Cricket World Cup 2023 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup |
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| Dates | 5 October – 19 November 2023 |
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International (ODI) |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) | India |
| Champions |  Australia (6th title) |
| Participants | 10 |
| Matches played | 48 |
| Man of the Series |  Virat Kohli |
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (765) |
| Most wickets | Mohammed Shami (24) |
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The 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup was the 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament was hosted by India. It started on 5 October and concluded on 19 November 2023, with Australia winning the tournament.
Ten national teams participated. All had to qualify for the tournament through the 2023 Cricket World Cup qualification process. India qualified as hosts; Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa qualified via the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, with the Netherlands and Sri Lanka securing the final two places via the qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe during June and July 2023. The West Indies missed out on qualification for the first time in their history. 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. A selection panel chose 16 officials to umpire and referee at the matches.
It was the first men's Cricket World Cup which India hosted solely. The tournament took place in ten different stadiums, in ten cities across the country. In the first semi-final India beat New Zealand, and in the second semi-final Australia beat South Africa. The final took place between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium on 19 November with Australia winning the title for the sixth time.
The top eight placed teams in the tournament's final points table qualified for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, the next ICC ODI tournament. Virat Kohli was the player of the tournament and also scored the most runs; Mohammed Shami was the leading wicket-taker.
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Background
Originally, the competition was to be played from 9 February to 26 March 2023. In July 2020 it was announced that that the tournament would be moved to October and November as a result of the qualification schedule being disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ICC released the tournament schedule on 27 June 2023.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had threatened to boycott the competition after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) refused to send a team to the 2023 Asia Cup scheduled in Pakistan. This issue was resolved in June 2023 after the Asian Cricket Council announced that the competition would be hosted using a hybrid model proposed by the PCB, with nine of the 13 matches in the competition played in Sri Lanka.
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.
Qualification
Like the previous World Cup, the tournament featured ten teams. The main route for qualification was, however, through the new ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, a series of matches played between 2020 and 2023 rather than the ODI rankings. The top eight of the 13 sides in the Super League qualified for the World Cup automatically, although as hosts India, who finished fourth, were guaranteed a place. In June and July 2023, the bottom five teams from the Super League and the top five ranked associate sides competed in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier for the remaining two places.
As a result of the qualifying process, the competition was the first not to include former winners West Indies, who failed to progress for the first time in their history, after their defeat to Scotland. Full members Ireland and Zimbabwe also missed out on qualification, meaning three of the four full members who took part in the knock-out qualification stage did not qualify, with only Sri Lanka progressing. The final qualification spot fell to an eliminator between associate members, Scotland and Netherlands. The Netherlands won the eliminator and took the final spot in the finals stage of the competition.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | — | — | 1 | India |
| ICC Super League | 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023 | Various | 7 |
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| Qualifier | 18 June 2023 – 9 July 2023 | Zimbabwe | 2 |
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Venues
The tournament took place in ten different stadiums, situated in ten different cities across India. The first and second semi-finals were held at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata respectively, while the final took place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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.
With the autumn scheduling of this World Cup, the ICC instituted protocols for reducing the impact of moisture—including dew and rain—on pitch conditions, so that they did not give the team batting second an advantage (as had frequently occurred in the 2021 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 encourage seam bowling over spin bowling.
| Location | Stadium | Capacity | No. of matches |
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| 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 |
Squads
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. All squads were announced by 26 September 2023. The oldest player of the tournament was Dutch player Wesley Barresi, who was 39 years old, while the youngest was Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad, who was 18.
Warm-up matches
Warm-up matches were held from 29 September to 3 October 2023 at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad, Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati, and Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram.
India's warm-up fixtures were announced on 27 June. The complete warm-up fixtures were announced on 23 August. The matches were broadcast live on television.
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Pathum Nissanka 68 (64)
Mahedi Hasan 3/36 (9 overs) |
Tanzid Hasan 84 (88)
Lahiru Kumara 1/30 (6 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
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Mohammad Rizwan 103* (94)
Mitchell Santner 2/39 (8 overs) |
Rachin Ravindra 97 (72)
Usama Mir 2/68 (10 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
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- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible due to rain.
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Steve Smith 55 (42)
Roelof van der Merwe 2/12 (3 overs) |
Colin Ackermann 31* (37)
Mitchell Starc 3/18 (3 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 23 overs per side due to rain.
- Rain prevented any further play.
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Mehidy Hasan 74 (89)
Reece Topley 3/23 (5 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 37 overs per side due to rain.
- England were set a revised target of 197 runs from 37 overs due to rain.
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Devon Conway 78 (73)
Lungi Ngidi 3/33 (7 overs) |
Quinton de Kock 84* (89)
Trent Boult 2/20 (5 overs) |
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- South Africa innings curtailed at 37 overs due to rain; DLS par score was 219.
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Afghanistan 261/4 (38.1 overs) |
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Kusal Mendis 158 (87)
Mohammad Nabi 4/44 (8 overs) |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 119 (92)
Kasun Rajitha 1/18 (7 overs) |
- Afganistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Afghanistan were set a revised target of 257 runs from 42 overs due to rain.
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Glenn Maxwell 77 (71)
Usama Mir 2/31 (5 overs) |
Babar Azam 90 (59)
Marnus Labuschagne 3/78 (8.4 overs) |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
Group stage
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 the finalists of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, New Zealand and England, at Narendra Modi Stadium. On 9 August 2023, nine fixtures, including the match between India and Pakistan, were rescheduled by the ICC. The top seven teams in the tournament excluding 2025 hosts Pakistan qualified for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | India (H) |
9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2.570 | Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy |
| 2 |  South Africa |
9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.261 | |
| 3 | Australia |
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 the 2025 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 |
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Results
The ICC released the fixture details on 27 June 2023.
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Netherlands 205 (41 overs) |
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Netherlands 223 (46.3 overs) |
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245/8 (43 overs) |
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Afghanistan 286/2 (49 overs) |
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Knockout stage
The host India was the first team to qualify for the semi-finals after their 302-run win against Sri Lanka, their seventh successive win in the World Cup. India secured the top place amongst the semi-finalists after they beat South Africa by 243 runs on 5 November at Eden Gardens.
South Africa became the second team to qualify for the semi-finals after Pakistan defeated New Zealand on 4 November, with Australia becoming the third team to qualify after defeating Afghanistan on 7 November. New Zealand confirmed their berth as the fourth team after Pakistan lost their final match against England.
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| SFW1 | India |
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| SFW2 | Australia |
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| 2 | South Africa |
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| 3 | Australia |
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Semi-finals
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Final
Statistics
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Inns | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
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| 765 | Virat Kohli |
11 | 117 | 95.62 | 90.31 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 9 |
| 597 | Rohit Sharma |
11 | 131 | 54.27 | 125.94 | 1 | 3 | 66 | 31 |
| 594 | Quinton de Kock |
10 | 174 | 59.40 | 107.02 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 21 |
| 578 | Rachin Ravindra |
10 | 123* | 64.22 | 106.44 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 17 |
| 552 | Daryl Mitchell |
10 | 134 | 69.00 | 111.06 | 2 | 2 | 48 | 22 |
Most wickets
| Wkts | Player | Inns | Ave | Econ | BBI | SR | 5W |
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| 24 | Mohammed Shami |
7 | 10.70 | 5.26 | 7/57 | 12.20 | 3 |
| 23 | Adam Zampa |
11 | 22.39 | 5.36 | 4/8 | 25.04 | 0 |
| 21 | Dilshan Madushanka |
9 | 25.00 | 6.70 | 5/80 | 22.38 | 1 |
| 20 | Jasprit Bumrah |
11 | 18.65 | 4.06 | 4/39 | 27.55 | 0 |
| Gerald Coetzee |
8 | 19.80 | 6.23 | 4/44 | 19.05 | 0 |
Broadcasting
Star Sports were the host broadcaster, televising matches domestically with Disney+ Hotstar in English and eight regional languages. All matches were streamed domestically without the need for a subscription on mobile devices. Other countries and territories had official local broadcasters for the tournament.
Prize money
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.
See also
In Spanish: Copa Mundial de Críquet de 2023 para niños
- List of Cricket World Cup finals
