2023 Cricket World Cup
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| Dates | 5 October – 19 November 2023 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International (ODI) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 48 |
| Official website | cricketworldcup.com |
The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup is the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament is being hosted by India. It started on 5 October and is scheduled to conclude on 19 November 2023. England were the defending champions, having won the 2019 edition by defeating New Zealand in the final.
Ten national teams are participating. All had to qualify for the tournament through the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process. India qualified as hosts; Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa qualified via the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, with the Netherlands and Sri Lanka securing the final two places via the qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe during June and July 2023. The West Indies missed out on qualification for the first time in their history.[1]
It is the first men's Cricket World Cup which India is hosting solely. They co-hosted the 1987, 1996 and 2011 editions with other nations. The tournament is taking place in ten different stadiums, in ten cities across India. The first and second semi-finals will be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata respectively, while the final will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
The top seven placed teams in the tournament's final points table, along with Pakistan, who are hosts, will qualify for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, the next ICC ODI tournament.
Background
Originally, the competition was to be played from 9 February to 26 March 2023.[2][3] In July 2020 it was announced that that the tournament would be moved to October and November as a result of the qualification schedule being disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5] The ICC released the tournament schedule on 27 June 2023.[6][7]
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had threatened to boycott the competition after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to send a team to the 2023 Asia Cup scheduled in Pakistan.[8][9] This issue was resolved in June 2023 after the Asian Cricket Council announced that the competition would be hosted using a hybrid model proposed by the PCB, with nine of the 13 matches in the competition played in Sri Lanka.[10][11]
This is the first ICC World Cup in which penalties for slow over-rates will be given to bowling sides if they do not complete their 50 overs in the stipulated time. On-field umpires can penalise the bowling team by not allowing more than four fielders outside the 30-yard circle.[12]
Qualification
Like the previous World Cup, the tournament will feature 10 teams. The main route for qualification was, however, through the new ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, a series of matches played between 2020 and 2023 rather than the ODI rankings.[13] The top eight of the 13 sides in the Super League qualified for the World Cup automatically, although as hosts India, who finished fourth, were guaranteed a place. In June and July 2023, the bottom five teams from the Super League and the top five ranked associate sides competed in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier for the remaining two places.[14][15]
As a result of the qualifying process, the competition is the first not to include former winners West Indies, who failed to progress from the qualifying process after their defeat to Scotland. Full members Ireland and Zimbabwe also missed out on qualification, meaning three of the four full members who took part in the knock-out qualification stage did not qualify, with only Sri Lanka progressing.[16] The final qualification spot fell to an eliminator between associate members, Scotland and Netherlands.[17] The Netherlands won the eliminator and took the final spot in the finals stage of the competition.[1]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | — | — | 1 |  India
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| ICC Super League | 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 | Various | 7 | |
| Qualifier | 18 June – 9 July 2023 | Zimbabwe | 2 | |
| Total | 10 | |||
Marketing
The International Cricket Council announced the winner's trophy would tour the world 100 days before the commencement of the event. Photographs of the trophy were taken at each location.[18]
Ahead of the tournament, it was reported that an opening ceremony would take place on 4 October 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, a day before the opening match at the same venue.[19] The organisers cancelled the opening ceremony, and replaced it with a press conference featuring the ten team captains.[20]
The ICC officially announced the mascots for the World Cup on August 19; following the announcement, there was an event held in Gurgaon with two U-19 World Cup-winning captains, Shafali Verma and Yash Dhull. The mascots are a male and female duo named "Tonk" and "Blaze" respectively from the fictional cricketing utopia called "Crictoverse". They embody the principle of gender equality.[21][22]
The official theme song of the 2023 Cricket World Cup titled "Dil Jashn Bole" (transl. Heart say celebrate) was released on 20 September. The song was composed by Pritam while lyrics were written by Shloke Lal and Saaveri Verma. The song was sung by Pritam, Nakash Aziz, Sreerama Chandra, Amit Mishra, Jonita Gandhi, Akasa Singh and S. P. Charan. The accompanying music video featured actor Ranveer Singh, many Indian Instagram reel makers and YouTubers.[23] However, the song was subject to backlash and bad reviews.[24]
Venues
The tournament is taking place in ten different stadiums, situated in ten different cities across India. The first and second semi-finals will be held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata respectively, while the final will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.[6]
The BCCI has provided funding for renovations and refurbishments at stadiums. Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium received a new grass surface, drainage system, seating, and hospitality boxes. Wankhede Stadium had upgrades to the outfield, floodlights, corporate boxes, and toilets. M. A. Chidambaram Stadium installed new floodlights and relaid two wickets.[25]
With the autumn scheduling of this World Cup, the ICC instituted protocols for reducing the impact of moisture—including dew and rain—on pitch conditions, so that they do not give the team batting second an advantage (as had frequently occurred in the 2021 Men's T20 World Cup). These include using a specific wetting agent, and the boundary set at around 70 m (77 yards) at each stadium, with more grass on the pitch to encourage seam bowling over spin bowling.[26]
| Location | Stadium | Capacity | No. of matches |
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| Ahmedabad | Narendra Modi Stadium | 132,000[27] | 5 |
| Bangalore | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 40,000[28] | 5 |
| Chennai | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | 50,000[29] | 5 |
| Delhi | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 41,842[30] | 5 |
| Dharamshala | HPCA Stadium | 23,000[31] | 5 |
| Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | 55,000[32] | 3 |
| Kolkata | Eden Gardens | 66,000[33] | 5 |
| Lucknow | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium | 50,000[34] | 5 |
| Mumbai | Wankhede Stadium | 32,000[35] | 5 |
| Pune | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 55,000[36] | 5 |
Squads
All teams were asked to finalise their 15-player squads prior to 28 September, with any replacements after this date requiring approval from the ICC.[37] All squads were announced by 26 September 2023.[38] The oldest player of the tournament was Dutch player Wesley Barresi, who was 39 years old, while the youngest was Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad, who was 18.[39]
Match officials
On 8 September 2023, the ICC named 20 match officials for the tournament.[40] On 25 September 2023, the ICC published the list match appointments.[41]
Umpires
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England India |
New Zealand Pakistan |
South Africa Sri Lanka West Indies
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Referees
The ICC also named four match referees for the tournament.[40]
- Javagal Srinath (India)
- Jeff Crowe (New Zealand)
- Richie Richardson (West Indies)
- Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Prize money
The ICC allocated a pool of US$10 million in prize money for the tournament, with payouts remaining the same as the 2019 and 2015 tournaments:[42][43]
| Stage | Berths | Prize money (US$) | Total money (US$) |
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| Winner | 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| Losing semi-finalists | 2 | $800,000 | $1,600,000 |
| Teams that do not pass the league stage | 6 | $100,000 | $600,000 |
| Winner of each league stage match | 45 | $40,000 | $1,800,000 |
| Total | $10,000,000 |
Warm-up matches
Warm-up matches were held from 29 September to 3 October 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati, and Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.[6]
India's warm-up fixtures were announced on 27 June. The complete warm-up fixtures were announced on 23 August.[44] The matches were broadcast live on television.[45][46]
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 37 overs per side due to rain.
- England were set a revised target of 197 runs from 37 overs due to rain.
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- South Africa innings curtailed at 37 overs due to rain; DLS par score was 219.
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- Afganistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Afghanistan were set a revised target of 257 runs from 42 overs due to rain.
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- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Group stage
The ICC announced the World Cup schedule on 27 June 2023 at an event in Mumbai with a countdown of 100 days to the opening match of the World Cup on 5 October. The group stage started with the match between the finalists of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, New Zealand and England, at Narendra Modi Stadium.[6] On 9 August 2023, nine fixtures, including the match between India and Pakistan, were rescheduled by the ICC.[47] The top seven placed teams in the tournament's final points table, along with Pakistan who are hosts, will qualify for the next ICC ODI tournament - the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.[48]
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | India (H)
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9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.570 | Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy |
| 2 |  South Africa
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9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.261 | |
| 3 |  Australia (C)
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9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.841 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand
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9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.743 | |
| 5 |  Pakistan
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9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.199 | Qualified for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy |
| 6 |  Afghanistan
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9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.336 | |
| 7 |  England
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9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.572 | |
| 8 |  Bangladesh
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9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.087 | |
| 9 |  Sri Lanka
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9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.419 | |
| 10 |  Netherlands
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9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.825 |
Fixtures
The ICC released the fixture details on 27 June 2023.[49]
Knockout stage
The ICC has stated that if Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals, they will play at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. If India qualifies for the semi-finals, they will play at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai unless India's opponent is Pakistan (the match will be held at Eden Gardens in Kolkata in this case). All knockout matches will have a reserve day.[50]
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| 4 | New Zealand
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| SFW1 | Winner of Semi-final 1 | ||||||||
| SFW2 | Winner of Semi-final 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | Australia
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| 3 | South Africa
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Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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| 565 | Rachin Ravindra |
9 | 123* | 70.62 | 108.65 | 3 | 2 | 51 | 16 |
| 550 | Quinton de Kock |
8 | 174 | 68.75 | 111.34 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 18 |
| 543 | Virat Kohli |
8 | 103* | 108.60 | 88.29 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 6 |
| 446 | David Warner |
8 | 163 | 55.75 | 108.725 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 20 |
| 442 | Rohit Sharma |
8 | 131 | 55.25 | 122.77 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 22 |
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[51] | |||||||||
Most wickets
| Wkts | Player | Inns | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 5W |
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| 21 | Dilshan Madushanka |
9 | 25.00 | 6.70 | 5/80 | 22.38 | 1 |
| 20 | Adam Zampa |
8 | 18.65 | 5.48 | 4/8 | 20.40 | 0 |
| 17 | Marco Jansen |
8 | 24.41 | 6.41 | 3/31 | 22.82 | 0 |
| 16 | Mohammed Shami |
4 | 7.00 | 4.30 | 5/18 | 9.75 | 2 |
| Mitchell Santner |
9 | 24.68 | 4.89 | 5/59 | 30.25 | 1 | |
| Shaheen Afridi |
8 | 25.56 | 5.76 | 5/54 | 26.62 | 1 | |
| Last updated: 9 November 2023[52] | |||||||
Broadcasting
Star Sports will serve as the host broadcaster for this Cricket World Cup, in association with the ICC. Star Sports and its sister streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar are also the domestic broadcasters, televising matches in English and eight regional languages[53] and all matches being streamed without a subscription on mobile devices.[54][55] Streaming features dedicated feeds in a vertical video format optimised for viewing on smartphones, using dedicated camera angles, graphics, and "bespoke production enhancements".[54][56]
Other countries and territories have official local broadcasters for the tournament.[57]
See also
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