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With the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup set to get underway in Australia and New Zealand in a few months’ time, the 14 participating teams have started preparing in full swing for the quadrennial event. The tournament kicks off with co-hosts New Zealand taking on Sri Lanka at Christchurch on February 14, 2015.
There are 42 group matches in all before we head to the business part of the tournament. The four quarter-finals will be played from March 18-21, after which there is a two-day break before the two semi-finals. The date of the all-important final is March 29, which will see the two top teams battling it out for the ultimate prize in front of 100,000 spectators at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne.
Here is the full schedule of the 2015 ICC World Cup:
Group matches
Date | Match | Venue |
| Sat Feb 14 | Match 1, Pool A – New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| Sat Feb 14 | Match 2, Pool A – Australia v England | MCG |
| Sun Feb 15 | Match 3, Pool B – South Africa v Zimbabwe | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Sun Feb 15 | Match 4, Pool B – India v Pakistan | Adelaide Oval |
| Mon Feb 16 | Match 5, Pool B – Ireland v West Indies | Saxton Oval, Nelson |
| Tue Feb 17 | Match 6, Pool A – New Zealand v Scotland | University Oval, Dunedin |
| Wed Feb 18 | Match 7, Pool A – Afghanistan v Bangladesh | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| Thu Feb 19 | Match 8, Pool B – UAE v Zimbabwe | Saxton Oval, Nelson |
| Fri Feb 20 | Match 9, Pool A – New Zealand v England | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| Sat Feb 21 | Match 10, Pool B – Pakistan v West Indies | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| Sat Feb 21 | Match 11, Pool A - Australia v Bangladesh | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| Sun Feb 22 | Match 12, Pool A – Afghanistan v Sri Lanka | University Oval, Dunedin |
| Sun Feb 22 | Match 13, Pool B – India v South Africa | MCG |
| Mon Feb 23 | Match 14, Pool A – England v Scotland | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| Tue Feb 24 | Match 15, Pool B – West Indies v Zimbabwe | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| Wed Feb 25 | Match 16, Pool B – Ireland v UAE | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| Thu Feb 26 | Match 17, Pool A – Afghanistan v Scotland | University Oval, Dunedin |
| Thu Feb 26 | Match 18, Pool A – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka | MCG |
| Fri Feb 27 | Match 19, Pool B – South Africa v West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) |
| Sat Feb 28 | Match 20, Pool B – India v UAE | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Sat Feb 28 | Match 21, Pool A – New Zealand v Australia | WACA, Perth |
| Sun Mar 1 | Match 22, Pool A – England v Sri Lanka | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| Sun Mar 1 | Match 23, Pool B – Pakistan v Zimbabwe | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| Tue Mar 3 | Match 24, Pool B – Ireland v South Africa | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| Wed Mar 4 | Match 25, Pool B – Pakistan v UAE | McLean Park, Napier |
| Wed Mar 4 | Match 26, Pool A – Australia v Afghanistan | WACA, Perth |
| Thu Mar 5 | Match 27, Pool A – Bangladesh v Scotland | Saxton Oval, Nelson |
| Fri Mar 6 | Match 28, Pool B – India v West Indies | WACA, Perth |
| Sat Mar 7 | Match 29, Pool B – Pakistan v South Africa | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Sat Mar 7 | Match 30, Pool B – Ireland v Zimbabwe | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Sun Mar 8 | Match 31, Pool A – New Zealand v Afghanistan | McLean Park, Napier |
| Sun Mar 8 | Match 32, Pool A – Australia v Sri Lanka | SCG |
| Mon Mar 9 | Match 33, Pool A – England v Bangladesh | Adelaide Oval |
| Tue Mar 10 | Match 34, Pool B – India v Ireland | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Wed Mar 11 | Match 35, Pool A – Scotland v Sri Lanka | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Thu Mar 12 | Match 36, Pool B – South Africa v UAE | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| Fri Mar 13 | Match 37, Pool A – New Zealand v Bangladesh | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| Fri Mar 13 | Match 38, Pool A – Afghanistan v England | SCG |
| Sat Mar 14 | Match 39, Pool B – India v Zimbabwe | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Sat Mar 14 | Match 40, Pool A – Australia v Scotland | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| Sun Mar 15 | Match 41, Pool B – UAE v West Indies | McLean Park, Napier |
| Sun Mar 15 | Match 42, Pool B – Ireland v Pakistan | Adelaide Oval |
Quarter Finals (QF)
Date | Match | Venue |
| Wed Mar 18 | QF 1 – TBC v TBC (A1 v B4) | SCG |
| Thu Mar 19 | QF 2 – TBC v TBC (A2 v B3) | MCG |
| Fri Mar 20 | QF 3 – TBC v TBC (A3 v B2) | Adelaide Oval |
| Sat Mar 21 | QF 4 – TBC v TBC (A4 v B1) | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
Semi Finals (SF)
Date | Match | Venue |
| Tue Mar 24 | SF 1 – TBC v TBC | Eden Park, Auckland |
| Thu Mar 26 | SF 2 – TBC v TBC | SCG |
Final
Date | Match | Venue |
| Sun Mar 29 | TBC v TBC | MCG |
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