ICC World Cup 2019: Full Schedule, date and venue

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England will open the tournament against South Africa at The Oval on May 30
Australia will launch their title defence on June 1 against Afghanistan in Bristol
India, the 1983 and 2011 world champions, will play their first match on June 5 against SA in Southampton
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council on Thursday confirmed the full schedule of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, which will be staged in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14.
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England will open the tournament at The Oval on May 30 when they will take on South Africa, while Australia will launch their title defence on June 1 against the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier champions Afghanistan in a day/night match in Bristol.
ndia, the 1983 and 2011 world champions, will play their first match on June 5 against South Africa at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton. Their feature match against archrivals Pakistan will be on June 16 at Old Trafford in Manchester.
The World Cup will span 48 matches in all, of which 45 will make up the group stage. Each team will play nine grou
p stage matches, and the top four will progress to the semifinals, similar to how the 1992 World Cup was held.
Here is the Full Schedule:
Date
Match
Venue
Thursday, May 30
England vs South Africa
The Oval, London
Friday, May 31
West Indies vs Pakistan
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Saturday, June 1
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
Afghanistan vs Australia (D/N)
Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Sunday, June 2
South Africa vs Bangladesh
The Oval, London
Monday, June 3
England vs Pakistan
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Tuesday, June 4
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka
Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
Wednesday, June 5
South Africa vs India
Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
Bangladesh vs New Zealand (D/N)
The Oval, London
Thursday, June 6
Australia vs West Indies
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Friday, June 7
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Saturday, June 8
England vs Bangladesh
Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
Afghanistan vs New Zealand
County Ground, Taunton
Sunday, June 9
India vs Australia
The Oval, London
Monday, June 10
South Africa vs West Indies
Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
Tuesday, June 11
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Wednesday, June 12
Australia vs Pakistan
County Ground, Taunton
Thursday, June 13
India vs New Zealand
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Friday, June 14
England vs West Indies
Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
Saturday, June 15
Sri Lanka vs Australia
The Oval, London
South Africa vs Afghanistan (D/N)
Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
Sunday, June 16
India vs Pakistan
Old Trafford, Manchester
Monday, June 17
West Indies vs Bangladesh
County Ground, Taunton
Tuesday, June 18
England vs Afghanistan
Old Trafford, Manchester
Wednesday, June 19
New Zealand vs South Africa
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Thursday, June 20
Australia vs Bangladesh
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Friday, June 21
England vs Sri Lanka
Headingley, Leeds
Saturday, June 22
India vs Afghanistan
Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
West Indies vs New Zealand (D/N)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Sunday, June 23
Pakistan vs South Africa
Lord's, London
Monday, June 24
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
Tuesday, June 25
England vs Australia
Lord's, London
Wednesday, June 26
New Zealand vs Pakistan
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Thursday, June 27
West Indies vs India
Old Trafford, Manchester
Friday, June 28
Sri Lanka vs South Africa
The Riverside, Durham
Saturday, June 29
Pakistan vs Afghanistan
Headingley, Leeds
New Zealand vs Australia (D/N)
Lord's, London
Sunday, June 30
England vs India
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Monday, July 1
Sri Lanka vs West Indies
The Riverside, Durham
Tuesday, July 2
Bangladesh vs India
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Wednesday, July 3
England vs New Zealand
The Riverside, Durham
Thursday, July 4
Afghanistan vs West Indies
Headingley, Leeds
Friday, July 5
Pakistan vs Bangladesh
Lord's, London
Saturday, July 6
Sri Lanka vs India
Headingley, Leeds
Australia vs South Africa (D/N)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Tuesday, July 9
Semi-Final (1 vs 4)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Wednesday, July 10
Reserve Day
Thursday, July 11
Semi-Final (2 vs 3)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Friday, July 12
Reserve Day
Sunday, July 14
Final
Lord's, London
Monday, July 15
Reserve Day