2027 Cricket World Cup qualification

The 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification is an ongoing process by which teams will qualify for the 2027 Cricket World Cup.^[1] A series of competitions will determine which teams will take part in the tournament.^[2]^[3]

Dates15 February 2024 – 2027

AdministratorInternational Cricket Council

Cricket formatOne Day International
List A

Participants36

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2027 Cricket World Cup qualification
Dates	15 February 2024 – 2027
Administrator	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International List A
Participants	36
Matches	289
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Format

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
Hosts	16 November 2021	ICC Full Members	2	Zimbabwe
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings	31 March 2027^[9]	Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts	8	TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
		Next 2 teams, excluding the hosts	2	TBD	2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
		Next 2 teams, excluding the hosts	2	TBD	2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
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)
		21st–22nd (Bottom 2 of Qualifier Play-off)	2	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]
				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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Qualified teams

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

More information Teams, Method of qualification ...

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	Full Member Hosts	16 November 2021	N/a	2	10	2015	Super 6 (1999, 2003)
TBD	ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings (Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts)	31 March 2027	N/a	8
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD	2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier	2027	TBA	4
TBD
TBD
TBD
Total			14

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Eliminated teams

More information Tournament, Date ...

List of teams eliminated from the 2027 CWC qualification
Tournament	Date	Venue	Eliminations	Teams
Challenge Play-off	22 February – 3 March 2024	Nepal	4	Bermuda
				Malaysia
				Saudi Arabia
				Vanuatu
Challenge League	15 February 2024 – December 2026	Various	8	Singapore
				Tanzania
				TBD
Qualifier Play-off	2027	TBA	4	TBD
Qualifier	2027	TBA	6	TBD
Total			22

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Supplementary tournament

2024 CWC Challenge 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	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Kuwait	3	2	1	4	0.292	Advanced to the Super 6
2	Italy	3	2	1	4	0.574
3	Bermuda	3	1	2	2	−1.108
4	Saudi Arabia	3	1	2	2	0.298	Eliminated

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Results of games between tied teams; 4) Net run rate^[13]

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Tanzania	3	2	1	4	0.633	Advanced to the Super 6
2	Bahrain	3	2	1	4	0.713
3	Vanuatu	3	1	2	2	−0.791
4	Malaysia	3	1	2	2	−0.742	Eliminated

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Results of games between tied teams; 4) Net run rate^[13]

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Super 6 stage

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

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Source: ESPNcricinfo^[12]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Results of games between tied teams; 4) Net run rate^[13]

Qualifying leagues

2024–2026 CWC League 2

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League outcome
Outcome	Berths	Qualified teams
Advanced to the Qualifier	4	TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
Advanced to the Qualifier Play-off	4	TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
Total	8

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	United States	24	18	6	0	36	0.939
2	Scotland	28	14	8	6	34	0.918
3	Oman	28	14	11	3	31	0.018
4	Netherlands	24	13	9	2	28	0.165
5	Namibia	28	10	16	2	22	−0.491
6	Canada	24	9	12	3	21	−0.209
7	Nepal	24	8	14	2	18	−0.218
8	United Arab Emirates	24	7	17	0	14	−1.016

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Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2026. Source: ESPNcricinfo^[14]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Head-to-head record

2024–2026 CWC Challenge League

More information Outcome, Berths ...

League outcome
Outcome	Berths	Teams
Advanced to the Qualifier Play-off	4	TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
Eliminated from the CWC Qualification	8	Singapore
		Tanzania
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
Total	12

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League A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Jersey	10	8	1	1	0	17	2.050	Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
2	Kuwait	10	6	2	1	1	14	0.108	Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
3	Papua New Guinea	10	4	4	0	2	10	−0.131
4	Denmark	10	4	5	0	1	9	−0.368
5	Kenya	10	2	6	0	2	6	−0.886	Relegate to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off
6	Qatar	10	1	7	0	2	4	−1.455

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo^[15]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams

League B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Uganda	10	8	0	2	18	2.005	Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
2	Italy	10	7	1	2	16	2.905	Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
3	Hong Kong	10	5	3	2	12	−0.436
4	Bahrain	10	4	5	1	9	−0.325
5	Tanzania (E)	10	1	7	2	4	−1.549	Relegate to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off
6	Singapore (E)	10	0	9	1	1	−2.204

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo^[16]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Wins; 3) Net run rate; 4) Results of games between tied teams
(E) Eliminated

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Qualifying tournaments

2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off

Eight teams will take part in the l play-off: the bottom four teams from the League 2 along with the top two teams each in Groups A and B of the Challenge League. The top four teams from this tournament progress to the Qualifier.

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Teams qualified
Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Teams
League 2	2024–2026	Various	4	TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
Challenge League	2024–2026	Various	4	TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
Total			8

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More information Outcome, Berths ...

League outcome
Outcome	Berths	Qualified teams
Advanced to Qualifier	4	TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
Eliminated from CWC Qualification	4	TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
Total	8

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2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

The Qualifier will feature ten teams in total: the 11th and 12th ranked teams; the top four teams from the League 2, and the top four teams from the qualifier play-off. The top four teams from this tournament will qualify for the World Cup.

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Qualified teams
Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified teams
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings	—	Various	2	TBD
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings	—	Various	2	TBD
League 2	2024–2026	Various	4	TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
Qualifier Play-off	2027	TBD	4	TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
Total			10

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More information Outcome, Berths ...

League outcome
Outcome	Berths	Qualified teams
Advanced to CWC	4	TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
Eliminated from CWC Qualification	6	TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
		TBD
Total	10

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2027 Cricket World Cup qualification

Format

Participating teams

Qualified teams

Eliminated teams

Supplementary tournament

2024 CWC Challenge Play-off

Qualifying leagues

2024–2026 CWC League 2

2024–2026 CWC Challenge League

Qualifying tournaments

2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off

2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier

See also

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