The 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is now in full swing, and the host nation is India. This year’s tournament kicked off on October 5th, and the final is scheduled for November 19th.
Most people who are interested in cricket are aware by now that the tournament is taking place in India, but few are aware of exactly which venues the matches are being hosted at. Let’s dive straight in to find out exactly where the 2023 Cricket World Cup matches are taking place.
Where in India are the Cricket World Cup matches?
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Saturday 25 Jan. 2025
A total of 48 matches will be played by the end of the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India, and the matches will take place in ten iconic stadiums dotted around India.
None of these venues have any in-house cricket betting online services. For ICC World Cup Cricket betting services, you would need to register an account at a trusted online bookmaker, such as the official 10bet website.
The first of two semi-finals is scheduled to be held on November 15th in Mumbai at the Wankhede Stadium. The following day, November 16th, the second semi-final will take place in Kolkata at Eden Gardens. The final on November 19th will be in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
In preparation for the tournament, funding for renovations and refurbishments at some of the stadiums was provided by the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India). Other 2023 Cricket World Cup stadiums where matches are being held are situated in Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Dharamshala, Lucknow, and Pune.
How many games will be played at each stadium?
Let’s now take a closer look at how many games will be played at each stadium, along with each stadium’s seating capacity, the name of the stadium, and which city each stadium is located:
- City: Hyderabad. Stadium: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. Capacity: 55,000. Matches being played here: 3
- City: Dharamshala. Stadium: HPCA Stadium. Capacity: 23,000. Matches being played here: 5
- City: Delhi. Stadium: Arun Jaitley Stadium. Capacity: 41,842. Matches being played here: 5
- City: Chennai. Stadium: M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. Capacity: 50,000. Matches being played here: 5
- City: Ahmedabad. Stadium: Narendra Modi Stadium. Capacity: 132,000. Matches being played here: 5
- City: Pune. Stadium: Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. Capacity: 37,406. Matches being played here: 5
- City: Kolkata. Stadium: Eden Gardens. Capacity: 66,000. Matches being played here: 5
- City: Mumbai. Stadium: Wankhede Stadium. Capacity: 32,000. Matches being played here: 5
- City: Lucknow. Stadium: BRS ABV Ekana Cricket Stadium. Capacity: 50,000. Matches being played here: 5
- City: Bangalore. Stadium: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Capacity: 40,000. Matches being played here: 5
Several improvements were made to the toilets, floodlights, corporate boxes and outfield at Wankhede Stadium. At the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, two wickets were relaid, and new floodlights were installed.
The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium (HPCA Stadium) also had a few upgrades; most notably, a new grass surface was laid. There were also upgrades to new seating, a drainage system was installed, and new hospitality boxes were also opened.
Who will win the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup of 2023?
The team most likely to win the Cricket World Cup this year is India, the host nation. They are currently the bookies’ odds-on favourite team to win with a 45.50% implied probability rate (IPR). In terms of odds, this IPR means that India is priced, on average, at around 6/5 in the fractional odds format, or 2.20 (decimal odds) and +120 (American/moneyline odds).
Therefore, if you place a $/€/£20.00 bet (or equivalent currency value) right now with these odds for India to win the Cricket World Cup outright, and India ends up winning in the final, you would receive your initial $/€/£20.00 stake back and a profit of $/€/£24.00, giving you a total return of $/€/£44.00.
Star batsman Rohit Sharma is also the current odds-on favourite player to be the top batter/leading run-scorer. He has a 26.70% IPR of being the top batter, which equates to 11/4 (fractional odds), 3.75 (decimal), or +275 (American/moneyline).
The second odds-on favourite team to win is Australia at 5/1. You then have New Zealand and South Africa at 11/2 and England at 8/1.
Upcoming fixtures
If you want to watch any of India’s upcoming Cricket World Cup matches, don’t forget that they play New Zealand on Sunday, October 23rd, in Dharamsala. Their next match on Sunday, October 29th, in Lucknow, is against England, and then on Thursday, November 2nd, in Wankhede, they play Sri Lanka.
On Sunday, November 5th, in Delhi, they play South Africa, and then on November 12th, in Bengaluru, they face the Netherlands.
As mentioned, the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup semi-finals are scheduled to be played on November 15th at Wankhede and the following day at Eden Gardens. The final will be played on Sunday, November 19th, in Ahmedabad.
All of these matches are scheduled for a 14:00 local time start, which is 08:30 GMT.
