The fixtures for the 2003 World Cricket Cup, which were announced on Saturday:

Pool A - Australia, Pakistan, India, England, Zimbabwe, the Netherlands, Namibia

Preliminary round:

Feb 10 - Zimbabwe v Namibia, Harare
Feb 11 - Australia v Pakistan, Johannesburg
Feb 12 - India v Netherlands, Paarl
Feb 13 - Zimbabwe v England, Harare
Feb 15 - Australia v India, Centurion
Feb 16 - England v Netherlands, East London
Feb 16 - Pakistan v Namibia, Kimberley
Feb 19 - England v Namibia, Port Elizabeth
Feb 19 - Zimbabwe v India, Harare
Feb 20 - Australia v Netherlands, Potchefstroom
Feb 22 - England v Pakistan, Cape Town
Feb 23 - India v Namibia, Pietermaritzburg
Feb 24 - Zimbabwe v Australia, Bulawayo
Feb 25 - Pakistan v Netherlands, Paarl
Feb 26 - England v India, Durban
Feb 27 - Australia v Namibia, Potchefstroom
Feb 28 - Zimbabwe v Netherlands, Bulawayo
Mar 1 - Pakistan v India, Centurion
Mar 2 - Australia v England, Port Elizabeth
Mar 3 - Namibia v Netherlands, Bloemfontein
Mar 4 - Zimbabwe v Pakistan, Bulawayo

Pool B - South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Kenya, Canada.

Preliminary round:

Feb 9 - South Africa v West Indies, Cape Town
Feb 10 - Sri Lanka v New Zealand, Bloemfontein
Feb 11 - Bangladesh v Canada, Durban
Feb 12 - South Africa v Kenya, Potchefstroom
Feb 13 - West Indies v New Zealand, Port Elizabeth
Feb 14 - Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Pietermaritzburg
Feb 15 - Kenya v Canada, Cape Town
Feb 16 - South Africa v New Zealand, Johannesburg
Feb 18 - West Indies v Bangladesh, Benoni
Feb 19 - Sri Lanka v Canada, Paarl
Feb 21 - New Zealand v Kenya, Nairobi
Feb 22 - South Africa v Bangladesh, Bloemfontein
Feb 23 - West Indies v Canada, Centurion
Feb 24 - Sri Lanka v Kenya, Nairobi
Feb 26 - New Zealand v Bangladesh, Kimberley
Feb 27 - South Africa v Canada, East London
Feb 28 - Sri Lanka v West Indies, Cape Town
Mar 1 - Kenya v Bangladesh, Johannesburg
Mar 3 - New Zealand v Canada, Benoni
Mar 3 - South Africa v Sri Lanka, Durban
Mar 4 - West Indies v Kenya, Kimberley

Super Six round:

Mar 7 - 1-Pool A v 1-Pool B, Centurion
Mar 7 - 2-Pool A v 2-Pool B, Cape Town
Mar 8 - 3-Pool A v 3-Pool B, Bloemfontein
Mar 10 - 2-Pool A v 1-Pool B, Johannesburg
Mar 11 - 1-Pool A v 3-Pool B, Port Elizabeth
Mar 12 - 3-Pool A v 2-Pool B, Bloemfontein
Mar 14 - 2-Pool A v 3-Pool B, Centurion.
Mar 15 - 3-Pool A v 1-Pool B, East London
Mar 15 - 1-Pool A v 2-Pool B, Durban

Semifinals:

Mar 18: 1-Super Six v 4-Super Six, Port Elizabeth
Mar 20: 2-Super Six v 3-Super Six, Durban

Final:

Mar 23 - Johannesburg

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