🔥 Trending 2027 Cricket World Cup: All You Need to Know About the Host Venues

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's ODI World Cup in 2027 will be co-hosted by three African nations: South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia ¹³⁵. This marks the return of the tournament to Africa after 24 years ³⁵⁷.

A total of 12 venues across these three countries have been confirmed to host the matches, which will take place from October to November 2027 ¹²³.

Host Countries and Venues

The 12 confirmed venues are distributed among the three host nations ²⁶:

South Africa

South Africa will host the majority of the matches, with 44 out of the 54 games scheduled to be played in the country ⁴. Eight cities in South Africa have been selected as host venues ⁶⁸:

• Johannesburg ³⁸
• Cape Town ²
• Durban ²
• Centurion ²
• Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) ²
• Bloemfontein ²
• Paarl ²
• East London ²

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe will host some of the matches, contributing to the total of 10 games shared between Zimbabwe and Namibia ⁴. Three cities in Zimbabwe will serve as host venues ⁶:

• Harare ²
• Bulawayo ²⁸
• Victoria Falls ⁷

Namibia

Namibia will also be a co-host, sharing 10 matches with Zimbabwe ⁴. One city in Namibia has been designated as a host venue ⁶:

• Windhoek ²⁸

The tournament will feature 14 teams ¹. The host cities and the brand for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 were officially revealed at an event in Johannesburg ³.