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ICC announces warm-up matches’ schedule of Cricket World Cup 2015

by Ali Hussain
SIDNEY:  The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced schedule of ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up matches and match start time.

 According to the schedule,  14  warm-up matches will be played in Adelaide, Christchurch, Melbourne and Sydney from February 8 to 13.
The first warm-up  match will be played between four-time former world champion Australia defending champion India at Adelaide Oval.Four matches will be played on the second day, with South Africa taking on Sri Lanka  and co-host New Zealand to play against Zimbabwe.
In Sydney, England will face West Indies  while Pakistan will clash with Bangladesh.Three qualifiers will be in action on Tuesday, 10 February, day three of the warm-up matches.
Eight sides will play warm-up matches on  Wednesday, 11 February. New Zealand will meet South Africa, and Sri Lanka to play against Zimbabwe while England and Pakistan will test each other at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Australia will play the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.On Thursday, 12 February, the West Indies will play Scotland at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Ireland will play Bangladesh in Blacktown, while Friday, 13 February, sees the UAE play Afghanistan at Melbourne’s Junction Oval in the final warm-up game.For media, entry will be through the normal accreditation process and only those that complete the second phase of the accreditation process, which starts on 1 December, will be given access to the venues.Additionally, the ICC has also confirmed the match start time of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

The 14 February tournament opener between New Zealand and Sri Lanka will start at 1100 (NZT), while Australia will square-off against England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on the same day with the first ball to be bowled at 1430 (AEDT).

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