India will begin their ICC ODI World Cup 2027 campaign against Australia on October 7 in Cape

Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo)

India will begin their ICC ODI World Cup 2027 campaign against Australia on October 7 in Cape Town, after the ICC announced the schedule for the tournament on Thursday. Namibia are also among the co-hosts of the 2027 ODI World Cup. The 2027 World Cup will feature 14 teams, with the remaining four places to be decided through the Qualifiers early next year. The 2027 ODI World Cup will begin on October 2, 2027, and the final will be played on November 21, 2027. Date Team 1 Team 2 Venue Saturday, 2 October QF1 QF3 Windhoek Monday, 4 October QF1 QF2 Windhoek Wednesday, 6 October QF2 QF3 Windhoek Thursday, 7 October India Australia Cape Town Friday, 8 October Pakistan Afghanistan Tshwane Friday, 8 October England Bangladesh Windhoek Saturday, 9 October Zimbabwe Qualifier A Bulawayo Saturday, 9 October South Africa New Zealand Cape Town Sunday, 10 October India Pakistan Johannesburg Sunday, 10 October Sri Lanka Qualifier B Windhoek Monday, 11 October Zimbabwe Afghanistan Bulawayo Tuesday, 12 October Australia Qualifier A Paarl Tuesday, 12 October New Zealand Bangladesh KuGompo City Wednesday, 13 October England Sri Lanka Windhoek Wednesday, 13 October South Africa Qualifier B Paarl Thursday, 14 October India Afghanistan Tshwane Friday, 15 October Pakistan Qualifier A Bloemfontein Friday, 15 October Zimbabwe Australia Harare Saturday, 16 October Sri Lanka Bangladesh Durban Saturday, 16 October South Africa England Gqeberha Sunday, 17 October India Qualifier A Bloemfontein Sunday, 17 October New Zealand Qualifier B Harare Monday, 18 October Australia Afghanistan KuGompo City Tuesday, 19 October Zimbabwe Pakistan Harare Tuesday, 19 October South Africa Bangladesh Durban Wednesday, 20 October New Zealand Sri Lanka Johannesburg Wednesday, 20 October England Qualifier B Harare Thursday, 21 October Afghanistan Qualifier A KuGompo City Friday, 22 October Australia Pakistan Paarl Friday, 22 October South Africa Sri Lanka Johannesburg Saturday, 23 October England New Zealand Gqeberha Saturday, 23 October Bangladesh Qualifier B Tshwane Sunday, 24 October Zimbabwe India Victoria Falls Monday, 25 October A2 B3 Johannesburg Tuesday, 26 October B1 A3 Gqeberha Wednesday, 27 October B2 AB4 Tshwane Thursday, 28 October A1 A2 Victoria Falls Friday, 29 October B1 B3 KuGompo City Saturday, 30 October A3 AB4 Victoria Falls Sunday, 31 October B2 A1 Johannesburg Monday, 1 November A2 B1 Victoria Falls Tuesday, 2 November B3 AB4 Cape Town Wednesday, 3 November B2 A3 Durban Thursday, 4 November A1 B1 Paarl Friday, 5 November A2 AB4 Durban Saturday, 6 November B2 B3 Bloemfontein Sunday, 7 November A1 A3 Cape Town Monday, 8 November B1 AB4 Durban Tuesday, 9 November B2 A2 Gqeberha Wednesday, 10 November A3 B3 Bloemfontein Thursday, 11 November A1 AB4 Gqeberha Friday, 12 November B2 B1 Cape Town Saturday, 13 November A2 A3 Bloemfontein Sunday, 14 November A1 B3 Durban Wednesday, 17 November Semi Final 1 — Cape Town Thursday, 18 November Semi Final 2 — Tshwane Sunday, 21 November Final — Johannesburg

Because they are not an ICC full member, however, they do not have an automatic spot. Namibia will therefore have to qualify for the tournament through the qualification route.