2027 Cricket World Cup qualification

The eight top-ranked teams in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings, along with the 2027 Full Member hosts will automatically qualify for the tournament.^[4] Four teams will qualify from the CWC Qualifier. The CWC Challenge League Play-off served to allow new teams from the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings to enter the qualification cycle.^[5] 13th to 28th placed teams from the previous cycle, along with the 4 teams advanced from the Challenge League Play-off, entered the 20-team qualification cycle to compete for the remaining 4 spots in the World Cup.^[2][3]

The next two teams in the ODI rankings (excluding the teams already qualified) will directly qualify for the CWC Qualifier. The remaining 20 sides are divided into two leagues, the CWC League 2 (8 teams) and the CWC Challenge League (12 teams).^[6] Based on the results of the leagues, teams will either directly qualify for the CWC Qualifier, be eliminated from the World Cup qualification, or advance to the CWC Qualifier Play-off through which they could qualify for the CWC Qualifier. The Qualifier Play-off will also determine promotion and relegation between the two leagues.^[7]

Participating teams

In November 2021, the ICC announced that there would not be a second edition of the Super League.^[8] Teams were allocated to the two leagues based on the results from the previous World Cup qualification cycle.^[2][3]

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List of teams participating in the 2027 CWC qualification

Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Final standings in previous cycle	Number of teams	Teams	Placement in 2027 cycle
Hosts	16 November 2021	ICC Full Members	2	South Africa	2027 Cricket World Cup
				Zimbabwe
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings	30 September 2026[9]	Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts	8	Afghanistan
				Australia
				Bangladesh
				England
				India
				New Zealand
				Pakistan
				Sri Lanka
		Next 2 teams, excluding the hosts	2	Ireland	2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
West Indies
2019–2023 World Cup qualification cycle	30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023	13th (Super League)	1	Netherlands	2024–2026 League 2[10]
	14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023	14th–16th (Top 3 of League 2)	3	Nepal
				Oman
				Scotland
	26 March – 5 April 2023	17th–20th (Top 4 of Qualifier Play-off)	4	Canada
				Namibia
				United Arab Emirates
				United States
		21st–22nd (Bottom 2 of Qualifier Play-off)	2	Jersey	2024–2026 Challenge League[10] (Top 4 teams from the Challenge Play-off also qualified)
				Papua New Guinea
	16 September 2019 – 13 December 2022	23rd–28th (Top 6 of Challenge League)	6	Denmark
				Hong Kong
				Kenya
				Qatar
				Singapore
				Uganda
		29th–32nd (Bottom 4 of Challenge League)	4	Bermuda	2024 Challenge League Play-off[5] (Outside the current qualification cycle)
				Italy
				Malaysia
				Vanuatu
ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings	30 September 2023	Top 4 teams, didn't participate in the previous cycle	4	Bahrain
				Kuwait
				Saudi Arabia
				Tanzania
Total			36

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South Africa and Zimbabwe as full-member co-hosts have automatically qualified for the final stages of the tournament.^[11]

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List of teams qualified for the 2027 CWC

Teams	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Venues	Number of teams	Total times qualified	Last time qualified	Previous best performance
South Africa	Full Member Hosts	16 November 2021	—N/a	2	10	2023	Semi-Finals (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2023)
Zimbabwe					10	2015	Super 6 (1999, 2003)
Afghanistan	ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings (Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts)	30 September 2026	—N/a	8	4	2023	Group stage (2015, 2019, 2023)
Australia					14	2023	Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2023)
Bangladesh					8	2023	Quarter-Finals (2015)
England					14	2023	Champions (2019)
Nepal					14	2023	Champions (1983, 2011)
New Zealand					14	2023	Runners-up (2015, 2019)
Pakistan					14	2023	Champions (1992)
Sri Lanka					14	2023	Champions (1996)
TBD	2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier	2027	TBA	4
TBD
TBD
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Total				14

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Eliminated teams

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List of teams eliminated from the 2027 CWC qualification

Tournament	Date	Venue	Eliminations	Teams
Challenge Play-off	22 February – 3 March 2024	Malaysia	4	Bermuda
				Malaysia
				Saudi Arabia
				Vanuatu
Challenge League	15 February 2024 – December 2026	Various	8	Bahrain
				Hong Kong
				Singapore
				Tanzania
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
Qualifier Play-off	2027	TBA	4	TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
Qualifier	2027	TBA	6	TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
TBD
Total			22

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Eight teams took part in the Challenge League Play-off. The play-off served as an entry tournament for the three-year qualification cycle. The top four teams from the tournament progressed to the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League.^[12]

2024 CWC Challenge Play-off

Main article: 2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off

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Tournament outcome

Outcome	Berths	Teams
Advanced to the Challenge League	4	Bahrain
		Italy
		Kuwait
		Tanzania
Eliminated from the CWC qualification	4	Bermuda
		Malaysia
		Saudi Arabia
		Vanuatu
Total	8

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Group A Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Italy 3 2 1 0 4 0.574 Advanced to the Super 6 2  Kuwait 3 2 1 0 4 0.292 3  Bermuda 3 1 2 0 2 −1.108 4  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 0 2 0.298 Eliminated Source: ESPNcricinfo[13] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Results of games between tied teams; 4) Net run rate[14]

Group B Pos Team v t e Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification 1  Bahrain 3 2 1 0 4 0.713 Advanced to the Super 6 2  Tanzania 3 2 1 0 4 0.633 3  Vanuatu 3 1 2 0 2 −0.791 4  Malaysia 3 1 2 0 2 −0.742 Eliminated Source: ESPNcricinfo[13] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Results of games between tied teams; 4) Net run rate[14]

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Super 6 stage

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Kuwait	5	5	0	0	10	2.215	Qualified for the 2024–2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League
2	Italy	5	3	2	0	6	1.163
3	Bahrain	5	3	2	0	6	0.565
4	Tanzania	5	3	2	0	6	−0.356
5	Vanuatu	5	1	4	0	2	−1.999	Eliminated
6	Bermuda	5	0	5	0	0	−1.590

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Source: ESPNcricinfo^[13]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Results of games between tied teams; 4) Net run rate^[14]

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