ICC World Cup 2015: Schedule and format

India, who won the 2011 edition of the World Cup after a gap of 28 years have been grouped with South Africa, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe and Ireland and a yet to be decided Qualifier 4.

The No. 1 ranked Team India would take on Pakistan on February 15 and South Africa on February 22, followed by Qualifier 4 in Perth on February 28, West Indies in Perth on March 6, Ireland in Hamilton on March 10 and Zimbabwe in Auckland on March 14.

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Pools: Based on teams' rankings on the Reliance ICC ODI Rankings as on 31 December 2012. Top four teams from each pool will progress to the quarter-finals.

Pool A: England, Australia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Qualifier 2, Qualifier 3

Pool B: South Africa, India, Pakistan, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Qualifier 4

Fixtures:

Sat 14 Feb: Sri Lanka v New Zealand , Hagley Oval, Christchurch (d); England vs Australia, Melbourne Cricket Ground (d/n)

Sun 15 Feb: South Africa v Zimbabwe, Seddon Park, Hamilton (d/n); India v Pakistan, Adelaide Oval (d/n)

Mon 16 Feb: West Indies v Ireland, Saxton Oval, Nelson (d)

Tues 17 Feb: New Zealand v Qualifier 3, University Oval, Dunedin (d)

Wed 18 Feb: Bangladesh v Qualifier 2, Manuka Oval, Canberra (d/n)

Thurs 19 Feb: Zimbabwe v Qualifier 4, Saxton Oval, Nelson (d)

Fri 20 Feb: England v New Zealand, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d/n)

Sat 21 Feb: Pakistan v West Indies, Hagley Oval, Christchurch (d); Australia v Bangladesh, Gabba, Brisbane (d/n)

Sun 22 Feb: Sri Lanka v Qualifier 2, University Oval, Dunedin (d); South Africa v India, MCG, Melbourne (d/n)

Mon 23 Feb: England v Qualifier 3, Hagley Oval, Christchurch (d)

Tues 24 Feb: West Indies v Zimbabwe, Manuka Oval, Canberra (d/n)

Wed 25 Feb: Ireland v Qualifier 4, Gabba, Brisbane (d/n)

Thurs 26 Feb: Qualifier 2 v Qualifier 3, University Oval, Dunedin (d); Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, MCG, Melbourne (d/n)

Fri 27 Feb: South Africa v West Indies, SCG, Sydney (d/n)

Sat 28 Feb: India v Qualifier 4, WACA, Perth (d/n); Australia v New Zealand, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n)

Sun 1 Mar: England v Sri Lanka, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d); Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Gabba, Brisbane (d/n)

Mon 2 Mar: Rest day

Tues 3 Mar: South Africa v Ireland, Manuka Oval, Canberra (d/n)

Wed 4 Mar: Pakistan v Qualifier 4, McLean Park, Napier (d/n); Australia v Qualifier 2, WACA, Perth (d/n)

Thurs 5 Mar: Bangladesh v Qualifier 3, Saxton Oval, Nelson (d)

Fri 6 Mar: India v West Indies, WACA, Perth (d/n)

Sat 7 Mar: South Africa v Pakistan, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n); Zimbabwe v Ireland, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (d/n)

Sun 8 Mar: New Zealand v Qualifier 2, McLean Park, Napier (d); Australia v Sri Lanka, SCG, Sydney (d/n)

Mon 9 Mar: England v Bangladesh, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (d/n)

Tues 10 Mar: India v Ireland, Seddon Park, Hamilton (d/n)

Wed 11 Mar: Sri Lanka v Qualifier 3, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (d/n)

Thurs 12 Mar: South Africa v Qualifier 4, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d/n)

Fri 13 Mar: Bangladesh v New Zealand, Seddon Park, Hamilton (d/n); England v Qualifier 2, SCG, Sydney (d/n)

Sat 14 Mar: India v Zimbabwe, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n); Australia v Qualifier 3, Bellerive Oval, Hobart (d/n)

Sun 15 Mar: West Indies v Qualifier 4, McLean Park, Napier (d); Pakistan v Ireland, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (d/n)

Mon 16 Mar: Rest day

Tues 17 Mar: Rest day

Wed 18 Mar: First quarter-final, SCG, Sydney (d/n)

Thurs 19 Mar: Reserve day for first quarter-final; Second quarter-final, MCG (d/n)

Fri 20 Mar: Reserve day for second quarter-final; third quarter-final, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (d/n)

Sat 21 Mar: Reserve day for third quarter-final; fourth quarter-final, Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington (d/n)

Sun 22 Mar: Reserve day for fourth quarter-final

Mon 23 Mar: Rest day

Tues 24 Mar: First semi-final, Eden Park, Auckland (d/n)

Wed 25 Mar: Reserve day for first semi-final

Thurs 26 Mar: Second semi-final, SCG, Sydney (d/n)

Fri 27 Mar: Reserve day for second semi-final

Sat 28 Mar: Rest day

Sun 29 Mar: Final, MCG, Melbourne (d/n)

Mon 30 Mar: Reserve day for final

Quarter-final line-up: If Australia and New Zealand qualify, then they'll play their quarter-finals in their countries. As such, final line-up, venues and dates to be confirmed after group stage matches.

A1 v B4

A2 v B3

A3 v B2

A4 v B1

Semi-finals: If Australia and New Zealand meet in the semi-finals, then the side that finished higher in the group stage points table will stage the match.