ICC World Cup 2019 Full Schedule was announced by ICC in Kolkata with the the tournament being played from May 30 to July 14.
The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup is all set to begin on 30 May, 2019 in England
June 16, 2019. Freeze the date in your diaries. Because on this day, the world will witness one of the greatest and fiercest rivalries in the history of cricket. Yes, got it right. India and Pakistan will be clashing in the World Cup that day.
India will start their 2019 World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 5, 2019, which is almost a week after the tournament starts on May 30, 2019. The India – South Africa encounter is scheduled to be played in Southampton.
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Meanwhile, it is learned that Manchester will host the epic encounter between India and Pakistan on June 16, 2019. The decision was arrived at by the administrators of the world cricket after much debate over the tournament schedule yesterday in Kolkata.
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Old Trafford in Manchester and Edgbaston in Birmingham will stage the two semi-finals on 9 and 11 July, while Lord’s will play host to a World Cup final for the fifth time, on 14 July. All these three matches will have reserve days.
The two semi-finals will be played on July 9 (Tuesday), and July 11 (Thursday). No brainer, the grand final will be played at the Mecca of Cricket, Lord’s, on Sunday, July 14.
ICC Chief Executive David Richardson expressed delight while announcing the schedule.“It’s always an exciting moment ahead of any major event to announce the schedule and for the ICC Cricket World Cup.
According to the reports, there was much debate over India’s tournament opener as the ICC wanted India to start off on June 2 but the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said India cannot take part legally in a match till June 4 because of a Supreme Court order which states that there should be a 15-day gap between the IPL and other global events. Thus, everyone settled on June 5 as the date. The IPL 2019 will be ending on May 19.
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