2027 Cricket World Cup

The 2027 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will be the 14th edition of the Cricket World Cup, the quadrennial international men's cricket championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of ICC. It is scheduled to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia from 4 October to 21 November 2027.^[1] This will be the second time that South Africa and Zimbabwe will have co-hosted the tournament, having co-hosted the 2003 edition, while Namibia will host it for the first time.

Dates4 October – 21 November 2027

AdministratorInternational Cricket Council

Cricket formatOne Day International

Tournament format(s)Preliminary stage, Group stage, Super 7 and Knockout stage

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2027 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup

Dates	4 October – 21 November 2027
Administrator	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Preliminary stage, Group stage, Super 7 and Knockout stage
Hosts	South Africa Zimbabwe Namibia
Participants	14
Matches	57
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Background

The Cricket World Cup is a quadrennial One Day International tournament played between men's national cricket teams, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament is held every four years, and was first played in 1975 in England. The last tournament, held in 2023 in India was contested by 10 teams. Australia are the defending champions, having defeated India in the final of the previous edition.

In November 2021, the ICC announced that the 2027 Cricket World Cup will be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.^[2]

Format

On 15 July 2026, the ICC announced a new format for the tournament, which is intended to increase the competitiveness of matches and reduce the overall duration of the tournament, while maintaining a 14-team field.^[3]

Round 1 (3 matches) –The three lowest-seeded teams in the field will compete in a three-match qualification pool known as the "Super Series"; the winner of which will advance to the 12-team main pool for the second round.
Round 2 (30 matches) – The 12 teams will then be split into two groups of six, each playing in a round-robin format. The top three teams from each group, along with the best fourth-placed team across both groups, will advance to the Super 7 stage.
Round 3 – Super 7 (21 matches) – The seven qualified teams will compete in a single round-robin, with the top four teams qualifying for the semi-finals.
Knockout stage (3 matches) – The first-placed team will face the fourth-placed team, while the second-placed and third-placed teams will meet in the other semi-final. The winners of the two semi-finals will advance the final.^[4]

Preparations

In preparation for the 2027 Cricket World Cup, a 15-member organising committee of the tournament was finalised in August 2025. Trevor Manuel was named chair.^[5] Former Deputy President of South Africa, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was also named as one of the seven independent directors of the tournament.^[6]

Qualification

Hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe will qualify automatically for the tournament, along with the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings as of 30 September 2026.^[7] The remaining four places will be decided through qualifying tournaments.^[7] Although Namibia will co-host the competition for the first time, they will not be guaranteed a spot because they are not a full ICC member and, as a result, will have to go through the standard qualification pathway.^[8]

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List of teams qualified for the 2027 Cricket World Cup
Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Venues	Number of teams	Teams
Hosts	16 November 2021	N/a	2	South Africa
Hosts	16 November 2021	N/a	2	Zimbabwe
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings (Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts)	30 September 2026	N/a	8	Afghanistan
				Australia
				Bangladesh
				England
				India
				New Zealand
				Pakistan
				Sri Lanka
2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier	22 February – 23 March 2027	Namibia/South Africa	4	TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
Total			14

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Venues

Cricket South Africa confirmed eight shortlisted venues in April 2024.^[9]^[10]^[11] In August 2025, it was announced that 44 matches would be hosted by South Africa across the eight venues, while Zimbabwe and Namibia would host the remaining 10 matches.^[5] Zimbabwe Cricket is currently building a stadium in Victoria Falls, officially named the Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium. As of July 2026, it is nearing completion, expected to be finished in August of the same year.^[12]

On 30 July 2026, the ICC announced the finalised list of twelve venues for the World Cup, with eight in South Africa, three in Zimbabwe, and one in Namibia.^[13]

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Venues in South Africa
Bloemfontein Cape Town Centurion Durban KuGompo City Gqeberha Johannesburg Paarl
Bloemfontein	Cape Town	Centurion	Durban	KuGompo City
Mangaung Oval	Newlands Cricket Ground	Centurion Park	Kingsmead Cricket Ground	Buffalo Park
Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 22,000	Capacity: 25,000	Capacity: 16,000
Matches: TBA	Matches: TBA	Matches: TBA	Matches: TBA	Matches: TBA

	Gqeberha	Johannesburg	Paarl
	St George's Park	Wanderers Stadium	Boland Park
	Capacity: 19,000	Capacity: 34,000	Capacity: 10,000
	Matches: TBA	Matches: TBA	Matches: TBA

Venues in Zimbabwe			Venues in Namibia
Bulawayo Harare Victoria Falls			Windhoek
Bulawayo	Harare	Victoria Falls	Windhoek
Queens Sports Club	Harare Sports Club	Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium	Namibia Cricket Ground
Capacity: 12,500	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 7,000
Matches: TBA	Matches: TBA	Matches: TBA	Matches: TBA

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Super series

The winner of the Qualifier will advance directly to the Second round whilst the teams that finished second, third and fourth will contest in the Super Series.^[14]^[15]

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Super Series standings
Pos	Team	NRR	Qualification
1	X1	—	Advance to the group stage
2	X2	—
3	X3	—

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First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group stage

Group A

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Group A standings
Pos	Team	NRR	Qualification
1	TBD	—	Advance to the Super 7 stage
2	TBD	—
3	TBD	—
4	TBD	—	Advance to the Super 7 stage based on ranking
5	TBD	—
6	TBD	—

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First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

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Group B standings
Pos	Team	NRR	Qualification
1	TBD	—	Advance to the Super 7 stage
2	TBD	—
3	TBD	—
4	TBD	—	Advance to the Super 7 stage based on ranking
5	TBD	—
6	TBD	—

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First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Super 7

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Super 7 standings
Pos	Team	NRR	Qualification
1	A1	—	Advance to the knockout stage
2	A2	—
3	A3	—
4	B1	—
5	B2	—
6	B3	—
7	A4/B4	—

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First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

1	First placed team

4	Fourth placed team
		SF1W	Winner of Semi final 1

		SF2W	Winner of Semi final 2
2	Second placed team

3	Third placed team

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1
17 November 2027

First placed team

v

Fourth placed team

Semi-final 2
18 November 2027

Second placed team

v

Third placed team

Final

21 November 2027

Winner of Semi final 1

v

Winner of Semi final 2

Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

2027 Cricket World Cup

Background

Format

Preparations

Qualification

Venues

Super series

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Super 7

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

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