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ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 Schedule: All 57 Matches, Dates and Venues
All 57 fixtures for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027, running 2 October to 21 November 2027 across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. India play Australia at Cape Town on 7 October and Pakistan at Johannesburg on 10 October. The final is at Johannesburg on 21 November 2027.
Start times are not published yet. ICC gave dates and venues only. We will add IST, PKT, BST, SAST and AEDT columns the day times are confirmed.
When does the 2027 World Cup start and finish?
The Super Series opens the tournament in Windhoek on Saturday 2 October 2027. The group stage begins on Thursday 7 October with India against Australia in Cape Town. The final is on Sunday 21 November 2027 at Johannesburg, with 22 November 2027 held as a reserve day.
Fifty-seven matches are played across 12 venues in three countries over 51 days.
Super Series schedule
Three matches in Windhoek between the three lowest-seeded qualified teams. The winner joins the group stage; the other two are out before the group stage begins. QF1, QF2 and QF3 are the teams finishing second, third and fourth at the Qualifier in March 2027.
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 2 Oct 2027 | QF1 v QF3 | Windhoek |
| Mon 4 Oct 2027 | QF1 v QF2 | Windhoek |
| Wed 6 Oct 2027 | QF2 v QF3 | Windhoek |
Group stage schedule
Thirty matches, two groups of six. The top three in each group advance, plus the best-placed fourth team across both groups.
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 7 Oct 2027 | India v Australia | Cape Town |
| Fri 8 Oct 2027 | Pakistan v Afghanistan | Tshwane |
| Fri 8 Oct 2027 | England v Bangladesh | Windhoek |
| Sat 9 Oct 2027 | Zimbabwe v Qualifier A | Bulawayo |
| Sat 9 Oct 2027 | South Africa v New Zealand | Cape Town |
| Sun 10 Oct 2027 | India v Pakistan | Johannesburg |
| Sun 10 Oct 2027 | Sri Lanka v Qualifier B | Windhoek |
| Mon 11 Oct 2027 | Zimbabwe v Afghanistan | Bulawayo |
| Tue 12 Oct 2027 | Australia v Qualifier A | Paarl |
| Tue 12 Oct 2027 | New Zealand v Bangladesh | KuGompo City |
| Wed 13 Oct 2027 | England v Sri Lanka | Windhoek |
| Wed 13 Oct 2027 | South Africa v Qualifier B | Paarl |
| Thu 14 Oct 2027 | India v Afghanistan | Tshwane |
| Fri 15 Oct 2027 | Pakistan v Qualifier A | Bloemfontein |
| Fri 15 Oct 2027 | Zimbabwe v Australia | Harare |
| Sat 16 Oct 2027 | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | Durban |
| Sat 16 Oct 2027 | South Africa v England | Gqeberha |
| Sun 17 Oct 2027 | India v Qualifier A | Bloemfontein |
| Sun 17 Oct 2027 | New Zealand v Qualifier B | Harare |
| Mon 18 Oct 2027 | Australia v Afghanistan | KuGompo City |
| Tue 19 Oct 2027 | Zimbabwe v Pakistan | Harare |
| Tue 19 Oct 2027 | South Africa v Bangladesh | Durban |
| Wed 20 Oct 2027 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg |
| Wed 20 Oct 2027 | England v Qualifier B | Harare |
| Thu 21 Oct 2027 | Afghanistan v Qualifier A | KuGompo City |
| Fri 22 Oct 2027 | Australia v Pakistan | Paarl |
| Fri 22 Oct 2027 | South Africa v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg |
| Sat 23 Oct 2027 | England v New Zealand | Gqeberha |
| Sat 23 Oct 2027 | Bangladesh v Qualifier B | Tshwane |
| Sun 24 Oct 2027 | Zimbabwe v India | Victoria Falls |
A note on 9 October. ICC’s announcement describes Zimbabwe’s opening opponent in three different ways across the same article. The day-by-day fixture list gives Zimbabwe v Qualifier A on 9 October and Zimbabwe v Afghanistan on 11 October, and that is what we follow here. We will update if ICC issues a correction.
Super 7 schedule
Twenty-one matches, a single round robin between the seven surviving teams. Fixtures are pre-seeded, meaning each slot is fixed in advance and filled by whichever team finishes in that position. The seeded team shown in brackets is ICC’s own placeholder, not a prediction of who will fill the slot.
| Date | Match (seeded slot) | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 25 Oct 2027 | A2 (Australia) v B3 (Sri Lanka) | Johannesburg |
| Tue 26 Oct 2027 | B1 (New Zealand) v A3 (Pakistan) | Gqeberha |
| Wed 27 Oct 2027 | B2 (South Africa) v AB4 (England) | Tshwane |
| Thu 28 Oct 2027 | A1 (India) v A2 (Australia) | Victoria Falls |
| Fri 29 Oct 2027 | B1 (New Zealand) v B3 (Sri Lanka) | KuGompo City |
| Sat 30 Oct 2027 | A3 (Pakistan) v AB4 (England) | Victoria Falls |
| Sun 31 Oct 2027 | B2 (South Africa) v A1 (India) | Johannesburg |
| Mon 1 Nov 2027 | A2 (Australia) v B1 (New Zealand) | Victoria Falls |
| Tue 2 Nov 2027 | B3 (Sri Lanka) v AB4 (England) | Cape Town |
| Wed 3 Nov 2027 | B2 (South Africa) v A3 (Pakistan) | Durban |
| Thu 4 Nov 2027 | A1 (India) v B1 (New Zealand) | Paarl |
| Fri 5 Nov 2027 | A2 (Australia) v AB4 (England) | Durban |
| Sat 6 Nov 2027 | B2 (South Africa) v B3 (Sri Lanka) | Bloemfontein |
| Sun 7 Nov 2027 | A1 (India) v A3 (Pakistan) | Cape Town |
| Mon 8 Nov 2027 | B1 (New Zealand) v AB4 (England) | Durban |
| Tue 9 Nov 2027 | B2 (South Africa) v A2 (Australia) | Gqeberha |
| Wed 10 Nov 2027 | A3 (Pakistan) v B3 (Sri Lanka) | Bloemfontein |
| Thu 11 Nov 2027 | A1 (India) v AB4 (England) | Gqeberha |
| Fri 12 Nov 2027 | B2 (South Africa) v B1 (New Zealand) | Cape Town |
| Sat 13 Nov 2027 | A2 (Australia) v A3 (Pakistan) | Bloemfontein |
| Sun 14 Nov 2027 | A1 (India) v B3 (Sri Lanka) | Durban |
Semi-finals and final
The top four from the Super 7 advance. First plays fourth and second plays third. Both semi-finals have a reserve day, and the final has a reserve day on 22 November 2027.
| Date | Match | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 17 Nov 2027 | Semi-final 1 | Cape Town |
| Thu 18 Nov 2027 | Semi-final 2 | Tshwane |
| Sun 21 Nov 2027 | Final | Johannesburg |
Key fixtures at a glance
- Tournament opener: QF1 v QF3, Windhoek, 2 October 2027
- Group stage opener: India v Australia, Cape Town, 7 October 2027
- India v Pakistan, group stage: Johannesburg, 10 October 2027
- India v Pakistan, Super 7: Cape Town, 7 November 2027
- India v Zimbabwe: Victoria Falls, 24 October 2027
- Final: Johannesburg, 21 November 2027
What time will matches start in India and Pakistan?
ICC has not released start times. We are not going to guess them.
What is known: all South African venues run on SAST, which is UTC+2. That is 3 hours 30 minutes behind IST and 3 hours behind PKT. Zimbabwe is on CAT, also UTC+2. Namibia is on WAT, UTC+2, for the tournament period. So once ICC publishes a local start time, an Indian reader adds 3 hours 30 minutes and a Pakistani reader adds 3 hours.
A 14:00 local start would therefore be 17:30 IST and 17:00 PKT. We will publish the converted table for every fixture as soon as the times are official.
Frequently asked questions
How many matches are in the 2027 Cricket World Cup?
Fifty-seven: three in the Super Series, 30 in the group stage, 21 in the Super 7, two semi-finals and the final.
When is India v Pakistan at the 2027 World Cup?
Twice, if both progress. The group-stage match is at Johannesburg on 10 October 2027. A pre-seeded Super 7 fixture is at Cape Town on 7 November 2027.
Where is the 2027 World Cup final?
Johannesburg, on Sunday 21 November 2027, with 22 November held as a reserve day.
What are QF1, QF2 and QF3 in the fixture list?
They are the teams finishing second, third and fourth at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in February and March 2027. They play the Super Series in Windhoek, and only the winner reaches the group stage.
What do A1, B2 and AB4 mean in the Super 7 fixtures?
They are seeded positions, not teams. A1 is the team finishing first in Group A, B2 is second in Group B, and AB4 is the best fourth-placed team across both groups. ICC shows a placeholder team name in brackets.
Do the 2027 World Cup matches have reserve days?
Both semi-finals have a reserve day, and the final has a reserve day on 22 November 2027. ICC has not published reserve days for group-stage matches.
How this page is maintained
Every one of the 57 fixtures above was transcribed from ICC’s official fixture announcement of 1 October 2026 and counted against the 57-match total ICC states for the tournament. Where that announcement contradicts itself, we follow its day-by-day list and say so on the page.
Start times and broadcast details are not published yet, so they are not on this page. Last updated 28 October 2026.