Pakistan World Cup Squad 2023: The 2023 Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be held in India on October 5. Pakistan is one of the 10 teams participating in the much-awaited event and is expected to be one of the top contenders.
In the ICC World Cup 2023, 10 teams will compete at the start of the match: Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, England, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and the Netherlands. Round Robin format.
Pakistan will play a total of nine matches during the ICC World Cup 2023 before reaching the semi-finals. They start their campaign against Netherlands on October 6 and play their final league match against England on November 11.
In the last World Cup in 2019, Pakistan missed the semi-finals. His goal is to perform better this time. Notably, Pakistan reached the final of the T20 World Cup in Australia last year and showed their potential as a serious contender in limited-overs cricket.
As the tournament begins in India, Pakistan will find itself facing a situation similar to what happened in its home country. However, it should be noted that Pakistan has not played any match in India since 2016.
Pakistan has won the Cricket World Cup only once in 1992. In that memorable match, Pakistan defeated England in the final. Below, we take a closer look at Pakistan’s ICC WC 2023 lineup and schedule.
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Pakistan World Cup 2023 Schedule
The ICC World Cup 2023 will be played in a round-robin format. Pakistan will play a total of 9 games during the league stage of the tournament and will face each team in the tournament once.
Pakistan will play its first match against Netherlands on 6 October. This match will be played on Friday, Oct 6, 2023 in Hyderabad. Pakistan will play its final match of the ICC World Cup 2023 league stage against England on 11 November. The great match of Pakistan vs India will be held on 14th October at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The schedule of Pakistan World Cup 2023 is given below.
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 6 | Pakistan vs Netherlands, 2nd Match | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 10 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 8th Match | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 14 | Pakistan vs India, 12th Match | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
| October 20 | Pakistan vs Australia, 18th Match | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 2:00 PM |
| October 23 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan, 22nd Match | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 27 | Pakistan vs South Africa, 26th Match | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| October 31 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh, 31st Match | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| November 4 | Pakistan vs New Zealand, 35th Match | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | 10:30 AM |
| November 11 | Pakistan vs England, 45th Match | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
Pakistan World Cup Squad 2023 Players List
Pakistan has announced its team for the World Cup 2023. However, their squad is similar to the Asia Cup 2023 squad, with no changes made. Whose name he had named a few weeks ago.
Babar Azam will be the captain of the Pakistan team during the World Cup 2023 tournament. Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi and Shadab Khan are some of the prominent names in their team. Below we take a look at Pakistan’s squad for ICC WC 2023.
Pakistan World Cup Squad 2023 Team List
Pakistan squad: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim.
