Story ICC Cricket World Cup 2027: A New Era Begins (Story Thread)

[Kamboh]

ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 – A New Era Begins​

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Host Nations: South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe​

The southern part of Africa welcomes the cricketing world again after two decades. With lush green outfields, high-altitude pace tracks, and unpredictable spin havens, this World Cup promises thrill, emotion, and redemption.

Tournament Structure
Total Matches: 54 ​

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1. Group Stage​

• Two groups of seven teams each
• Round-robin: each team plays six matches

2. Super Six​

• Top 3 from each group advance
• Played cross-group against teams they haven’t yet faced
• Each team plays 3 Super Six matches, totaling 9 games in this round

3. Knockouts​

• Top 4 from Super Six move to semi-finals
• Followed by the Final between semis' winners

Venues

Teams and Groups

Squads

Fixtures

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[Kamboh]

Venues


Venus in South Africa​

• Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg – capacity ~34,000
• SuperSport Park, Centurion (Pretoria) – capacity ~22,000
• Newlands, Cape Town – capacity ~25,000
• Kingsmead, Durban – capacity ~25,000
• St George’s Park, Gqeberha – capacity ~19,000
• Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein – capacity ~20,000
• Boland Park, Paarl – capacity ~10,000
• Buffalo Park, East London – capacity ~16,000

Venus in Namibia​

• FNB Namibia Cricket Ground (Windhoek) – a new stadium with ~7,000 capacity

Venus in Zimbabwe
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• Harare Sports Club, Harare – capacity ~10,000
• Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo – capacity ~12,500

 

[Kamboh]

Teams and Groups​

The 2027 ICC Cricket World Cup will feature 14 teams. Here's how they qualified:

Direct Qualification (10 Teams)​

According to ICC regulations:

• The two host nations, South Africa and Zimbabwe, both Full Members, received automatic qualification.
• The top eight teams in the ICC Men’s ODI Rankings (as of March 31, 2027), excluding hosts, also qualified directly.

Qualified via Global Qualifier (4 Teams)​

The final 4 spots were decided through the 2026 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, held in South Africa.


After a fiercely contested tournament, the following teams earned qualification:

• West Indies
• Ireland
• Netherlands
• Namibia

The 14 qualified teams have been divided into two groups of seven as follows:

Group A​

• India
• Pakistan
• Sri Lanka
• Afghanistan
  
• Ireland
• South Africa
• Netherlands

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Group B​

• England
• Australia
• Bangladesh
• West Indies
• Namibia
• Zimbabwe
• New Zealand

 

[pillowprocter]

10 Full Member nations

Ireland—the top-performing Associate side in recent years

what

defeating Canada in the final

then why aren't Canada at the WC?

 

[BasketballHooper]

Ireland are full members, right ?

 

[Kamboh]

then why aren't Canada at the WC?

fixed

 

[Kamboh]

Ireland are full members, right ?

yeah since 22 June 2017