2023 Cricket World Cup

The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will be the 13th edition of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by India during October and November 2023.[1] This will be the first time the competition is held completely in India. Three previous editions were partially hosted there – 1987, 1996, and 2011. Originally, the tournament was scheduled to be played from 9 February to 26 March 2023,[2][3] but in July 2020, the dates were moved to October and November 2023, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]

2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
DatesOctober – 26 November 2023
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and Knockout
Host(s) India
Participants10
Official websiteOfficial website

Qualification
Main article: 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification

As with the previous edition, the tournament will feature ten teams. The main route for qualification will be the 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League tournament.

For the World Cup, the top seven sides plus the hosts (India) from the thirteen competitors in the Super League will qualify. The remaining five teams, along with five Associate sides, will play in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, from which two teams will go through to the final tournament.[6][7]

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
Host nation — — 1  India
2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League 30 July 2020 – 31 March 2023 Various 7
2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 18 June – 9 July 2023 Zimbabwe 2
Total 10

References
  1. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 postponed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. "Outcomes from ICC Annual Conference week in London". ICC. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. "IPL now has window in ICC Future Tours Programme". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. "Men's T20 World Cup postponement FAQs". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  5. "ICC postpones T20 World Cup due to Covid-19 pandemic". ESPNcricinfo. 20 July 2020.
  6. "New cricket calendar aims to give all formats more context". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  7. "The road to World Cup 2023: how teams can secure qualification, from rank No. 1 to 32". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
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