2027 ICC Cricket World Cup
DatesOctober – November 2027
Administrator(s)International Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Round Robin and Knockout
Host(s)
Participants14
Matches54

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 organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It is scheduled to be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia in October and November 2027.[1] 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 tournament will expand to 14 teams,[2] and will have the same format that was used during the 2003 edition.[3] Australia are the defending champions, having defeated India in the final of the previous edition.

Qualification

Qualification Pathway for the 2027 Cricket World Cup.

South Africa and Zimbabwe as co-hosts along with the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings as of 31 March 2027[4] will qualify directly for the competition, while the remaining four spots will be decided through global qualifier tournaments.[4] 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.[5]

Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Venues Total
times
qualified		 Last
time
qualified		 Previous best
performance		 Number of
teams
 South Africaco-hosts16 November 2021–102023Semi-Finals (1992, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2023)2
 Zimbabweco-hosts16 November 2021102015Super 6s (1999, 2003)
TBDICC Men's ODI Team Rankings
(Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts)		31 March 2027Various8
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBDWorld Cup Qualifier WinnersTBDTBD4
TBDWorld Cup Qualifier Runners-Up
TBDWorld Cup Qualifier 3rd Place
TBDWorld Cup Qualifier 4th Place
Total 14

Format

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 the other sides in the same group once.[6] The format was previously used in the 2003 edition. However, a modified version of points carry forward (PCF) from 1999 edition will be re-introduced in the 2027 edition.

References

  1. ↑ "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024-2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". t20worldcup.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "Cricket World Cup to revert to 14 teams from 2027". The Hindu. 1 June 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Old Super Six Format Returns, Look At Changed ICC Cricket World Cup Rules". news.abplive.com. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. 1 2 "2025 Champions Trophy qualification at stake during ODI World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "ICC announces qualification pathway for 2027 World Cup | News". www.cricket.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "ICC announces expansion of global events". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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