ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 – Schedule, Teams & Complete Guide

Cricket World Cup 2027: dates and major matches

The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 runs from 2 October to 21 November 2027. The 14-team tournament features 57 matches at 12 venues across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The opening Super Series takes place in Namibia, while the main group stage begins on 7 October.

The ICC has published a tournament schedule, including key group games and knockout dates. India and Australia are scheduled to meet in Cape Town on 7 October. India and Pakistan are scheduled to face each other in Johannesburg on 10 October. As with any long-range fixture list, supporters should check the ICC’s official updates before making travel arrangements.

The semi-finals are scheduled for 17 and 18 November, with the final on 21 November in Johannesburg. Unlike the earlier draft of this guide, the tournament should no longer be described as having an entirely unannounced fixture schedule.

Confirmed groups for the 2027 ODI World Cup

The ICC has announced two groups of six for the main stage. The remaining qualifier places are yet to be filled by the qualification pathway, so the groups below deliberately show placeholders rather than invented team names.

Group A: India, Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Qualifier A. Group B: New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh and Qualifier B. These are groups for the main 12-team stage; the entire tournament begins with 14 qualified teams because three sides compete in a preliminary Super Series for one of those places.

The hosts are South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, but the host designation alone does not mean that Namibia is automatically in the main group stage. The ICC’s qualification model gives direct qualification to South Africa and Zimbabwe, while Namibia participates in the broader qualifying pathway.

New 2027 World Cup format explained

The 2027 event expands the men’s ODI Cricket World Cup from ten teams to fourteen and introduces a different route to the knockout stage. The first round is a three-team Super Series, in which the three lower-ranked sides coming through the qualifier each play one another. The best side progresses to the main group stage.

The 12-team main stage is divided into two groups of six, with each team playing the other five teams in its group. The top three from each group, together with the better fourth-placed team across the two groups, advance to the Super 7.

The seven teams in the Super 7 play a single round robin against one another. The four highest-ranked teams reach the semi-finals, with first playing fourth and second playing third. The winners qualify for the final. Results and points from the initial group stage do not simply carry over as points in the Super 7, so supporters should follow each stage’s current table.

World Cup qualification: how the 14-team field is decided

South Africa and Zimbabwe qualify directly as host nations. Eight further automatic places were tied to the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings at the 30 September 2026 cut-off, making ten directly qualified teams in all.

The other four teams come through the Cricket World Cup Qualifier. The winner of that qualifier goes straight into the 12-team main group stage. The teams finishing second, third and fourth play the preliminary Super Series for the remaining main-stage place.

That structure means a nation can be one of the 14 tournament participants without starting in Group A or Group B. It is important to distinguish confirmed main-stage teams from sides that still need to progress through qualification.

Host nations and venues across southern Africa

The 2027 tournament brings the men’s ODI World Cup back to Africa for the first time since 2003. South Africa hosts matches in Johannesburg, Tshwane, Cape Town, Durban, Gqeberha, Bloemfontein, Paarl and KuGompo City. Zimbabwe’s venues are in Harare, Bulawayo and Victoria Falls, while Namibia stages matches in Windhoek.

Cape Town’s Newlands hosts major early fixtures, and Johannesburg is scheduled to stage the final. The Mosi-oa-Tunya Stadium near Victoria Falls is among the distinctive venues, bringing World Cup cricket to a new location. Exact stadium entry rules and ticket availability should be checked from official event channels.

Different cities can have different weather and playing conditions. South African coastal venues may present different challenges to inland grounds, while the early and late parts of the tournament may have different day-night timings.

ODI playing format and how to read a scorecard

An ODI generally allows each side up to 50 overs. Fielding restrictions, powerplays, bowling limits and the rules for shortened matches are different from T20 cricket. When comparing player performances, pay attention to runs, balls faced, strike rate, overs, wickets and economy rate.

A team’s net run rate can become important in a group table, especially where qualification depends on the better fourth-placed finisher. A rain-affected result may change the points table and qualification scenario, so it is worth checking the latest official standings after each match.

The 2027 tournament is an ODI Cricket World Cup, not the T20 World Cup scheduled for 2028. They are separate ICC championships with different playing formats and tournament structures.

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Following fixtures, results and match coverage

This tournament page is intended as a long-term guide, while the Touchcric match schedule is the place to look for individual fixtures listed on the website. As a competition approaches, check the relevant match page for the fixture date, start time, venue, status and pre-match information. A tournament announcement does not mean that every individual match has already been added to the live schedule.

For a completed match, use the Results section. On mobile and tablet, the How to Watch guide explains navigation and common playback problems. Availability of video streams depends on the fixture, region, source and relevant rights; do not assume that every event or match will have a playable stream.

More questions about this tournament

Cricket World Cup 2027 Live Cricket Streaming on Touchcric

For fans looking to watch live cricket on a phone, Touchcric live cricket streaming information is organized around individual match pages. During ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, the Touchcric schedule can help you find listed fixtures, start times, team previews and links to available viewing options. The tournament guide explains the wider competition; a match page provides details specific to that game.

Watch live cricket on mobile and tablet

Open Touchcric in Chrome on Android, Safari on iPhone or another compatible mobile browser. Select a fixture from Upcoming Matches, check whether it is marked Upcoming, Live or Match End, and review the available options. If video is provided, browser autoplay restrictions or network conditions may affect playback. Our mobile live cricket streaming guide explains the steps and troubleshooting tips.

Desktop and laptop viewers: Webcric

Visitors searching for Webcric live cricket streaming on a Windows desktop or MacBook can use the Webcric desktop and laptop guide for navigation, device compatibility and viewing information. Webcric is the desktop-focused companion to Touchcric. Neither a tournament listing nor a guide guarantees a free or available live broadcast for every fixture.

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