JOHANNESBURG, November 16 (ANA) –South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia on Tuesday were confirmed as co-hosts of the 2027 Cricket World Cup 50-over event.
The International Cricket Council confirmed the three nations as co-hosts in part of an announcement of eight new tournaments on the cricket calendar up to 2031.
The tournament is set for October and November, as Namibia will host World Cup cricket games for the first time.
South Africa and Zimbabwe last hosted the Cricket World Cup in 2003. Kenya was the third co-host that year.
In June 2024, the T20 World Cup will go somewhere it has never been before, with USA hosting the event alongside the West Indies, which staged the tournament in 2010.
Eight months later, in February 2025, Pakistan will host the Men’s Champions Trophy. It will be the first major global cricket tournament played in Pakistan since 1996 when it hosted the Cricket World Cup alongside India and Sri Lanka.
In 2026, India and Sri Lanka will host the T20 World Cup.
In October 2028 the T20 World Cup will be played in Australia and New Zealand and 12 months later India will host the Champions Trophy.
In 2030, England will share T20 World Cup hosting duties with Ireland and Scotland. It will be the first time since 1999 that Ireland and Scotland have hosted a major global cricket event.
The final scheduled event, in October/November 2031, will be the Cricket World Cup, played in India and Bangladesh. – African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Michael Sherman
