2027 Cricket World Cup qualification

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Qualification Pathway for the 2027 Cricket World Cup .

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

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In total, 36 teams will take part in the qualification process, from which 14 teams will qualify for the CWC. [3] South Africa and Zimbabwe will automatically qualify for the tournament as co-hosts along with the other eight top-ranked teams in the ICC men's ODI team rankings. [4]

Out of 36 teams, 4 teams will be eliminated after the 2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off. [5] The two teams ranked 11th and 12th will directly qualify for 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, whilst the other 20 sides will be divided into two leagues, the 2023–2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 (8 teams) and the 2023–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League (12 teams). Based on the results of the leagues, teams will either directly qualify for the World Cup Qualifier, be eliminated from World Cup qualification, or advance to the 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off through which they could qualify for the World Cup Qualifier. The Qualifier Play-off also determines promotion and relegation between the two leagues. Teams were allocated to the two leagues based on the results from the previous World Cup qualification cycle. [6]

Participating teams

In November 2021, the ICC announced that there would not be a second edition of the Super League. [7]

Means of qualificationDateVenueTeamsQualifiedQualified for
Host nation——2 2027 Cricket World Cup
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings TBA—8Flag.svgTBD
2Flag.svgTBD 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
2020-2023 Super League 30 July 2020 – 14 May 2023Various1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2024–2026 League 2 [8]
2019-2023 League 2 14 August 2019 – 16 March 2023Various5
2023 Qualifier Play-off 26 March – 5 April 2023Namibia2
2 2024–2026 Challenge League [9] (Top 4 teams from the Challenge Play-off also qualify)
2019-2022 Challenge League 16 September 2019 – 13 December 2022Various6
4 2024 Challenge Play-off [5]
ICC T20I Championship 30 September 2023—4
Total36

Qualified teams

South Africa and Zimbabwe as full-member co-hosts have automatically qualified for the final stages of the tournament. [10]

TeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		VenuesTotal
times
qualified		Last
time
qualified		Previous best
performance		Number of
teams
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa co-hosts16 November 2021–10 2023 Semi-Finals (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2023)2
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2015 Super 6s (1999, 2003)
Flag.svgTBD ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings
(Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts)		31 March 2027Various8
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier TBDTBD4
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Flag.svgTBD
Total14

Eliminated teams

TournamentDateVenueEliminationsTeams
Challenge Play-off22 February – 3 March 2024Malaysia4
Challenge League15th February 2024 – December 2027Various8Flag.svgTBD
Qualifier Play-offTBATBA4Flag.svgTBD
QualifierTBATBA6Flag.svgTBD
Total22

Supplementary tournament

2024 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge Play-off

League outcome
OutcomeBerthsTeams
Advanced to Challenge League 4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Eliminated from CWC Qualification4Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Total8

Group A

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 321040.292Advanced to the Super Six
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 321040.574
3Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 31202−1.108
4Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 312020.298
Source: ESPNcricinfo [11]

Group B

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 321040.633Advanced to the Super Six
2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 321040.713
3Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 31202−0.791
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 31202−0.742
Source: ESPNcricinfo [11]

Super Six

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 5500102.215Qualified for the 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 532061.163
3Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 532060.481
4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 53206−0.356
5Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 51402−1.999
6Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 50500−1.637
Source: ESPNcricinfo [11]

Qualifying leagues

2023–2027 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2

League outcome
OutcomeBerthsTeams
Advanced to Qualifier 4
Advanced to Qualifier Play-off 4
Total8
PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR Qualification for
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 440080.498 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier
2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 431060.259
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 42204−0.158
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 412130.381
5Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 41302−0.118 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off
6Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 40311−1.072
7Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 00000—
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States 00000—
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo [12]

2024–2026 Cricket World Cup Challenge League

League outcome
OutcomeBerthsTeams
Advanced to Qualifier Play-off 4
Eliminated from CWC Qualification8
Total12

League A

PosTeam
PldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 000000—
2Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 000000—
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 000000—
4Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 000000—
5Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 000000—
6Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 000000—
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

League B

PosTeam
PldWLTNRPts NRR
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 000000—
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 000000—
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 000000—
4Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 000000—
5Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 000000—
6Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 000000—
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [ citation needed ]

Qualifying tournaments

2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off

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.

Teams qualified
Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsTeams
League 22023–2027Various4
Challenge League2023–2026Various4
Total8
League outcome
OutcomeBerthsTeams
Advanced to Qualifier 4
Eliminated from CWC Qualification4
Total8

2026 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.

Qualified teams
Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsTeams
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings —Various2
League 22023–2027Various4
Qualifier Play-off20264
Total10
League outcome
OutcomeBerthsTeams
Advanced to CWC 4
Eliminated from CWC Qualification6
Total10

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