| Dates | 15 February 2024 – 2027 |
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| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International List A |
| Participants | 36 |
| Matches | 289 |
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| Qualification Overview |
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]
The eight top-ranked teams in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings, along with the 2027 hosts will automatically qualify for the tournament. [4] The CWC Challenge League Play-off served as a relegation tournament allowing 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]
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]
| Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Final standings in previous cycle | Number of teams | Teams | Placement in 2027 cycle |
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| Hosts | 16 November 2021 | ICC Full Members | 2 |  South Africa | 2027 Cricket World Cup |
 Zimbabwe | |||||
| ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings | 31 March 2027 [9] | Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts | 8 |  TBD | |
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| Next 2 teams, excluding the hosts | 2 | TBD | 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier | ||
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| 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) | 2 |  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] | ||
 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 |
South Africa and Zimbabwe as full-member co-hosts have automatically qualified for the final stages of the tournament. [11]
| Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Venues | Number of teams | Teams | Total times qualified | Last time qualified | Previous best performance |
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| Full Member Hosts | 16 November 2021 | — | 2 | South Africa | 10 | 2023 | Semi-Finals (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2023) |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 2015 | Super 6 (1999, 2003) | ||||
| ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings (Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts) | 31 March 2027 | — | 8 | TBD | |||
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| 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier | 2027 | TBA | 4 | TBD | |||
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| Total | 14 |
| Tournament | Date | Venue | Eliminations | Teams |
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| Challenge Play-off | 22 February – 3 March 2024 | Malaysia | 4 | Bermuda |
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| Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Vanuatu | ||||
| Challenge League | 15 February 2024 – December 2027 | Various | 8 | TBD |
| Qualifier Play-off | 2027 | TBA | 4 | TBD |
| Qualifier | 2027 | TBA | 6 | TBD |
| Total | 22 |
| Outcome | Berths | Teams |
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| Advanced to the Challenge League | 4 | Bahrain |
| Italy | ||
| Kuwait | ||
| Tanzania | ||
| Eliminated from the CWC Qualification | 4 | Bermuda |
| Malaysia | ||
| Saudi Arabia | ||
| Vanuatu | ||
| Total | 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.292 | Advanced to the Super 6 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.574 | |
| 3 | Bermuda | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.108 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.298 | Eliminated |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tanzania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.633 | Advanced to the Super 6 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.713 | |
| 3 | Vanuatu | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.791 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.742 | Eliminated |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Kuwait | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.215 | Qualified for the 2024–2026 ICC 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 |
| Outcome | Berths | Teams |
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| Advanced to the Qualifier | 4 | TBD |
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| Advanced to the Qualifier Play-off | 4 | TBD |
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| Total | 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.428 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier |
| 2 | Canada | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.292 | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0.177 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 1.247 | |
| 5 | Oman | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | −0.083 | Advance to the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off |
| 6 | Namibia | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | −0.180 | |
| 7 | Nepal | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 6 | −0.271 | |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | −1.442 |
| Outcome | Berths | Teams |
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| Advanced to the Qualifier Play-off | 4 | TBD |
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| Eliminated from the CWC Qualification | 8 | TBD |
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| Total | 12 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Jersey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.776 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.342 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −0.777 |
| 4 | Kenya | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0.087 |
| 5 | Denmark | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −0.985 |
| 6 | Qatar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | −1.630 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Uganda | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2.874 |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2.237 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −0.535 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −0.287 |
| 5 | Tanzania | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | −2.328 |
| 6 | Singapore | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | −2.356 |
Eight teams will take part in the qualifier 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.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Teams |
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| League 2 | 2024–2026 | Various | 4 | |
| Challenge League | 2024–2026 | Various | 4 | |
| Total | 8 |
| Outcome | Berths | Teams |
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| Advanced to Qualifier | 4 | |
| Eliminated from CWC Qualification | 4 | |
| Total | 8 |
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.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Teams |
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| ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings | — | Various | 2 | |
| League 2 | 2024–2026 | Various | 4 | |
| Qualifier Play-off | 2027 | 4 | ||
| Total | 10 |
| Outcome | Berths | Teams |
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| Advanced to CWC | 4 | |
| Eliminated from CWC Qualification | 6 | |
| Total | 10 |
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