The
Cricket World Cup is a quadrennial
One Day International tournament played between men's national cricket teams, organized by the
International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament is held every four years, and was first played in
1975 in England. The last tournament, held in
2023 in India was contested by 10 teams.
Australia are the defending champions, having defeated
India in the
final of the previous edition. In November 2021, the ICC announced that the 2027 Cricket World Cup will be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Format The competition will use two groups of seven teams, with the top three teams in each group progressing to a Super Six stage, followed by semi-finals and a final. At this stage, each team in a group will play all three teams in the same group whom they have not played. The format was previously used in the
2003 edition. However, a modified version of points carried forward (PCF) from
1999 edition will be re-introduced in the 2027 edition.
Preparations In preparation for the 2027 Cricket World Cup, a 15-member organising committee of the tournament was finalised in August 2025.
Trevor Manuel was named chair. Former Deputy President of South Africa,
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka was also named as one of the seven independent directors of the tournament. == Qualification ==