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The 2015 cricket World Cup, to be jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia, will be held from February 14 to March 29. Forty-nine matches over 44 days will be held across 14 cities in the two countries.
Defending champions India begin its title defence against traditional rival Pakistan in Adelaide on February.
The tournament opens on February 14 with co-hosts Australia and New Zealand playing their first matches in front of home crowds, while the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will host the final on March 29.
Australia will stage 26 matches in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, whilst the 23 matches in New Zealand will be held in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Napier, Nelson and Wellington.
The top four sides from each pool will progress to the quarter-finals, followed by the two semi-finals and the final.
All the knock-out matches will have reserve days.
Check out the full schedule:
| Date | Match | Venue | Time |
| Feb 14 | Group A: New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | TBA |
| Feb 14 | Group A: Australia v England (D/N) | Melbourne | TBA |
| Feb 15 | Group B: South Africa v Zimbabwe (D/N) | Hamilton | TBA |
| Feb 15 | Group B: India vs Pakistan (D/N) | Adelaide | TBA |
| Feb 16 | Group B: Ireland v West Indies | Nelson | TBA |
| Feb 17 | Group A: New Zealand v Qualifier 3 | Dunedin | TBA |
| Feb 18 | Group A: Bangladesh v Qualifier 2 (D/N) | Canberra | TBA |
| Feb 19 | Group B: Zimbabwe v Qualifier 4 | Nelson | TBA |
| Feb 20 | Group A: New Zealand v England (D/N) | Wellington | TBA |
| Feb 21 | Group B: Pakistan v West Indies | Christchurch | TBA |
| Feb 21 | Group A: Australia v Bangladesh (D/N) | Brisbane | TBA |
| Feb 22 | Group A: Sri Lanka v Qualifier 2 | Dunedin | TBA |
| Feb 22 | Group B: India v South Africa (D/N) | Melbourne | TBA |
| Feb 23 | Group A: England v Qualifier 3 | Christchurch | TBA |
| Feb 24 | Group B: West Indies v Zimbabwe (D/N) | Canberra | TBA |
| Feb 25 | Group B: Ireland v Qualifier 4 (D/N) | Brisbane | TBA |
| Feb 26 | Group A: Qualifier 2 v Qualifier 3 | Dunedin | TBA |
| Feb 26 | Group A: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh (D/N) | Melbourne | TBA |
| Feb 27 | Group B: South Africa v West Indies (D/N) | Sydney | TBA |
| Feb 28 | Group A: Australia v New Zealand (D/N) | Auckland | TBA |
| Feb 28 | Group B: India v Qualifier 4 (D/N) | Perth | TBA |
| Mar 1 | Group A: England v Sri Lanka | Wellington | TBA |
| Mar 1 | Group B: Pakistan v Zimbabwe (D/N) | Brisbane | TBA |
| Mar 3 | Group B: South Africa v Ireland (D/N) | Canberra | TBA |
| Mar 4 | Group B: Pakistan v Qualifier 4 (D/N) | Napier | TBA |
| Mar 4 | Group A: Australia v Qualifier 2 (D/N) | Perth | TBA |
| Mar 5 | Group A: Bangladesh v Qualifier 3 | Nelson | TBA |
| Mar 6 | Group B: India v West Indies (D/N) | Perth | TBA |
| Mar 7 | Group B: South Africa v Pakistan (D/N) | Auckland | TBA |
| Mar 7 | Group B: Zimbabwe v Ireland (D/N) | Hobart | TBA |
| Mar 8 | Group A: New Zealand v Qualifier 2 | Napier | TBA |
| Mar 8 | Group A: Australia v Sri Lanka (D/N) | Sydney | TBA |
| Mar 9 | Group A: England v Bangladesh (D/N) | Adelaide | TBA |
| Mar 10 | Group B: India v Ireland (D/N) | Hamilton | TBA |
| Mar 11 | Group A: Sri Lanka v Qualifier 3 (D/N) | Hobart | TBA |
| Mar 12 | Group B: South Africa v Qualifier 4 (D/N) | Wellington | TBA |
| Mar 13 | Group A: New Zealand v Bangladesh (D/N) | Hamilton | TBA |
| Mar 13 | Group A: England v Qualifier 2 (D/N) | Sydney | TBA |
| Mar 14 | Group B: India v Zimbabwe (D/N) | Auckland | TBA |
| Mar 14 | Group A: Australia v Qualifier 3 (D/N) | Hobart | TBA |
| Mar 15 | Group B: West Indies v Qualifier 4 (D/N) | Napier | TBA |
| Mar 15 | Group B: Pakistan v Ireland (D/N) | Adelaide | TBA |
| Mar 18 | First quarter-final (D/N) | Sydney | TBA |
| Mar 19 | Second quarter-final (D/N) | Melbourne | TBA |
| Mar 20 | Third quarter-final (D/N) | Adelaide | TBA |
| Mar 21 | Fourth quarter-final (D/N) | Wellington | TBA |
| Mar 24 | First semi-final (D/N) | Auckland | TBA |
| Mar 26 | Second semi-final (D/N) | Sydney | TBA |
| Mar 29 | FINAL (D/N) | Melbourne | TBA |
(TBA: To be announced)
