Pakistan to play nine World Cup matches at only five venues

Pakistan start their marketing campaign by enjoying each qualifying groups in Hyderabad on October 6 and 12, earlier than travelling to Ahmedabad to tackle India on October 15. They then journey to Bengaluru to play Australia on October 20, and onward to Chennai the place they play Afghanistan on October 23 and South Africa on October 27.

Pakistan then head east to Kolkata for his or her fixture towards Bangladesh on October 31 and again to Bengaluru for his or her match towards New Zealand on November 4. Their ultimate league match, which can happen on the final day of the league part, is towards England in Kolkata on November 12. If Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals, they may play the sport in Kolkata.

The World Cup schedule was lastly launched at an occasion in Mumbai simply 100 days earlier than the beginning of the event on October 5. Compared, the fixtures for the 2019 World Cup in England and the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand had been launched greater than 12 months prematurely.

The event will likely be performed throughout ten venues in India, with the semi-finals in Mumbai and Kolkata on November 15 and 16, and the ultimate in Ahmedabad on November 19. The format would be the similar because it was in 2019, with ten groups enjoying one another as soon as within the league part and the highest 4 qualifying for the semi-finals.

Pakistan didn’t qualify for the semi-finals in 2019, ending fifth within the league stage, stage on factors with eventual runners-up New Zealand and dropping out on internet run fee. They may gear up for the 2023 event in India with warm-up video games between September 29 and October 3.

“The PCB requires the Authorities of Pakistan’s clearance for any tour to India, together with the match venues. We’re liaising with our authorities for steering, and as quickly as we hear one thing from them, we’ll replace the Occasion Authority (ICC). This place is constant to what we had advised the ICC a few weeks in the past once they shared with us the draft schedule and sought our suggestions,” PCB communications director Sami Ul Hasan stated.

The World Cup will likely be contested by ten groups. India certified for the occasion as hosts, whereas Afghanistan, Australia, England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa made it by ending within the prime eight of the 2020-2023 World Cup Tremendous League. The remaining two qualifiers will likely be recognized on the ongoing World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe, which is being performed by Sri Lanka, West Indies, Eire, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, UAE, USA, and Zimbabwe.