SCHEDULED75% CONFIDENCEWikipedia's[1] tournament article says it "is scheduled to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia from 4 October to 21 November 2027".
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- Oct 4, 202775% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Nov 21, 202775% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Opens in Southern Africa
The 14th Cricket World Cup is played across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the second time South Africa and Zimbabwe have co-hosted after 2003 and the first time Namibia has hosted. Cricket South Africa confirmed eight grounds including the Wanderers, Kingsmead and Newlands.
- The 2027 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup is the 14th edition, scheduled for South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia from 4 October to 21 November 2027 - a day earlier than the pin's end date - with 14 teams and 57 matches[1]
- It is the second time South Africa and Zimbabwe have co-hosted, after 2003, and the first time Namibia has hosted; the ICC announced the three hosts in November 2021[1]
- On 15 July 2026 the ICC announced a new format "intended to increase the competitiveness of matches and reduce the overall duration of the tournament, while maintaining a 14-team field": a three-match Super Series play-in between the three lowest-seeded teams, then 30 matches across two groups of six, then a 21-match Super 7 single round-robin, then three knockout matches[1]
- The top three from each group plus the best fourth-placed team advance to the Super 7, from which the top four reach the semi-finals, with first playing fourth and second playing third[1]
- Semi-finals are on 17 and 18 November 2027 and the final on 21 November 2027 at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg[1]
- The venue count has moved on from the eight grounds the pin describes: Cricket South Africa confirmed eight shortlisted venues in April 2024, and on 30 July 2026 the ICC announced a finalised list of twelve - eight in South Africa, three in Zimbabwe and one in Namibia[1]
- The South African venues are the Wanderers (34,000), Newlands (25,000), Kingsmead (25,000), Centurion Park (22,000), Mangaung Oval (20,000), St George's Park (19,000), Buffalo Park (16,000) and Boland Park (10,000); Zimbabwe adds Queens Sports Club (12,500), Harare Sports Club (10,000) and the new Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium at Victoria Falls (10,000), and Namibia the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek (7,000)[1]
- Zimbabwe Cricket's Mosi-oa-Tunya stadium was nearing completion as of July 2026 and expected to be finished that August[1]
- The match split also predates the format change: an August 2025 announcement gave 44 matches to South Africa and 10 to Zimbabwe and Namibia, totalling 54, against the 57 the new structure produces, and per-venue allocations are still to be announced[1]
- Qualification gives automatic places to hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe plus the top eight in the ICC ODI rankings as of 30 September 2026, with four places from the Qualifier in Namibia and South Africa from 22 February to 23 March 2027; its winner goes straight into the second round while the second, third and fourth-placed teams must play the Super Series[1]
- Namibia is not guaranteed a place despite co-hosting, because it is not a full ICC member and must take the standard qualification pathway[1]
- A 15-member organising committee was finalised in August 2025 with Trevor Manuel as chair and former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka among seven independent directors; Australia are the defending champions after beating India in the 2023 final[1]
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- [1]75%en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2027_Cricket_World_Cupen.wikipedia.org· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Oct 4, 2027 ✓· Ends Nov 21, 2027 ✓· 100% of score
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