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Cricket’s most popular tournament, the ICC World Cup is scheduled to start from 30 May, and the 2019 edition is going to be hosted by England and Wales. A lot of cricket lovers and fans are certain to be a part of this incredible carnival and catch the action live. Throughout the championship, 10 international teams will play 48 matches in a round-robin format at 11 world class venues for 46 days. Top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals that will be played in Manchester and Birmingham on 9th July and 11th July respectively. With just a couple of weeks left, the excitement is building up and the cricket lovers around the world are waiting with bated breath for the Championship to begin. Preparations are in full swing in both England and Wales to make sure that cricket fans arriving here to watch the matches are served with nothing but pure entertainment!
Teams
England (hosts), Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and West Indies.
Among the most popular teams, the current champions Australia will play their first match with ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier champions Afghanistan on 1st June at Bristol; two times World champions India will match-up South Africa on 5th June in Southampton. India and Pakistan the two arch rivals are scheduled to take on each other on 16 June at Old Trafford while England and Australia face off each other on 25th June at the Lord’s.
Venues
Lord’s and The Oval in London will witness 5 matches each with the former hosting the final match on 14th July. Manchester’s Old Trafford and Birmingham’s Edgbaston will host 5 matches each including one semi-final a piece on 9th July and 11th July respectively. Old Trafford is scheduled to host the maximum number of matches (6) this ICC Cricket World Cup season. Other venues include Bristol, Cardiff, Chester-le-Street, Leeds, Nottingham, Southampton and Taunton.
Players to Look Out for
The biggest names of the squad members to look out for in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 include Virat Kohli, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Andre Russel, Imran Tahir, Steve Smith, Chris Gayle, Dinesh Karthik, Kane Williamson, Hashim Amla, Angelo Mathews, Rashid Khan, Shoaib Malik and Shimron Hetmyer.
Capture the Action Live – On or Off the Venues
Cricket lovers all over the world who plan to join the crowds at the venues in England and Wales to root for their favourite team have already booked their tickets. If you are a late planner you still have a chance to book your flights to the venues and tickets to the matches before they are sold out. If you are not heading to the cricket grounds, the city pubs and bars are the best places to watch the World Cup where you can enjoy the matches sipping your favourite tipple. You will find a plenty of pubs in your city screening the ICC Cricket World Cup action where the atmosphere is nothing less than what it is at the cricket grounds. And then there is the good old way to enjoy the matches from the comfort of your home glued to the good old telly! No matter where you are, just make sure that you catch the action live.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Fixtures
The 10-team tournament will start on May 30, 2019 and will go on till July 14, 2019. Cricket lovers will have more than a month’s time to enjoy the sport across England and Wales.
| Date: | Match: |
| May 30, Thu | England vs South Africa, Match 1 Kennington Oval, London |
| May 31, Fri | Windies vs Pakistan, Match 2 Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Jun 01, Sat | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Match 3 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Jun 01, Sat | Afghanistan vs Australia, Match 4 County Ground, Bristol |
| Jun 02, Sun | South Africa vs Bangladesh, Match 5 Kennington Oval, London |
| Jun 03, Mon | England vs Pakistan, Match 6 Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Jun 04, Tue | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Match 7 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Jun 05, Wed | South Africa vs India, Match 8 The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Jun 05, Wed | Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Match 9 Kennington Oval, London |
| Jun 06, Thu | Australia vs Windies, Match 10 Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Jun 07, Fri | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Match 11 County Ground, Bristol |
| Jun 08, Sat | England vs Bangladesh, Match 12 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Jun 08, Sat | Afghanistan vs New Zealand, Match 13 The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton |
| Jun 09, Sun | India vs Australia, Match 14 Kennington Oval, London |
| Jun 10, Mon | South Africa vs Windies, Match 15 The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Jun 11, Tue | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Match 16 County Ground, Bristol |
| Jun 12, Wed | Australia vs Pakistan, Match 17 The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton |
| Jun 13, Thu | India vs New Zealand, Match 18 Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Jun 14, Fri | England vs Windies, Match 19 The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Jun 15, Sat | Sri Lanka vs Australia, Match 20 Kennington Oval, London |
| Jun 15, Sat | South Africa vs Afghanistan, Match 21 Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |
| Jun 16, Sun | India vs Pakistan, Match 22 Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Jun 17, Mon | Windies vs Bangladesh, Match 23 The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton |
| Jun 18, Tue | England vs Afghanistan, Match 24 Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Jun 19, Wed | New Zealand vs South Africa, Match 25 Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Jun 20, Thu | Australia vs Bangladesh, Match 26 Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
| Jun 21, Fri | England vs Sri Lanka, Match 27 Headingley, Leeds |
| Jun 22, Sat | India vs Afghanistan, Match 28 The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Jun 22, Sat | Windies vs New Zealand, Match 29 Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Jun 23, Sun | Pakistan vs South Africa, Match 30 Lord’s, London |
| Jun 24, Mon | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Match 31 The Rose Bowl, Southampton |
| Jun 25, Tue | England vs Australia, Match 32 Lord’s, London |
| Jun 26, Wed | New Zealand vs Pakistan, Match 33 Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Jun 27, Thu | Windies vs India, Match 34 Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Jun 28, Fri | Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Match 35 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Jun 29, Sat | Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Match 36 Headingley, Leeds |
| Jun 29, Sat | New Zealand vs Australia, Match 37 Lord’s, London |
| Jun 30, Sun | England vs India, Match 38 Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Jul 01, Mon | Sri Lanka vs Windies, Match 39 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Jul 02, Tue | Bangladesh vs India, Match 40 Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Jul 03, Wed | England vs New Zealand, Match 41 Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
| Jul 04, Thu | Afghanistan vs Windies, Match 42 Headingley, Leeds |
| Jul 05, Fri | Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Match 43 Lord’s, London |
| Jul 06, Sat | Sri Lanka vs India, Match 44 Headingley, Leeds |
| Jul 06, Sat | Australia vs South Africa, Match 45 Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Jul 09, Tue | TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final (1 v 4) Old Trafford, Manchester |
| Jul 11, Thu | TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi-Final (2 v 3) Edgbaston, Birmingham |
| Jul 14, Sun | TBC vs TBC, Final Lord’s, London |