The 12th edition of Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be held in England & Wales from 30th May to 14th July 2019. Ten national cricket teams will be competing in the tournament. Australia is the title defending champion in 2019 ICC World Cup which will be played across 11 venues. 48 matches will be played throughout the competition.
Venues
Ten cities and 11 venues will be hosting the cricket world cup 2019. London, Manchester, Birmingham, Southampton, Leeds, Bristol, Chester-Le-Street, Nottingham, Cardiff and Taunton cities will host all the CWC19 matches.
Teams
International Cricket Council reduced the number of participating nations for cricket’s flagship event to maintain the quality of competition. Six teams are short than previous 2015 cricket world cup edition. The participating teams in 2019 world cup are:
- England
- Australia
- India
- Pakistan
- South Africa
- New Zealand
- Windies
- Sri Lanka
- Bangladesh
- Afghanistan
Fixtures
The opening match of ICC world cup 2019 is scheduled to be played between England and South Africa at The Oval in London. Semi-finals are due to take place on 9th and 11th July meanwhile final to be played on July 14 at The Lord’s.
Reserve days have been allotted for these three knockout matches. The complete schedule of world cup is as follows.
30 May: England v South Africa- The Oval, London
31 May: Windies v Pakistan- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
1 June: New Zealand v Sri Lanka- Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
1 June: Afghanistan v Australia- County Ground Bristol, Bristol
2 June: South Africa v Bangladesh- The Oval, London
3 June: England v Pakistan- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
4 June: Afghanistan v Sri Lanka- Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
5 June: South Africa v India- Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
5 June: Bangladesh v New Zealand- The Oval, London
6 June: Australia v Windies- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
7 June: Pakistan v Sri Lanka- County Ground Bristol, Bristol
8 June: England v Bangladesh- Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
8 June: Afghanistan v New Zealand- County Ground Taunton, Taunton
9 June: India v Australia- The Oval, London
10 June: South Africa v Windies- Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
11 June: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka- County Ground Bristol, Bristol
12 June: Australia v Pakistan- County Ground Taunton, Taunton
13 June: India v New Zealand- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
14 June: England v Windies- Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
15 June: South Africa v Afghanistan- Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
15 June: Sri Lanka v Australia- The Oval, London
16 June: India v Pakistan- Old Trafford, Manchester
17 June: Windies v Bangladesh- County Ground Taunton, Taunton
18 June: England v Afghanistan- Old Trafford, Manchester
19 June: New Zealand v South Africa- Edgbaston, Birmingham
20 June: Australia v Bangladesh- Trent Bridge, Nottingham
21 June: England v Sri Lanka- Headingly, Leeds
22 June: India v Afghanistan- Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
22 June: Windies v New Zealand- Old Trafford, Manchester
23 June: Pakistan v South Africa- Lord’s, London
24 June: Bangladesh v Afghanistan- Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
25 June: England v Australia- Lord’s, London
26 June: New Zealand v Pakistan- Edgbaston, Birmingham
27 June: Windies v India- Old Trafford, Manchester
28 June: Sri Lanka v South Africa- The Riverside, Chester-le-Street
29 June: Pakistan v Afghanistan- Headingly, Leeds
29 June: New Zealand v Australia- Lord’s, London
30 June: England v India- Edgbaston, Birmingham
1 July: Sri Lanka v Windies- The Riverside, Chester-le-Street
2 July: Bangladesh v India- Edgbaston, Birmingham
3 July: England v New Zealand- The Riverside, Chester-le-Street
4 July: Afghanistan v Windies- Headingly, Leeds
5 July: Pakistan v Bangladesh- Lord’s, London
6 July: Sri Lanka v India- Headingly, Leeds
6 July: Australia v South Africa- Old Trafford, Manchester
9 July: First semifinal (1st vs 4th)- Old Trafford, Manchester
11 July: Second semi-final (2nd vs 3rd)- Edgbaston, Birmingham
14 July: Final- Lord’s, London
Betting Odds
As per one of the best online betting sites, England and India are favorites to win 12th edition of ICC World Cup.
England: 11/4
India: 7/2
Australia: 9/2
New Zealand: 8/1
Pakistan: 10/1
South Africa: 5/1
It will be interesting to see how teams play in this tournament as the next International Cricket Council event will be ICC World Twenty20 2020 which will be played in Australia.
