The Super Series, which will be a round-robin format between the 12th to 14th ranked teams, will be played on , respectively. One of those three teams will then join the remaining sides for the group stage fixtures, which commence on October 7 in Cape Town.

In addition to the Super Series, the ICC have also introduced the . The top three teams from each group qualify for the Super Sevens, along with the next best-ranked team across both groups. The top four teams in the Super Sevens will then go through to the semi-finals, which are scheduled on in Cape Town and Centurion, respectively. The final will be played on in Johannesburg.

Group A consists of India, Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Qualifier A, whereas Group B comprises New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh and Qualifier B.

In a repeat of the 2023 ODI World Cup final, defending champions Australia will take on India in the opening fixture of the group stages in Cape Town on October 7, which will also host South Africa’s opening fixture against New Zealand on October 9.

India will take on Pakistan on October 10 in Johannesburg, which will be the first game to be played at the venue in the tournament.

Furthermore, teams have been pre-seeded into designated Super Sevens positions. The pre-seeded allocations are listed below:

If a non-seeded team qualifies for the Super Sevens stage in place of a seeded team, that team will assume the Super Sevens position allocated to the pre-seeded team that it displaced.

ICC World Cup 2027: Full schedule, dates and venues for the group stage

Match No.
1	Australia vs India
2	Afghanistan vs Pakistan
3	Bangladesh vs England
4	Zimbabwe vs TBA
5	South Africa vs New Zealand
6	India vs Pakistan
7
8	Zimbabwe vs Afghanistan
9	Australia vs TBA
10	Bangladesh vs New Zealand
11	England vs Sri Lanka
12
13	Afghanistan vs India
14	Pakistan vs TBA
15	Zimbabwe vs Australia
16
17	Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
18
19	India vs TBA
20	Afghanistan vs Australia
21
22	Zimbabwe vs Pakistan
23	England vs TBA
24	New Zealand vs Sri Lanka
25	Afghanistan vs TBA
26	South Africa vs Sri Lanka
27	Australia vs Pakistan
28	Bangladesh vs TBA
29	England vs New Zealand
30	Zimbabwe vs India

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