The schedule for the 2027 ODI Cricket World Cup has been revealed at a launch occasion in Cape City to mark the one yr countdown to the 14th version of the event, co-hosted throughout South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Following a preliminary spherical which will get the event underway on October 2nd, the principle group stage motion begins with a repeat of the 2023 remaining as India face Australia in Cape City on October seventh.
Harry Brook’s England will get their Group B marketing campaign underway in opposition to Bangladesh in Windhoek on October eighth.
Semi-finals are set for November seventeenth and 18th in Cape City and Tshwane respectively, with the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg chosen for the 57th and remaining match of the event on Sunday November twenty first (all three knockout contests are day matches).
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England keep away from massive weapons however handed much-fancied hosts
England have been positioned in Group B, together with co-hosts South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Qualifier B.
England’s first two matches in opposition to Bangladesh (October eighth) and Sri Lanka (October thirteenth) shall be at Windhoek in Namibia, with St George’s Park in Gqeberha to stage the conflict with the Proteas on October sixteenth.
Then comes a visit to Harare in Zimbabwe for a gathering with Qualifier B (October twentieth), the place England boycotted the fixture on the 2003 World Cup on account of political unrest.
Will probably be the primary time they’ve performed within the nation since 2004.
The group stage is rounded off with a return to Gqeberha and a difficult take a look at in opposition to New Zealand on October twenty third.
By way of their opponents, a resurgent England workforce within the ODI format have already crushed Sri Lanka house and away this yr and can face them once more in a couple of weeks time, as a part of the tri-series in Pakistan.
Brendon McCullum’s aspect additionally play three matches in opposition to South Africa in January upon the conclusion of the Check sequence, whereas their event send-off on the finish of the subsequent house summer time is a five-match sequence with the Kiwis.
Early blockbuster encounters
The co-hosts and attainable event favourites South Africa face a tricky begin of their opening Group B match as they tackle 2015 and 2019 runners-up New Zealand in Cape City on October ninth.
As for Group A, that comprises event holders Australia, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and co-hosts Zimbabwe, with Qualifier A to affix.
Following the mouthwatering conflict to start the group levels between India and Australia on the iconic Newlands (October seventh), India then head to Johannesburg for the at all times hotly-anticipated, albeit largely one-sided, head-to-head with Pakistan just some days afterward October tenth.
That venue holds a major place within the rivalry as it’s the place India beat Pakistan by 5 runs to win the first-ever T20 World Cup remaining in 2007.
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Format rejig
It had lengthy been introduced that the 50-over occasion would revert again to 14 groups as in 2011 and 2015, following two editions of a ten-team format in 2019 and 2023.
Nonetheless, earlier this summer time the ICC introduced an alteration to the construction with a ‘Tremendous Sequence’ and ‘Tremendous 7’ added to create a three-stage event earlier than the semi-finals.
In Spherical One, the three lowest-ranked of the 4 groups to progress from the Qualifier occasion early subsequent yr will play within the Tremendous Sequence, with simply the highest workforce advancing.
Spherical Two is the principle group part consisting of 30 matches, with the highest three groups from two teams of six progressing, in addition to the best-ranked fourth-placed aspect.
Spherical Three is the Tremendous 7, a spherical robin of 21 matches with factors reset, whereby the highest 4 groups will qualify for the semi-finals (first vs fourth and second vs third).
It’s subsequently attainable for 2 sides drawn in the identical preliminary group to satisfy as much as thrice en path to the ultimate, at which stage the 2 groups remaining shall be enjoying their thirteenth recreation of the event.
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