ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 : Schedule, Teams, Captain, Host, Venue

ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 : The 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup would be the 14th edition of the Cricket World Cup . It Managed and organized by the ICC-International Cricket Council . This tournament will be organized in the month of October- November in the year 2027 and will follow a round robin and knockout format.

Accoriond to report the 14th edition of the tournament will be hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia, marking the second time that South Africa and Zimbabwe have co-hosted the event since the 2003 edition, while it will be Namibia’s first time hosting. This edition will host 14 participants from all round the world who would be competing in the 54 matches to lift the title.

India will enter with dreams of taking revenge on the last edition final and Australia will enter the competition as the defending champions, having won the previous edition by defeating India in the final.

History –

The World Cup matches previously took place in both South Africa and Zimbabwe. The 2003 tournament took place in three countries: Kenya, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Can Namibia now take its position among international sporting events? This represents an innovative change that adds significant freshness to the event.

The World Cup has not brought its action back to African lands since its previous appearance in 2003. Organizers think that holding matches in Namibia will grow cricket

2027 Cricket World Cup Venue

The tournament will be hosted on the grounds of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in October and November 2027 across various venues. The eight venues have been fixed for South Africa and two two each for Zimbabwe and Namibia.

South Africa

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VENUE	CITY	CAPACITY
Boland Park	Paarl	10,000
Buffalo Park	East London	16,000
Centurion Park	Centurion	22,000
Kingsmead Cricket Ground	Durban	25,000
Mangaung Oval	Bloemfontein	20,000
Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	25,000
St George’s Park Cricket Ground	Gqeberha	19,000
Wanderers Stadium	Johannesburg	34,000

Zimbabwe

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Harare Sports Club Ground	Harare	10,000
Queens Park	Bulawayo	12,500

Namibia

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Wanderers Cricket Ground	Windhoek	n/a
United Ground	Windhoek	3,000

Venues to Watch

The final list of venues is still being worked on. However, we do have some details about the locations.
South Africa will build most of the main stadiums, including:
• Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
• Newlands, Cape Town
• Kingsmead, Durban
• SuperSport Park, Centurion
Zimbabwe is expected to use:
• Harare Sports Club
• Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
• Namibia should serve as one of the stadium locations where matches will be played.
• Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Namibia’s cricket makes great progress. The nation has secured spots in group-stage matches, even without hosting knockout rounds.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 Schedule and Dates

Cricket World Cup 2027 is yet to be released for the general public but as per the past editions of the tournament, we can have an idea of the schedules of the same. The cricket world cup 2027 is going to be organized in the month of October and november in the year 2027. It would follow a schedule of at least a month.

The actual schedule for the tournament would be released prior a month of the tournament commencement as per the past match schedules.

The teams will go in a head to head clash against one another in the league matches and then will follow the knockout format of the tournament. In this the top four teams on the points table will get on battle against one another to compete for the finale race in the semi-finals and the the two winners of these matches would go against one another in the finale of the tournament.

What’s New in the Format?

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 will welcome fourteen participating teams. The 2027 World Cup follows the group structure introduced in the year 2003. Everyone agrees that this format revives the tournament format which makes it positive. More teams create unforgettable games, surprising wins, and many underdog victories.

Many cricket enthusiasts look forward to the Super Six tournament coming back. The unpredictability matches what the sport requires in its present state. Matches across three nations add unique cultural elements. This variety enhances the viewing experience during the tournament.

We must acknowledge the travel opportunities besides the tournament attractions. Southern Africa is stunning. Cricket fans traveling in Southern Africa will explore combo tours. These tours mix cricket matches with wildlife safaris, mountain treks, and vineyard visits.

2027 Cricket World Cup: Teams and Captains

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TEAM	CAPTAIN
SOUTH AFRICA	Aiden Markram
ZIMBAWAE	TBA
NAMIBIA	TBA
INDIA	Rohit Sharma
AUSTRALIA	Mitchell marsh
ENGLAND	Jos Butler
NEW ZEALAND	Devon Conway
PAKISTAN	Mohd. Rizwan
WEST INDIES	Rovman Powell
SRI LANKA	Dasun Shanaka
AFGANISTAN	Hashmatullah Shahidi
BANGLADESH	Shakib Al Hasan

ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 Host

South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia are the host countries for the ICC Cricket World cup. These countries will host the matches of the world cup on grounds of twelve different locations: including 8 from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

As the host nation, South Africa, and Zimbabwe automatically qualified for the competition. They now would be joined by the top eight teams from the ICC Men’s ODI Team Rankings and four from the 2026 cricket world cup qualifiers.

Although Namibia will co-host the competition for the first time, they are not guaranteed a spot in the tournament because they are not a full ICC member. Consequently, Namibia will have to go through the standard qualification process .