Friends,
The once-in-four-year tournament will see fourteen teams divided into two groups – Pool A and Pool B. The teams in Pool A feature – England, Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Afghanistan and Scotland while Pool B has South Africa, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and United States of Emirates.
A total of 42 matches will be played throughout the group stage of tournament. The top four teams from each pool will advance to play the quarter-finals. The knock-out stage with four quarter-finals matches will begin from March 18 till March 21. The first semi-final match will take place on March 24 while second semi-final on March 26.
The exciting clash for the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup title, the all-important final will be played on March 29 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
All the participating teams will announce their final 15-man squad before January 10, 2015. The 11th Edition of ICC World Cup 2015 follows the same format as that of the previous edition. India became the first host nation to win the ICC World Cup in 2011, something Australia and New Zealand would be eyeing this edition. All teams participating in the tournament will play two matches apiece as practice games but these will be termed as non-ODI games. You can download the above ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Schedule and Time-Table and Save As JPEG or in PDF format.
