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This is an archive article published on January 6, 1999
India will begin its World Cup
MUMBAI, Jan 5: India will begin its World Cup cricket campaign by locking horns with South Africa on May 15 at Hove. The May 14-June 20 c...
MUMBAI, Jan 5: India will begin its World Cup cricket campaign by locking horns with South Africa on May 15 at Hove. The May 14-June 20 cricket extravaganza featuring 12 teams, including nine Test playing countries, will kick-off a day earlier with hosts England taking on defending champions Sri Lanka at Lord8217;s, according to a Board of Control for Cricket in India BCCI release.
The league phase of the quadrennial event will involve matches amongst the two groups comprising six teams each. Later, the top three teams from each group will advance to the Super Six stage which will roll out the semi-finalists.
The semi-finals are slated for June 16 and 17 at Old Trafford and Headingley respectively while the final would be played at Lord8217;s on June 20.
Following are the groupings
Group A: India, Sri Lanka, England, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe
Group B: Australia, Pakistan, West Indies, New Zealand, Scotland, Bangladesh
The schedule:
May 14: England vs Sri Lanka Lord8217;s
May 15: India vs South Africa Hove;
Zimbabwe vs Kenya Taunton
May 16: Australia vs Scotland Worcester; West Indies vs Pakistan Bristol
May 17: New Zealand vs Bangladesh Chelmsford
May 18: England vs Kenya Canterbury
May 19: Sri Lanka vs South Africa Northampton; India vs Zimbabwe Leicester
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May 20: Australia vs New Zealand Cardiff; Pakistan vs Scotland Chester-le-Street
May 21: West Indies vs Bangladesh Ireland 8212; venue to be announced
May 22: England vs South Africa The Oval; Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka Worcester
May 23: Kenya vs India Bristol; Australia vs Pakistan Headingley
May 24: West Indies vs New Zealand Southampton; Scotland vs Bangladesh Edinburgh
May 25: England vs Zimbabwe Trent Bridge
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May 26: Sri Lanka vs India Taunton; South Africa vs Kenya Amstelveen
May 27: West Indies vs Scotland Leicester; Australia vs Bangladesh Chester-le-Street
May 28: New Zealand vs Pakistan Derby
May 29: England vs India Edgbaston; Zimbabwe vs South Africa Chelmsford
May 30: Sri Lanka vs Kenya Southampton; West Indies vs Australia Old Trafford
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May 31: Scotland vs New Zealand Edinburgh; Pakistan vs Bangladesh Northampton
Super Six
June 4: Group-A II vs Group-B II The Oval
June 5: Group-A I vs Group-B I Trent Bridge
June 6: Group-A III vs Group-B III Headingley.
June 8: Group-A II vs Group-B I Old Trafford
June 9: Group-A III vs Group-B II Lord8217;s
June 10: Group-A I vs Group-B III Edgbaston
June 11: Group-A III vs Group-B I The Oval
June 12: Group A II vs Group B III Trent Bridge
June 13: Group-A I vs Group-B II Headingley
June 16: 1st semi-final Team 1 vs Team 4 at Old Trafford
June l7: 2nd semi-final Team 2 vs Team 3 at Edgbaston
June 20: Final Lord8217;s
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