World Cup 2023 Results

ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2023 RESULTS

• The ICC Cricket World Cup get underway in India from October 5. Defending champions England face New Zealand in the opening match, which will be repeat of the 2019 final. The last three World Cups have all been won by the hosting nations -- India 2011, Australia (co-hosts alongside New Zealand) 2015 and England 2019. A total of 10 grounds will play host to the 13th edition of the World Cup. Both semi-finals will have a reserve day, as well as the summit clash. Should they need to be taken, matches on reserve days will take place a day after their originally-scheduled match date. After India qualified as hosts, the next seven teams were decided by finishing positions in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, a three-year competition where 13 teams played eight three-match bilateral series each. New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan and South Africa all progressed to the Cricket World Cup via a top eight position in the competition, while the bottom five went on to the Cricket World Cup Qualifier, joining others from League 2 and the Qualifier Play-off tournament. Sri Lanka and the Netherlands, after finishing 10th and 13th respectively in Super League, progressed to Cricket World Cup 2023 only via the Qualifier. The West Indies failed to qualify for the Cricket World Cup for the first time after the two-time champions lost to Scotland in the qualifying tournament back in January. The West Indies had previously played at every World Cup, winning the first two editions in 1975 and 1979. As far as semi-finals qualification scenario is concerned, even wins from nine should be enough to guarantee a semi-final spot, with India and Australia's 7-2 record in the previous edition.