ODI World Cup
\nRevised schedule finally released with less than two months to go before the start of the tournament on October 5
\nIslamabad
\nThe high-voltage face-off between India and Pakistan at this year\u2019s ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup \u2014 earlier scheduled for October 15 \u2014 will now take place in Ahmedabad on October 14 (Saturday).
\nThe India and Pakistan match was originally set to take place on October 15 but since the tournament\u2019s most anticipated game was clashing with the first day of Navratri, a festival celebrated with mass participation across Gujarat, security agencies had advised the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to tweak the itinerary.
\nAs a result, England\u2019s match against Afghanistan in Delhi will be moved from October 14 and will now be held 24 hours later on October 15.
\nPakistan\u2019s match against Sri Lanka in Hyderabad has moved from Thursday, October 12 to Tuesday, October 10 and Australia\u2019s clash against South Africa in Lucknow moved back 24 hours and will now be played on Thursday, October 12 instead of Friday, October 13. Similarly, New Zealand\u2019s fixture against Bangladesh originally scheduled as a day match for October 14 in Chennai will now be held on Friday, October 13 and be played as a day-night contest.
\nFrom the initial phase of the tournament, a minor change to the fixture refers to the timing of England\u2019s match-up against Bangladesh in Dharamsala, with the clash becoming a day match and a 10:30AM (local time) start after it was originally scheduled as a day-night fixture.
\nTowards the end of the league stage, there are three changes with the double-header encounters of Sunday, November 12 being moved a day earlier to Saturday, November 11 \u2013 Australia vs Bangladesh in Pune (10:30AM) and England vs Pakistan in Kolkata (02:00PM).
\nMeanwhile, India\u2019s last league game against the Netherlands has now been shifted from November 11 to 12, a day-night clash to be played in Bengaluru.
\nIt must be noted that 10 teams will fight for the elusive title across 10 venues from October 5 to November 19, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad hosting the tournament opener and the final.
\nThe Cricket World Cup will be played in the round-robin format with all teams playing against each other for a total of 45 league matches.
\nThe top four teams will qualify for the semifinals, which will be held in Mumbai on November 15 and in Kolkata on November 16. The semi-finals and the final will have reserve days<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ODI World Cup Revised schedule finally released with less than two months to go before the start of the tournament on October 5 Islamabad The high-voltage face-off between India and Pakistan at this year\u2019s ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup \u2014 earlier scheduled for October 15 \u2014 will now take place in Ahmedabad on October 14 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":348342,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-348328","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n