The 2023 finalists - defending champions Australia and runners-up India - will kick off the group-stage action of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 on October 7 in Cape Town. India, who are also in the same group as Pakistan, will face their arch-rivals on October 10 in Johannesburg. Cape Town will host the first semi-final on November 17, while Tshwane will host the second on November 18. Johannesburg will host the final on November 21. Reserve days will be available for both the final and the semi-final. Group A includes Zimbabwe, India, Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Qualifier A. India's remaining group-stage fixtures will see them take on Afghanistan on October 14 in Tshwane, Qualifier A on October 17 in Bloemfontein and Zimbabwe on October 24 in Victoria Falls. The India-Zimbabwe fixture will be the first World Cup match at the new Mosi-oa-Tunya Stadium and will also be the final match of the group stage. Group B comprises New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh and Qualifier B. On October 9, South Africa will face off against New Zealand in Cape Town, while co-hosts Zimbabwe will face off against Qualifier A in Bulawayo. The remaining matches for South Africa are against Qualifier B on October 13 in Paarl, England on October 16 in Gqeberha, Bangladesh on October 19 in Durban, and Sri Lanka on October 22 in Johannesburg. On October 23, England plays New Zealand in Gqeberha, and Bangladesh plays Qualifier B that same day, concluding the Group B matches. The group stage will feature 12 double-header days. On October 10, October 14, October 17, and October 24, India is featured. This will be followed by the Super 7 stage, which will feature the top three teams from each of the two groups, along with the better-performing fourth-placed team across the two groups, giving a total of seven teams. The teams will not carry over any points from the group stage for the start of the Super 7, and they will each play six matches between October 25 and November 14. At the conclusion of Super 7, the top four teams will advance to the semi-finals. The team finishing first in the Super 7 will face the fourth-placed team in the first semifinal with the other two teams clashing in the second semifinal. The winners of these two games will eventually face off in the final. The ICC has pre-seeded seven positions for the Super 7 phase to provide greater certainty around fixture pathways and venue allocations. India are designated A1, Australia A2, Pakistan A3, England AB4, New Zealand B1, South Africa B2 and Sri Lanka B3. A team that is not among the pre-seeded teams will take over that team's designated position if it qualifies for the Super 7 while the seeded team does not advance. As per the schedule for the Super 7 stage featuring the pre-seeded teams, Australia vs Sri Lanka on October 25 in Johannesburg will kick off this round, while New Zealand face Pakistan in the second match on October 26 in Gqeberha. South Africa's first match in Super 7 is against England on October 27 in Tshwane while India's opening Super 7 match will be against Australia in Victoria Falls on October 28. India then face South Africa on October 31 in Johannesburg and play New Zealand in Paarl on November 4. If both teams advance past the group stage, there may be another India-Pakistan match on November 7 in Cape Town. India will play England on November 11 in Gqeberha, and India will play Sri Lanka on November 14 in Durban to conclude the Super 7 stage. The Cricket World Cup Qualifier's second, third, and fourth-place teams will compete in a three-team Super Series on October 2 in Windhoek. The top team from each of the three teams will advance to the group stage, where they will play each other once on October 2, 4, and 6. The person who comes out on top in the Qualifier will go straight to the group stage. Ten of the 14 teams were confirmed at the September 30, 2026 qualification cut-off. Hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe qualified directly, alongside the eight highest-ranked teams in the ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings. The Cricket World Cup Qualifier will determine the remaining four spots; the winning team will advance directly to the group stage, while the other three teams will participate in the Super Series. Along with hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe, India, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, England, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh made it through the rankings. Despite being a co-host, Namibia is one of the teams that has not yet qualified, and West Indies will also participate in the Qualifier. The tournament will feature 57 matches across the Super Series, group stage, Super 7 phase, and knockout stages. The tournament will be staged across 12 venues - eight in South Africa, three in Zimbabwe and one in Namibia. South Africa will host matches in Cape Town, Paarl, Johannesburg, Tshwane, Bloemfontein, Durban, KuGompo City and Gqeberha. The three Super Series matches as well as the three group games will be played at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek, while Zimbabwe's venues are Harare, Bulawayo, and the Mosi-oa-Tunya Stadium in Victoria Falls. Durban and Windhoek will host the most matches, with six each. Five games will be played in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein, and Gqeberha, while four games will be played in Tshwane, Paarl, KuGompo City, Harare, and Victoria Falls. Bulawayo will stage two matches. Full schedule Super series Date Match Venue October 2 QF1 vs QF3 Windhoek October 4 QF1 vs QF2 Windhoek October 6 QF2 vs QF3 Windhoek Group stage, Group A Date Match Venue October 7 India vs Australia Cape Town October 8 Pakistan vs Afghanistan Tshwane October 9 Zimbabwe vs Qualifier A Bulawayo October 10 India vs Pakistan Johannesburg October 11 Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan Bulawayo October 12 Australia vs Qualifier A Paarl October 14 India vs Afghanistan Tshwane October 15 Pakistan vs Qualifier A Bloemfontein October 15 Zimbabwe vs Australia Harare October 17 India vs Qualifier A Bloemfontein October 18 Australia vs Afghanistan KuGompo City October 19 Zimbabwe vs Pakistan Harare October 21 Afghanistan vs Qualifier A KuGompo City October 22 Australia vs Pakistan Paarl October 24 Zimbabwe vs India Victoria Falls Group stage, Group B Date Match Venue October 8 England vs Bangladesh Windhoek October 9 South Africa vs New Zealand Cape Town October 10 Sri Lanka vs Qualifier B Windhoek October 12 New Zealand vs Bangladesh KuGompo City October 13 England vs Sri Lanka Windhoek October 13 South Africa vs Qualifier B Paarl October 16 Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh Durban October 16 South Africa vs England Gqeberha October 17 New Zealand vs Qualifier B Harare October 19 South Africa vs Bangladesh Durban October 20 New Zealand vs Sri Lanka Johannesburg October 20 England vs Qualifier B Harare October 22 South Africa vs Sri Lanka Johannesburg October 23 England vs New Zealand Gqeberha October 23 Bangladesh vs Qualifier B Tshwane Super 7 (as per pre-seeded teams) Date Match Venue October 25 A2 (Australia) vs B3 (Sri Lanka) Johannesburg October 26 B1 (New Zealand) vs A3 (Pakistan) Gqeberha October 27 B2 (South Africa) vs AB4 (England) Tshwane October 28 A1 (India) vs A2 (Australia) Victoria Falls October 29 B1 (New Zealand) vs B3 (Sri Lanka) KuGompo City October 30 A3 (Pakistan) vs AB4 (England) Victoria Falls October 31 B2 (South Africa) vs A1 (India) Johannesburg November 1 A2 (Australia) vs B1 (New Zealand) Victoria Falls November 2 B3 (Sri Lanka) vs AB4 (England) Cape Town November 3 B2 (South Africa) vs A3 (Pakistan) Durban November 4 A1 (India) vs B1 (New Zealand) Paarl November 5 A2 (Australia) vs AB4 (England) Durban November 6 B2 (South Africa) vs B3 (Sri Lanka) Bloemfontein November 7 A1 (India) vs A3 (Pakistan) Cape Town November 8 B1 (New Zealand) vs AB4 (England) Durban November 9 B2 (South Africa) vs A2 (Australia) Gqeberha November 10 A3 (Pakistan) vs B3 (Sri Lanka) Bloemfontein November 11 A1 (India) vs AB4 (England) Gqeberha November 12 B2 (South Africa) vs B1 (New Zealand) Cape Town November 13 A2 (Australia) vs A3 (Pakistan) Bloemfontein November 14 A1 (India) vs B3 (Sri Lanka) Durban Knockouts Date Match Venue November 17 Semi-final 1 Cape Town November 18 Semi-final 2 Tshwane November 21 Final Johannesburg