Monday 29 December 2014

ICC World Cup 2015 Cricket Match Schedule

The ODI World Cup is probably the biggest event in international cricket. It takes place once in every 4 years. The last edition of the ODI World Cup was jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The next edition i.e. the ODI World Cup 2015 will also be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The ODI World Cup 2015 fixtures will be played on the same format that was used during the last World Cup. There will be a group round and after that there will be three knockout rounds i.e. quarter final, semi final and final. Out of the 7 knockout games, 2 will be hosted by New Zealand i.e. the 4th quarter final (Wellington) and the 1st semi final (Auckland). The rest of the knockout games including the final will be hosted by Australia.

The match fixtures and schedule of the 2015 Cricket World Cup that is to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand has been announced. The 11th ICC Cricket World Cup featuring 49 matches is scheduled to take place from February 14 February to March 29 2015. The once-in-four-year tournament will see Sri Lankan lions take on the one of the host nations New Zealand in the inaugural match of the tournament at Hagley Oval, Christchurch. Australia start their campaign against England in the second match of on the opening day at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne.

The World Cup is scheduled to begin from February 14, 2015 and the final match is slated to be played on March 29, 2015. The first match of the World Cup will be played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

The 14 nations happen to be divided into two groups – Pool A and Pool B. Within the Pool A, the teams are England, Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nz, Afghanistan and Scotland while Pool B features Nigeria, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and Usa of Emirates. The group matches should be scheduled to be played till March 15.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Match Schedule:





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