When and where will the warm-up matches  be held?

Matches will be held in three Indian cities – Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad – from September 29 to October 3.

The main tournament begins from October 5, and will continue until November 19. Each of the ten teams will play two warm-up fixtures across the four days.

Will the matches carry ODI status?

Warm-up matches will be 50-overs-a-side, and will not carry ODI status. Teams will be able to field all 15 players of their side for these matches.

ICC World Cup 2023, warm-up schedule: Full list of fixtures

Friday 29 September

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
South Africa v Afghanistan, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
New Zealand v Pakistan, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Saturday 30 September

India v England, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Australia v Netherlands, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Monday 2 October

England v Bangladesh, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
New Zealand v South Africa, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Tuesday 3 October

Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
India v Netherlands, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Pakistan v Australia, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Ticket sales for warm-up matches

The segment-wise ticket sales for matches will be as follows.

August 25, from 8 PM IST onwards: Non-India warm-up matches and all non-India event matches

August 30, from 8 PM IST onwards: India matches at Guwahati and Trivandrum

August 31, from 8 PM IST onwards: India matches at Chennai, Delhi and Pune

September 1, from 8 PM IST onwards: India matches at Dharamsala, Lucknow and Mumbai

September 2, from 8 PM IST onwards: India matches at Bengaluru and Kolkata

September 3, from 8 PM IST onwards: India match at Ahmedabad

September 15, from 8 PM IST onwards: Semi-Finals and Final

The main schedule for the World Cup can be found here.