NEW DELHI: 9 matches of the ICC Cricket World Cup to be held in India have been rescheduled. The schedule of matches, including the India-Pak match to be held on October 15, has been revised. The India-Pak match will be played on October 14 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The dates were changed citing security reasons. The India-Netherlands match has been postponed to November 12. Earlier, the match was scheduled to be held on November 11. England's match against Afghanistan has been postponed to October 15 after the India-Pak match was rescheduled.
Meanwhile, there is no change in the venue, time and date of the semi-final and final matches of the World Cup. The first semi-final will be played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on November 15 and the second semi-final will be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on November 15. The final will be held in Ahmedabad on November 19.
The change in match dates is as follows
October 10: England vs Bangladesh - Dharamshala - 10:30 am
October 10: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka - Hyderabad - 2:00 PM
October 12: Australia vs South Africa - Lucknow - 2:00 pm
October 13: New Zealand vs Bangladesh - Chennai - 2:00 pm
October 14: India vs Pakistan - Ahmedabad - 2:00 PM
October 15: England vs Afghanistan - Delhi - 2:00 pm
November 11: Australia vs Bangladesh - Pune - 10:30 am
November 11: England vs Pakistan - Kolkata - 2:00 pm
November 12: India vs Netherlands - Bengaluru - 2:00 PM