ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2019
Britain and South Africa will contend in the competition opener at The Oval.
The Oval to have the competition opener among England and South Africa on 30 May 2019.
Old Trafford and Edgbaston to organize the two semi-finals on ninth and eleventh July separately; Lord’s to have the last on fourteenth July.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson said, “Next summer fans far and wide will be blessed to receive convincing and focused cricket as the best groups on the planet clash in this round-robin arrange for the privilege to be delegated World Champions.”
Steve Elworthy says “The present declaration of the schedule is another essential moment in the development to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – the moment that the competition becomes animated for groups and cricket sweethearts over the world.”
The International Cricket Council today affirmed the timetable of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, which will be organized in England and Wales from 30 May to 14th of July.
Britain will open the competition at The Oval on 30 May when they will go up against South Africa, while Australia will dispatch their title safeguard on first June against the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier champions Afghanistan in a day/night match in Bristol.
Ruling ICC Champions Trophy victors and previous heroes Pakistan will begin their crusade against the ICC World Twenty20 champs and two-time previous winners of the Cricket World Cup the Windies at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on 31 May.
India, the 1983 and 2011 title holders who likewise won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 in England and Wales, will play their first match on 5th June against South Africa at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton. Their element will coordinate against conventional opponents Pakistan at Old Trafford in Manchester on 16th June.
Old Trafford in Manchester and Edgbaston in Birmingham will arrange the two semi-finals on ninth and eleventh July, while Lord’s will play host to a World Cup final event for the fifth time, on 14th July. All these three matches will have extra days in between.
Eleven world-class venues will be utilized in the 46-day competition in which each side will play the other once, with the best four sides after 45 matches advancing to the semi-finals.
Old Trafford in Manchester will have six matches, while Edgbaston in Birmingham, Hampshire Bowl in Southampton, Lord’s and The Oval (both in London), and Trent Bridge in Nottingham will arrange five matches each. Cardiff Wales Stadium in Cardiff and Headingley in Leeds have been assigned four matches each and County Ground Bristol in Bristol, County Ground Taunton in Taunton and The Riverside in Chester-le-Street have three matches each.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson stated: “It’s dependably an energizing minute in front of any significant occasion to report the schedule and for the ICC Cricket World Cup. Next summer fans around the world will be blessed to receive convincing and aggressive cricket as the best groups on the planet clash in this round-robin tournament format for the privilege to be delegated World Champions.
“This event will give fans crosswise over England and Wales the chance to watch world-class cricket on their doorstep with all groups moving around the nation. We know from past ICC occasions that each nation will be gladly upheld at every one of the scenes making a remarkable air and a genuine festival of the amusement.”
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Managing Director Steve Elworthy stated: “The present declaration of the schedule is another imperative minute in the development to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 – the moment that the competition becomes animated for groups and cricket darlings over the world. This is the lead occasion in one-day cricket.
“There are some awesome straight on awesome competitions to be expected – England v Australia at Lord’s and India v Pakistan at Old Trafford and additionally England v India at Edgbaston spring to mind. As coordinators we can guarantee the groups and fans we will strive to give the ideal stage to this occasion.
“On account of the UK’s assorted populace, each contending team will likewise be ensured a ‘home crowd feel’ each time they play at the absolute most notable cricket grounds on the planet.
“The Cricket World Cup is the third most viewed worldwide occasion and has tremendous passion and cheer among cricket fans. Our aspiration is to develop the amusement and convey the best ever cricket festivity and in view of that we have cautiously built up our ticket costs.
“The costs have been tried with a huge number of fans in the course of last six months, we have utilized outer specialists and counseled generally to guarantee that they are of great esteem versus other worldwide brandishing occasions. The costs balance openness with conveying the venture required to convey a world-class occasion. All income is put back in the diversion to develop cricket.”
Ticket costs offered are as per the following:
- 80,000+ tickets at £20
- 200,000+ tickets at £50 or less
- Child tickets at each match, beginning from £6
- A family of four for £52
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule: by location:
Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
1 June – New Zealand v Sri Lanka (d)                      4 June – Afghanistan v Sri Lanka (d)
8 June – England v Bangladesh (d)                           15 June – South Africa v Afghanistan (d/n)
Region Ground Bristol, Bristol
1 June – Afghanistan v Australia (d/n)                   7 June – Pakistan v Sri Lanka (d)
11 June – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka (d)                       Region Ground Taunton, Taunton
8 June – Afghanistan v New Zealand (d/n)          12 June – Australia v Pakistan (d)
17 June – Windies v Bangladesh (d)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
19 June – New Zealand v South Africa (d)            26 June – New Zealand v Pakistan (d)
30 June – England v India (d)                                      2 July – Bangladesh v India (d)
11 July – Second semi-last (2 v 3) (d)                      12 July – Reserve day
Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
5 June – South Africa v India (d)                               10 June – South Africa v Windies (d)
14 June – England v Windies (d)                               22 June – India v Afghanistan (d)
24 June – Bangladesh v Afghanistan (d)
Headingley, Leeds
21 June – England v Sri Lanka (d)                              29 June – Pakistan v Afghanistan (d)
4 July – Afghanistan v Windies (d)                           6 July – Sri Lanka v India (d)
Lord’s, London
23 June – Pakistan v South Africa (d)                      25 June – England v Australia (d)
29 June – New Zealand v Australia (d/n)                               5 July – Pakistan v Bangladesh (d/n)
14 July – Final (d)                                                             15 July – Reserve day
Old Trafford, Manchester
16 June – India v Pakistan (d)
18 June – England v Afghanistan (d)                       22 June – Windies v New Zealand (d/n)
27 June – Windies v India (d)                                     6 July – Australia v South Africa (d/n)
9 July – First elimination round (1 v 4) (d)              10 July – Reserve day
The Oval, London
30 May – England v South Africa (d)                        2 June – South Africa v Bangladesh (d)
5 June – Bangladesh v New Zealand (d/n)           9 June – India v Australia (d)
15 June – Sri Lanka v Australia (d)                            The Riverside, Chester-le-Street
28 June – Sri Lanka v South Africa (d)                     1 July – Sri Lanka v Windies (d)
3 July – England v New Zealand (d)                         Trent Bridge, Nottingham
31 May – Windies v Pakistan (d)                                               3 June – England v Pakistan (d)
6 June – Australia v Windies (d)                                13 June – India v New Zealand (d)
20 June – Australia v Bangladesh (d)
