The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the schedule for the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 on Thursday. The quadrennial tournament will begin on October 2 with the Super Series for the qualifiers, with the final set to be played in Johannesburg on November 21. Two out of the three teams will qualify for the Group stage.
Previous edition’s runners-up India will begin their campaign against defending champions Australia at Cape Town on October 7. The much-anticipated clash between India and Pakistan will be played at Johannesburg on October 10.
CWC 2027 Groups
Group A Group B
India New Zealand
Australia South Africa
Pakistan Sri Lanka
Afghanistan England
Zimbabwe Bangladesh
Qualifier A Qualifier B
Super Series
Saturday, 2 October 2027 – QF1 v QF3 – Windhoek
Monday, 4 October 2027 – QF1 v QF2 – Windhoek
Wednesday, 6 October 2027 – QF2 v QF3 – Windhoek
Group Stage
Thursday, 7 October 2027 – India v Australia – Cape Town
Friday, 8 October 2027 – Pakistan v Afghanistan – Tshwane
Friday, 8 October 2027 – England v Bangladesh – Windhoek
Saturday, 9 October 2027 – Zimbabwe v Qualifier A – Bulawayo
Saturday, 9 October 2027 – South Africa v New Zealand – Cape Town
Sunday, 10 October 2027 – India v Pakistan – Johannesburg
Sunday, 10 October 2027 – Sri Lanka v Qualifier B – Windhoek
Monday, 11 October 2027 – Zimbabwe v Afghanistan – Bulawayo
Tuesday, 12 October 2027 – Australia v Qualifier A – Paarl
Tuesday, 12 October 2027 – New Zealand v Bangladesh – KuGompo City
Wednesday, 13 October 2027 – England v Sri Lanka – Windhoek
Wednesday, 13 October 2027 – South Africa v Qualifier B – Paarl
Thursday, 14 October 2027 – India v Afghanistan – Tshwane
Friday, 15 October 2027 – Pakistan v Qualifier A – Bloemfontein
Friday, 15 October 2027 – Zimbabwe v Australia – Harare
Saturday, 16 October 2027 – Sri Lanka v Bangladesh – Durban
Saturday, 16 October 2027 – South Africa v England – Gqeberha
Sunday, 17 October 2027 – India v Qualifier A – Bloemfontein
Sunday, 17 October 2027 – New Zealand v Qualifier B – Harare
Monday, 18 October 2027 – Australia v Afghanistan – KuGompo City
Tuesday, 19 October 2027 – Zimbabwe v Pakistan – Harare
Tuesday, 19 October 2027 – South Africa v Bangladesh – Durban
Wednesday, 20 October 2027 – New Zealand v Sri Lanka – Johannesburg
Wednesday, 20 October 2027 – England v Qualifier B – Harare
Thursday, 21 October 2027 – Afghanistan v Qualifier A – KuGompo City
Friday, 22 October 2027 – Australia v Pakistan – Paarl
Friday, 22 October 2027 – South Africa v Sri Lanka – Johannesburg
Saturday, 23 October 2027 – England v New Zealand – Gqeberha
Saturday, 23 October 2027 – Bangladesh v Qualifier B – Tshwane
Sunday, 24 October 2027 – Zimbabwe v India – Victoria Falls
The pre-seeded allocations are listed below:
A1: India
A2: Australia
A3: Pakistan
AB4: England
B1: New Zealand
B2: South Africa
B3: Sri Lanka
The top three teams in each group and the fourth-placed team with more points than the fourth-place finisher in the other Group Stage group will qualify for the Super 7 phase.
Super 7 Stage (current seeded team in brackets)
Monday, 25 October 2027 – A2 (Australia) v B3 (Sri Lanka) – Johannesburg
Tuesday, 26 October 2027 – B1 (New Zealand) v A3 (Pakistan) – Gqeberha
Wednesday, 27 October 2027 – B2 (South Africa) v AB4 (England) – Tshwane
Thursday, 28 October 2027 – A1 (India) v A2 (Australia) – Victoria Falls
Friday, 29 October 2027 – B1 (New Zealand) v B3 (Sri Lanka) – KuGompo City
Saturday, 30 October 2027 – A3 (Pakistan) v AB4 (England) – Victoria Falls
Sunday, 31 October 2027 – B2 (South Africa) v A1 (India) – Johannesburg
Monday, 1 November 2027 – A2 (Australia) v B1 (New Zealand) – Victoria Falls
Tuesday, 2 November 2027 – B3 (Sri Lanka) v AB4 (England) – Cape Town
Wednesday, 3 November 2027 – B2 (South Africa) v A3 (Pakistan) – Durban
Thursday, 4 November 2027 – A1 (India) v B1 (New Zealand) – Paarl
Friday, 5 November 2027 – A2 (Australia) v AB4 (England) – Durban
Saturday, 6 November 2027 – B2 (South Africa) v B3 (Sri Lanka) – Bloemfontein
Sunday, 7 November 2027 – A1 (India) v A3 (Pakistan) – Cape Town
Monday, 8 November 2027 – B1 (New Zealand) v AB4 (England) – Durban
Tuesday, 9 November 2027 – B2 (South Africa) v A2 (Australia) – Gqeberha
Wednesday, 10 November 2027 – A3 (Pakistan) v B3 (Sri Lanka) – Bloemfontein
Thursday, 11 November 2027 – A1 (India) v AB4 (England) – Gqeberha
Friday, 12 November 2027 – B2 (South Africa) v B1 (New Zealand) – Cape Town
Saturday, 13 November 2027 – A2 (Australia) v A3 (Pakistan) – Bloemfontein
Sunday, 14 November 2027 – A1 (India) v B3 (Sri Lanka) – Durban
The top four teams after the Super 7 phase will progress to the semi-finals.
Semi Finals
Wednesday, 17 November 2027 – Semi-Final 1 – Cape Town
Thursday, 18 November 2027 – Semi-Final 2 – Tshwane
Final
Sunday, 21 November 2027 – Final – Johannesburg
