ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027
क्रिकेट वर्ल्ड कप 2027 · शेड्यूल, ग्रुप, वेन्यू और टीमें
The 2027 ODI World Cup (CWC 2027): fourteen teams, 57 matches and a brand-new Super 7 stage, from 2 October to 21 November 2027. Everything is here: the groups, every fixture, the 12 venues, a road-to-the-final guide for each team, tickets, and a calendar for your team. Then play the World Cup on CricketDream, free.
The Road to 2027
- July 2026ICC unveils the new format: a Super Series, two groups of six and a Super 7
- 30 Sep 2026ODI rankings cut-off: the top eight join hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe
- 1 Oct 2026Full fixtures announced and the ticket ballot opens
- Early 202710-team Cricket World Cup Qualifier decides the last four teams (venue to be confirmed)
- 2 Oct 2027Super Series begins in Windhoek
- 7 Oct 2027Group Stage opens: India v Australia at Newlands
- 21 Nov 2027Final at the Wanderers, Johannesburg
The Two Groups
The top three in each group go through to the Super 7, joined by the better of the two fourth-placed sides. Super 7 seeds are fixed slots the ICC has pre-assigned so fixtures and venues are known in advance. They are not group finishing positions.
Team Fixtures: Filter, Export and Share
Pick a team to see only its matches, then share them as an image for WhatsApp, Instagram or X, or add them to your calendar.
Team Guides: Every Side's Route, Venues and Chances
A guide for each of the ten confirmed teams: their group fixtures, their Super 7 path, the grounds they play at and what their World Cup record says.
New to the format? Read the 2027 World Cup format explained →
Key Fixtures
The opener, India v Pakistan, the first match at Victoria Falls, and the knockouts.
Venues and Host Cities
Twelve venues: eight in South Africa, three in Zimbabwe and one in Namibia. South Africa stages 41 of the 57 matches, Zimbabwe 10 and Namibia 6.
Johannesburg
- India v Pakistan · Sun 10 Oct
- Final · Sun 21 Nov
Cape Town
- India v Australia · Thu 7 Oct
- South Africa v New Zealand · Sat 9 Oct
- Semi-final 1 · Wed 17 Nov
Tshwane
- Semi-final 2 · Thu 18 Nov
Durban
Gqeberha
Paarl
Bloemfontein
KuGompo City
Harare
Bulawayo
- Zimbabwe v Qualifier A · Sat 9 Oct
Victoria Falls
- Zimbabwe v India · Sun 24 Oct
Windhoek
- QF1 v QF3 · Sat 2 Oct
- QF2 v QF3 · Wed 6 Oct
- England v Sri Lanka · Wed 13 Oct
🏟️ Full venue guide: how each ground plays, ODI records and World Cup history →
All three host countries are on UTC+2, so India Standard Time is three and a half hours ahead of every venue. Gqeberha was formerly Port Elizabeth, KuGompo City was formerly East London, and SuperSport Park is in Centurion, part of the City of Tshwane.
Add the World Cup to Your Calendar
- Apple, Google and Outlook subscribe to the feed, so your calendar updates itself when the ICC confirms start times and qualifiers. A downloaded .ics file is a one-time copy.
- Matches are all-day events for now because the ICC has not announced start times yet.
- Google only lets you add a calendar by link from a computer. Once added, it syncs to your phone.
How to Get World Cup 2027 Tickets
Tickets are sold through an ICC ballot that opened on 1 October 2026: you register, and allocations are made from the entries. The ICC says prices start at USD 9.62 (R158) for entry-level tickets and go up to USD 31.31 (R514) for the highest-tier matches. There are also family bundles, student and pensioner prices, early-bird local allocations and group pricing for community clubs and schools.
CricketDream does not sell tickets. Always buy through the ICC's official channels.
Play the World Cup on CricketDream
World Cup Season Fantasy is on its way
CricketDream will launch Season Fantasy for the 2027 World Cup: pick one squad for the whole tournament within a 100 Cr budget, set a captain (2×) and vice-captain (1.5×) before every match, and use your transfers as form, injuries and the Super 7 race unfold. Fantasy XI, Draft, Multi Draft, Match Predictor and private leagues will run for World Cup matches too. All free, all skill-based, no cash prizes.
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Last updated Friday, 2 October 2026.
Sources: ICC fixture announcement (1 October 2026) and ESPNcricinfo's report the same day. Schedule last checked Friday, 2 October 2026. Start times have not been announced yet; we will add them when the ICC publishes them.