The 14th edition of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup will take place in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia in October-November, 2027.
This is the first time that marquee event will return to Africa after a gap of 24 years. It was way back in 2003 when South Africa and Zimbabwe co-hosted the 50-over World Cup.
How many teams will participate in the next World Cup?
The World Cup will expand to 14 teams in 2027. South Africa and Zimbabwe will gain automatic qualification by virtue of being the hosts.
Co-hosts Namibia will not gain an automatic ticket for the World Cup as they are not an ICC full-member nation. Hence, they will have to go through the usual process of qualification.
Apart from SA and ZIM, the other 8 teams will qualify depending on their standings in the ICC ODI rankings.
The remaining 4 teams will be ascertained via ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, which will take place in 2027.
| Means of Qualification | Date | Berths | Qualified |
| Host Nation | 16 November 2027 | 2 | South Africa & Zimbabwe |
| ICC Men's ODI Rankings | – | 8 | TBD |
| ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2026 | - | 4 | TBD |
| 14 |
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What is the format of the next World Cup?
14 teams will be divided into 2 groups of 7, and each side will play against each other once.
Group A:
| POS | Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | NRR | Points | PCF |
| 1 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Group B:
| POS | Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | NRR | Points | PCF |
| 1 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Super-Sixes Stage:
The top-3 teams from each group will qualify for the Super-six stage, where they will play against the teams from the opposite group.
Also, it must be noted that the results against the other teams from the same group will be carried forward to the Super-6 stage.
Each team will carry forward 4 points for winning against a qualified team, and just 1 point for winning against a non-qualified team.
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Points Carried Forward System:
| Result | Against Qualified Teams | Against Non-Qualified Teams |
| Win | 4 points | 1 point |
| NR/Tie | 2 points | 0.5 point |
| Loss | 0 points | 0 points |
The top-4 ranked teams will then qualify for the semi-finals.
| POS | Team | Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tie | NRR | Points | PCF |
| 1 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | TBD | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Knockout Stage:
The 1st ranked team in the Super Sixes stage will lock horns with 4th place team in the 1st semi-final, followed by 2nd seeded team squaring off against the 3rd ranked team in the 2nd semi-final.
The winners of the two semi-finals will contest for the summit clash.
