ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Warm-Up Fixtures

Published 05/16/2019, 2:48 PM EDT

Follow Us

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is all set to start on 30th May with the hosts England taking on South Africa in the opening match. Ten teams will fight for 45 days to bring home the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy.

However, before the start of the ICC World Cup 2019, each team wants to adjust to the conditions and make a winning combination of the playing XI. Accordingly, warm-up matches are scheduled prior to the opening game of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The warm-up fixtures will be played between 24-28 May 2019. Each team will play two official warm-up matches ahead of the tournament.

The warm-up fixtures are scheduled to be hosted at four official ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 venues. The four venues include; the Bristol County Ground, Cardiff Wales Stadium, Hampshire Bowl and The Oval.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

“It is always a huge milestone announcing an exciting warm-up schedule for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup as it really highlights just how close we are to the action getting underway this summer, “ the Managing Director of ICC World Cup 2019 said after announcing the warm-up fixtures.

He further added, “These games provide another fantastic opportunity for fans to see world-class players at their local venue and allow the tournament to engage local schools and communities with another chance to get involved with the Cricket World Cup.”

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

According to the rules of ICC, warm-up matches are played 50-overs per side, but they are not entitled as official ODI matches. The teams can try all there 15 members of the squad during the match.

Some of the interesting clashes in the warm-up fixtures include England vs Australia, Bangladesh vs India, India vs New Zealand and Sri Lanka vs South Africa.

The tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 warm-up matches can be booked from the official website of ICC, www.icc-cricket.com

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Warm-Up Schedule

Pakistan vs AfghanistanMay 24 (3 PM IST)County Ground, Bristol
Sri Lanka vs South AfricaMay 24 (3 PM IST)Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
England vs AustraliaMay 25 (3 PM IST)The Rose Bowl, Southampton
India vs New ZealandMay 25 (3 PM IST)Kennington Oval, London
South Africa vs West IndiesMay 26 (3 PM IST)County Ground, Bristol
Pakistan vs BangladeshMay 26 (3 PM IST)Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
England vs AfghanistanMay 27 (3 PM IST)Kennington Oval, London
Australia vs Sri LankaMay 27 (3 PM IST)The Rose Bowl, Southampton
India vs BangladeshMay 28 (3 PM IST)Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
New Zealand vs West IndiesMay 28 (3 PM IST)County Ground, Bristol

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Varun Khanna

1,339Articles

One take at a time

Starting off as a tennis author in 2018, Varun Khanna has gone on to contribute to EssentiallySports in various capacities. After setting up interviews with the likes of Serena Williams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou, Alizé Cornet, and Noah Rubin, Varun is now part of all major ATP and WTA press conferences and has gone on to pen more than 1300 articles for EssentiallySports. He now heads the tennis and NBA division of the organization.
Show More>