2027 Cricket World Cup

14th Edition of the Cricket World Cup

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Cricket tournament

2027 ICC Cricket World CupDates| October – November 2027

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Administrator(s)| International Cricket Council
Cricket format| One Day International
Tournament format(s)| Group stage, Super 6s and Knockout stage
Host(s)|  South Africa
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Participants| 14
Matches| 54

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Background

* Host selection
* Format

Stages

* Warm-up matches
* Group Stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Super 6
* Knockout stage
* Final

Qualification
Overview

Supplementary tournament

* 2024 Challenge Play-off

* T20I Rankings
* ODI Rankings

League 2

* 2024–2026 League 2

* 2024
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* 2025
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* 2026
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Challenge League

* 2024–2026 Challenge League

* A
* 2024
* 2025
* 2026

* B
* 2024
* 2025
* 2026

CWC Qualifier

* 2027 Qualifier Play-off
* 2027 Qualifier

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The 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 14th edition of the Cricket World Cup. It is scheduled to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia in October and November 2027. This will be the second time that South Africa and Zimbabwe will have co-hosted the tournament, after the 2003 edition, while Namibia will host it for the first time.

## Background

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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.[1]

The competition will use two groups of seven teams, with the top three teams in each group progressing to a Super Six stage, followed by semi-finals and a final. At this stage, each team in a group will play all three sides in the same group whom they have not played.[2][3][4] The format was previously used in the 2003 edition. However, a modified version of points carried forward (PCF) from 1999 edition will be re-introduced in the 2027 edition.[5]

## Qualification

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Main article: 2027 Cricket World Cup 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 31 March 2027.[6] The remaining four places will be decided through qualifying tournaments.[6] 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.[7]

## Venues

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Cricket South Africa confirmed eight shortlisted venues in April 2024.[8][9][10]

| Venues in South Africa

Bloemfontein

Cape Town

Centurion

Durban

East London

Gqeberha

Johannesburg

Paarl

Bloemfontein | Cape Town | Centurion
Mangaung Oval | Newlands Cricket Ground | Centurion Park
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,000
Matches: TBA  | Matches: TBA  | Matches: TBA
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Durban | East London | Gqeberha
Kingsmead Cricket Ground | Buffalo Park | St George's Park
Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 19,000
Matches: TBA  | Matches: TBA  | Matches: TBA
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Johannesburg | Paarl |
Wanderers Stadium | Boland Park
Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 10,000
Matches: TBA  | Matches: TBA

| Venues in Namibia

Windhoek

Windhoek
Namibia Cricket Ground | United Ground | Wanderers Cricket Ground
Capacity: 7,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity:
Matches: TBA  | Matches: TBA  | Matches: TBA
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Venues in Zimbabwe

Bulawayo

Harare

Bulawayo | Harare
Queens Sports Club | Harare Sports Club
Capacity: 12,500 | Capacity: 10,000
Matches: TBA  | Matches: TBA

## References

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1. ^ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024–2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". t20worldcup.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
2. ^ "ICC announces expansion of global events". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
3. ^ "Cricket World Cup to revert to 14 teams from 2027". The Hindu. 1 June 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
4. ^ "The Old Super Six Format Returns, Look At Changed ICC Cricket World Cup Rules". news.abplive.com. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
5. ^ "A matter of formats - how the men's ODI World Cup has changed over the years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
6. ^ a b "2025 Champions Trophy qualification at stake during ODI World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
7. ^ "ICC announces qualification pathway for 2027 World Cup | News". www.cricket.com. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
8. ^ "Wanderers, Kingsmead, Newlands confirmed as venues for 2027 ODI World Cup: Report". Firstpost. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
9. ^ "ODI World Cup 2027: Wanderers, Kingsmead, Newlands among eight SA venues". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
10. ^ "New Cricket World Cup 2027 venue hosts thrilling first international fixture". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

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