Adelaide Oval
Since: 1871
Capacity: 53,583.
World Cup 2015 matches: Quarterfinal (March 20). Group stages: India vs. Pakistan (Feb. 15), England vs. Bangladesh (March 9), Pakistan vs. Ireland (March 15).
About the venue: Universally hailed as one of the world's most attractive cricket grounds, the Adelaide Oval stands in leafy parkland near the Torrens River, only a short walk from central Adelaide. Cricket has been played at the ground since 1871 and it has also recently hosted Australian Rules Football, soccer, rugby league and rugby union. The ground was redeveloped from 2008 at a cost of $575 million.
WACA Ground (Perth)
Since: 1893.
Capacity: 24,500.
World Cup 2015 matches: India vs. United Arab Emirates (Feb. 28), Australia vs. Afghanistan (March 4), India vs. West Indies (March 6).
About the venue: The WACA, named for the Western Australia Cricket Association which has a 999-year lease on the ground, has been the home of cricket in Western Australia since 1893, famed for its fast and bouncy pitches
The ground has hosted test matches since 1970 and four of the eight fastest centuries in test history have been scored there. '
Bellerive Oval (Hobart)
Since: 1914.
Capacity: 20,000.
World Cup 2015 matches: Group stages: Zimbabwe vs. Ireland (March 7), Sri Lanka vs. Scotland (March 11), Australia vs. Scotland (March 14).
About the venue: The picturesque Bellerive Oval is located on the eastern shore of the Tasmania state capital, Hobart. The ground became a first-class cricket venue when Tasmania was admitted to the Sheffield Shield inter-state competition in 1977. It hosted its first one-day international, between Sri Lanka and New Zealand, in 1988 and its first test in 1989.
