The 2023 Cricket World Cup was contested by 10 teams. Hosted entirely in India from 5 October to 19 November 2023, it used a single round-robin league followed by semi-finals and a final.
Each team played the other nine once, producing 45 group-stage matches. The top four—India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand—advanced to the semi-finals. Including the knockout games, the tournament featured 48 matches in total.
The number can be confused with the 14-team fields used at the 2015 and 2011 tournaments, or with the 10 venues used in India. The 2019 World Cup also had 10 teams, while the 2023 edition retained that more compact format.
Australia defeated India by six wickets in the final at Ahmedabad to win a record-extending sixth men's World Cup title. India finished the league stage unbeaten, winning all nine of its matches before losing the final.