The schedule for the 2023 ODI World Cup is finally out, and all the teams have come to know their fixtures for the upcoming mega event. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has chosen ten venues across India to host the World Cup matches. It will have ten teams playing against each other in a robin-round format. The top four will move on to the semi-finals of the tournament. The tournament will kick off with a game on October 5.
This match will feature the two finalists of last edition: England and New Zealand take on each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The final is scheduled to take place on November 12 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Eight out of ten teams made it to the tournament after qualifying through the Super League, while two will make it after ending the ongoing World Cup Qualifier 2023 at the top. India will host the tournament for the fourth time in its history, but for the first time, they will solely host it. South Africa, which has yet to win, will enter the tournament as one of the strongest teams.
South Africa’s Schedule, Fixtures, Date and Venues for ODI World Cup 2023
The South African haven’t won any World Cups in their eight attempts in their cricket history. But despite all this, they always enter any big tournament as one of the dark horses with the ability to win the competition. The Proteas will kick off their campaign with a game against the runners-up of the World Cup Qualifier on October 7 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Their next game is a big one. They will face five-time champion Australia on October 13 in Lucknow. South Africa will play their games across eight different venues in India. Their last group match is on November 10 at Narendra Modi Stadium against Afghanistan.
| Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
| Oct 07, Sat | 1st Match – South Africa vs Q2 | Delhi | 2:00 PM |
| Oct 13, Fri | 2nd Match – Australia vs South Africa | Lucknow | 2:00 PM |
| Oct 17, Tue | 3rd Match – South Africa vs Q1 | Dharamshala | 2:00 PM |
| Oct 21, Sat | 4th Match – England vs South Africa | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| Oct 24, Tue | 5th Match – South Africa vs Bangladesh | Mumbai | 2:00 PM |
| Oct 27, Fri | 6th Match – Pakistan vs South Africa | Chennai | 2:00 PM |
| Nov 01, Wed | 7th Match – New Zealand vs South Africa | Pune | 2:00 PM |
| Nov 05, Sun | 8th Match – India vs South Africa | Kolkata | 2:00 PM |
| Nov 10, Fri | 9th Match – South Africa vs Afghanistan | Ahmedabad | 2:00 PM |
South Africa’s Top Scorer in ODI World Cup among Active Players
South Africa has some new faces in their current team that will play in their first World Cup. But then they have some veterans who have already experienced the pressure of playing in the World Cup. It will be interesting to see whether South Africa will pick Faf du Plessis, who has some great numbers in India in the IPL.
| Batter | Span | Mts | Runs | HS | Avg | 50/100 |
| Faf du Plessis | 2011-2019 | 23 | 926 | 109 | 57.87 | 7/2 |
| Quinton de Kock | 2015-2019 | 17 | 450 | 78* | 30.00 | 4/0 |
| Rassie van der Dussen | 2019-2019 | 9 | 311 | 95 | 62.20 | 3/0 |
| Aiden Markram | 2019-2019 | 8 | 140 | 45 | 23.33 | 0/0 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 2019-2019 | 9 | 133 | 46* | 33.25 | 0/0 |
South Africa’s Top Wicket-taker in ODI World Cup among Active Players
There are not many bowlers in the current South African team that played the last World Cup in 2019. But all the onus will be on Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje. Lungi Ngidi also has experience bowling in India, but this will be his first World Cup.
| Bowler | Span | Mts | Wkts | BBI | Econ | 4/5 |
| Imran Tahir | 2011-2019 | 22 | 40 | 5/45 | 4.41 | 4/1 |
| Andile Phehlukwayo | 2019-2019 | 9 | 11 | 2/18 | 5.43 | 0/0 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 2019-2019 | 9 | 11 | 3/56 | 5.35 | 0/0 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 2019-2019 | 3 | 5 | 3/25 | 4.08 | 0/0 |
| Aiden Markram | 2019-2019 | 8 | 1 | 1/22 | 6.33 | 0/0 |