The semi-final matches are to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Wankhede Stadium will host the first semi-final between the first and fourth placed teams while Eden Gardens will host the game between the second and third placed teams.
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The ODI World Cup is to be held in India in October-November. The first match of the tournament will be played between England and New Zealand on October 5. Three days later, on the eighth day, Team India will take on Australia in Chennai. At the same time, the important match against Pakistan will be played in Ahmedabad on 15 October. Cricket fans have been waiting for the match between the two countries for a long time. The semi-finals were played between the two teams in 2011. Then the Indian team won and also won the World Cup. This time former India captain Sourav Ganguly wants to see the semi-final match again between these two teams.
Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has said that he would be happy if India and Pakistan take on each other in the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the iconic Eden Gardens. Sourav Ganguly has said that he is looking forward to an India-Pakistan semi-final at the Eden Gardens. The former India captain also thanked the BCCI for allotting five World Cup matches at the iconic venue. Two of those five matches will feature Pakistan.
In an interview, he said that we are very happy with the five matches at Eden Gardens. We have to thank me and Jay Shah for the basketball team. I have spoken and I am sure the Bengal Cricket Association must have spoken many times about their match. Eden Gardens is a great ground. There is an audience capacity of 60-70 thousand. This is also a big role. We will take it to one lakh in the next two years. I am very happy because the World Cup is a big event and Eden has hosted big matches before.
The semi-final matches are to be played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Wankhede Stadium will host the first semi-final between the first and fourth placed teams while Eden Gardens will host the game between the second and third placed teams. However, if Pakistan reaches the semi-finals, it will play in Kolkata only.
The ICC has announced that regardless of where Pakistan stands in the points table, if it qualifies for the knockouts, it will play the semi-finals at the Eden Gardens. If India and Pakistan meet each other in the semi-finals, the match will be held at the Eden Gardens. India will play in Mumbai only if semi-final against Pakistan doesn happen
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