ICC announces schedule for World Cup warm-ups

Sydney: The ICC announced the schedule for warm-up matches before next year's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Each of the 14 teams that have qualified for the World Cup will play two matches between Feb. 8-13. The World Cup gets underway on Feb. 14 when New Zealand host Sri Lanka in Christchurch and Australia play England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which will also be the venue for the final on March 29.
Schedule: Feb. 8: India v Australia, Adelaide; Feb.9: South Africa v Sri Lanka, Christchurch; New Zealand v Zimbabwe; Christchurch; England v WI, Sydney; Pakistan v Bangladesh, Sydney; Feb 10: Ireland v Scotland, Sydney; India v Afghanistan, Adelaide; Feb 11: New Zealand v South Africa, Christchurch; Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Christchurch; Australia v UAE, Melbourne; England v Pakistan, Sydney; Feb 12: WI v Scotland, Sydney; Ireland v Bangladesh, Sydney; Feb 13: Afghanistan v UAE, Melbourne