ICC World Cup 2023: India to face England and Netherlands in warm-up matches as ICC announces fixtures

India will take on defending champions England in their first of the two official warmup matches ahead of the 2023 World Cup before facing the Netherlands in their second warm-up match on October 3 in Thiruvananthapuram. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the official warm-up fixtures on Wednesday, August 23 with each team getting to play 2 matches before the tournament gets underway on October 5.

All the matches will get underway at 2 pm IST and the teams will be allowed to field all the 15 members in their squads.

India's campaign in the tournament commences on October 8th, 2023, with a match against five-time World Cup winners Australia. This highly anticipated match will take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Following this, the much-awaited India-Pakistan clash is scheduled for Saturday, October 14th, in Ahmedabad. This encounter is expected to be a high-scoring affair, reminiscent of their last face-off in the 2019 World Cup where India secured a significant victory.

India will play a 3-match ODI



series against Australia which ends on September 27 and they will 2 days before the first warm-up match.

Friday 29 September

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

South Africa v Afghanistan, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

New Zealand v Pakistan, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Saturday 30 September

India v England, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

Australia v Netherlands, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Monday 2 October

England v Bangladesh, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

New Zealand v South Africa, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Tuesday 3 October

Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

India v Netherlands, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Pakistan v Australia, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad