The ICC World Cup 2019 is just a week away from starting and will see the hosts England take on South Africa in the opening match on May 30 at the Oval. However, as a prelude to the tournament, all the 10 teams are slated to play two warmup games each, which will help them adapt to the conditions and atmosphere in the UK.
The World Cup warm-ups start on Friday (May 24). The first match will see Pakistan take on Afghanistan in Bristol and Sri Lanka take on South Africa in Cardiff.
Timings of the ICC World Cup Warmup matches:
All the warmup matches of the ICC World Cup 2019 will begin at 3 PM IST.
Here is the full schedule of the ICC World Cup Warmup matches:
May 24: Pakistan vs Afghanistan - County Ground, Bristol
Sri Lanka vs South Africa - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
May 25: England vs Australia - The Rose Bowl, Southampton
India vs New Zealand - Kennington Oval, London
May 26: South Africa vs West Indies - County Ground, Bristol
Pakistan vs Bangladesh - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
May 27: England vs Afghanistan - Kennington Oval, London
Australia vs Sri Lanka - The Rose Bowl, Southampton
May 28: New Zealand vs West Indies - County Ground, Bristol
India vs Bangladesh - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Where to watch the live coverage of ICC World Cup Warmup matches:
Recently, the ICC and official broadcasters of the tournament, Star Sports had announced that all the warmup matches will be broadcasted live on their channels. Therefore, the viewers in India can watch the Indian team’s warmup matches against New Zealand and Bangladesh and the Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Pakistan v Bangladesh, England vs Afghanistan match on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Bangla.
The remaining encounters in the warmup matches will be broadcasted live on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD.
Online live streaming of ICC World Cup Warmup matches:
Apart from live telecast of the warmup matches, fans on the move can catch all the action from the matches on Star Sports’ OTT platform Hotstar website and app, where the viewers will have to pay subscription fees to be able to access the full content, details of which can be found on the website and on the app.
