Published: Apr 25, 2018, 06:55 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 25, 2018, 06:55 PM (IST)
The World Cup 2019 is scheduled to be hosted at 11 venues across England and Wales. The most prestigious event will begin with a clash between England and South Africa at The Oval, London on May 30. It will be followed by Pakistan’s opening match against West Indies on May 31 at Trent Bridge and Sri Lanka‘s first match against New Zealand on June 1 at the Cardiff Wales Stadium.
Meanwhile, India will kick start their World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 5 instead of June 2 as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has to maintain a 15-day gap between the Indian Premier League (IPL) and an international fixture as per Lodha Panel recommendations.
India will take on Pakistan at Old Trafford on June 16 which will be the most awaited match of the tournament. In what is expected to be a high-octane clash, India will meet Pakistan two years after their clash in the finals of the 2017 Champions Trophy-which Pakistan went on to win by 180 runs.
Meanwhile, arch-rivals England and Australia will face each other at Lord’s Cricket Ground on June 19. Another much-awaited encounter between 2015 World Cup finalists Australia and New Zealand will take place on June 29 at Lord’s.
Earlier, Afghanistan and the West Indies qualified for the World Cup as they ended on top two spot of the World Cup Qualifier 2018, Zimbabwe. The tournament will see the return of the format which was used in 1992. All the ten teams will face each other once, with the top-four sides making it to the knockouts.
The first semifinal will take place on July 9 at Old Trafford, while the second last-four clash will be held at Edgbaston on July 11. TThe prestigious Lord’s stadium will host it’s 15th World Cup final.
Here’s the probable schedule for World Cup 2019.
| Date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Venue | |
| 30/5/19 | England | South Africa | The Oval | |
| 31/5/19 | Pakistan | West Indies | Trent Bridge | |
| 1/6/19 | New Zealand | Sri Lanka | Cardiff | |
| 1/6/19 | D/N | Afghanistan | Australia | Bristol |
| 2/6/19 | South Africa | Bangladesh | The Oval | |
| 3/6/19 | England | Pakistan | Trent Bridge | |
| 4/6/19 | Sri Lanka | Afghanistan | Cardiff | |
| 5/6/19 | India | South Africa | Southampton | |
| 5/6/19 | D/N | New Zealand | Bangladesh | The Oval |
| 6/6/19 | Australia | West Indies | Trent Bridge | |
| 7/6/19 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Bristol | |
| 8/6/19 | England | Bangladesh | Cardiff | |
| 8/6/19 | D/N | New Zealand | Afghanistan | Taunton |
| 9/6/19 | India | Australia | The Oval | |
| 10/6/19 | South Africa | West Indies | Southampton | |
| 11/6/19 | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Bristol | |
| 12/6/19 | Pakistan | Australia | Taunton | |
| 13/6/19 | India | New Zealand | Trent Bridge | |
| 14/6/19 | England | West Indies | Southampton | |
| 15/6/19 | D/N | South Africa | Afghanistan | Cardiff |
| 15/6/19 | Sri Lanka | Australia | The Oval | |
| 16/6/19 | India | Pakistan | Old Trafford | |
| 17/6/19 | Bangladesh | West Indies | Taunton | |
| 18/6/19 | England | Afghanistan | Old Trafford | |
| 19/6/19 | New Zealand | South Africa | Edgbaston | |
| 20/6/19 | Australia | Bangladesh | Trent Bridge | |
| 21/6/19 | England | Sri Lanka | Headingley | |
| 22/6/19 | India | Afghanistan | Southampton | |
| 22/6/19 | D/N | New Zealand | West Indies | Old Trafford |
| 23/6/19 | Pakistan | South Africa | Lord’s | |
| 24/6/19 | Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Southampton | |
| 25/6/19 | England | Australia | Lord’s | |
| 26/6/19 | New Zealand | Pakistan | Edgbaston | |
| 27/6/19 | India | West Indies | Old Trafford | |
| 28/6/19 | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Chester-le-Street | |
| 29/6/19 | D/N | New Zealand | Australia | Lord’s |
| 29/6/19 | Pakistan | Afghanistan | Headingley | |
| 30/6/19 | England | India | Edgbaston | |
| 1/7/19 | Sri Lanka | West Indies | Chester-le-Street | |
| 2/7/19 | India | Bangladesh | Edgbaston | |
| 3/7/19 | England | New Zealand | Chester-le-Street | |
| 4/7/19 | Afghanistan | West Indies | Headingley | |
| 5/7/19 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Lord’s | |
| 6/7/19 | India | Sri Lanka | Headingley | |
| 6/7/19 | D/N | South Africa | Australia | Old Trafford |
| 9/7/19 | Semi-final 1 | Old Trafford | ||
| 10/7/19 | (reserve day) | |||
| 11/7/19 | Semi-final 2 | Edgbaston | ||
| 12/7/19 | (reserve day) | |||
| 14/7/19 | Final | Lord’s | ||
| 15/7/19 | (reserve day) |
