India vs Pakistan to be held on October 15 in Ahmedabad

World Cup 2023:At the 2023 ICC World Cup, India vs. Pakistan is reportedly slated to play on October 15 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, a location with seating for more than one lakh people.

Only a few days after ICC CEO Geoff Allardice promised that the showpiece event’s itinerary would be made public as soon as possible, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed the preliminary timetable with the international cricket governing body.

Before publishing the final schedule this week, the ICC has shared the draught schedule with all of the competing (qualifying) teams in order to get their opinion.

The explosive India vs. Pakistan matchup is reportedly scheduled to take place on October 15 in Ahmedabad. Meanwhile, on October 5, the tournament will begin with a match between England and New Zealand, the winners of the previous edition in 2019.

The hosts, India, are anticipated to kick off their campaign on October 8 in Chennai against the five-time champions, Australia.

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According to reports, Team India will compete across nine venues during the round-robin stage. The 13th edition of the men’s World Cup will have both the opening game of the competition and the championship game in Ahmedabad. The locations of the semifinal matchups, however, were left out.

India’s fixtures for the 2023 World Cup as per BCCI’s draft schedule:

  • India vs Australia, October 8 (Chennai)
  • India vs Afghanistan, October 11 (Delhi)
  • India vs Pakistan, October 15 (Ahmedabad)
  • India vs Bangladesh, October 19 (Pune)
  • India vs New Zealand, October 22 (Dharamshala)
  • India vs England, October 29 (Lucknow)
  • India vs Qualifier, November 2 (Mumbai)
  • IND vs South Africa, November 5 (Kolkata)
  • IND vs Qualifier, November 11 (Bengaluru)

Pakistan has five sites in India where they will play. On October 6 and 12, the 1992 World Cup champions will play two qualifying teams in Hyderabad, barring their explosive matchup against India in Ahmedabad.

  • Pakistan will take on Australia on October 20 (Bengaluru),
  • Afghanistan on October 23 (Chennai),
  • South Africa on October 27 (Chennai),
  • Bangladesh on October 31 (Kolkata),
  • New Zealand on November 5 (Bengaluru), and England on November 12 (Kolkata), which is likely to be the final league match.

However, the final of the tournament will also be played in Ahmedabad , on November 19.