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2027 ICC Cricket World Cup
DatesOctober – November 2027
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round Robin and Knockout
Host(s)
Participants14
Matches54
2023
2031

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

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 held every four years, 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.[citation needed]

Qualification

South Africa and Zimbabwe as co-hosts along with the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings as of 31 March 2027[5] will qualify directly for the competition, while the remaining four spots will be decided through qualifying tournaments.[5] 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.[6]

List of teams qualified for the 2027 CWC
Method of qualification Date of qualification Venues Number of teams Teams
Full Member Hosts 16 November 2021
2
 South Africa
 Zimbabwe
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings
(Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts)
31 March 2027
8
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2027 TBA
4
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Total
14

Venues

On 10 April 2024, Cricket South Africa confirmed the eight shortlisted venues for the tournament.[7] 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.[8]

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


Venues in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo Harare
Queens Sports Club Ground Harare Sports Club Ground
Capacity: 12,500 Capacity: 10,000
Matches: Matches:
Venues in Namibia
Windhoek
United Ground Wanderers Cricket Ground
Capacity: 3,000 Capacity:
Matches: Matches:

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the Super 6
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the Super 6
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
7 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: [citation needed]

Super 6

Points table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to the knockout stage
2 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
3 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
4 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
5 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
6 TBD 0 0 0 0 0
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
TBD
TBD
v
TBD

Semi-final 2
TBD
TBD
v
TBD

Final

Final
TBD
TBD
v
TBD

References

  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 b "2025 Champions Trophy qualification at stake during ODI World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  6. ^ "ICC announces qualification pathway for 2027 World Cup | News". www.cricket.com. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Wanderers, Kingsmead, Newlands confirmed as venues for 2027 ODI World Cup: Report". Firstpost. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  8. ^ "ODI World Cup 2027: Wanderers, Kingsmead, Newlands among eight SA venues". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 April 2024.