The 2027 ICC Men’s ODI World Cup is provisionally scheduled to be played from October 4 to November 21, according to reports cited by ESPNcricinfo and news outlets. The tournament is expected to be hosted across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. ESPNcricinfo indicates that South Africa’s eight venues are likely to stage the majority of matches, with Zimbabwe expected to host between eight and 10 games and Namibia likely to host three. NDTV reports that at least 41 of the tournament’s 54 matches are expected to be held in South Africa, across those eight venues. Another report says the dates were agreed during an ICC board meeting in Ahmedabad in May, with final confirmation expected at the ICC Annual General Meeting in Edinburgh in July. While the schedule is not final, the reports align on the overall timeframe and the planned distribution of matches among the three host countries, with South Africa carrying most of the match programme.