The fixtures for the 2027 Cricket World Cup were announced by the International Cricket Council in Cape Town on Thursday.
Preliminary group:
Three teams will play in a round robin series in Windhoek from October 2 with one team advancing to the group stage.
Group A:
October 7 - India v Australia, Cape Town
October 8 - Pakistan v Afghanistan, Centurion
October 9 - Zimbabwe v Qualifier A, Bulawayo
October 10 - India v Pakistan, Johannesburg
October 11 - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan, Bulawayo
October 12 - Australia v Qualifier A, Paarl
October 14 - India v Afghanistan, Centurion
October 15 - Pakistan v Qualifier A, Bloemfontein; Zimbabwe v Australia, Harare
October 17 - India v Qualifier A, Bloemfontein
October 18 - Australia v Afghanistan, KuGompo City (formerly East London)
October 19 - Zimbabwe v Pakistan, Harare
October 21 - Afghanistan v Qualifier A, KuGompo City
October 22 - Australia v Pakistan, Paarl
October 24 - Zimbabwe v India, Victoria Falls
Group B:
October 8 - England v Bangladesh, Windhoek
October 9 - South Africa v New Zealand, Cape Town
October 10 - Sri Lanka v Qualifier B, Windhoek
October 12 - New Zealand v Bangladesh, KuGompo City
October 13 - England v Sri Lanka, Windhoek; South Africa v Qualifier B, Paarl
October 16 - Sri Lanka v Bangladesh, Durban; South Africa v England, Gqeberha
October 17 - New Zealand v Qualifier B, Harare
October 19 - South Africa v Bangladesh, Durban
October 20 - New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Johannesburg; England v Qualifier B, Harare
October 22 - South Africa v Sri Lanka, Johannesburg
October 23 - England v New Zealand, Gqeberha
October 23 - Bangladesh v Qualifier B, Centurion
Super Sevens:
Seven teams will compete in a round-robin phase from October 25 to November 14, with the top four teams advancing to the semi-finals.
Seven teams have been pre-seeded but will be replaced by an unseeded team if they do not qualify.
The pre-seedings are: A1 India, A2 Australia, A3 Pakistan, AB4 England; B1 New Zealand, B2 South Africa, B3 Sri Lanka.
Super Seven fixtures:
October 25 - A2 v B3, Johannesburg
October 26 - B1 v A3, Gqeberha
October 27 - B2 v AB4, Centurion
October 28 - A1 v A2, Victoria Falls
October 29 - B1 v B3, KuGompo City
October 30 - A3 v AB4, Victoria Falls
October 31 - B2 v A1, Johannesburg
November 1 - A2 v B1, Victoria Falls
November 2 - B3 v AB4, Cape Town
November 3 - B2 v A3, Durban
November 4 - A1 v B1, Paarl
November 5 - A2 v AB4, Durban
November 6 - B2 v B3, Bloemfontein
November 7 - A1 v A3, Cape Town
November 8 - B1 v AB4, Durban
November 9 - B2 v A2, Gqeberha
November 10 - A3 v B3, Bloemfontein
November 11 - A1 v AB4, Gqeberha
November 12 - B2 v B1, Cape Town
November 13 - A2 v A3, Bloemfontein
November 14 - A1 v B3, Durban
Semi-finals:
November 17 - Cape Town
November 18 - Centurion
Final:
November 21 - Johannesburg
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