New Delhi: In a good news to criket fans, tickets for the semi-final and final match of the ODI World Cup 2023 will be on sale from Friday, September 15. Tickets are on sale from 8am: 00:00 IST and fans can buy tickets from the official ODI World Cup ticket website (https://tickets.cricketworldcup.com).
Know About the ODI World Cup Match Schedule
1. November 15, semi-final 1: Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
2. November 16, semi-final 2: Garden of Eden in Kolkata
3. November 19, final: Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad
The first match will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on October 5 with the Jos Buttler-led team taking on New Zealand. As many as 10 teams from around the world will participate in this tournament,.
India, on the other hand, is the sole host and will host for the first time in history. For that matters, India had hosted the event in 1987, 1996 and 2011 but as a co-host.
2011 ODI World Cup
Everyone must remember the iconic 2011 ODI World Cup when the MS Dhoni-led team won the match, bringing home the trophy, despite being held at home. In that game, the Indian team defeated former champions Sri Lanka in the climactic clash at the Wankhede Stadium.
About The Match
Cricket fans should know there will be 48 matches played from October 5 to November 19 across 10 venues across the country such as Delhi, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Dharamshala, Kolkata, Chennai, Lucknow, Pune and Bengaluru.
All teams will play 9 matches, then the top 4 teams will advance to the semi-finals.
There will be 16 umpires officiating this premier event and 12 of them will be from the elite panel of ICC judges.
Four match officials Jeff Crowe, Andy Pycroft, Richie Richardson and Javagal Srinath have been appointed by the ICC for this tournament.
Nitin Menon and Kumar Dharamsena along with the two on-field umpires along with Srinath will be the referees for the opening match of the tournament between England and New Zealand and Paul Wilson will be the TV referee.