Step Inside CWC 2027
ICC Cricket World Cup 2027
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South Africa · Zimbabwe · Namibia — 4 October to 21 November 2027.340 days to the first ball
Key dates
- 30 Sep 2026Rankings cut-offTop eight in the ICC ODI rankings, outside the hosts, book their places.
- 22 Feb – 23 Mar 2027World Cup QualifierNamibia and South Africa host the last four-team scramble for spots.
- Oct 2027Super SeriesThree lowest-seeded teams play off; one joins the 12-team main round.
- 21 Nov 2027FinalSuper 7 top four go to the semis, then the last day of the tournament.
New format
- 14 teams · 57 matches
- Round 1 — Super Series (3 matches)
- Round 2 — two groups of six (30 matches)
- Round 3 — Super 7 single pool (21 matches)
- Semi-finals & final
Qualified so far: South Africa (host) · Zimbabwe (host). The other twelve places are still open, and the match-by-match fixture list has not been released.
12 host venues
- JohannesburgWanderers StadiumSouth Africa
- Cape TownNewlandsSouth Africa
- CenturionCenturion ParkSouth Africa
- DurbanKingsmeadSouth Africa
- BloemfonteinMangaung OvalSouth Africa
- GqeberhaSt George's ParkSouth Africa
- KuGompo CityBuffalo ParkSouth Africa
- PaarlBoland ParkSouth Africa
- HarareHarare Sports ClubZimbabwe
- BulawayoQueens Sports ClubZimbabwe
- Victoria FallsMosi-oa-Tunya StadiumZimbabwe
- WindhoekNamibia Cricket GroundNamibia