The tournament is taking place in Wales and England, and this is the fifth time the UK is playing host to the event. After both countries withdrew from the bid to host the 2015 World Cup event, they were awarded the hosting rights in April 2006. The tournament’s format comprises a single group composed of ten teams, and each of these will get the opportunity to play the rest of the teams. After this, the four best performers will winter the semi-finals. This detailed five-minute read covers all you need to know about the Cricket World Cup 2019.
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The ODI championship has gotten its fair share of criticism. One of the key issues of contention is the fact that the tournament lacks Associate teams. Given the increasing number of Test playing countries from ten to twelve with Afghanistan and Ireland getting the admission opportunity in 2017, this is going to be the first of the cricket event to take place without the presence of all the Test playing nations. Moreover, it will be the first one to feature zero Associate members after the Associate teams were eliminated during the qualifying tournament.
List of ICC World Cup 2019 teams and squads
Ten teams are participating in the competition. Here are the teams and the names of the respective players.
Afghanistan
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Gulbadin Naib (Captain), Mohammad Shahzad (Wicket-keeper), Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Hamid Hassan, Aftab Alam, Dawlat Zadran, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shinwari, Najibullah Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Asghar Afghan, Rahmat Shah, Hazratullah Zazai, Noor Ali Zadran,
Australia
Aaron Finch (Captain), Kane Richardson, Nathan Lyon, Adam Zampa, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Glenn Maxwell, Jason Behrendorff, Marcus Stoinis, Shaun Marsh, Alex Carey, Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, David Warner.
Bangladesh
Mashrafe Mortaza (Captain), Shakib Al Hasan (Vice-captain), Mushfiqur Rahim (Wicket-keeper), Abu Jayed, Mustafizur Rahman, Mohammad Saifuddin, Rubel Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mosaddek Hossain, Sabbir Rahaman, Mohammad Mithun, Mahmudullah, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das
England
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Eoin Morgan (Captain), Ben Stokes, Tom Curran, Jonny Bairstow, Chris Woakes, Liam Plunkett, Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, James Vince, Joe Root, Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali, Liam Dawson
India
Virat Kohli (Captain), Dinesh Karthik (Wicket-keeper), MS Dhoni (Wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay Shankar, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Kedar Jadhav, Shikhar Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rohit Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami
New Zealand
Kane Williamson (Captain), Tom Blundell (Wicket-keeper), Tom Latham (Wicket-keeper), Ross Taylor, Mitchell Santner, Henry Nicholls, Colin de Grandhomme, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Martin Guptill, Colin Munro, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham
Pakistan
Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain and Wicket-keeper), Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Hafeez, Wahab Riaz, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Imad Wasim, Imam-ul-Haq, Hasan Ali
South Africa
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Faf du Plessis (Captain), Quinton de Kоck (Wicket-keeper), JP Duminy, Aiden Markram, Imran Tahir, Mohammad Hasnain Hashim Amla, Rassie van der Dussen, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Dwaine Pretorius, David Miller, Dale Steyn, Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi, Shaheen Afridi, Andile Phehlukwayo
West Indies
Jason Holder (Captain), Shai Hope (Wicket-keeper), Nicholas Pooran (Wicket-keeper), Fabian Allen, Andre Russell, Darren Bravo, Oshane Thomas, Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Shannon Gabriel, Ashley Nurse, Evin Lewis
Sri Lanka
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Dimuth Karunaratne (Captain), Jeevan Mendis, Thisara Perera, Suranga Lakmal, Isuru Udana, Jeffery Vandersay, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Avishka Fernando, Nuwan Pradeep, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Lahiru Thirimanne, Milinda Siriwardana
Cricket World Cup 2019 schedule
The 2019 edition of the world’s largest cricket competition began on the 30th of May and will be concluded on 14th July. Each of the teams is supposed to play against each other in a round robin within the initial five weeks. Here are the next fixtures for the Cricket World Cup 2019 groups stage and the respective stadium.
- May 30, Thu - England versus South Africa: The Oval, London
- May 31, Fri - Pakistan versus West Indies: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Jun 01, Sat - New Zealand versus Sri Lanka: Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
- Jun 01, Sat - Australia versus Afghanistan: Bristol County Ground, Bristol
- Jun 02, Sun - Bangladesh versus South Africa: The Oval, London
- Jun 03, Mon - England versus Pakistan: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
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- Jun 04, Tue - Afghanistan versus Sri Lanka: Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
- Jun 05, Wed - India versus South Africa: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
- Jun 05, Wed - Bangladesh versus New Zealand: The Oval, London
- Jun 06, Thu - Australia versus West Indies: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Jun 07, Fri - Pakistan versus Sri Lanka: Bristol County Ground, Bristol
- Jun 08, Sat - England versus Bangladesh: Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
- Jun 08, Sat - Afghanistan versus New Zealand: The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
- Jun 09, Sun - Australia versus India: The Oval, London
- Jun 10, Mon - South Africa versus West Indies: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
- Jun 11, Tue - Bangladesh versus Sri Lanka: Bristol County Ground, Bristol
- Jun 12, Wed - Australia versus Pakistan: The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
- Jun 13, Thu - India versus New Zealand: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Jun 14, Fri - England versus West Indies: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
- Jun 15, Sat - Australia versus Sri Lanka: The Oval, London
- Jun 15, Sat - Afghanistan versus South Africa: Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
- Jun 16, Sun - India versus Pakistan: Old Trafford, Manchester
- Jun 17, Mon - Bangladesh versus West Indies: The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
- Jun 18, Tue - England versus Afghanistan: Old Trafford, Manchester
- Jun 19, Wed - New Zealand versus South Africa: Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Jun 20, Thu - Australia versus Bangladesh: Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Jun 21, Fri - England versus Sri Lanka: Headingley, Leeds
- Jun 22, Sat - Afghanistan versus India: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
- Jun 22, Sat - New Zealand versus West Indies: Old Trafford, Manchester
- Jun 23, Sun - Pakistan versus South Africa: Lord’s London
- Jun 24, Mon - Afghanistan versus Bangladesh: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
- Jun 25, Tue - England versus Australia: Lord’s London
- Jun 26, Wed - New Zealand versus Pakistan: Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Jun 27, Thu - India versus West Indies: Old Trafford, Manchester
- Jun 28, Fri - South Africa versus Sri Lanka: The Riverside Durham, Chester-le-Street
- Jun 29, Sat - Afghanistan versus Pakistan: Headingley, Leeds
- Jun 29, Sat - Australia versus New Zealand: Lord’s London
- Jun 30, Sun - England versus India: Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Jul 01, Mon - Sri Lanka versus West Indies: The Riverside Durham, Chester-le-Street
- Jul 02, Tue - Bangladesh versus India: Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Jul 03, Wed - England versus New Zealand: The Riverside Durham, Chester-le-Street
- Jul 04, Thu - West Indies versus Afghanistan: Headingley, Leeds
- Jul 05, Fri - Pakistan versus Bangladesh: Lord’s, London
- Jul 06, Sat - India versus Sri Lanka: Headingley, Leeds
- Jul 06, - Sat South Africa versus Australia: Old Trafford, Manchester
- Jul 09, Tue – Semi-Final 1: Old Trafford, Manchester
- Jul 11, Thu – Semi-Final 2: Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Jul 14, Sun – Finals: Lords, London
After all teams have played against each other, the top four will proceed to the semifinals which will be held later on in July.
The latest information on scores
Here are the Cricket World Cup winners and losers so far:
Thursday 30th May
- England 311/8 – South Africa 207
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Friday 31st May
- West Indies 108 – Pakistan 105
Saturday 1st June
- New Zealand 137 – Sri Lanka 136
- Afghanistan 207 – Australia 209
Sunday 2nd June
- South Africa 309 – Bangladesh 330
Cricket World Cup previous winners
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Here are the teams that have won the tournament since its establishment:
- 1975: West Indies won by beating Australia
- 1979: West Indies won by beating England
- 1983: India won by beating West Indies
- 1987: Australia won by beating England
- 1992: Pakistan won by beating England
- 1996: Sri Lanka won by beating Australia
- 1999: Australia won by beating Pakistan
- 2003: Australia won by beating India
- 2007: Australia won by beating Sri Lanka
- 2011: India won by beating Sri Lanka
- 2015: Australia won by beating New Zealand
Which teams do you think will reach the Cricket World Cup 2019 semi-finals? Which one among all these has the potential to lift the trophy? Share your views in the comments section.
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