The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for next year’s ODI World Cup, to be hosted across South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. The tournament will begin on October 2.
A total of 12 teams will take part, split into two pools—Group A and Group B. Group A features India, Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and one team that will qualify through the qualifiers.
Group B includes New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh and another team from the qualification route. The opening match on October 2 will involve a team that comes through the qualifiers.
India will start its campaign against Australia on October 7. The much-anticipated clash against Pakistan is scheduled for October 10.
The final will be played in Johannesburg on November 21, according to the ICC schedule.
