Only the highest 4 nations will qualify for the semi-finals, that are pencilled in for subsequent month.
The match received underway on Thursday as England have been embarrassed by New Zealand in a rematch of the 2019 World Cup ultimate.
The Netherlands and Afghanistan are the minnows seeking to make huge waves in India with West Indies failing to qualify for the primary time, although the Dutch misplaced to Pakistan on day two.
Cricket World Cup 2023 group desk
Position
Team
Played
Won
Lost
Drawn
NRR
Points
1
New Zealand
1
1
0
0
+2.149
2
2
Pakistan
1
1
0
0
+1.620
2
3
India
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
South Africa
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
Australia
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Afghanistan
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Sri Lanka
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
Bangladesh
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
Netherlands
1
0
1
0
-1.620
0
10
England
1
0
0
1
-2.149
0
Cricket World Cup 2023 fixtures and outcomes
All occasions BST except said
Group stage
Thursday, October 5
New Zealand bt England by nine wickets
Friday, October 6
Pakistan bt Netherlands by 81 runs
Saturday, October 7
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan (6am, HPCA Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
South Africa vs Sri Lanka (9.30am, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Sunday, October 8
India vs Australia (9.30am, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Monday, October 9
New Zealand vs Netherlands (9.30am, Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Tuesday, October 10
England vs Bangladesh (6am, HPCA Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (9.30am, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Sky Sports Mix)
Wednesday, October 11
India vs Afghanistan (9.30am, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
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Thursday, October 12
Australia vs South Africa (9.30am, BRSABVE Cricket Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Friday, October 13
New Zealand vs Bangladesh (9.30am, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Saturday, October 14
India vs Pakistan (9.30am, Narendra Modi Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Sunday, October 15
England vs Afghanistan (9.30am, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Monday, October 16
Australia vs Sri Lanka (9.30am, BRSABVE Cricket Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Tuesday, October 17
South Africa vs Netherlands (9.30am, HPCA Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Wednesday, October 18
New Zealand vs Afghanistan (9.30am, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Thursday, October 19
India vs Bangladesh (9.30am, MCA International Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Friday, October 20
Australia vs Pakistan (9.30am, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Saturday, October 21
Netherlands vs South Africa (6am, BRSABVE Cricket Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
England vs South Africa (9.30am, Wankhede Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Sunday, October 22
India vs New Zealand (9.30am, HPCA Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Monday, Octonber 23
Pakistan vs Afghanistan (9.30am, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Tuesday, October 24
South Africa vs Bangladesh (9.30am, Wankhede Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Wednesday, October 25
Australia vs Netherlands (9.30am, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Thursday, October 26
England vs Sri Lanka (9.30am, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Friday, October 27
Pakistan vs South Africa (9.30am, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Saturday, October 28
Australia vs New Zealand (6am, HPCA Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Netherlands vs Bangladesh (9.30am, Eden Gardens, Sky Sports Mix)
Sunday, October 29
India vs England (8.30am, BRSABVE Cricket Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Monday, October 30
Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka (8.30am, MCA International Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Tuesday, October 31
Pakistan vs Bangladesh (8.30am, Eden Gardens, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Wednesday, November 1
New Zealand vs South Africa (8.30am, MCA International Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
AP
Thursday, November 2
India vs Sri Lanka (8.30am, Wankhede Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Friday, November 3
Netherlands vs Afghanistan (8.30am, BRSABVE Cricket Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Saturday, November 4
New Zealand vs Pakistan (5am, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
England vs Australia (8.30am, Narendra Modi Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Sunday, November 5
India vs South Africa (8.30am, Eden Gardens, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Monday, November 6
Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (8.30am, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Tuesday, November 7
Australia vs Afghanistan (8.30am, Wankhede Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Wednesday, November 8
England vs Netherlands (8.30am, MCA International Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Thursday, November 9
New Zealand vs Sri Lanka (8.30am, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Friday, November 10
South Africa vs Afghanistan (8.30am, Narendra Modi Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Saturday, November 11
Australia vs Bangladesh (5am, MCA International Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
England vs Pakistan (8.30am, Eden Gardens)
Sunday, November 12
India vs Netherlands (8.30am, M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Semi-finals
Wednesday, November 15
1st place vs 4th place (8.30am, Wankhede Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Thursday, November 16
2nd place vs third place (8.30am, Eden Gardens, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)
Final
Sunday, November 19
Winner semi-final 1 vs winner semi-final 2 (8.30am, Narendra Modi Stadium, Sky Sports Main Event/Cricket)