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| Dates | 5 October – 19 November 2023 |
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| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International (ODI) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin andknockout |
| Host | India |
| Champions |  Australia (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  India |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches | 48 |
| Attendance | 1,250,307 (26,048 per match) |
| Player of the series | Virat Kohli |
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (765) |
| Most wickets | Mohammed Shami (24) |
| Official website | cricketworldcup.com |
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The2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup was the 13th edition of theICC Men's Cricket World Cup, a quadrennialOne Day International (ODI)cricket tournament organized by theInternational Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted from 5 October to 19 November 2023 across ten venues inIndia. This was the fourth World Cup held in India, but the first where India was the sole host.
The tournament was contested by ten national teams, maintaining the same format used in2019. After six weeks of round-robin matches,India,South Africa,Australia, andNew Zealand finished as the top four and qualified for the knockout stage. In the knockout stage, India and Australia beat New Zealand and South Africa, respectively, to advance to the final, played on 19 November at theNarendra Modi Stadium inAhmedabad. Australia beat India in the final by six wickets, winning their sixth Cricket World Cup title.
A total of 1,250,307 spectators attended the matches, the highest number in any Cricket World Cup to date.[1] The tournament set viewership records in India, drawing 518 million viewers, with a peak of 59 million streaming viewers during the final, which alone recorded a record-breaking global audience of about 300 million viewers worldwide.[2]
On 11 December 2017, India was announced by the ICC as hosts of the 2023 Cricket World Cup; while India had served as a co-host during three previous tournaments (most recently in2011, which it co-hosted with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh), it would mark the first Cricket World Cup to be hosted solely by India.[3]
Originally, the competition was to be played from 9 February to 26 March 2023.[4][5] In July 2020 it was announced that due to the disruption of the qualification schedule by theCOVID-19 pandemic, the start of the tournament would be delayed to October 2023.[6][7] The ICC released the tournament schedule on 27 June 2023.[8][9]
This was the first ICC World Cup in which penalties for slow over-rates were given to bowling sides if they did not complete their 50 overs in the stipulated time. On-field umpires could penalise the bowling team by not allowing more than four fielders outside the 30-yard circle.[10]
ThePakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had threatened to boycott the tournament after theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to send a team to the2023 Asia Cup scheduled in Pakistan.[11][12] This issue was resolved in June 2023 after theAsian Cricket Council announced that the tournament would be hosted using a hybrid model proposed by the PCB, with nine of the 13 matches in the competition played in Sri Lanka.[13][14]
The ICC allocated a pool of US$10 million in prize money for the tournament, with payouts remaining the same as the 2019 and 2015 tournaments. Australia, the winning team, received US$4,000,000, the runner-up $2,000,000 and the losing semi-finalists $1,600,000. Teams that did not progress past the league stage received $100,000 and the winner of each league stage match received $40,000.[15][16]
The ICC hosted a trophy tour for 100 days prior to the tournament beginning 27 June 2023, with theCricket World Cup Trophy being taken to various locations around the world. The event began with the launching of the trophy into thestratosphere bySent Into Space and landing at Modi Stadium—becoming the first sports trophy to have ever been sent into space.[17] The ICC officially announced the mascots for the World Cup in August. The mascots were a male and female duo named "Tonk" and "Blaze" from the fictional cricketing utopia "Crictoverse".[18][19]
Ahead of the tournament, it was reported that an opening ceremony would take place on 4 October 2023 at theNarendra Modi Stadium inAhmedabad, a day before the opening match at the same venue.[20] The official theme song of the 2023 Cricket World Cup titled "Dil Jashn Bole" (transl. Heart say celebrate) was released on 20 September. The song was composed byPritam, and was sung by Pritam,Nakash Aziz,Sreerama Chandra,Amit Mishra,Jonita Gandhi,Akasa Singh andS. P. Charan.[21] However, the song was subject to backlash and bad reviews.[22] The opening ceremony was cancelled and replaced by a closing ceremony ahead of the final.[23] During this adrone show was held.[24][25]
Other than India, who qualified as hosts, all teams had to qualify for the tournament through the2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process. Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa qualified via theICC Cricket World Cup Super League, with the Netherlands and Sri Lanka securing the final two places via the2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe during June and July 2023.
As a result of the qualifying process, the competition was the first not to include former winnersWest Indies, who failed to progress for the first time after their defeat toScotland.[26] Full membersIreland andZimbabwe also missed out on qualification, meaning three of the fourfull members who took part in the knock-out qualification stage did not qualify, with onlySri Lanka progressing.[27] The final qualification spot was decided by an eliminator match between associate members Scotland andthe Netherlands,[28] with the Dutch side taking the final place.[26]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 1 | India |
| ICC Super League | 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 | Various | 7 | |
| Qualifier | 18 June 2023 – 9 July 2023 | Zimbabwe | 2 | |
| Total | 10 | |||
The tournament took place in ten stadiums, situated in ten cities across India. The first and second semi-finals were held atWankhede Stadium inMumbai andEden Gardens inKolkata respectively, while the final took place atNarendra Modi Stadium inAhmedabad.[8]
The BCCI provided funding for renovations and refurbishments at stadiums.Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium received a new grass surface, drainage system, seating, and hospitality boxes. Wankhede Stadium had upgrades to the outfield, floodlights, corporate boxes, and toilets.M. A. Chidambaram Stadium installed new floodlights and relaid two wickets.[29]
With the autumn scheduling of this World Cup, the ICC instituted protocols for reducing the impact of moisture—includingdew and rain—on pitch conditions, so that they did not give the team batting second an advantage (as had frequently occurred in the2021 Men's T20 World Cup). These included using a specific wetting agent, and the boundary set at around 70 m (77 yards) at each stadium, with more grass on the pitch to encourageseam bowling overspin bowling.[30]
| Location | Stadium | Capacity[31] | No. of matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmedabad | Narendra Modi Stadium | 132,000 | 5 |
| Bangalore | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | 33,800 | 5 |
| Chennai | M. A. Chidambaram Stadium | 38,200 | 5 |
| Delhi | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 35,200 | 5 |
| Dharamshala | HPCA Stadium | 21,200 | 5 |
| Hyderabad | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium | 39,200 | 3 |
| Kolkata | Eden Gardens | 68,000 | 5 |
| Lucknow | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium | 50,100 | 5 |
| Mumbai | Wankhede Stadium | 33,100 | 5 |
| Pune | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium | 42,700 | 5 |
All teams were asked to finalise their 15-player squads prior to 28 September, with any replacements after this date requiring approval from the ICC.[32] All squads were announced by 26 September 2023.[33] The oldest player of the tournament was Dutch playerWesley Barresi, who was 39 years old, while the youngest was Afghan spinnerNoor Ahmad, who was 18.[34]
Warm-up matches were held from 29 September to 3 October 2023 atRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium inHyderabad,Assam Cricket Association Stadium inGuwahati, andGreenfield International Stadium inThiruvananthapuram.[8]
India's warm-up fixtures were announced on 27 June. The complete warm-up fixtures were announced on 23 August.[37] The matches were broadcast live on television.[38][39]
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Bangladesh won by 7 wickets Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires:Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind) |
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Match abandoned Greenfield International Stadium,Thiruvananthapuram Umpires:Anil Chaudhary (Ind) andRohan Pandit (Ind) |
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New Zealand won by 5 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium,Hyderabad Umpires: Parashar Joshi (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind) |
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No result Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires:Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Saidarshan Kumar (Ind) |
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No result Greenfield International Stadium,Thiruvananthapuram Umpires:Rohan Pandit (Ind) andVirender Sharma (Ind) |
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England won by 4 wickets (DLS method) Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires:Nitin Menon (Ind) andSharfuddoula (Ban) |
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New Zealand won by 7 runs (DLS method) Greenfield International Stadium,Thiruvananthapuram Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (NZ) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) |
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Afghanistan won by 6 wickets (DLS method) Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati Umpires:Ahsan Raza (Pak) andJoel Wilson (WI) |
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Match abandoned Greenfield International Stadium,Thiruvananthapuram Umpires:Michael Gough (Eng) andAlex Wharf (Eng) |
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Australia won by 14 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium,Hyderabad Umpires:Paul Reiffel (Aus) andRod Tucker (Aus) |
The ICC announced the World Cup schedule on 27 June 2023 at an event in Mumbai with a countdown of 100 days to the opening match of the World Cup on 5 October. The group stage started with the match between thefinalists of the2019 Cricket World Cup,New Zealand andEngland, atNarendra Modi Stadium.[8] On 9 August 2023, nine fixtures, including the match between India and Pakistan, were rescheduled by the ICC.[40] The top seven teams in the tournament, excluding Pakistan who qualify automatically as host, qualified for the2025 ICC Champions Trophy.[41]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India(H, R) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.570 | Advanced to thesemi-finals and qualified for the2025 ICC Champions Trophy |
| 2 |  South Africa | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.261 | |
| 3 | Australia(C) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.841 | |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.743 | |
| 5 |  Pakistan | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.199 | Qualified for the2025 ICC Champions Trophy |
| 6 |  Afghanistan | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.336 | |
| 7 |  England | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.572 | |
| 8 |  Bangladesh | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.087 | |
| 9 |  Sri Lanka | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.419 | |
| 10 |  Netherlands | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −1.825 |
The ICC released the fixture details on 27 June 2023.[42]
The hostIndia was the first team to qualify for the semi-finals after their 302-run win againstSri Lanka, their seventh successive win in the World Cup.[43] India secured the top place amongst the semi-finalists after they beatSouth Africa by 243 runs on 5 November atEden Gardens inKolkata.[44]
South Africa became the second team to qualify for the semi-finals afterPakistan defeatedNew Zealand on 4 November,[45] withAustralia becoming the third team to qualify after defeatingAfghanistan on 7 November.[46] New Zealand confirmed their berth as the fourth team after Pakistan lost their final match againstEngland.[47]
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | India | 397/4 (50 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | New Zealand | 327 (48.5 overs) | |||||||
| SFW1 | India | 240 (50 overs) | |||||||
| SFW2 | Australia | 241/4 (43 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | South Africa | 212 (49.4 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | Australia | 215/7 (47.2 overs) | |||||||
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In the final, Australia comfortably defeated India, by six wickets and a full seven overs to spare, to win a record-extending sixth World Cup title.[48][49][50]
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| Runs | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 765 | Virat Kohli | India |
| 597 | Rohit Sharma | India |
| 594 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa |
| 578 | Rachin Ravindra | New Zealand |
| 552 | Daryl Mitchell | New Zealand |
| Wickets | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Mohammed Shami | India |
| 23 | Adam Zampa | Australia |
| 21 | Dilshan Madushanka | Sri Lanka |
| 20 | Jasprit Bumrah | India |
| 20 | Gerald Coetzee | South Africa |
The ICC announced its team of the tournament on 21 November 2023, with Virat Kohli being named asplayer of the tournament,[53] and Rohit Sharma as captain of the team.[54]
| Player | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock | South Africa | Opening batter/wicket-keeper |
| Rohit Sharma | India | Opening batter/captain |
| Virat Kohli | India | Batter |
| Daryl Mitchell | New Zealand | All-rounder |
| KL Rahul | India | Batter |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | All-rounder |
| Ravindra Jadeja | India | All-rounder |
| Jasprit Bumrah | India | Bowler |
| Dilshan Madushanka | Sri Lanka | Bowler |
| Adam Zampa | Australia | Bowler |
| Mohammed Shami | India | Bowler |
| Gerald Coetzee | South Africa | Twelfth |
Disney Star served as host broadcaster of the tournament in association with ICC TV;[55] in India, all matches were televised byStar Sports and streamed byDisney+ Hotstar, with coverage available in English and eightregional languages.[56] Amid competition withJioCinema for domestic cricket rights,[57][2] Disney announced that all matches would be available on Disney+ Hotstar for free on mobile devices. The broadcasts featured expanded player andHawk-Eye ball tracking features (building upon those introduced in the2022 men's T20 World Cup) for visualizing shots and fielding, and dedicatedvertical video feeds of each match designed for streaming onsmartphones. Commentary on the ICC's English-language world feed was led byRicky Ponting andEoin Morgan among others.[57][55]
The ICC projected that global live viewing minutes of the tournament had increased by 17% over 2019.[58] In India,Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) ratings reported that the tournament was seen onlinear television by 518 million people in India, and Disney reported that streams peaked at 59 million concurrent viewers on Hotstar—both setting new records.[2]
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