Cricket World Cup 2027 Schedule, Teams, Squads, Fixtures, Dates, Venues and More
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 will be played across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia from 2 October to 21 November 2027. The 14th edition of the ODI World Cup will feature 14 teams and 57 matches under a new three-stage format introduced by the International Cricket Council.
The tournament begins with a three-team Super Series in Windhoek, involving the second-, third- and fourth-placed teams from the 2027 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The winner of that Super Series will join the 12 teams already allocated to the main Group Stage.
The Group Stage begins on 7 October, with defending champions Australia facing India at Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town in a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final. Co-hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe begin their campaigns on 9 and 11 October respectively. India and Pakistan will meet on 10 October in Johannesburg.
The tournament then moves into the Super 7 phase, followed by semi-finals on 17 and 18 November and the final at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on 21 November 2027.
Cricket World Cup 2027 Overview
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Tournament | ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup |
| Edition | 2027 / 14th edition |
| Format | ODI |
| Host countries | South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia |
| Start date | 2 October 2027 |
| Main Group Stage starts | 7 October 2027 |
| Final | 21 November 2027 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Total matches | 57 |
| Super Series matches | 3 |
| Group Stage matches | 30 |
| Super 7 matches | 21 |
| Semi-finals | 2 |
| Final | 1 |
| Venues | 12 |
| Defending champions | Australia |
| Organising body | International Cricket Council |
The 2027 World Cup will be the first men’s Cricket World Cup hosted in Africa since 2003 and the first senior ICC tournament to feature Namibia as a host.
Participating Teams
The tournament will feature 14 teams.
Confirmed Group Stage Teams
The ICC has confirmed the following 10 teams as direct qualifiers:
- India
- Australia
- Pakistan
- Afghanistan
- Zimbabwe
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- England
- Bangladesh
South Africa and Zimbabwe qualified automatically as co-hosts, while eight other teams secured direct qualification through the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings at the 30 September 2026 cut-off.
Teams Yet to Be Confirmed
The remaining four places will be decided through the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2027.
The qualifier determines:
- The qualifier winner — direct entry into the main Group Stage.
- Qualifier runner-up — enters the Super Series.
- Qualifier third-placed team — enters the Super Series.
- Qualifier fourth-placed team — enters the Super Series.
The three teams entering the Super Series will play each other once in Windhoek. The team finishing first will claim the final Group Stage position.
The two teams currently listed as Qualifier A and Qualifier B in the Group Stage schedule will therefore only be known after the qualification process is completed.
Cricket World Cup 2027 Complete Schedule
The ICC has now officially released the complete fixture schedule. The published schedule identifies dates, opponents and venues. The ICC schedule announcement does not provide match start times in the fixture list, so no unverified local times have been added below.
Super Series
| Match | Date | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Series 1 | 2 Oct 2027 | Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 3 | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| Super Series 2 | 4 Oct 2027 | Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2 | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| Super Series 3 | 6 Oct 2027 | Qualifier 2 vs Qualifier 3 | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
The winner of the Super Series will qualify for the main Group Stage.
Group Stage
| Match | Date | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Oct 2027 | India vs Australia | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
| 2 | 8 Oct 2027 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Centurion, Tshwane |
| 3 | 8 Oct 2027 | England vs Bangladesh | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| 4 | 9 Oct 2027 | Zimbabwe vs Qualifier A | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| 5 | 9 Oct 2027 | South Africa vs New Zealand | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
| 6 | 10 Oct 2027 | India vs Pakistan | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 7 | 10 Oct 2027 | Sri Lanka vs Qualifier B | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| 8 | 11 Oct 2027 | Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| 9 | 12 Oct 2027 | Australia vs Qualifier A | Boland Park, Paarl |
| 10 | 12 Oct 2027 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | Buffalo Park, KuGompo City |
| 11 | 13 Oct 2027 | England vs Sri Lanka | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| 12 | 13 Oct 2027 | South Africa vs Qualifier B | Boland Park, Paarl |
| 13 | 14 Oct 2027 | India vs Afghanistan | Centurion, Tshwane |
| 14 | 15 Oct 2027 | Pakistan vs Qualifier A | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
| 15 | 15 Oct 2027 | Zimbabwe vs Australia | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| 16 | 16 Oct 2027 | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Kingsmead, Durban |
| 17 | 16 Oct 2027 | South Africa vs England | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| 18 | 17 Oct 2027 | India vs Qualifier A | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
| 19 | 17 Oct 2027 | New Zealand vs Qualifier B | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| 20 | 18 Oct 2027 | Australia vs Afghanistan | Buffalo Park, KuGompo City |
| 21 | 19 Oct 2027 | Zimbabwe vs Pakistan | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| 22 | 19 Oct 2027 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | Kingsmead, Durban |
| 23 | 20 Oct 2027 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 24 | 20 Oct 2027 | England vs Qualifier B | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| 25 | 21 Oct 2027 | Afghanistan vs Qualifier A | Buffalo Park, KuGompo City |
| 26 | 22 Oct 2027 | Australia vs Pakistan | Boland Park, Paarl |
| 27 | 22 Oct 2027 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 28 | 23 Oct 2027 | England vs New Zealand | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| 29 | 23 Oct 2027 | Bangladesh vs Qualifier B | Centurion, Tshwane |
| 30 | 24 Oct 2027 | Zimbabwe vs India | Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium, Victoria Falls |
The Group Stage consists of 30 matches, with two groups of six teams playing a round-robin format.
Group A
| Team |
|---|
| India |
| Australia |
| Pakistan |
| Afghanistan |
| Zimbabwe |
| Qualifier A |
Group B
| Team |
|---|
| New Zealand |
| South Africa |
| Sri Lanka |
| England |
| Bangladesh |
| Qualifier B |
The ICC has confirmed these groups for the 2027 tournament.
Super 7 Stage
The top three teams from each Group Stage group qualify for the Super 7 phase. The seventh team is the better fourth-placed side from the two groups based on the relevant qualification criteria. No points are carried over from the Group Stage.
The ICC has pre-seeded positions to provide fixture certainty.
| Match | Date | Fixture | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Oct 2027 | A2 vs B3 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 2 | 26 Oct 2027 | B1 vs A3 | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| 3 | 27 Oct 2027 | B2 vs AB4 | Centurion, Tshwane |
| 4 | 28 Oct 2027 | A1 vs A2 | Mosi-oa-Tunya Stadium, Victoria Falls |
| 5 | 29 Oct 2027 | B1 vs B3 | Buffalo Park, KuGompo City |
| 6 | 30 Oct 2027 | A3 vs AB4 | Mosi-oa-Tunya Stadium, Victoria Falls |
| 7 | 31 Oct 2027 | B2 vs A1 | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 8 | 1 Nov 2027 | A2 vs B1 | Mosi-oa-Tunya Stadium, Victoria Falls |
| 9 | 2 Nov 2027 | B3 vs AB4 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
| 10 | 3 Nov 2027 | B2 vs A3 | Kingsmead, Durban |
| 11 | 4 Nov 2027 | A1 vs B1 | Boland Park, Paarl |
| 12 | 5 Nov 2027 | A2 vs AB4 | Kingsmead, Durban |
| 13 | 6 Nov 2027 | B2 vs B3 | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
| 14 | 7 Nov 2027 | A1 vs A3 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
| 15 | 8 Nov 2027 | B1 vs AB4 | Kingsmead, Durban |
| 16 | 9 Nov 2027 | B2 vs A2 | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| 17 | 10 Nov 2027 | A3 vs B3 | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
| 18 | 11 Nov 2027 | A1 vs AB4 | St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
| 19 | 12 Nov 2027 | B2 vs B1 | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
| 20 | 13 Nov 2027 | A2 vs A3 | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
| 21 | 14 Nov 2027 | A1 vs B3 | Kingsmead, Durban |
Semi-finals
| Match | Date | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-final 1 | 17 Nov 2027 | 1st vs 4th | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
| Semi-final 2 | 18 Nov 2027 | 2nd vs 3rd | Centurion, Tshwane |
Both semi-finals have reserve days.
Final
| Match | Date | Teams | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 21 Nov 2027 | Semi-final winners | Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
The final has a reserve day on 22 November 2027 if required.
Venues
The 2027 World Cup will use 12 venues across three countries: eight in South Africa, three in Zimbabwe and one in Namibia.
South Africa
| Venue | City |
|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg |
| Centurion | Tshwane |
| Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town |
| Kingsmead Cricket Ground | Durban |
| St George’s Park | Gqeberha |
| Mangaung Oval | Bloemfontein |
| Boland Park | Paarl |
| Buffalo Park | KuGompo City |
Zimbabwe
| Venue | City |
|---|---|
| Harare Sports Club | Harare |
| Queens Sports Club | Bulawayo |
| Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium | Victoria Falls |
Namibia
| Venue | City |
|---|---|
| Namibia Cricket Ground | Windhoek |
Namibia will host senior men’s Cricket World Cup matches for the first time. The tournament’s return to Africa also comes 24 years after the 2003 edition was co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya.
Team Captains
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| India | Not yet officially confirmed |
| Australia | Not yet officially confirmed |
| Pakistan | Not yet officially confirmed |
| Afghanistan | Not yet officially confirmed |
| Zimbabwe | Not yet officially confirmed |
| New Zealand | Not yet officially confirmed |
| South Africa | Not yet officially confirmed |
| Sri Lanka | Not yet officially confirmed |
| England | Not yet officially confirmed |
| Bangladesh | Not yet officially confirmed |
| Qualifier A | To be determined |
| Qualifier B | To be determined |
Tournament Format
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 has a new three-stage format.
The tournament has expanded from 10 teams to 14 and contains 57 matches.
Round 1 – Super Series
The three lowest-ranked teams among the 14 qualified sides enter the Super Series.
They play a single round-robin competition consisting of three matches.
The team finishing first qualifies for the main Group Stage.
For 2027, these are the second-, third- and fourth-placed teams from the World Cup Qualifier. The qualifier winner goes directly into the Group Stage.
Round 2 – Group Stage
The 12 teams already in the Group Stage are divided into two groups of six.
Each group plays a round-robin competition.
The top three teams from each group qualify for the Super 7 stage. The remaining seventh Super 7 place goes to the better fourth-placed team from the two groups.
Round 3 – Super 7
Seven teams play a single round-robin competition.
Each team plays six matches, creating 21 matches.
No points are carried forward from the Group Stage.
The top four teams qualify for the semi-finals.
Semi-finals
The Super 7 table determines the semi-final pairings:
- 1st vs 4th
- 2nd vs 3rd
Final
The two semi-final winners meet in the final at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on 21 November 2027.
Important Rules
The ICC has confirmed several structural rules for the 2027 competition:
- 14 teams participate.
- The tournament begins with a three-team Super Series.
- The Super Series winner reaches the Group Stage.
- The Group Stage contains two groups of six.
- The top three from each group progress.
- The better fourth-placed team takes the seventh Super 7 position.
- No Group Stage points are carried into the Super 7.
- Seven teams play six matches each in the Super 7.
- The top four Super 7 teams reach the semi-finals.
- First plays fourth in one semi-final.
- Second plays third in the other.
- The final is played on 21 November.
- Semi-finals have reserve days.
- The final has a reserve day on 22 November.
Previous Edition
The previous ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup was held in India in 2023.
Australia defeated India in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
India scored 240 all out, after which Australia chased the target and finished 241/4, winning by six wickets with seven overs remaining. Travis Head scored 137 and was central to Australia’s successful chase.
2023 Final
- India: 240 all out
- Australia: 241/4
- Result: Australia won by 6 wickets
- Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Champion: Australia
- Runner-up: India
- Player of the Match: Travis Head
Australia’s victory gave them their sixth Men’s Cricket World Cup title.
Defending Champions
Australia are the defending ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup champions.
They won the 2023 World Cup after defeating India by six wickets in Ahmedabad.
Australia entered the 2027 competition as defending champions, with their first scheduled Group Stage match against India at Newlands on 7 October 2027. That fixture is a repeat of the 2023 final.
Australia’s 2023 title was their sixth World Cup championship.
Previous Season Runner-Up
India were the runners-up in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
India reached the 2023 final after winning all 10 of their matches leading into the title decider, but Australia won the final by six wickets.
India and Australia will meet again in the opening Group Stage fixture on 7 October 2027 at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town.
Key Matches
India vs Australia
The opening Group Stage match is a repeat of the 2023 World Cup final.
India and Australia meet at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, on 7 October 2027. Australia enter as defending champions, while India were the 2023 runners-up.
India vs Pakistan
India and Pakistan will meet on 10 October 2027 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
The fixture is one of the confirmed headline matches in the Group Stage schedule.
South Africa vs New Zealand
Co-hosts South Africa begin their Group Stage campaign against New Zealand at Newlands on 9 October 2027.
Zimbabwe vs India
Zimbabwe will face India at the Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium in Victoria Falls on 24 October. The ICC identifies this as the first Cricket World Cup match at the new venue.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals will take place in Cape Town and Tshwane on 17 and 18 November.
Final
The 2027 World Cup final will be played at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg on 21 November, with 22 November reserved if required.
Records and History
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup dates back to 1975.
Australia are the most successful team in the tournament’s history, with six titles, including their 2023 championship.
World Cup Champions in the Modern Era
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Australia | India |
| 2007 | Australia | Sri Lanka |
| 2011 | India | Sri Lanka |
| 2015 | Australia | New Zealand |
| 2019 | England | New Zealand |
| 2023 | Australia | India |
| 2027 | To be decided | To be decided |
The 2027 tournament will be the 14th edition of the Men’s Cricket World Cup. It returns to Africa after the continent last hosted the tournament in 2003.
The ICC’s historical tournament statistics also record Australia’s 417/6 against Afghanistan in 2015 as the highest team total listed in its World Cup records, while Canada’s 36 against Sri Lanka in 2003 is listed among the lowest totals.
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Super Series begins | 2 October 2027 |
| Super Series Match 2 | 4 October 2027 |
| Super Series Match 3 | 6 October 2027 |
| Group Stage begins | 7 October 2027 |
| India vs Australia | 7 October 2027 |
| South Africa vs New Zealand | 9 October 2027 |
| India vs Pakistan | 10 October 2027 |
| Group Stage ends | 24 October 2027 |
| Super 7 begins | 25 October 2027 |
| Super 7 ends | 14 November 2027 |
| Semi-final 1 | 17 November 2027 |
| Semi-final 2 | 18 November 2027 |
| Final | 21 November 2027 |
| Final reserve day | 22 November 2027 |
What to Expect
The 2027 Cricket World Cup will introduce a substantially different structure from the 2023 tournament. Instead of a single 10-team round-robin competition, the expanded 14-team event will use a Super Series, two-group stage and Super 7 phase before the semi-finals and final.
South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will jointly host the tournament, with matches spread across 12 venues. South Africa provides eight venues, Zimbabwe three and Namibia one.
Australia arrive as defending champions after their six-wicket victory over India in the 2023 final. India and Australia will meet immediately in the opening Group Stage match at Cape Town, while India and Pakistan are scheduled to face each other in Johannesburg on 10 October.
The qualification pathway also means that four teams will not be known until the 2027 World Cup Qualifier is completed. The qualifier winner will enter the Group Stage directly, while the other three teams will play the Super Series in Windhoek for the final Group Stage place.
Official World Cup squads and captains have not yet been announced, so player selections should be updated when the respective boards publish their tournament squads.
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