)
  • New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
  • South Africa innings curtailed at 37 overs due to rain; DLS par score was 219.
3 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
294 (46.2 overs)
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  Afghanistan
261/4 (38.1 overs)
Kusal Mendis 158 (87)
Mohammad Nabi 4/44 (8 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 119 (92)
Kasun Rajitha 1/18 (7 overs)
Afghanistan won by 6 wickets (DLS method)
Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Joel Wilson (WI)
  • Afganistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Afghanistan were set a revised target of 257 runs from 42 overs due to rain.
3 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
India  
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
3 October 2023
14:00
Scorecard
Australia  
351/7 (50 overs)
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  Pakistan
337 (47.4 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 77 (71)
Usama Mir 2/31 (5 overs)
Babar Azam 90 (59)
Marnus Labuschagne 3/78 (8.4 overs)
Australia won by 14 runs
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.

Group stage

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The ICC announced the World Cup schedule on 27 June 2023 at an event in Mumbai with a countdown of 100 days to the opening match of the World Cup on 5 October. The group stage started with the match between the finalists of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, New Zealand and England, at Narendra Modi Stadium.[28] On 9 August 2023, nine fixtures, including the match between India and Pakistan, were rescheduled by the ICC.[32]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1   India (H, Q) 8 8 0 0 16 2.456 Advance to the semi-finals and
qualify for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy
2   South Africa (Q) 8 6 2 0 12 1.376
3   Australia 7 5 2 0 10 0.924
4   New Zealand 8 4 4 0 8 0.401
5   Pakistan 8 4 4 0 8 0.052 Qualify for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy[a]
6   Afghanistan 7 4 3 0 8 −0.330
7   Sri Lanka 7 2 5 0 4 −1.162
8   Netherlands 7 2 5 0 4 −1.398
9   Bangladesh (E) 7 1 6 0 2 −1.446
10   England (E) 7 1 6 0 2 −1.504
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2023. Source: ICC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams; 5) Pre-tournament seeding
(E) Eliminated from World Cup but can still qualify for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. Pakistan qualify automatically for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy as hosts.

Group progression

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Team ╲ Round123456
  AfghanistanLLWLW
  AustraliaLLWWW
  BangladeshWLLLL
  EnglandLWLLL
  IndiaWWWWW
  NetherlandsLLWLL
  New ZealandWWWWL
  PakistanWWLLL
  South AfricaWWLWW
  Sri LankaLLLWW
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: [1]
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Summary

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Week 1

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The tournament began on 5 October at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad between the last tournament's finalists, England and New Zealand. England batted first and were restricted to 282 runs, with Joe Root top-scoring with 77 runs. New Zealand secured a 9-wicket victory, thanks to unbeaten 273 run partnership from Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra. In the next match, Pakistan won by 81 runs against the Netherlands.[33] Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 6 wickets.

Week 2

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Fixtures

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The ICC released the fixture details on 27 June 2023.[34]

5 October 2023
Scorecard
England  
282/9 (50 overs)
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  New Zealand
283/1 (36.2 overs)
7 October 2023
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
156 (37.2 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
158/4 (34.4 overs)
7 October 2023
Scorecard
South Africa  
428/5 (50 overs)
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  Sri Lanka
326 (44.5 overs)
8 October 2023
Scorecard
Australia  
199 (49.3 overs)
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  India
201/4 (41.2 overs)
10 October 2023
Scorecard
England  
364/9 (50 overs)
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  Bangladesh
227 (48.2 overs)
10 October 2023
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
344/9 (50 overs)
v
  Pakistan
345/4 (48.2 overs)
11 October 2023
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
272/8 (50 overs)
v
  India
273/2 (35 overs)
12 October 2023
Scorecard
South Africa  
311/7 (50 overs)
v
  Australia
177 (40.5 overs)
13 October 2023
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
245/9 (50 overs)
v
  New Zealand
248/2 (42.5 overs)
14 October 2023
Scorecard
Pakistan  
191 (42.5 overs)
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  India
192/3 (30.3 overs)
15 October 2023
Scorecard
Afghanistan  
284 (49.5 overs)
v
  England
215 (40.3 overs)
16 October 2023
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  
209 (43.3 overs)
v
  Australia
215/5 (35.2 overs)
17 October 2023
Scorecard
Netherlands  
245/8 (43 overs)
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  South Africa
207 (42.5 overs)
18 October 2023
Scorecard
New Zealand  
288/6 (50 overs)
v
  Afghanistan
139 (34.4 overs)
19 October 2023
Scorecard
Bangladesh  
256/8 (50 overs)
v
  India
261/3 (41.3 overs)
20 October 2023
Scorecard
Australia  
367/9 (50 overs)
v
  Pakistan
305 (45.3 overs)
21 October 2023
Scorecard
Netherlands  
262 (49.4 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
263/5 (48.2 overs)
21 October 2023
Scorecard
South Africa  
399/7 (50 overs)
v
  England
170 (22 overs)
22 October 2023
Scorecard
New Zealand  
273 (50 overs)
v
  India
274/6 (48 overs)
23 October 2023
Scorecard
Pakistan  
282/7 (50 overs)
v
  Afghanistan
286/2 (49 overs)
24 October 2023
Scorecard
South Africa  
382/5 (50 overs)
v
  Bangladesh
233 (46.4 overs)
25 October 2023
Scorecard
Australia  
399/8 (50 overs)
v
  Netherlands
90 (21 overs)
26 October 2023
Scorecard
England  
156 (33.2 overs)
v
  Sri Lanka
160/2 (25.4 overs)
28 October 2023
Scorecard
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31 October 2023
Scorecard
v
2 November 2023
Scorecard
India  
v
5 November 2023
Scorecard
India  
v
11 November 2023
Scorecard
v

Knockout stage

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The ICC has stated that if Pakistan had qualified for the semi-finals, they would've played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Whereas If India qualified for the semi-finals, they would be playing at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai unless India's opponent was Pakistan (the match would've held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata in that case). All knockout matches had a reserve day available.[35]

Semi-finals Final
      
1   India 397/4 (50 overs)
4   New Zealand 327 (48.5 overs)
SFW1   India 240 (50 overs)
SFW2   Australia 241/4 (43 overs)
2   South Africa 212 (49.4 overs)
3   Australia 215/7 (47.2 overs)

Broadcasting

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Star Sports will serve as the host broadcaster for this Cricket World Cup, in association with the ICC. Star Sports and its sister streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar serve as the domestic broadcasters of the tournament, announcing plans to televise and stream matches in English and eight regional languages.[36]
Disney+ Hotstar announced they are set to broadcast all matches free without a subscription on 'mobile devices'.[37][38]

The ICC and Disney Star announced that each match would feature dedicated feeds in a vertical video format optimised for viewing on smartphones, using dedicated camera angles, graphics, and "bespoke production enhancements".[37][39][40]

The list below includes all official broadcasters of the tournament, listed by country or territory.[41]

Territory Rights holder(s) Digital rights
Afghanistan Ariana TV
  • Ariana Television
  • Afghan Wireless
Australia
Bangladesh Rabbithole BD App
Canada Willow TV Willow TV
Continental Europe YuppTV YuppTV
Caribbean Islands ESPN ESPN Play Caribbean
Hong Kong Astro Vinmeen HD Yupp TV
India Star Sports Disney+ Hotstar[39]
Middle East and North Africa CricLife
New Zealand Sky Sports
  • skygo.co.nz
  • skysportnow.co.nz
Nepal Star Sports Network
Pakistan
  • ptvflix
  • Daraz
  • Tamasha ap
  • ARY ZAP
  • myco app
Pacific Islands TVWAN Action PAC
Sri Lanka sirasatv.lk
South Africa SuperSports SuperSports app
South East Asia Yupp TV
Sub-Saharan Africa SuperSports SuperSport app
Singapore Astro Vinmeen HD Star Hub TV+
United States Willow TV ESPN+
United Kingdom
  • SkyGO
  • Sky Sports app
  • My5 app[a]
  1. 1.0 1.1 Channel 5 will only broadcasts highlights.

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Other websites

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