- Thursday, April 17, 2025
India’s final league match against the Netherlands will now be played on November 12 instead of November 11 and it will be a day-night clash in Bengaluru.
By: Shubham Ghosh
THE much-anticipated clash between India and Pakistan in the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 has been rescheduled and the arch-rivals will now lock horns on October 14 (Saturday) instead of October 15 (Sunday) at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat.
Besides the high-profile game, the details of eight other encounters have also been changed.
With the game between India and Pakistan rescheduled a day before its original date, the match between holders England and Afghanistan in Delhi has also been rescheduled — from October 14 to October 15.
Pakistan’s game with Sri Lanka in Hyderabad had now been moved from October 12 (Thursday) to October 10 (Tuesday) while the big one between five-time winners Australia and South Africa in Lucknow was moved back by a day. It will be played now on October 12 instead of October 13 (Friday).
New Zealand, runners-up in the last two world cups, will now play Bangladesh on October 13 in Chennai instead of October 14, when they were originally scheduled to meet. It will be a day-night contest.
Additionally, the game between England and Bangladesh, which was supposed to be held as a day-night clash originally, will now be a day affair on October 10 starting at 10.30 am local time, in Dharamsala.
The double fixtures of Australia-Bangladesh in Pune and England-Pakistan in Kolkata will now be held on November 11 (Saturday) instead of November 12 (Sunday).
India’s final league match against the Netherlands will now be played on November 12 instead of November 11 and it will be a day-night clash in Bengaluru.
The marquee tournament kicks off on October 5 with a match between 2019 finalists England and New Zealand in Ahmedabad while the final will be played at the same venue on November 19.
