2027 Cricket World Cup

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2027 ICC Cricket World Cup
DatesOctober – November 2027
Administrator(s) International Cricket Council
Cricket format One Day International
Tournament format(s) Group stage, Super 6s and Knockout stage
Host(s)
Participants14
Matches54
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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.

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Background

The Cricket World Cup is a quadrennial ODI 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.

Host selection

In November 2021, the ICC announced that the 2027 Cricket World Cup will be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. [1]

Format

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. Each team in a group will play all three sides in the same group whom they haven't 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

South Africa and Zimbabwe as co-hosts along with the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings as of 31 March 2027 [6] will qualify directly for the competition, while the remaining four spots 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, they will have to go through the standard qualification pathway. [7]

List of teams qualified for the 2027 Cricket World Cup
Method of qualificationDate of qualificationVenuesNumber of teamsTeams
Full Member Hosts16 November 2021—
2
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Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings
(Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts)		31 March 2027—
8
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2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2027
4
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Total
14

Venues

On 10 April 2024, Cricket South Africa confirmed the eight shortlisted venues for the tournament. [8] Pholetsi Moseki, CEO of the board told that out of eleven ICC accredited venues in South Africa, the final eight venues were selected based on various factors like availability of airports and hotel accommodation. [9]

Venues in South Africa
Bloemfontein Cape Town Centurion Durban
Mangaung Oval Newlands Cricket Ground Centurion Park Kingsmead Cricket Ground
Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 22,000Capacity: 25,000
Matches:Matches:Matches:Matches:
Newlands2.jpg SS park.jpg Kingsmead Panorama.JPG
East London Gqeberha Johannesburg Paarl
Buffalo Park St George's Park Cricket Ground Wanderers Stadium Boland Park
Capacity: 16,000Capacity: 19,000Capacity: 34,000Capacity: 10,000
Matches:Matches:Matches:Matches:
Sahara Oval St George's, uploaded 2005.jpg Wanderers Stadium 2024.jpg


Venues in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo Harare
Queens Sports Club Ground Harare Sports Club Ground
Capacity: 12,500Capacity: 10,000
Matches:Matches:
Harare sports club.jpg


Venues in Namibia
Windhoek
United Ground Wanderers Cricket Ground
Capacity: 3,000Capacity:
Matches:Matches:

Group stage

Group A

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

Group B

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
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5Flag.svgTBD00000—
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First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

Super 6

Points table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
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3Flag.svgTBD00000—
4Flag.svgTBD00000—
5Flag.svgTBD00000—
6Flag.svgTBD00000—
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
1  
4  
SF1W  
SF2W  
2  
3  

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1
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Semi-final 2
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Final

Final
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