Two of England's World Cup fixtures moved to different dates as BCCI changes initial schedule
- Planet Sport writer
- 9 August 2023
Two of England's World Cup fixtures have been moved after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced changes to the initial schedule.
England have had two fixtures in the World Cup moved to different dates as hosts India made changes to the initial schedule.
Dates for the tournament, which runs from October 5 to November 19, were first announced a month ago but a total of nine games have now been altered.
The marquee fixture between rivals India and Pakistan has been moved forward a day to October 14, meaning England's third game against Afghanistan in Delhi has been pushed back 24 hours to October 15.
Their final group match, against Pakistan at Kolkata's Eden Gardens, will now take place on November 11, rather than the following day.
There is one other minor tweak to the defending champions' schedule, with the planned day/nighter against Bangladesh in Dharamsala on October now slated as a day game.
