adminSYDNEY. — The International Cricket Council yesterday announced the schedule for warm-up matches before next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Each of the 14 teams that have qualified for the World Cup will play two matches between February 8-13.
The World Cup schedule had already been announced. The event gets underway on February 14 when New Zealand host Sri Lanka in Christchurch and Australia play England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground,
Schedule of warm-up matches
February 8 — India v Australia, Adelaide February 9 — South Africa v Sri Lanka, Christchurch; New Zealand v Zimbabwe, Christchurch; England v West Indies, Sydney; Pakistan v Bangladesh, Sydney February 10 — Ireland v Scotland, Sydney; India v Afghanistan, Adelaide
February 11 — New Zealand v South Africa, Christchurch; Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Christchurch; Australia v United Arab Emirates, Melbourne; England v Pakistan, Sydney
February 12 — West Indies v Scotland, Sydney; Ireland v Bangladesh, Sydney
February 13 — Afghanistan v United Arab Emirates, Melbourne — Reuters.
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