The love for Cricket prevails at any time of the year and is particularly driven to madness when it is the ICC World Cup. This year after 4 years, cricket world cup tournament is back with a strike. Double bonus of IPL and ICC championship will set the temperature high. Hosted by England in association with Wales, the 12th edition of ICC world cup is a few months away. As usual, there will be 11 members in every team but the number of teams this year has been kept to 10, following the regulation set in 2015. The associates will not get a chance to show their skills on the field. But from May 30th to July 14th, the fans will definitely get enthralled each day.
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The prestigious Cricket World Cup has been won by Team India twice. Firstly under the captainship of Kapil Dev in the year 1983 and then in 2011, when Mahendra Singh Dhoni was serving as the Captain. Australia has successfully bagged the trophy five times out of the 11 times the world cup was played. But India is one of those 5 countries which have won it at least once. Strong teams like that of South Africa has never had the opportunity to hold the trophy. So which are the teams playing for the trophy this year?
After the qualification round, the teams chosen for the World Cup 2019 are - England, Australia, Bangladesh, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and West Indies. All these 10 teams will be battling for the prize in 2019. 48 matches will be played. Fixtures have been declared and are as follows:
| Date | Match Details | Place | Time |
| May 30, Thu | England vs South Africa, Match 1 | Kennington Oval, London | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| May 31, Fri | Windies vs Pakistan, Match 2 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 01, Sat | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Match 3 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Afghanistan vs Australia, Match 4 | County Ground, Bristol | 6:00 PM (12:30 PM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL) | |
| Jun 02, Sun | South Africa vs Bangladesh, Match 5 | Kennington Oval, London | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 03, Mon | England vs Pakistan, Match 6 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 04, Tue | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Match 7 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 05, Wed | South Africa vs India, Match 8 | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Bangladesh vs New Zealand, Match 9 | Kennington Oval, London | 6:00 PM (12:30 PM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL) | |
| Jun 06, Thu | Australia vs Windies, Match 10 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 07, Fri | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Match 11 | County Ground, Bristol | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 08, Sat | England vs Bangladesh, Match 12 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Afghanistan vs New Zealand, Match 13 | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 6:00 PM (12:30 PM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL) | |
| Jun 09, Sun | India vs Australia, Match 14 | Kennington Oval, London | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 10, Mon | South Africa vs Windies, Match 15 | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 11, Tue | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Match 16 | County Ground, Bristol | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 12, Wed | Australia vs Pakistan, Match 17 | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 13, Thu | India vs New Zealand, Match 18 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 14, Fri | England vs Windies, Match 19 | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 15, Sat | Sri Lanka vs Australia, Match 20 | Kennington Oval, London | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| South Africa vs Afghanistan, Match 21 | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 6:00 PM (12:30 PM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL) | |
| Jun 16, Sun | India vs Pakistan, Match 22 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 17, Mon | Windies vs Bangladesh, Match 23 | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 18, Tue | England vs Afghanistan, Match 24 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 19, Wed | New Zealand vs South Africa, Match 25 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 20, Thu | Australia vs Bangladesh, Match 26 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 21, Fri | England vs Sri Lanka, Match 27 | Headingley, Leeds | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 22, Sat | India vs Afghanistan, Match 28 | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Windies vs New Zealand, Match 29 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 6:00 PM (12:30 PM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL) | |
| Jun 23, Sun | Pakistan vs South Africa, Match 30 | Lord's, London | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 24, Mon | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Match 31 | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 25, Tue | England vs Australia, Match 32 | Lord's, London | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 26, Wed | New Zealand vs Pakistan, Match 33 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 27, Thu | Windies vs India, Match 34 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 28, Fri | Sri Lanka vs South Africa, Match 35 | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jun 29, Sat | Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Match 36 | Headingley, Leeds | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| New Zealand vs Australia, Match 37 | Lord's, London | 6:00 PM (12:30 PM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL) | |
| Jun 30, Sun | England vs India, Match 38 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jul 01, Mon | Sri Lanka vs Windies, Match 39 | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jul 02, Tue | Bangladesh vs India, Match 40 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jul 03, Wed | England vs New Zealand, Match 41 | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jul 04, Thu | Afghanistan vs Windies, Match 42 | Headingley, Leeds | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jul 05, Fri | Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Match 43 | Lord's, London | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jul 06, Sat | Sri Lanka vs India, Match 44 | Headingley, Leeds | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Australia vs South Africa, Match 45 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 6:00 PM (12:30 PM GMT / 01:30 PM LOCAL) | |
| Jul 09, Tue | TBC vs TBC, 1st Semi-Final (1 v 4) | Old Trafford, Manchester | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jul 11, Thu | TBC vs TBC, 2nd Semi-Final (2 v 3) | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
| Jul 14, Sun | TBC vs TBC, Final | Lord's, London | 3:00 PM (09:30 AM GMT / 10:30 AM LOCAL) |
England will be hosting the matches for the fifth time. Previously in the years 1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999 the world cup was organized in England. This year Zimbabwe won’t be on the chart. This is the first time a world cup will be played without team Zimbabwe. After the fixtures will be over, the qualifiers will face each other on July 09, 2019, and on July 11, 2019. The two finalists will have a combat on July 14th 2019. It will be fascinating to see if the title holders will be able to defend the title or a new team will get the chance to hold the trophy.