Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the schedule for warm-up matches before next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Each of the 14 teams that have qualified for the World Cup will play two matches between February 8-13.
The World Cup schedule had already been announced. Tne event gets underway on February 14 when New Zealand host Sri Lanka in Christchurch and Australia play England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which will also be the venue for the final on March 29.
Schedule of warm-up matches:
- Feb. 8 – India v Australia, Adelaide
- Feb. 9 – South Africa v Sri Lanka, Christchurch; New Zealand v Zimbabwe, Christchurch; England v West Indies, Sydney; Pakistan v Bangladesh, Sydney
- Feb. 10 – Ireland v Scotland, Sydney; India v Afghanistan, Adelaide
- Feb. 11 – New Zealand v South Africa, Christchurch; Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Christchurch; Australia v United Arab Emirates, Melbourne; England v Pakistan, Sydney
- Feb. 12 – West Indies v Scotland, Sydney; Ireland v Bangladesh, Sydney
- Feb. 13 – Afghanistan v United Arab Emirates, Melbourne