Published: Jul 30, 2013, 03:06 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 11, 2015, 12:53 PM (IST)
The match schedule of the 2015 ICC World Cup was announced at the official launch of the tournament by International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday. The marquee tournament will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand to be played between February 14 and March 29.
Defending champions India are placed in Pool B alongside six other teams. The Men in Blue will begin their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on February 15. Click here to check the full schedule of ICC World Cup 2015.
A total of 49 matches will be played in the 44-day tournament across 14 venues in the two countries.
Australia will stage 26 matches in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, whilst the 23 matches in New Zealand will be held in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington, the ICC said in a statement.
Pool A:
England, Australia (co-host), Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand (co-host), Scotland, Afghanistan
Pool B:
South Africa, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, UAE, Ireland.
ICC World Cup 2015 schedule
| MATCH NO. | DATE | DAY | MATCH | POOL | VENUE |
| 1 | 14-Feb | Saturday | Sri Lanka vs New Zealand | A | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| 2 | 14-Feb | Saturday | England vs Australia | A | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| 3 | 15-Feb | Sunday | South Africa vs Zimbabwe | B | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| 4 | 15-Feb | Sunday | India vs Pakistan | B | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 5 | 16-Feb | Monday | West Indies vs Ireland | B | Saxton Oval, Nelson |
| 6 | 17-Feb | Tuesday | New Zealand vs Scotland | A | University Oval, Dunedin |
| 7 | 18-Feb | Wednesday | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | A | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| 8 | 19-Feb | Thursday | Zimbabwe vs UAE | B | Saxton Oval, Nelson |
| 9 | 20-Feb | Friday | England vs New Zealand | A | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
| 10 | 21-Feb | Saturday | Pakistan vs West Indies | B | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| 11 | 21-Feb | Saturday | Australia vs Bangladesh | A | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 12 | 22-Feb | Sunday | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan | A | University Oval, Dunedin |
| 13 | 22-Feb | Sunday | South Africa vs India | B | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| 14 | 23-Feb | Monday | England vs Scotland | A | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| 15 | 24-Feb | Tuesday | West Indies vs Zimbabwe | B | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| 16 | 25-Feb | Wednesday | Ireland vs UAE | B | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 17 | 26-Feb | Thursday | Afghanistan vs Scotland | A | University Oval, Dunedin |
| 18 | 26-Feb | Thursday | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | A | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
| 19 | 27-Feb | Friday | South Africa vs West Indies | B | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| 20 | 28-Feb | Saturday | Australia vs New Zealand | A | Eden Park, Auckland |
| 21 | 28-Feb | Saturday | India vs UAE | B | WACA, Perth |
| 22 | 1-Mar | Sunday | England vs Sri Lanka | A | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
| 23 | 1-Mar | Sunday | Pakistan vs Zimbabwe | B | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 24 | 3-Mar | Tuesday | South Africa vs Ireland | B | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| 25 | 4-Mar | Wednesday | Pakistan vs UAE | B | McLean Park, Napier |
| 26 | 4-Mar | Wednesday | Australia vs Afghanistan | A | WACA, Perth |
| 27 | 5-Mar | Thursday | Bangladesh vs Scotland | A | Saxton Oval, Nelson |
| 28 | 6-Mar | Friday | India vs West Indies | B | WACA, Perth |
| 29 | 7-Mar | Saturday | South Africa vs Pakistan | B | Eden Park, Auckland |
| 30 | 7-Mar | Saturday | Zimbabwe vs Ireland | B | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 31 | 8-Mar | Sunday | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | A | McLean Park, Napier |
| 32 | 8-Mar | Sunday | Australia vs Sri Lanka | A | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| 33 | 9-Mar | Monday | England vs Bangladesh | A | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 34 | 10-Mar | Tuesday | India vs Ireland | B | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| 35 | 11-Mar | Wednesday | Sri lanka vs Scotland | A | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 36 | 12-Mar | Thursday | South Africa vs UAE | B | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
| 37 | 13-Mar | Friday | Bangladesh vs New Zealand | A | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| 38 | 13-Mar | Friday | England vs Afghanistan | A | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney |
| 39 | 14-Mar | Saturday | India vs Zimbabwe | B | Eden Park, Auckland |
| 40 | 14-Mar | Saturday | Australia vs Scotland | A | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 41 | 15-Mar | Sunday | West Indies vs UAE | B | McLean Park, Napier |
| 42 | 15-Mar | Sunday | Pakistan vs Ireland | B | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Quarter-finals | |||||
| 43 | 18-Mar | Wednesday | QF1 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| 44 | 19-Mar | Thursday | QF2 | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | |
| 45 | 20-Mar | Friday | QF3 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 46 | 21-Mar | Saturday | QF4 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | |
| Semi-finals | |||||
| 47 | 24-Mar | Tuesday | SF1 | Eden Park, Auckland | |
| 48 | 26-Mar | Thursday | SF 2 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| Final | |||||
| 49 | 29-Mar | Sunday | Final | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne |
In photos: 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup announcement
