# Cricket: Next year’s one-day World Cup in Southern Africa will introduce a three-stage format featuring 14 teams. The lowest three ranked countries will play a round-robin Super Series. The winner advances to the next round, where two groups of six will also play a round-robin format. The top-three teams in each will qualify for the Super 7 stage from where the top-four will reach the semifinals. Matches will be played in eight stadiums in South Africa, three in Zimbabwe and one in the Namibian capital of Windhoek.
Cricket: Three-stage format introduced in 2027 one-day World Cup in Southern Africa