ICC Men’s World Cup 2023-Teams, Match Schedules and the Probable Winner?

Cricket World Cup 2023 Teams

• Afghanistan
• Australia
• Bangladesh
• England
• India
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Pakistan
• South Africa
• Sri Lanka

Venues of World Cup 2023 Cricket Matches

Narendra Modi Stadium	Ahmedabad
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	Hyderabad
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium	Dharamsala
Arun Jaitley Stadium	Delhi
MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
MA Chidambaram Stadium	Chennai
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium	Lucknow
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium	Pune
MM.Chinnaswamy Stadium	Bengaluru
Wankhede Stadium	Mumbai
Eden Gardens	Kolkata

Schedule of Cricket World Cup 2023 Matches

Matches	Date	Time	Venue
ENGLAND vs NEW ZEALAND	Thur Oct 5, 2023	02:00 PM	Ahmedabad
PAKISTAN vs NETHERLANDS	Fri Oct 6, 2023	02:00 PM	Hyderaba
BANGLADESH vs AFGHANISTAN	Sat Oct 7, 2023	10:30 AM	Dharamsala
SOUTH AFRICA vs SRI LANKA	Sat Oct 7, 2023	02:00 PM	Delhi
INDIA vs AUSTRALIA	Sun Oct 8, 2023	02:00 PM	Chennai
NEW ZEALAND vs NETHERLANDS	Mon Oct 9, 2023	02:00 PM	Hyderabad
ENGLAND vs BANGLADESH	Tue Oct 10, 2023	10:30 AM	Dharamsala
PAKISTAN vs SRI LANKA	Tue Oct 10, 2023	02:00 PM	Hyderabad
INDIA vs AFGHANISTAN	Wed Oct 11, 2023	02:00 PM	Delhi
AUSTRALIA vs SOUTH AFRICA	Thur Oct 12, 2023	02:00 PM	Lucknow
NEW ZEALAND vs BANGLADESH	Fri Oct 13, 2023	02:00 PM	Chennai
INDIA vs PAKISTAN	Sat Oct 14, 2023	02:00 PM	Ahmedabad
ENGLAND vs AFGHANISTAN	Sun Oct 15, 2023	02:00 PM	Delhi
AUSTRALIA vs SRI LANKA	Mon Oct 16, 2023	02:00 PM	Lucknow
SOUTH AFRICA vs NETHERLANDS	Tue Oct 17, 2023	02:00 PM	Dharamsala
SOUTH AFRICA vs NETHERLANDS	Tue Oct 17, 2023	02:00 PM	Dharamsala
NEW ZEALAND vs AFGHANISTAN	Wed Oct 18, 2023	02:00 PM	Chennai
INDIA vs BANGLADESH	Thur Oct 19, 2023	02:00 PM	Pune
AUSTRALIA vs PAKISTAN	Fri Oct 20, 2023	02:00 PM	Bengaluru
NETHERLANDS vs SRI LANKA	Sat Oct 21, 2023	10:30 AM	Lucknow
ENGLAND vs SOUTH AFRICA	Sat Oct 21, 2023	02:00 PM	Mumbai
INDIA vs NEW ZEALAND	Sun Oct 22, 2023	02:00 PM	Dharamsala
PAKISTAN vs AFGHANISTAN	Mon Oct 23, 2023	02:00 PM	Chennai
SOUTH AFRICA vs BANGLADESH	Tue Oct 24, 2023	02:00 PM	Mumbai
AUSTRALIA vs NETHERLANDS	Wed Oct 25, 2023	02:00 PM	Delhi
ENGLAND vs SRI LANKA	Thur Oct 26, 2023	02:00 PM	Bengaluru
PAKISTAN vs SOUTH AFRICA	Fri Oct 27, 2023	02:00 PM	Chennai
AUSTRALIA vs NEW ZEALAND	Sat Oct 28, 2023	10:30 AM	Dharamsala
NETHERLANDS vs BANGLADESH	Sat Oct 28, 2023	02:00 PM	Kolkata
INDIA vs ENGLAND	Sun Oct 29, 2023	02:00 PM	Lucknow
AFGHANISTAN vs SRI LANKA	Mon Oct 30, 2023	02:00 PM	Pune
PAKISTAN vs BANGLADESH	Tue Oct 31, 2023	02:00 PM	Kolkata
NEW ZEALAND vs SOUTH AFRICA	Tue Oct 31, 2023	02:00 PM	Pune
INDIA vs SRI LANKA	Thur Nov 2, 2023	02:00 PM	Mumbai
NETHERLANDS vs AFGHANISTAN	Fri Nov 3, 2023	02:00 PM	Lucknow
NEW ZEALAND vs PAKISTAN	Sat Nov 4, 2023	10:30 AM	Bengaluru
ENGLAND vs AUSTRALIA	Sat Nov 4, 2023	02:00 PM	Ahmedabad
INDIA vs SOUTH AFRICA	Sun Nov 5, 2023	02:00 PM	Kolkata
BANGLADESH vs SRI LANKA	Mon Nov 6, 2023	02:00 PM	Delhi
AUSTRALIA vs AFGHANISTAN	Tue Nov 7, 2023	02:00 PM	Mumbai
ENGLAND vs NETHERLANDS	Wed Nov 8, 2023	02:00 PM	Pune
NEW ZEALAND vs SRI LANKA	Thur Nov 9, 2023	02:00 PM	Bengaluru
SOUTH AFRICA vs AFGHANISTAN	Fri Nov 10, 2023	02:00 PM	Ahmedabad
AUSTRALIA vs BANGLADESH	Sat Nov 11, 2023	10:30 AM	Pune
ENGLAND vs PAKISTAN	Sat Nov 11, 2023	02:00 PM	Kolkata
INDIA vs NETHERLANDS	Sun Nov 12, 2023	02:00 PM	Bengaluru
T.B.C. vs T.B.C.	Wed Nov 15, 2023	02:00 PM	Mumbai
T.B.C. vs T.B.C.	Thur Nov 16, 2023	02:00 PM	Kolkata
T.B.C. vs T.B.C.	Thur Nov 19, 2023	02:00 PM	Ahmedabad

Which Team Will Win?

Cricket is a sport of uncertainties and nothing can be said about the winner of a match till the last ball is bowled. This reality does not prevent the people who are cricket buffs, who watch every single match, observe players and keep a check on their performances closely to speak out their viewpoint on the matches.

Let us first look at some of the statistics of each of these teams in One Day International matches. These will be helpful in deriving which teams are most likely to be in the last four and which one will be the eventual winner.

India	MT: 66; W: 40; L: 22, NR: 4	BAT AVE: 40.38 RPO: 6.05 BOWL AVE: 30.33 BOWL SR: 33.5
Sri Lanka	MT: 56; W: 30; L: 24, NR: 2	BAT AVE: 29.78 RPO: 5.37 BOWL AVE: 29.36 BOWL SR: 34.8
Bangladesh	MT: 53; W: 29; L: 21, NR: 3	BAT AVE: 31.25 RPO: 5.20 BOWL AVE: 27.75 BOWL SR: 34.1
Australia	MT: 44; W: 24; L: 20	BAT AVE: 33.30 RPO: 5.84 BOWL AVE: 31.71 BOWL SR: 36.7
England	MT: 42; W: 22; L: 16, NR: 4	BAT AVE: 35.57 RPO: 6.20 BOWL AVE: 31.88 BOWL SR: 36.4
New Zealand	MT: 43; W: 24; L: 16, NR: 3	BAT AVE: 33.53 RPO: 5.61 BOWL AVE: 31.16 BOWL SR: 36.1
South Africa	MT: 40; W: 21; L: 15, NR: 4	BAT AVE: 39.30 RPO: 5.99 BOWL AVE: 32.31 BOWL SR: 34.8
Pakistan	MT: 36; W: 24; L: 10, T: 1, NR: 1	BAT AVE: 37.60 RPO: 5.69 BOWL AVE: 30.37 BOWL SR: 34.1
Netherlands	MT: 34; W: 8; L: 24, T: 1, NR: 1	BAT AVE: 25.44 RPO: 4.95 BOWL AVE: 38.77 BOWL SR: 34.5
India	MT: 66; W: 40; L: 22, NR: 4	BAT AVE: 40.38 RPO: 6.05 BOWL AVE: 30.33 BOWL SR: 33.5
Afghanistan	MT: 29; W: 14; L: 14, NR: 1	BAT AVE: 29.77 RPO: 5.07 BOWL AVE: 29.49 BOWL SR: 39.3

Based on above figures, the batting average is highest for India followed by South Africa which makes both these teams to reach last 4.

Let us now have a look at the average scoring rates of various teams. These are given below. England, South Africa, India and Australia are the teams with the highest scoring rates which makes these four the most probable ones to reach the semi-finals.

Teams - Average Scoring Rates

1. England - 6.24
2. South Africa - 6.12
3. India - 5.98
4. Australia - 5.89
5. Pakistan - 5.64
6. New Zealand - 5.57
7. Sri Lanka - 5.34
8. Netherlands - 5.16
9. Bangladesh - 5.13
10. Afghanistan - 5.08

Winning form in ODIs since last 1 Year

Let us consider one more parameter, that is, of the winning form in the last 1 year. Pakistan has the highest winning percentage of 75, which means that though it might have played lesser number of matches as compared to the other team, it has won most of its matches.

	Teams	Win Percentage	Matches Played	Matches Won
1	Sri Lanka	64	33	21
2	South Africa	58	24	21
3	Pakistan	75	24	18
4	New Zealand	55	33	18
5	Netherlands	18	28	5
6	India	64	45	29
7	England	55	22	12
8	Bangladesh	56	32	18
9	Australia	57	28	16
10	Afghanistan	50	22	11

Beside Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Australia are most likely to make to the semi-finals.

Some famous commentators have also given their views on who is most likely to win. We present some of these comments below:

• Sunil Gavaskar bets for defending champion England to win the Cup due to the benefit of playing on home soi Presence of three high quality all-rounders makes England quite formidable.
• Irfan Pathan gives the Cup to India for its recent victories including Asia Cup win and successful home series against Australia.

BBC Sports has also spoken to a number of experts and following are their respective view on who is going to win the Cup in 2023.

• James Anderson opines that England, India, Australia and South Africa will reach semis but it will be a England-India final with victory to England
• Jonathan Agnew is of the view that New Zealand, India, England will surely reach semi-finals but it will be India which will be the eventual winner of trophy.
• India, Pakistan, South Africa and England are going ot make to the last four and an India-Pakistan clash in final is on cards with India emerging final winner, as per Alex Hartley, the winner of Womens World Cup.

Many other experts have also given their opinion. Most of them have favored India. England is the next more favored team. However, given the kind of unpredictability which this sport has, even an underdog team can also lift the Cup. So, just enjoy the sport and watch the best performing team win!!