The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the 2027 ODI World Cup. India and Pakistan have been placed in the same group. The tournament, to be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, will be held from October 2 to November 21, 2027.
The 2027 ODI World Cup will feature 14 teams and a total of 57 matches across 12 venues. South Africa will host the highest number of matches, while Zimbabwe and Namibia will also stage international fixtures.
A total of 12 venues have been selected for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Eight venues in South Africa will host matches: Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, the Centurion venue, Newlands in Cape Town, Kingsmead in Durban, St George's Park in Gqeberha, Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, Boland Park in Paarl and Buffalo Park.
In Zimbabwe, matches will be played at Harare Sports Club, Queens Sports Club and the Fale Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium in Victoria Falls. Namibia Cricket Ground in the capital Windhoek is also among the venues for the World Cup.
The World Cup will be conducted in three stages. In the opening stage, the three lowest-ranked teams will play three matches.
In the second stage, 12 teams will be divided into two groups and will play a total of 30 matches. Each team will face the other teams in its group. The top three teams from each group will advance to the next stage. In addition, the better-performing team among those finishing fourth in the two groups will also qualify for the next stage.
A total of seven teams will therefore advance to the Super-7 stage. The teams will compete in this stage for places in the next round. The top four teams in the points table at the end of the Super-7 stage will qualify for the semi-finals.
Group A consists of Afghanistan, Australia, India, Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Qualifier A.
Group B consists of Bangladesh, England, South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Qualifier B.
Super Series
October 2, 2027: Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 3, Windhoek
October 4, 2027: Qualifier 1 vs Qualifier 2, Windhoek
October 6, 2027: Qualifier 2 vs Qualifier 3, Windhoek
Group Stage
October 7, 2027: India vs Australia, Cape Town
October 8, 2027: Pakistan vs Afghanistan, Tshwane
October 8, 2027: England vs Bangladesh, Windhoek
October 9, 2027: Zimbabwe vs Qualifier A, Bulawayo
October 9, 2027: South Africa vs New Zealand, Cape Town
October 10, 2027: India vs Pakistan, Johannesburg
October 10, 2027: Sri Lanka vs Qualifier B, Windhoek
October 11, 2027: Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan, Bulawayo
October 12, 2027: Australia vs Qualifier A, Paarl
October 12, 2027: New Zealand vs Bangladesh, Gqeberha
October 13, 2027: England vs Sri Lanka, Windhoek
October 13, 2027: South Africa vs Qualifier B, Paarl
October 14, 2027: India vs Afghanistan, Tshwane
October 15, 2027: Pakistan vs Qualifier A, Bloemfontein
October 15, 2027: Zimbabwe vs Australia, Harare
October 16, 2027: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Durban
October 16, 2027: South Africa vs England, Gqeberha
October 17, 2027: India vs Qualifier A, Bloemfontein
October 17, 2027: New Zealand vs Qualifier B, Harare
October 18, 2027: Australia vs Afghanistan, Gqeberha
October 19, 2027: Zimbabwe vs Pakistan, Harare
October 19, 2027: South Africa vs Bangladesh, Durban
October 20, 2027: New Zealand vs Sri Lanka, Johannesburg
October 20, 2027: England vs Qualifier B, Harare
October 21, 2027: Afghanistan vs Qualifier A, Gqeberha
October 22, 2027: Australia vs Pakistan, Paarl
October 22, 2027: South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Johannesburg
October 23, 2027: England vs New Zealand, Gqeberha
October 23, 2027: Bangladesh vs Qualifier B, Tshwane
October 24, 2027: Zimbabwe vs India, Victoria Falls
Super-7 Stage
October 25, 2027: A2 vs B3, Johannesburg
October 26, 2027: B1 vs A3, Gqeberha
October 27, 2027: B2 vs AB4, Tshwane
October 28, 2027: A1 vs A2, Victoria Falls
October 29, 2027: B1 vs B3, Gqeberha
October 30, 2027: A3 vs AB4, Victoria Falls
October 31, 2027: B2 vs A1, Johannesburg
November 1, 2027: A2 vs B1, Victoria Falls
November 2, 2027: B3 vs AB4, Cape Town
November 3, 2027: B2 vs A3, Durban
November 4, 2027: A1 vs B1, Paarl
November 5, 2027: A2 vs AB4, Durban
November 6, 2027: B2 vs B3, Bloemfontein
November 7, 2027: A1 vs A3, Cape Town
November 8, 2027: B1 vs AB4, Durban
November 9, 2027: B2 vs A2, Gqeberha
November 10, 2027: A3 vs B3, Bloemfontein
November 11, 2027: A1 vs AB4, Gqeberha
November 12, 2027: B2 vs B1, Cape Town
November 13, 2027: A2 vs A3, Bloemfontein
November 14, 2027: A1 vs B3, Durban
The knockout stage will begin in November. The first semi-final will be played on November 17, 2027, in Cape Town, while the second semi-final will be held on November 18 in Tshwane.
The teams winning the two semi-finals will meet in the final. The 2027 ODI World Cup final will be played on November 21, 2027, in Johannesburg.
