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Cricket World Cup 2027 Schedule at a Glance
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 runs from Saturday 2 October to Sunday 21 November 2027 across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The ICC released the full fixture list on 1 October 2026 at a launch event in Cape Town, a year and a day before the first ball.
It is the first men's World Cup in Africa since 2003, Namibia's first time hosting matches at the event, and Zimbabwe's first appearance at a men's World Cup in 12 years. Australia arrive as defending champions after beating India in the 2023 final.
Key facts
Dates: Sat 2 Oct to Sun 21 Nov 2027
Hosts: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia
First match: Super Series, Sat 2 Oct, Windhoek
Group stage opener: India v Australia, Thu 7 Oct, Newlands
Biggest group game: India v Pakistan, Sun 10 Oct, Wanderers
Final: Sun 21 Nov, Wanderers, Johannesburg (reserve day Mon 22 Nov)
Defending champions: Australia
Ticket ballot closes: Sat 21 Nov 2026, 23:59 SAST
When Does the 2027 World Cup Start and End?
The first match is on Saturday 2 October 2027 in Windhoek and the final is on Sunday 21 November 2027 in Johannesburg. The seven weeks in between are split into five phases.
The Super Series is played in Windhoek on 2, 4 and 6 October. The group stage runs from 7 to 24 October and the Super 7 from 25 October to 14 November. The semi-finals are on Wednesday 17 November at Newlands in Cape Town and Thursday 18 November at Centurion in Tshwane, and the final is on Sunday 21 November at the Wanderers in Johannesburg.
Start time
The ICC has confirmed a 10:00 local start (13:30 IST) for both semi-finals and the final, each with a reserve day. All three host countries share one time zone, two hours ahead of GMT.
Seven weeks, three countries and one time zone.
World Cup 2027 Groups
Twelve teams are split into two groups of six. The top three in each group, plus the better fourth-placed team, go through to the Super 7.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
| India | New Zealand |
| Australia | South Africa (hosts) |
| Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| Afghanistan | England |
| Zimbabwe (hosts) | Bangladesh |
| Qualifier A | Qualifier B |
The two qualifier slots go to the winner of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Qualifier (22 February to 23 March 2027) and the winner of the Super Series in Windhoek. Group A is the heavier draw, with Australia, India and Pakistan together. Group B puts the hosts South Africa alongside New Zealand and England, the two 2019 finalists.
How the Fixtures Are Organised
The tournament opens with a three-team Super Series at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek. The World Cup Qualifier's second, third and fourth-placed teams play each other once, and only the winner reaches the group stage.
In the group stage, every team plays five matches. The top three in each group, plus the better fourth-placed team, go through to the Super 7, a single round robin of 21 matches in which every side plays six times. No points carry over from the group stage. To fix venues a year ahead, the ICC has pre-seeded the Super 7: India are A1, Australia A2 and Pakistan A3, New Zealand are B1, South Africa B2 and Sri Lanka B3, and England hold AB4, the slot for the better fourth-placed team. If a seeded team fails to qualify, the team that displaces it takes over its fixtures.
The top four in the Super 7 reach the semi-finals, with first playing fourth and second playing third. Both semi-finals and the final start at 10:00 local time and have a reserve day, with Monday 22 November held for the final.
A few patterns stand out. Every India match, in the group stage and the Super 7, falls on a Thursday or a Sunday. Most days have two games, so a fan based in one region can often see a double. The hosts South Africa play their five group games in five different cities, starting with New Zealand in Cape Town and finishing with Sri Lanka at the Wanderers, while India's group run goes from the Cape to the Highveld and ends in Victoria Falls.
Every group-stage team plays five matches between 7 and 24 October.
Cricket World Cup 2027 Full Match Schedule
Here is every one of the 57 matches in date order. Super 7 fixtures use the seeded teams, and the semi-finalists will be known after 14 November.
| Date | Match | Stage | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2 Oct | Qualifier 1 v Qualifier 3 | Super Series | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| Mon 4 Oct | Qualifier 1 v Qualifier 2 | Super Series | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| Wed 6 Oct | Qualifier 2 v Qualifier 3 | Super Series | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| Thu 7 Oct | India v Australia | Group A | Newlands, Cape Town |
| Fri 8 Oct | Pakistan v Afghanistan | Group A | Centurion, Tshwane |
| Fri 8 Oct | England v Bangladesh | Group B | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| Sat 9 Oct | Zimbabwe v Qualifier A | Group A | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| Sat 9 Oct | South Africa v New Zealand | Group B | Newlands, Cape Town |
| Sun 10 Oct | India v Pakistan | Group A | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| Sun 10 Oct | Sri Lanka v Qualifier B | Group B | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| Mon 11 Oct | Zimbabwe v Afghanistan | Group A | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo |
| Tue 12 Oct | Australia v Qualifier A | Group A | Boland Park, Paarl |
| Tue 12 Oct | New Zealand v Bangladesh | Group B | Buffalo Park, KuGompo City |
| Wed 13 Oct | England v Sri Lanka | Group B | Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
| Wed 13 Oct | South Africa v Qualifier B | Group B | Boland Park, Paarl |
| Thu 14 Oct | India v Afghanistan | Group A | Centurion, Tshwane |
| Fri 15 Oct | Pakistan v Qualifier A | Group A | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
| Fri 15 Oct | Zimbabwe v Australia | Group A | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| Sat 16 Oct | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Group B | Kingsmead, Durban |
| Sat 16 Oct | South Africa v England | Group B | St George's Park, Gqeberha |
| Sun 17 Oct | India v Qualifier A | Group A | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
| Sun 17 Oct | New Zealand v Qualifier B | Group B | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| Mon 18 Oct | Australia v Afghanistan | Group A | Buffalo Park, KuGompo City |
| Tue 19 Oct | Zimbabwe v Pakistan | Group A | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| Tue 19 Oct | South Africa v Bangladesh | Group B | Kingsmead, Durban |
| Wed 20 Oct | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Group B | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| Wed 20 Oct | England v Qualifier B | Group B | Harare Sports Club, Harare |
| Thu 21 Oct | Afghanistan v Qualifier A | Group A | Buffalo Park, KuGompo City |
| Fri 22 Oct | Australia v Pakistan | Group A | Boland Park, Paarl |
| Fri 22 Oct | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Group B | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| Sat 23 Oct | England v New Zealand | Group B | St George's Park, Gqeberha |
| Sat 23 Oct | Bangladesh v Qualifier B | Group B | Centurion, Tshwane |
| Sun 24 Oct | Zimbabwe v India | Group A | Mosi-oa-Tunya Stadium, Victoria Falls |
| Mon 25 Oct | Australia v Sri Lanka | Super 7 | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| Tue 26 Oct | New Zealand v Pakistan | Super 7 | St George's Park, Gqeberha |
| Wed 27 Oct | South Africa v England | Super 7 | Centurion, Tshwane |
| Thu 28 Oct | India v Australia | Super 7 | Mosi-oa-Tunya Stadium, Victoria Falls |
| Fri 29 Oct | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Super 7 | Buffalo Park, KuGompo City |
| Sat 30 Oct | Pakistan v England | Super 7 | Mosi-oa-Tunya Stadium, Victoria Falls |
| Sun 31 Oct | South Africa v India | Super 7 | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
| Mon 1 Nov | Australia v New Zealand | Super 7 | Mosi-oa-Tunya Stadium, Victoria Falls |
| Tue 2 Nov | Sri Lanka v England | Super 7 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| Wed 3 Nov | South Africa v Pakistan | Super 7 | Kingsmead, Durban |
| Thu 4 Nov | India v New Zealand | Super 7 | Boland Park, Paarl |
| Fri 5 Nov | Australia v England | Super 7 | Kingsmead, Durban |
| Sat 6 Nov | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Super 7 | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
| Sun 7 Nov | India v Pakistan | Super 7 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| Mon 8 Nov | New Zealand v England | Super 7 | Kingsmead, Durban |
| Tue 9 Nov | South Africa v Australia | Super 7 | St George's Park, Gqeberha |
| Wed 10 Nov | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | Super 7 | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
| Thu 11 Nov | India v England | Super 7 | St George's Park, Gqeberha |
| Fri 12 Nov | South Africa v New Zealand | Super 7 | Newlands, Cape Town |
| Sat 13 Nov | Australia v Pakistan | Super 7 | Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
| Sun 14 Nov | India v Sri Lanka | Super 7 | Kingsmead, Durban |
| Wed 17 Nov | Semi-final 1 | Semi-final | Newlands, Cape Town |
| Thu 18 Nov | Semi-final 2 | Semi-final | Centurion, Tshwane |
| Sun 21 Nov | Final | Final | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
All dates are in 2027. Venues are in South Africa except Windhoek (Namibia) and Bulawayo, Harare and Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe).
By our count of the published fixture list, South Africa stages 41 of the 57 matches, Zimbabwe 10 and Namibia 6. Newlands, Kingsmead, the Wanderers and the Namibia Cricket Ground host six matches each, Centurion, Mangaung Oval and St George's Park five each, and Boland Park, Buffalo Park, Harare Sports Club and the Victoria Falls stadium four each. Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo hosts two.
India v Pakistan is on Sunday 10 October at the Wanderers in Johannesburg. If both reach the Super 7, they meet again on Sunday 7 November at Newlands in Cape Town. The Wanderers has hosted two global finals before: Australia beat India there to win the 2003 World Cup, and India beat Pakistan there in 2007 to win the first T20 World Cup.
World Cup 2027 Schedule: Frequently Asked Questions
When is the first match of the 2027 Cricket World Cup?
The first match is on Saturday 2 October 2027 in Windhoek, Namibia, where the Super Series opens. The group stage starts on Thursday 7 October with India v Australia at Newlands in Cape Town.
When is India v Pakistan at the 2027 World Cup?
India play Pakistan on Sunday 10 October 2027 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg in Group A. If both teams reach the Super 7, they meet again on Sunday 7 November at Newlands in Cape Town.
Where and when is the 2027 World Cup final?
The final is on Sunday 21 November 2027 at the Wanderers in Johannesburg, starting at 10:00 local time (13:30 IST). Monday 22 November is the reserve day.
How many teams and matches are at the 2027 World Cup?
Fourteen teams play 57 matches at 12 venues: eight in South Africa, three in Zimbabwe and one in Namibia. The matches split into 3 in the Super Series, 30 in the group stage, 21 in the Super 7, two semi-finals and the final.
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