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A total of 14 teams are set to take part in the 2027 edition of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Cricket South Africa announce plans for 2027 World Cup. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Eight venues – Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Gqeberha, Bloemfontein, East London and Paarl – in South Africa will host 44 out of 54 matches of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2027, and the remaining 10 matches will be played in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
The three countries of the African continent are set to host the next edition of the men’s 50-over mega event in October-November 2027.
The last ICC men’s event in South Africa was played in 2009 when the rainbow nation hosted the ICC Champions Trophy. In 2007, the inaugural edition of the ICC Men’s World Cup was also played in South Africa, and in 2003, South Africa was one of the hosts of the Men’s ODI World Cup.
In addition to that, South Africa has also hosted two Women’s World Cups – the 2005 50-over competition and the 2023 T20 World Cup, when the Proteas lost to Australia in the final.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) on Thursday announced a local organising committee for the 2027 ODI World Cup – and revealed that 44 matches will be played at eight venues in South Africa.
Former South African finance minister Trevor Manuel will head the local organising committee.
CSA chairperson Pearl Maphoshe said, “CSA’s vision is to stage a global, inspiring event which will reflect the face of South Africa—diverse, inclusive, and united.”
The 2023 edition of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup was played across 10 venues in India. Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium hosted the tournament’s opener as well as the final, whereas the two semifinal matches were played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai and Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Dharamsala, Lucknow, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi and Pune were the other seven cities that hosted the men’s 50-over mega event.
This year, four venues in India – Guwahati, Visakhapatnam, Indore and Bengaluru (as of now) – and one in Sri Lanka (Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium) will host the Women’s ODI World Cup, and in the first quarter of 2026, India and Sri Lanka will be the joint hosts of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
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