India, Pakistan, Australia in same group for ODI World Cup 2027

India and Pakistan will be in the same group along with defending champions Australia in the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup, the ICC announced on Thursday.The group stage of the 14-team tournament was revealed at the official launch of the schedule in Cape Town.

India, Pakistan and Australia in Group A

Group A includes India, Pakistan, Australia, Afghanistan, co-hosts Zimbabwe and qualifier A.Group B features co-hosts South Africa, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and qualifier B.The group stage encounter between India and Pakistan will be one of the biggest matches of the tournament.India are currently the highest ranked ODI team with Shubman Gill set to lead the side in his first ODI World Cup as captain.

The World Cup returns to Africa

The 2027 FIFA World Cup will begin on October 2, with the final scheduled for November 21.The tournament will be jointly hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. A total of 57 matches will be played at 12 venues.It will be the first ODI World Cup in Africa since 2003 when South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya hosted the tournament.

10 teams have already qualified

Ten teams have already secured their place at the World Cup.Hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe received automatic qualification, while India, Australia, England, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan qualified based on the ICC ODI rankings.The remaining four places will be decided in the qualification process.

12 locations in three countries

South Africa will host matches at eight venues:Wanderers Stadium, JohannesburgCenturion, TshwaneNewlands, Cape TownKingsmead, DurbanSt George’s Park, GqeberhaMangaung Oval, BloemfonteinBoland Park, PaarlBuffalo Park, KuGompo CityZimbabwe will host matches at Harare Sports Club, Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo and Fale Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium in Victoria Falls.Namibia will host their matches at the Namibia Cricket Ground in Windhoek.

New format for the 2027 World Cup

The 2027 edition will have a new four-stage format.The tournament will begin with a Super Series involving the 12th, 13th and 14th ranked teams. The winner gets the final spot in the main competition.The 14 teams are then divided into two groups of six, with the top three from each group advancing.They will be joined by the next highest placed team overall to form a seven-man Super 7 round-robin stage.The top four teams from the Super 7 stage qualify for the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners will then meet in the final.

ICC ODI World Cup 2027: Complete Schedule

Date Team 1Team 2Venue Saturday 2 OctoberQF1QF3WindhoekMonday 4 OctoberQF1QF2WindhoekWednesday 6 OctoberQF2QF3WindhoekThursday 7 OctoberIndiaAustralia Cape TownFriday 8 OctoberPakistanAfghanistan OctoberEnglandBangladeshWindhoekSaturday 9 OctoberZimbabweQualifier ABulawayoSaturday 9 OctoberSouth AfricaNew ZealandCape TownSunday 10 OctoberIndiaPakistanJohannesburgSunday 10 OctoberSri LankaQualifying BWindhoekMonday 10 OctoberQualifying BWindhoekMonday 1 OctoberAustraliaAustraliaQualifying AParluther, 12 OctoberNew ZealandBangladeshKuGompo CityWednesday 13 OctoberEnglandSri LankaWindhoekWednesday, October 13South AfricaQualifying BPaarlThursday, October 14IndiaAfghanistan, AB1QOctFriday, AB1QOctober 15ZimbabweAustraliaHarareSaturday, October 16Sri LankaBangladeshDurbanSaturday, October 16South AfricaEnglandGqeberhaSunday, October 17IndiaQualifying ABloemfonteinSunday 17 OctoberNew ZealandQualifierBHarareQualifierMondayKghanistanAustralia CityTuesday 19 OctoberZimbabwePakistanHarareTuesday 19 OctoberSouth AfricaBangladeshDurbanWednesday 20 OctoberNew ZealandSri LankaJohannesburgWednesday 20 OctoberEnglandQualifier BHarareThursday 21 OctoberAfghanistanGompoF OctoberAustraliaPakistanPaarlFriday, October 22South AfricaSri LankaJohannesburgSaturday, October 23EnglandNew ZealandGqeberhaSaturday, October 23Bangladesh Qualifier BTshwaneSunday, October 24ZimbabweIndiaVictoria FallsA2BneTuesdayOctober 25T36OctoberB1A3Gqeberha Wednesday, 27 OctoberB2AB4TshwaneThursday 28 OctoberA1A2Victoria FallsFriday 29 OctoberB1B3KuGompo City Saturday 30 OctoberA3AB4Victoria FallsSunday 31 OctoberB2A1Johanne2B2Victoria1Johanne2B AutumnTuesday 2 NovemberB3AB4Cape TownWednesday 3 NovemberB2A3DurbanThursday 4 NovemberA1B1PaarlFriday, November 5A2AB4DurbanSaturday, November 6B2B3BloemfonteinSunday, November 7A1A3Cape Town, Cape Town9ABuMonday, Tabu NovemberB2A2Gqeberha Wednesday, November 10A3B3BloemfonteinThursday, November 11A1AB4GqeberhaFriday, November 12B2B1Cape CitySaturday, November 13A2A3BloemfonteinSunday, November 14A1B3mi,Semith November,Semi Peal1Durban1 TownThursday, November 18Semi-final 2 – TshwaneSunday, November 21Final – Johannesburg