How many games and exactly what fixtures are coming to the ACT will be announced on Tuesday.

The 2015 cricket World Cup will feature 49 games across Australia and New Zealand over 44 days in February and March.

Canberra hosted one game the last time the tournament was last jointly held by the two countries in 1992.

On that occasion, South Africa defeated Zimbabwe by seven wickets.

Officials from the tournament’s organising committee visited Manuka Oval recently to examine the vast upgrades to the boutique ground.

The playing surface is currently being completely re-laid and will be back in action in time to host England for its match with the Prime Minister’s XI in January.

The ability to play night games significantly assisted with the ACT’s bid.

Floodlights worth $5.347 million - with $2.5 million funded by the Federal Government and the rest by the ACT Government - were installed at Manuka Oval at the start of this year.

Playing games under the lights proved successful and played a major factor in the inaugural visit by the Australian cricket team in February.

A full-house of just over 11,500 watched Michael Clarke’s side defeat the West Indies as more than 600 runs were made on the batsman-friendly surface.

Further upgrades to the ground’s seating capacity will be made in time for the 2015 tournament.

It will be the second major sports tournament held in Canberra in the space of two months of that year.

Canberra Stadium will host six games, including a quarter-final, of soccer’s 2015 Asian Cup in January.

The television exposure into Asia for both that tournament and the cricket World Cup will be provide valuable tourism opportunities for the ACT.