The Web Desk – The official pre-tournament schedule for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in India this year has been released.
The 10 countries will compete in two official 50-over games apiece during the week before the World Cup begins on October 5. The games will take place in three different Indian cities.
The games, which will take place between Friday, September 29 and Tuesday, October 3, in Guwahati, Hyderabad, and Thiruvananthapuram, will give teams the ideal chance to acclimate to the circumstances they would likely encounter at the World Cup.
Hosts India will battle it out against reigning champions England the following day in Guwahati, while five-time winners Australia will be looking for some valuable practice when they play the Netherlands in Thiruvananthapuram on the same day.
All games will commence at 2:00pm IST and teams will be allowed to field all members of their 15-player squads during the matches.
World Cup warm-up fixtures:
Friday 29 September
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
SOURCE: DUNYA NEWS
