| 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup | |
| Fromdate: | October |
| Todate: | November 2027 |
| Administrator: | International Cricket Council |
| Cricket Format: | One Day International |
| Tournament Format: | Round Robin and Knockout |
| Participants: | 14 |
| Matches: | 54 |
| Previous Year: | 2023 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2023 Cricket World Cup |
| Next Year: | 2031 |
| Next Tournament: | 2031 Cricket World Cup |
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.
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.
In November 2021, the ICC announced that the 2027 Cricket World Cup will be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.[1]
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.
See main article: 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification. South Africa and Zimbabwe as co-hosts along with the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings as of 31 March 2027 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]
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| Full Member Hosts | 16 November 2021 | rowspan=2 | |||
| ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings (Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts) | 31 March 2027 | rowspan=8 | TBD | ||
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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]
| Durban | ||||
| Kingsmead Cricket Ground | ||||
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | |
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| Paarl | ||||
| width=200 | Boland Park | |||
| Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 19,000 | Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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| Harare | ||
| width=200 | Queens Sports Club Ground | Harare Sports Club Ground |
| Capacity: 12,500 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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| Windhoek | ||
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| width=200 | Wanderers Cricket Ground | |
| Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: | |
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