ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule, Teams, Fixtures, Stadiums and more.

Here we are with the details of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. This is the 12th Cricket World Cup taking place at England and Wales. There are 10 teams in this year’s tournament, Playing in a league robin format. Such a format was last seen in the World cup 1992, which was won by Pakistan.

The 2019 Cricket World Cup starts from 30th of May 2019, while the last day or the Final Match to be played on 14th of July 2019 at the home of Cricket, Lord’s Cricket Stadium in London.

The league robin format ensures that all 10 teams play against each other. The 4 teams topping the 1st round of matches will directly qualify for the Semifinals. While the winners of Semifinals head for the Final.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule, Fixtures, Live Scores, Teams, Venue, Broadcasting, Live Streaming and more:

So here is your complete guide to every piece of information that you need about this ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. We are making sure to bring all the necessary info regarding this Cricket Mega event.

The complete CWC 2019 Schedule/ Fixture, Timetable along with Teams, Live scores, broadcasting companies, sponsors, venue details, live streaming and even the Cricket World Cup 2019 games and apps for you.

So stay focused and read all the World cup cricket information given below.

Cricket World Cup 2019 Start Date:

Although the teams start arriving in England as early in May 2019. While the warmup matches start on the 24th of May. But the scheduled 1st game of World Cup 2019 will be played between the Host England and South Africa on May 30th, 2019.

So remember the date as this is going to be the starting date of this year’s Cricket extravaganza. The World’s biggest Cricket tournament will carry on for 46 Days, until the Grand Final which is going to be played on 14th of July 2019. The last day of World cup 2019.

Since you got the starting and Final date, Now it’s time to move to the official Schedule of the Cricket World Cup 2019.

CWC 2019 Teams:

10 International teams are part of this world cup.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule:

Since it’s a league robin format, So there are 45 matches to be played in the first stage, followed by 2 Semifinals and then the Grand Final. In total 48 matches are part of the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Here is the detailed schedule, but first let’s have some info about the opening ceremony of the event.

Opening Ceremony of Cricket World Cup 2019:

This is the first time since the Opening party of the CWC 2019 to be held outside of the Lord’s Stadium. The Mall at Central London right in front of the Buckingham Palace, the Opening Ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is going to take place. And that is on the eve of 29th May 2019.

Here is the detailed info about ICC Cricket world 2019 Opening Ceremony Live.

To download the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Schedule PDF file or the CWC 2019 Schedule in CSV Excel File format, visit the Detailed Schedule Category.

Also, don’t forget to download best ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Apps for Live Score and Commentary. Meanwhile, you can also have a look at the World Cup 2019 Warm-Up matches schedule here.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Team Squads of all Countries:

[Updated 25th April 2019] All 10 countries have finalized their 15-members squad. Starting from England and New Zealand and ending at West Indies team squad announced on 25th of April 2019.

1- New Zealand World Cup 2019 Squad:

2- Australia Team Squad for WC 2019:

3- India Final Squad for 2019 World Cup Cricket:

4- Bangladesh Final players list for CWC 2019:

5- South Africa Players List for CW 19:

6- Pakistan Squad List for 2019 Cricket World Cup:

7- Sri Lanka World Cup 2019 Team Squad:

8- Afghanistan World cup Cricket 2019 Squad:

9- England Final players list for WC 2019:

10- West Indies Cricket World Cup 2019 Squad:

For a detailed look into all 10 teams final squad for World Cup 2019.

Official Cricket World Cup 2019 Logo:

This year’s Logo has the official World Cup Cricket trophy in it. It’s way simple and has the minimum designed themed into it.

The logo was first posted online by the official ICC-Cricket account back in April 2018. Since then it has been widely modified and reshared on many platforms online.

#NewProfilePic #CWC19 ???? pic.twitter.com/Elz3k1vILA

— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) April 5, 2018

ICC Cricket World Cup Stadiums:

There are total 11 stadiums selected for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 both from England and Wales. The biggest and most expected London (Olympic) Stadium didn’t make it to the list. It was in talks when the CWC 2019 Host countries were announced.

A total of 11 venues chosen for the Cricket’s showcase tournament which came home after 1999. The venues are located across the length and breadth of England and Wales. This means that the fans would be at the very heart of this event.

Venues on the Map:

Here is the detailed Seating Capacity of all the enlisted stadiums above. For more details visit ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Stadiums / Venues.

Stadium Name	City	Capacity	Number of Matches
Lord’s Cricket Ground	London	28,000	4 + Final
Old Trafford	Manchester	26,000	5 + 1 SF
Kennington Oval	London	25,500	5
Edgbaston	Birmingham	25,000	4 +1 SF
Rose Bowl	Southampton	25,000	5
Riverside Ground	Chester-le-Street	20,000	3
Headingly	Leeds	18,750	4
County Ground	Bristol	17,500	3
Trent Bridge	Nottingham	17,500	5
Sophia Gardens	Cardiff	15,600	4
The Cooper County Ground	Taunton	12,500	3

Cricket World Cup 2019 Official Theme Song by Loryn – Stand By:

The official Theme song of the #CWC19 has been officially released today on 17th May 2019. The Stand By (#CWC19) song is sung by Loryn a British singer. Here is the official Video of the Song. You can read about the Lyron – Stand By CWC19 theme Song here.

Cricket World Cup 2019 Official Promo by ICC featuring Flintoff:

Here we have yet another ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 official promo video shot by ICC featuring the famous British All-Rounder Andrew Flintoff. He has been lately famous for his singing in many shows live. Here is the Official ICC CWC 2019 promo video.

Umpires for the 2019 Cricket World Cup:

There are 12 umpires to conduct all the CWC 19 matches and these are all added in the Elite umpires panels.

The Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires is Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Ian Gould, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Bruce Oxenford, Sundaram Ravi, Paul Reiffel and Rod Tucker.

Match Referees for the World Cup 2019 Cricket:

The Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees consists of David Boon, Chris Broad, Jeff Crowe, Ranjan Madugalle, Andy Pycroft, Javagal Srinath and Richie Richardson, all former Test players.

Broadcasting companies for the Cricket World Cup 2019:

There are many broadcasters around the globe which will telecast the Cricket World Cup 2019 matches live. This includes the main media companies like Star Sports and Fox Sports, both owned by 21st Century media services.

Besides this other, smaller broadcasters include Ten Sports and PTV Sports in Pakistan. OSN Networks for the Middle East and Africa. Sky Sports for Europe, Willow TV for the US, Super Sports for South Africa, Fox Sports for Australia, Sky Sports for New Zealand, ESPN for Carriabian, GTV and BTV for Bangladesh and SLRC for Srilanka.

Detailed broadcasting and Live Streaming services will be posted here soon.

Region

TV Channels

India	Star Sports, DD Sports, DD National (DD1)
Australia	Fox Sports
United Kingdom	Sky Sports
United States	Willow TV
South Africa	SuperSport
New Zealand	Sky Sport
Middle East & North Africa	OSN Sports Cricket HD
Canada	ATN (Asian Television Network)
Bangladesh	Gazi TV, Maasranga & BTV
Sri Lanka	SLRC (Channel Eye)
Caribbean	ESPN
Afghanistan	Moby TV
Pakistan	PTV Sports, Ten Sports, SonyLiv
Hong Kong	Star Cricket, Now TV App
Malaysia	Star Cricket, Astro Go
Singapore	Star Cricket, Star Hub Go, Singtel
Fiji	Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC TV)
China	Fox Network Group
Europe, Japan	ICC’s Facebook page

Official Sponsors of CWC 19:

Nissan is the official sponsor of the Cricket World Cup by ICC. But there are many categories these sponsor companies are divided in to.

Cricket World Cup Global Partners:

1. Nissan
2. Emirates
3. Oppo
4. MRF Tyres

Official Partner:

MoneyGram

Timing Partner:

Hublot

Wine Partner:

Wolf Blass

Best Apps for Cricket World Cup 2019 Live Scores:

There are many apps that you can download and install on your Android or iOS device for the live scores of World Cup Cricket 2019 matches. But the best ones I would like to mention here are

For detailed app list follow this guide – Best Apps for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Live Scores.

Best Live Streaming Apps for Cricket World Cup 2019 Matches:

There are many Broadcasters who run their own smartphone apps. Which shows live cricket matches. Just Like the famous Star Sports app named HotStar. Similarly, SkySports Live apps are also available for their subscribers.

But there is some third party free apps available online, which helps users to Stream Live Cricket World Cup 2019 Matches on their smartphones. You can read more about it here. [6 Apps to Stream Cricket World Cup 2019 Matches for Free]

World Cup Cricket 2019 Winning Prizes:

This WC 2019 has come with the biggest prize money, in total US$14 million will be distributed among different categories. The Winner of the CUP is going to take US$4.8 Million. While the Runners up is going to get US$2.2 Million.

Here is the complete chart of World Cup 2019 Winning amount.

Stage	Prize Amount
Winner of CWC 2019	$4.8 Million
Runner-UP	$2.2 Million
Semi-Finalists	$1 Million each
6 Eliminated teams	$500,000 each
Each Group Match Winner	$50,000
Total	$14 Million

Cricket World Cup History:

The first Cricket World Cup was played in 1975 in England, While the last one was played in Australia and New Zealand in 2015. Here are all the winners and runner ups.

Out of 11 World Cup played so far. Australia is topping the charts by winning 5 of them, Followed by India and West Indies winning the cup twice. While Pakistan and Sri Lanka have won it once.

Here is the complete chart of previous World Cup final winners and runner ups with complete results.

Cricket World Cup History 

year	winner	score	runner-up	score	result
1975	West Indies	291–8	Australia	274	West Indies won by 17 runs
1979	West Indies	286–9	England	194	West Indies won by 92 runs
1983	India	183	West Indies	140	India won by 43 runs
1987	Australia	253–5	England	246–8	Australia won by 7 runs
1992	Pakistan	249–6	England	227	Pakistan won by 22 runs
1996	Sri Lanka	245–3	Australia	241	Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets
1999	Australia	133–2	Pakistan	132	Australia won by 8 wickets
2003	Australia	359–2	India	234	Australia won by 125 runs
2007	Australia	281–4	Sri Lanka	215–8	Australia won by 53 runs
2011	India	277–4	Sri Lanka	274–6	India won by 6 wickets
2015	Australia	186–3	New Zealand	183	Australia won by 7 wickets

All other teams including England, South Africa, New Zealand, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan couldn’t register them in Winners club.

This is the first World cup with all participating teams does have the Test playing status. Afghanistan although is considered as a minnow, they have managed to get the Test playing nation badge recently against Ireland.

Official Cricket World Cup 2019 Hashtag for Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram:

The official hashtag for this cricket world cup is #CWC19. So, anyone who wants to get the latest and updated info regarding the World Cup 2019, he/she should mention #cwc19 along with his tweets, Facebook status or Instagram Captions.

World Cup Cricket 2019 Official Infographics by CricPUB.com:

Cricket World Cup 2019 Kits:

The official cricket team kits are not yet unveiled. But we still managed to grab the leaked ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Kits from their CWC store online. It seems like the kits will come with the single design, just like the ones we saw in previous world cups of 1992 and 1996.

Same designed or themed but with different colors, here is how these kits would look like. You can also check out for the detailed info about ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 All teams Kits/Jerseys.

Frequently Asked Question (FAQ’s):

Here are all the questions that people do ask more frequently.

1- Are there any Day and Night matches in this World Cup 2019?

Yes, there are 7 games that will be played in Day and Night (D/N) format. All those matches are going to start at 01:00 PM (UK Time).

2- When is ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 going to start?

The official start of the World Cup 2019 is going to be on 30th of May 2019, with the first match to be played between Host England and South Africa at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.

3- When is Final of the Cricket World Cup 2019 to be played?

The last and Final Match of the CWC 2019 is going to be played at Lord’s Cricket Ground on 14th of july 2019.

Final Words:

It’s almost 2 months since the start of the Cricket World Cup 2019. This post is going to be updated every now and then. You can even ask questions. We will make sure to help you with the answers.