The much-anticipated India-Pakistan clash is scheduled for Sunday, October 15 in Ahmedabad. The fixtures list for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India has been released along with the 10 venues for the 46-day long mega event. Cricket enthusiasts will once again see cricketing giants like Babar Azam and Virat Kohli battling against each other.
Cricket fans will get to witness the mother of all games on October 15, Sunday, as India & Pakistan will clash for the World Cup encounter in Ahmedabad. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued the official schedule of the tournament.
ICC World Cup 2023 schedule revealed 🔥
India and Pakistan will face each other in Ahmedabad 🤝#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/BTJqoiA8Sf
— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) June 27, 2023
As per the schedule, the event will begin on October 5 with the opening game between England and New Zealand. During the 46 days tournament, 10 teams will compete against each other in the round-robin format. To qualify for the knock-out stages, each team will play a total of 09 matches.
India will commence their campaign against Australia in Chennai. Australia has recently defeated Australia in the World Test Championship.
On the other hand, Pakistan will begin its campaign against a qualifier team on October 06 in Hyderabad.
Pakistan’s World Cup schedule:
October 6, Pakistan vs Qualifier (Hyderabad)
October 12, Pakistan vs Qualifier (Hyderabad)
October 15, Pakistan vs India (Ahmedabad)
October 20, Pakistan vs Australia (Bengaluru)
October 23, Pakistan vs Afghanistan (Chennai)
October 27, Pakistan vs South Africa (Chennai)
October 31, Pakistan vs Bangladesh (Kolkata)
November 4, Pakistan vs New Zealand (Bengaluru)
November 12, Pakistan vs England (Kolkata)