The International Cricket Council has announced groups, host cities and the dates for the World Cup 2015. According to the schedule, archrivals Pakistan and India are not only in the same group, but their event will start with both teams clashing with each other head-on.
The details of the schedule were announced in special meetings held in Melbourne and Auckland early Tuesday, according to which the tournament is going to be held in Australia and New Zealand after 21 years. The final of the event will be played in the historic ground of Melbourne, the ground where Pakistan claimed their only ODI World Cup in 1992 under the captaincy of Imran Khan.
The 1992 event was a trendsetting and innovative tournament and hopes are running high this time too that the upcoming World Cup will prove to be the most memorable one of all the previous tournaments.
The ICC’s 10 permanent members and four qualifiers will take part in the tournament and will be divided in two groups as given below:
The top four teams of each group will qualify for the quarter-finals.
The tournament will start from February 14 with Sri Lanka-New Zealand match at Christchurch and Australia-New Zealand day-night match at Melbourne. Pakistan and India will start their campaign the next day at Adelaide Oval.
A total of 49 matches will be played in the event at 14 venues of the two countries. 26 matches will be held in Australia and 23 in New Zealand.
Pakistan and Ireland will play the last group match on March 15 after which the first quarter-final will be played on March 18 in Sydney.
The semi-finals will take place on March 24 and March 26, followed by the final on March 29.
India, who won the last World Cup after beating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in Wankhede Stadium in April, 2011, will now defend their title on the wickets of Australia and New Zealand.
The details of the schedule were announced in special meetings held in Melbourne and Auckland early Tuesday, according to which the tournament is going to be held in Australia and New Zealand after 21 years. The final of the event will be played in the historic ground of Melbourne, the ground where Pakistan claimed their only ODI World Cup in 1992 under the captaincy of Imran Khan.
The 1992 event was a trendsetting and innovative tournament and hopes are running high this time too that the upcoming World Cup will prove to be the most memorable one of all the previous tournaments.
The ICC’s 10 permanent members and four qualifiers will take part in the tournament and will be divided in two groups as given below:
World Cup 2015 Groups
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
 England |  South Africa |
 Australia |  India |
 Sri Lanka |  Pakistan |
 Bangladesh |  West Indies |
 New Zealand |  Zimbabwe |
 Qualifier 2 |  Ireland |
| Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 4 |
The top four teams of each group will qualify for the quarter-finals.
The tournament will start from February 14 with Sri Lanka-New Zealand match at Christchurch and Australia-New Zealand day-night match at Melbourne. Pakistan and India will start their campaign the next day at Adelaide Oval.
A total of 49 matches will be played in the event at 14 venues of the two countries. 26 matches will be held in Australia and 23 in New Zealand.
Pakistan and Ireland will play the last group match on March 15 after which the first quarter-final will be played on March 18 in Sydney.
The semi-finals will take place on March 24 and March 26, followed by the final on March 29.
Complete Schedule
| Date | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 14 | Sri Lanka | vs | New Zealand | Christchurch |
| February 14 | England | vs | Australia | Melbourne |
| February 15 | South Africa | vs | Zimbabwe | Hamilton |
| February 15 | India | vs | Pakistan | Adelaide |
| February 16 | West Indies | vs | Ireland | Nelson |
| February 17 | New Zealand | vs | Qualifier 3 | Dunedin |
| February 18 | Bangladesh | vs | Qualifier 2 | Canberra |
| February 19 | Zimbabwe | vs | Qualifier 4 | Nelson |
| February 20 | England | vs | New Zealand | Wellington |
| February 21 | Pakistan | vs | West Indies | Christchurch |
| February 21 | Australia | vs | Bangladesh | Brisbane |
| February 22 | Sri Lanka | vs | Qualifier 2 | Dunedin |
| February 22 | South Africa | vs | India | Melbourne |
| February 23 | England | vs | Qualifier 3 | Christchurch |
| February 24 | West Indies | vs | Zimbabwe | Canberra |
| February 25 | Ireland | vs | Qualifier 4 | Brisbane |
| February 26 | Qualifier 2 | vs | Qualifier 3 | Dunedin |
| February 26 | Sri Lanka | vs | Bangladesh | Melbourne |
| February 27 | South Africa | vs | West Indies | Sydney |
| February 28 | India | vs | Qualifier 4 | Perth |
| February 28 | Australia | vs | New Zealand | Auckland |
| March 1 | England | vs | Sri Lanka | Wellington |
| March 1 | Pakistan | vs | Zimbabwe | Brisbane |
| March 3 | South Africa | vs | Ireland | Canberra |
| March 4 | Pakistan | vs | Qualifier 4 | Napier |
| March 4 | Australia | vs | Qualifier 2 | Perth |
| March 5 | Bangladesh | vs | Qualifier 3 | Nelson |
| March 6 | India | vs | West Indies | Perth |
| March 7 | South Africa | vs | Pakistan | Auckland |
| March 7 | Zimbabwe | vs | Ireland | Hobart |
| March 8 | New Zealand | vs | Qualifier 2 | Napier |
| March 8 | Australia | vs | Sri Lanka | Sydney |
| March 9 | England | vs | Bangladesh | Adelaide |
| March 10 | India | vs | Ireland | Hamilton |
| March 11 | Sri Lanka | vs | Qualifier 3 | Hobart |
| March 12 | South Africa | vs | Qualifier 4 | Wellington |
| March 13 | Bangladesh | vs | New Zealand | Hamilton |
| March 13 | England | vs | Qualifier 2 | Sydney |
| March 14 | India | vs | Zimbabwe | Auckland |
| March 14 | Australia | vs | Qualifier 3 | Hobart |
| March 15 | West Indies | vs | Qualifier 4 | Napier |
| March 15 | Pakistan | vs | Ireland | Adelaide |
| March 18 | To be decided | 1st Quarterfinal | To be decided | Sydney |
| March 19 | To be decided | 2nd Quarterfinal | To be decided | Melbourne |
| March 20 | To be decided | 3rd Quarterfinal | To be decided | Adelaide |
| March 21 | To be decided | 4th Quarterfinal | To be decided | Wellington |
| March 24 | To be decided | 1st Semifinal | To be decided | Auckland |
| March 26 | To be decided | 2nd Semifinal | To be decided | Sydney |
| March 29 | To be decided | Final | To be decided | Melbourne |
India, who won the last World Cup after beating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in Wankhede Stadium in April, 2011, will now defend their title on the wickets of Australia and New Zealand.
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