With exactly 100 days to go for the World Cup, BCCI and ICC announced the schedule of the mega event today (June 27). The tournament will be played from October 5 to November 19 with India starting their campaign against Australia in Chennai on October 8. The finalists of 2019 World Cup, England and New Zealand will face each other in the opening game of the tournament.
The semi-final matches of the World Cup are scheduled to be played on November 15 and 16 in Mumbai and Kolkata respectively. Meanwhile, ICC has confirmed that if India make it to top four, they will play their semi-final game at the Wankhede Stadium on November 15 irrespective of their position in the points table. Moreover, Pakistan will not be playing in Mumbai in case they make it to the semi-final. Hence, they will play their knockout game in Kolkata.
In the case where India and Pakistan do not make it to the top four of the points table, then the first and fourth placed teams will lock horns in the first semi-final of the tournament in Mumbai. The second and third placed team in the table will fight for a place in the final in the second semi-final at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Meanwhile, the schedule announcement must have relieved the overseas fans especially who will now get to plan their travel to India to watch their favourite players and teams during the World Cup. ICC is likely to announce the details of ticket booking of all the venues soon with the tournament starting in almost three months from now.
