{"id":198808,"date":"2026-07-30T12:34:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198808"},"modified":"2026-07-30T12:34:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T18:04:18","slug":"icc-mens-odi-world-cup-2027-full-list-of-venues-in-south-africa-zimbabwe-and-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198808","title":{"rendered":"ICC Men\u2019s ODI World Cup 2027 \u2014 Full list of venues in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71287620\">Twelve venues across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will stage the 2027 ODI World Cup, with hosts South Africa accounting for eight of the stadiums, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Thursday..<\/p>\n<p>The marquee 50-over competition returns to Africa after 24 years. Back in 2003, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya hosted the eighth Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>A spectacular ceremony in Johannesburg saw eight cities across South Africa, three in Zimbabwe and Namibia\u2019s capital Windhoek unveiled as co-hosts for the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Also present to mark the momentous occasion were South Africa cricketing icons Graeme Smith, Makhaya Ntini, Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma and Kagiso Rabada, alongside Zimbabwe\u2019s Hamilton Masakadza and Namibia\u2019s Rudolf Jansen van Vuuren.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"sub_head\">Venues in South Africa:<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"article-body article-bullet-list\">\n<li>\n                                                        Wanderers Stadium (Johannesburg)                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        Centurion (Tshwane)                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        Newlands Cricket Ground (Cape Town)                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        Kingsmead Cricket Ground (Durban)                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        St George\u2019s Park (Gqeberha)                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        Mangaung Oval (Bloemfontein)                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        Boland Park (Paarl)                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        Buffalo Park (KuGompo City, formerly known as East London).                    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Venues in Zimbabwe:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-body article-bullet-list\">\n<li>\n                                                        Harare Sports Club (Harare)                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        Queens Sports Club (Bulawayo)                    <\/li>\n<li>\n                                                        Fale Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium (Victoria Falls)                    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Venue in Namibia:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Namibia Cricket Ground (Windhoek).<\/p>\n<p>The ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup 2027 will feature 57 matches, offering greater context, competitiveness and consequence with a new three-stage format that will deliver more competitive cricket and enhance the fan experience.<\/p>\n<p>A Super Series will see the three teams ranked from 12 to 14 play a round-robin format, with the winning team moving on to the next stage. A 30-match round will feature 12 teams, with sides divided into two groups of six playing a round-robin format.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline_embed article-block-item\">\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZrjE8Iezo-8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The top three teams from each group, along with the next best-placed team from both groups, will advance to the Super 7 stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Super 7 will consist of 21 round-robin matches with the top four teams progressing to the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p>The team that tops the Super Seven will play the fourth-placed side and the second-placed team will take on the third-placed side in the semifinals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 30, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/icc-men-odi-world-cup-2027-full-list-of-venues-south-africa-zimbabwe-namibia-stadium-list\/article71287620.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve venues across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will stage the 2027 ODI World Cup, with hosts South Africa accounting for eight of the stadiums, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Thursday.. The marquee 50-over competition returns to Africa after 24 years. Back in 2003, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya hosted the eighth Men\u2019s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":198809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/HSP179938.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":196199,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196199","url_meta":{"origin":198808,"position":0},"title":"Pakistan to play England in five-match ODI series ahead of ODI World Cup 2027","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 23, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pakistan Cricket Board on Thursday finalised a five-match one-day series with England next year ahead of the ICC Men\u2019s Cricket World Cup being co-hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia. 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