With less than 40 days remaining until the ICC World Cup 2023, teams are currently busy in the last phase of their screening processes. As part of the final preparations, the countries participating in the World Cup will have the opportunity to play multiple matches in India, the main venue of the World Cup. It was already known that Bangladesh would play at least two matches in India before the World Cup. Now, the complete schedule of the warm-up matches for the ICC men’s cricket World Cup 2023 has been published. Schedules and fixtures of ICC World Cup 2023 warm-up matches Table: ICC cricket World Cup Matches 2023: Schedules and fixtures Date Match Venue Time (Bangladesh Time) Friday, September 29  Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 2:30 PM South Africa vs Afghanistan Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 2:30 PM New Zealand vs Pakistan Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 2:30 PM Saturday,  September 30 India vs England Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 2:30 PM Australia vs Netherlands Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 2:30 PM Monday, October 2  England vs Bangladesh Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 2:30 PM New Zealand vs South Africa Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 2:30 PM Tuesday, October 3  Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati 2:30 PM India vs Netherlands Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram 2:30 PM Pakistan vs Australia Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad 2:30 PM . Read more: ICC World Cup 2023: Schedule, Fixtures, Venues, Team List ICC will organize a total of 10 warm-up matches in 4 days before the World Cup. The matches will be held in three stadiums in India. Each team will get two matches to familiarize themselves with the conditions. According to the ICC, all the preparatory matches will be in the day and night schedule. Each match will start at 2:30 pm Bangladesh time. All 15 players are allowed to play in these warm-up matches. The World Cup Captain's Day will be held on October 4 after the October 3 matches. The captains of the participating teams will be introduced on this day. On the 5th, the main event of this World Cup will begin with the match between the two finalists of the last World Cup, England vs. New Zealand. South Africa, Afghanistan, New Zealand, and Pakistan will play World Cup preparation matches on September 29. The Proteas vs. Afghanistan match will be played at Greenfield International Stadium and the Pakistan-Kiwis match at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium. Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka on the same day at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. India-England and Australia-Netherlands will play the next day, on September 30. The first match will be played in Guwahati, and the next match will be played at Greenfield Stadium. The Tigers' second opponent is the mighty England. The warm-up match will be played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium on October 2. New Zealand will play against South Africa on the same day at Greenfield Stadium. On the last day of the warm-up schedule, 3 matches will be held on October 3. Afghanistan vs. Sri Lanka in the first match of the day, India vs. Netherlands in the second match, and Pakistan vs. Australia in the third match. All the warm-up matches will be played 50 overs per side. However, these matches will not carry ODI status as the teams can send all their 15-player squad to the field. Read more: ICC World Cup 2023 Venues: Cities and Stadiums in India Venues for World Cup 2023 Warm-up Matches Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati The Assam Cricket Association Stadium, commonly referred to as ACA Stadium or Barsapara Cricket Stadium, is located in Guwahati, Assam, India. Serving as the home field for the Assam cricket team, the stadium is under the Assam Cricket Association. Nestled amidst Assam's natural beauty, this stadium is a modern masterpiece that has hosted numerous thrilling matches. With a seating capacity of around 50,000, it offers an electric atmosphere for cricket enthusiasts. Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram The Greenfield International Stadium, also known as The Sports Hub and previously called Trivandrum International Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Kerala, India. The stadium was built on 36 acres of land. This stadium is special because it's the first one in India that followed the DBOT (design, build, operate, and transfer) model. The stadium is an important venue for the Kerala cricket team. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad With 55,000 capacity, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium will host three World Cup matches. But it will only host two warm-up matches. People sometimes call it Hyderabad Cricket Stadium. The Hyderabad Cricket Association and the Sunrisers Hyderabad team in the Indian Premier League use this stadium as their home ground. Final Words ICC World Cup 2023 warm-up matches will play an essential role in preparing teams for the grand stage of the tournament. These matches will give teams a chance to fine-tune their strategies, assess their strengths and weaknesses, and get accustomed to the conditions of the host country. They provide valuable insights into team dynamics and player form, helping captains and coaches make crucial decisions before the actual tournament begins.  Warm-up matches also generate excitement among fans, offering a glimpse of the intense competition that awaits in the World Cup. While the results of these matches may not officially count, the lessons learned and the experience gained will be invaluable as teams strive for success in the World Cup. Read more: Bangladesh's Fixtures for ICC World Cup 2023

The highest governing body of cricket has noticed the growth that Bangladesh's women's team has shown over the past few years. That is why the ICC has decided to give the opportunity to Bangladesh to host the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup, one of the major ICC World Cup events in the upcoming FTP. The International Cricket Council confirmed the news in a press release after the final day of their latest annual conference. Host nations for the forthcoming FTP’s ICC Women’s National Team events The ICC’s next FTP, which will last till 2027, will include four major events for the women’s national cricket team. The first major event will take place in Bangladesh in the year 2024. The BCB will organize the ninth edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup in the September-October window in 2024. Bangladesh have the experience of staging big ICC World Cup events, so the previous experience will help them to make the upcoming competition even better. The Bangladesh Cricket Board previously staged the fourth edition of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup in 2014, and the winner of that event was Australia. Read BAN vs ZIM 2022: 5 Bangladeshi players who can capitalize on Zimbabwe series Apart from Bangladesh, India will host the 2025 ICC Women’s ODI World Cup and Sri Lanka will host the Women's Champions Trophy's first edition in 2027 if they qualify for the competition. Besides, England has obtained the hosting rights for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup. One of the significant things about the ICC’s decision to pick the hosting nations for the upcoming women’s events in the next FTP cycle is that three of the four tournaments will take place in Asia. The international cricket council has realized that women’s cricket is gaining popularity in the sub-continent. They want to cash in on this growing interest among the cricket fans by staging as many big events as possible in the region. Who will host the WTC finals in the years 2023 and 2025? The newly formed ICC World Test Championship has generated a strong interest among the cricket fans. The final of the inaugural edition of the Test Championship was initially planned to be held at the iconic Lord’s cricket ground in London. However, the venue of the championship match was later moved to the Rose Bowl in Southampton because of some COVID-19 complications. New Zealand won the inaugural edition by beating India in the final by 8 wickets. Read Is the future of ODI cricket in jeopardy? The International Cricket Council has decided to organize the next two editions of the World Test Championship at Lord’s. The decision was approved at the ICC’s AGM. Both the 2023 and 2025 Test final matches are scheduled in the month of June. The South African team currently leads the points table with 71.43 percent in the 2021–2023 Test championship. Bottom Line Women's cricket in Bangladesh first gained international attention when the tigress won the 2018 Asia Cup in Malaysia by defeating India by three wickets in the final, breaking India's dominance in the competition. Since then, the Bangladesh women's team has continued to improve and recently participated in their first-ever 50-over World Cup competition. Getting the hosting rights for the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup is a recognition by the ICC that Bangladesh’s women’s national team is progressing on the international stage. Besides, women’s cricket has been getting more interest from Bangladeshi fans in recent years. Bangladesh will have the chance to host more ICC World Cup events in the future if the BCB makes the most of this opportunity and organizes the competition professionally. Read BAN vs ZIM T20I Series 2022: 3 challenges for Nurul Hasan as captain

Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan said Bangladesh will have a strong team in the next ICC World Cup 2023.   “I don’t think we need many things (to do well in the next WC). I believe we already have what we need. We’ve good players in our current team capable of doing well in the World Cup. But what we need is to care for them well. We need hard preparation. I believe we’ll have a good team in the next World Cup in India,” he said in an Instagram live session with his fans.   Shakib is currently living in the USA with his family.    He has been serving a two-year ban, with one year is suspended, for failing to report corrupt approaches made to him several times. The all-rounder is expected to return to the action after October this year.    In the last World Cup, in England, Shakib was Bangladesh’s light bearer hitting 606 runs and scalping 12 wickets. It was the best all-rounding performance in the World Cup. Despite his tremendous show, Bangladesh failed to do something memorable in the World Cup due to the off-form of the others.    “The next World Cup is in India. The condition of India is like what we get in our country. But the truth is the condition matters little in ICC events. ICC emphasise on batting surfaces as we have seen the last two World Cups in Australia and England,” Shakib added.    Currently, all cricketing activities are on hold in Bangladesh and other parts of the world due to the spread of coronavirus. Bangladesh Cricket Board on Wednesday postponed the Dhaka Premier League indefinitely.