2027 Cricket World Cup
| Dates | October – November 2027 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | One Day International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round Robin and Knockout |
| Host(s) | South Africa Zimbabwe Namibia |
| Participants | 14 |
| Matches | 54 |
The 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 14th edition of the Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is scheduled to be hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in October November 2027.[1] This will be the second time that South Africa and Zimbabwe will co-host the tournament after the 2003 edition while Namibia will host it for the first time. this tournament will expand to 14 teams[2] and will have the same format that was used in 2003 edition.
Qualification
South Africa and Zimbabwe Namibia (co-hosts) and the next eight top teams in the ICC ODI rankings will qualify directly for 2027 Cricket World Cup, while the remaining 4 spots will be decided by the 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. While Namibia will host the competition for the first time, they will not guaranteed a spot and will have to go through the standard qualification pathway.[3]
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | — | — | 2 |  South Africa Zimbabwe Namibia
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| ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings | — | Various | 8 | TBD |
| 2026 Cricket World Cup Qualifier | — | TBD | 4 | |
| Total | 14 | |||
Group Stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | — |
Advance to Super Sixes
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | — |
Advance to Super Sixes
Super Sixes
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | — |
Advance to Knockout Stage
Knockout Stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
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| 4 | |||||||||
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| 3 | |||||||||
Semi-finals
Super Sixes 1st Place
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Super Sixes 4th Place
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Super Sixes 2nd Place
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Super Sixes 3rd Place
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Final
Winner of Semi-final 1
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Winner of Semi-final 2
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References
- ^ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". www.t20worldcup.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ AFP (1 June 2021). "Cricket World Cup to revert to 14 teams from 2027". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "ICC announces qualification pathway for 2027 World Cup | News". www.cricket.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.