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Wankhede Stadium, Eden Gardens to host World Cup semi-finals

Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium and Kolkata’s Eden Gardens are frontrunners to host the two semi-finals of the 2023 Cricket World Cup. If both these historic venues get to host the semi-finals, the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, another ground with a rich heritage, may lose out in the race to host one of ODI cricket’s biggest events. A source in the Board of Cricket in India (BCCI) told PTI on Monday, “The two possible venues to host the World Cup semi-finals are Wankhede in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata.” Earlier Chennai was also in the race but it seems that Eden has gone ahead. “He said,” One reason for this could be the weather of Chennai in November where there is always a possibility of rain.

The 12 host associations were called to Mumbai on Monday for discussions and finalization of venues ahead of the official announcement on Tuesday. If India qualifies for the semi-finals, it will play its semi-final match in Mumbai. The Wankhede Stadium hosted the final of the 2011 World Cup in which the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Indian team defeated Sri Lanka to end a 28-year drought of the ODI World Cup title. Eden Gardens hosted the title match between Australia and England in the 1987 tournament, which was won by Australia. 10 teams will participate in this year’s World Cup.

India, as the hosts, has gained direct entry into the tournament while Afghanistan, Australia, England, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa have made it to the tournament through the 2020–23 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. Two other teams will make it to the tournament through the World Cup qualifiers, currently being played in Zimbabwe. Apart from former champions Sri Lanka and West Indies, teams from Ireland, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Scotland, UAE, USA and hosts Zimbabwe are participating in the qualifiers. During the World Cup, 10 teams will play each other in a round-robin league consisting of 45 matches. After this semi-finals and final will be played.

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