World Cup 2023 warm-up matches: The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup practice matches will be played at three venues in India. The World Cup warm-up match will be broadcast live in many regions and viewers will get to watch it live. Two practice matches will be played between each of the 10 teams, the matches of which will be played below.
- Hyderabad
- Guwahati
- Thiruvananthapuram
The matches will be played between Friday 29 September and Tuesday 3 October, giving teams the full opportunity to acclimatise to the conditions they will face during the World Cup. A total of 10 practice games will be played between the ten sides.
All practice events will be shown in tournament host India, and will be televised live by Star Sports and also live streamed by Disney+ Hotstar.
How and where to watch World Cup 2023 warm-up matches.
To watch the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 warm-up match, You must have a subscription to the digital media mobile platform of whatever country you are in, where you can enjoy the match. For TV, you can watch the telecast of the match only on the sports channel broadcast in your country.
| Country | TV Channels | Warm Ups Match telecast |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Ariana TV | All matches to be shown live on linear & digital. |
| Australia | Fox Sports | All matches to be shown live. Bangladesh v Sri Lanka and Afg v SL to be shown on Kayo only. Rest will be on linear & Kayo. Schedule attached. |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV | The two Bangladesh matches will be shown live on linear and digital. |
| Canada | Willow | All matches to be shown on digital. Select matches to be shown on TV |
| Caribbean Islands | ESPN Caribbean | No warm up matches |
| Central & South America and Mexico | ESPN | No warm up matches |
| Brazil | ESPN | No warm up matches |
| Continental Europe and SEA(excluding Singapore) | Yupp TV | All matches live on Yupp TV |
| Hong Kong | PCCW/Yupp TV | All matches live on Yupp TV |
| India | Star Sports | All matches shown live on linear TV via the Star Sports network & simulcast on digital via Disney+Hotstar. |
| Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan | Star Sports | All matches shown live on linear TV via the Star Sports network. |
| Malaysia | MEASAT/Yupp TV | All matches live on Yupp TV |
| MENA | Etisalat | All matches will be live on CricLife Max, CricLife1 and CricLife2. |
| Netherlands | TBC | No warm up matches |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ | Available on SKY NZ |
| Pacific Islands | Digicel | No warm up matches |
| Pakistan | PTV,ARY | Matches to be shown on PTV & ARY. |
| Singapore | StarHub | All matches to be shown on TV & Digital |
| Sri Lanka | Maharaja TV | All matches to be covered on TV and Digital |
| South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport | Most warm up matches on linear TV |
| UK | Sky Sports | Al warmup matches except SA v Afg, Aus v Ned & Afg v SL shown on linear and digital. |
| USA | ESPN+,Willow | Select matches to be shown by Willow TV on linear .All matches to be shown by ESPN+ |
Enjoy watching the warm-up games for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023!
World Cup 2023 warm-up matches scheduled.
Following these warm-up matches, the tournament start is slated for October 5 in Ahmedabad, with England and New Zealand playing off in a rematch of the 2019 final.
Friday 29 September:
- Bangladesh vs. Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
- South Africa vs. Afghanistan at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.
- New Zealand vs. Pakistan at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
Saturday 30 September:
- India vs. England at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
- Australia vs. Netherlands at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.
Monday 2 October:
- England vs. Bangladesh at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
- New Zealand vs. South Africa at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.
Tuesday 3 October:
- Afghanistan vs. Sri Lanka at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
- India vs. Netherlands at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Pakistan vs. Australia at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.
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For more details head to ICC’s official website.
