The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the ICC World Cup 2015. The 14 teams participating in the World Cup have been divided into two groups — Pool A and Pool B. Pool A consists of England, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Scotland. Whereas, Pool B consists of India, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The World Cup is scheduled to begin from February 14, 2015 and the final match is slated to be played on March 29, 2015. The first match of the World Cup will be played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at Hagley Oval, Christchurch.
The World Cup will be spread out over 14 venues across Australia and New Zealand. The venues are:
| Venues | |
| Australia | New Zealand |
| Adelaide | Auckland |
| Brisbane | Wellington |
| Melbourne | Christchurch |
| Canberra | Hamilton |
| Hobart | Napier |
| Perth | Nelson |
| Sydney | Dunedin |
While Sri Lanka and New Zealand will start off proceedings in Pool A, South Africa and Zimbabwe will kick off matters in the second group. Defending champions, India will play their first match of the World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan on February 15, 2015 at the Adelaide Oval in a day-night encounter.
Here is the complete list of fixtures:
| Date | Fixture | Pool | Venue |
| 14.2.2015 | Sri Lanka vs New Zealand | Pool A | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| 14.2.2015 | England vs Australia | Pool A | MCG, Melbourne |
| 15.2.2015 | South Africa vs Zimbabwe | Pool B | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| 15.2.2015 | India vs Pakistan | Pool B | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 16.2.2015 | West Indies vs Ireland | Pool B | Saxton Oval, Nelson |
| 17.2.2015 | New Zealand vs Scotland | Pool A | University Oval, Dunedin |
| 18.2.2015 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Pool A | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| 19.2.2015 | Zimbabwe vs UAE | Pool B | Saxton Oval, Nelson |
| 20.2.2015 | England vs New Zealand | Pool A | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
| 21.2.2015 | Pakistan vs West Indies | Pool B | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| 21.2.2015 | Australia vs Bangladesh | Pool A | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 22.2.2015 | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan | Pool A | University Oval, Dunedin |
| 22.2.2015 | South Africa vs India | Pool B | MCG, Melbourne |
| 23.2.2015 | England vs Scotland | Pool A | Hagley Oval, Christchurch |
| 24.2.2015 | West Indies vs Zimbabwe | Pool B | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| 25.2.2015 | Ireland vs UAE | Pool B | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 26.2.2015 | Afghanistan vs Scotland | Pool A | University Oval, Dunedin |
| 26.2.2015 | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Pool A | MCG, Melbourne |
| 27.2.2015 | South Africa vs West Indies | Pool B | SCG, Sydney |
| 28.2.2015 | Australia vs New Zealand | Pool A | Eden Park, Auckland |
| 28.2.2015 | India vs UAE | Pool B | WACA, Perth |
| 1.3.2015 | England vs Sri Lanka | Pool A | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
| 1.3.2015 | Pakistan vs Zimbabwe | Pool B | The Gabba, Brisbane |
| 3.3.2015 | South Africa vs Ireland | Pool B | Manuka Oval, Canberra |
| 4.3.2015 | Pakistan vs UAE | Pool B | McLean Park, Napier |
| 4.3.2015 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Pool A | WACA, Perth |
| 5.3.2015 | Bangladesh vs Scotland | Pool A | Saxton Oval, Nelson |
| 6.3.2015 | India vs West Indies | Pool B | WACA, Perth |
| 7.3.2015 | South Africa vs Pakistan | Pool B | Eden Park, Auckland |
| 7.3.2015 | Zimbabwe vs Ireland | Pool B | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 8.3.2015 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | Pool A | McLean Park, Napier |
| 8.3.2015 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Pool A | SCG, Sydney |
| 9.3.2015 | England vs Bangladesh | Pool A | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| 10.3.2015 | India vs Ireland | Pool B | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| 11.3.2015 | Sri Lanka vs Scotland | Pool A | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 12.3.2015 | South Africa vs UAE | Pool B | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington |
| 13.3.2015 | Bangladesh vs New Zealand | Pool A | Seddon Park, Hamilton |
| 13.3.2015 | England vs Afghanistan | Pool A | SCG, Sydney |
| 14.3.2015 | India vs Zimbabwe | Pool B | Eden Park, Auckland |
| 14.3.2015 | Australia vs Scotland | Pool A | Bellerive Oval, Hobart |
| 15.3.2015 | West Indies vs UAE | Pool B | McLean Park, Napier |
| 15.3.2015 | Pakistan vs Ireland | Pool B | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide |
| Quarter Finals | |||
| 18.3.2015 | TBD vs TBD | SCG, Sydney | |
| 19.3.2015 | TBD vs TBD | MCG, Melbourne | |
| 20.3.2015 | TBD vs TBD | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | |
| 21.3.2015 | TBD vs TBD | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington | |
| Semi Finals | |||
| 24.3.2015 | TBD vs TBD | Eden Park, Auckland | |
| 26.3.2015 | TBD vs TBD | SCG, Sydney | |
| Final | |||
| 29.3.2015 | TBD vs TBD | MCG, Melbourne | |
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