Proteas to open World Cup against New Zealand

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

–AFP

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