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The venues for the ICC ODI World Cup 2027 in South Africa across October and November were revealed by Cricket South Africa. The Rainbow Nation will host the 14th edition of the showpiece event alongside Zimbabwe and Namibia. The 2023 World Cup was an incredible tournament with hosts India going unbeaten to the final and losing against Australia, who went on to lift their sixth title.
The World Cup returns to Africa after 24 years as the ninth edition was hosted by South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe. Talking about the tournament in 2027, Eight of South Africa’s top cricket stadiums have been confirmed to host the showpiece event which includes, Wanderers in Johannesburg, Durban’s Kingsmead and Newlands in Cape Town.
World Cup 2027: Venues in South Africa
Wanderers Stadium, Sandton
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Newlands, Cape Town
Boland Park, Paarl
Kingsmead, Durban
St.Georges Park, Gqeberha
Buffalo Park, East London
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Pholetsi Moseki, Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) chief executive officer, spoke about how the venues were picked based on the availability of hotel rooms and airport. As quoted by South Africa’s News24, Pholetsi Moseki, said, “The exercise (of choosing the venues) was a scientific one and also included the number of hotel rooms and the availability of an airport. If there was disappointment, it was also tempered by the reality that was based on the venues that were chosen.”
“We do indeed have 11 ICC-accredited venues, so it was hard to leave out three, but a whole lot of things were taken into consideration. There’s also the important matter of training venues outside of the ones available at the venue,” he added.
