2027 ODI WC: India to face Australia in tournament opener; IND vs PAK on Oct 10

ICC ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule Live Updates: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will unveil the schedule for the 2027 ODI World Cup in Cape Town on Thursday, October 1. The event will mark the one-year countdown to the tournament and will also see the release of tickets for the matches.

The World Cup will begin on October 2 next year and will conclude on November 21, 2027.

Ten of the 14 teams that will take part in the tournament have secured their places as of the September 30 qualification cut-off. Hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe have received automatic berths, while eight teams have qualified based on the ICC ODI rankings.

Namibia are also co-hosts, but they do not have an automatic qualification because they are not a full-member nation of the ICC.

India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Australia, England, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh will join South Africa and Zimbabwe in the tournament. The remaining four spots will be decided through the Qualifiers, which are scheduled to take place early next year.

Two-time champions West Indies will also have to go through the qualification route to secure a place in next year’s World Cup.

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19:47 (IST) Oct 01

ICC ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule: Three lowest-ranked teams to play Super Series

The 2027 World Cup will begin with a Super Series involving the three lowest-ranked teams among the 14 qualified sides. They will play each other once in a round-robin format. The team finishing at the top of the Super Series will advance to the next stage. This will be the first stage of the tournament before Round 2 begins.

19:36 (IST) Oct 01

World Cup 2027 Schedule: World Cup 2027 to have three stages before knockouts

According to an ICC release earlier this year, the 2027 World Cup will have three stages before the semi-finals and final. The tournament will begin with a Super Series, followed by Round 2 and then the Super 7 stage. The top four teams from the Super 7 stage will qualify for the semi-finals, with the winners meeting in the final.

19:27 (IST) Oct 01

ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule: West Indies face qualification route for World Cup

Two-time champions West Indies will also have to go through the qualification route to secure a place in next year’s World Cup. Their place among the 14 teams is not confirmed at this stage. The remaining four spots in the tournament will be decided through the Qualifiers, which are scheduled to take place early next year.

19:20 (IST) Oct 01

ICC ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule: Namibia co-hosts but must qualify for World Cup

Namibia are also co-hosts of the 2027 ODI World Cup, but they do not have an automatic qualification spot. This is because Namibia are not a full-member nation of the ICC. The tournament will have 14 teams in total, meaning Namibia will have to secure a place through the qualification route before taking part in the World Cup.

19:18 (IST) Oct 01

India Matches World Cup 2027: India among 10 teams already qualified

India have secured their place in the 2027 ODI World Cup through the ICC ODI rankings. New Zealand, Pakistan, Australia, England, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh have also qualified through the rankings. They will join hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe in the tournament. The remaining four spots will be decided through the Qualifiers early next year.

19:15 (IST) Oct 01

World Cup 2027 Schedule: Ten teams have already secured World Cup spots

Ten of the 14 teams that will take part in the 2027 ODI World Cup have secured their places as of the September 30 qualification cut-off.

Hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe have received automatic berths, while eight teams have qualified based on the ICC ODI rankings. Four more places will be decided through the Qualifiers early next year.

19:12 (IST) Oct 01

ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule: World Cup 2027 to begin on October 2

The 2027 ODI World Cup will begin on October 2 next year and will conclude on November 21, 2027.

The schedule announcement on Thursday will provide the full details of the tournament, including the matches that will be played during the competition. The event in Cape Town will take place exactly one year before the World Cup begins.

19:10 (IST) Oct 01

ICC ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule: ICC to unveil 2027 World Cup schedule in Cape Town

The International Cricket Council (ICC) will unveil the schedule for the 2027 ODI World Cup in Cape Town on Thursday, October 1. The event will mark the one-year countdown to the tournament. The ICC will also release tickets for the matches as part of the schedule launch, giving fans details about the tournament and ticketing.

According to an ICC release earlier this year, the 2027 World Cup will have three stages before the semi-finals and final.

The tournament will begin with a Super Series involving the three lowest-ranked teams among the 14 qualified sides. They will play each other once in a round-robin format, with the top team advancing to the next stage.

Round 2 will feature 30 matches, with 12 teams split into two groups of six. Each team will play the others in its group in a round-robin format.

The top three teams from each group, along with the next best-placed team across the two groups, will progress to the Super 7 stage.

The Super 7 stage will feature 21 round-robin matches. The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals.

In the semi-finals, the team finishing first in the Super 7 standings will face the fourth-placed team, while the second-placed side will take on the third-placed team. The winners of the two semi-finals will meet in the final.