ICC WORLD CUP 2019

ICC WORLD CUP 2019

            The  Cricket World Cup, 2019 (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup 2019) is the 12th edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup, scheduled to be hosted by England and Wales,  from 30 May to 14 July 2019.

            The hosting rights of the trumament were awarded in April 2006, after England and Wales withdrew from the bidding to host the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, which was held in Australia and New Zealand. The first match will play at The Oval while the final will be played at Lord's. It is the fifth time that the ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in England and Wales, following the years of  1975, 1979, 1983 and 1999 World Cups.

            The format of the tournament will be a single group of ten individual teams, with each team playing the other nine teams, and the top four teams progressing to a knockout stage of semi-finals and a final. The ten teams tournament has gained criticism due to the lack of associate teams in the tournament, given the increase of the Test playing nations from 10 to 12, with the admission of Ireland and Afghanistan in June 2017, it will be the first World Cup to be contested without all of the Test playing countries being present, and after the elimination of all the Associate teams at the qualifying tournaments, this will be also be the first World Cup to feature no Associate members.  .