India will play two official warm-up matches towards England and the Netherlands, forward of its ODI World Cup opener towards Australia, the ICC stated on Wednesday.
The two-time winner, India, will face the defending champion, England, within the first warm-up sport on September 30 on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, after which it should journey to Thiruvananthapuram to face the Netherlands on October 3.
A complete of three venues — Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad — will host the official warm-up matches for all the ten groups earlier than the World Cup opener in Ahmedabad on October 5 between New Zealand and England.
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“The 10 teams will each play two official 50-over contests during the week leading up to the start of the World Cup on October 5, with matches to be held in three different cities across India,” the ICC stated in a launch.
“The matches will provide teams with the perfect opportunity to acclimatise to the conditions they are expected to face during the World Cup.”
All matches within the warm-up spherical will begin within the afternoon. “All games will commence at 2:00pm IST and teams will be allowed to field all members of their 15-player squads during the matches,” the ICC stated.
Full match schedule:
September 29: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Guwahati), South Africa vs Afghanistan, (Thiruvananthapuram) and New Zealand vs Pakistan (Hyderabad).
September 30: India vs England (Guwahati), Australia vs Netherlands (Thiruvananthapuram).
October 2: England vs Bangladesh (Guwahati), New Zealand vs South Africa (Thiruvananthapuram).
October 3: India vs Netherlands (Thiruvananthapuram), Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka (Guwahati), Pakistan vs Australia (Hyderabad).
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com