India's 2027 World Cup fixtures
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across Southern Africa.
India's fixtures already draw the route: Newlands under Table Mountain, the Wanderers, two games at Victoria Falls. We fill the days between with leopards, the Delta, Namibia's dunes and the Cape coast.
Oct 2 – Nov 21, 2027
South Africa · Zimbabwe · NamibiaCloses in 37 days, 21 November 2026
India's group games
Oct 7 – Oct 24
Super 7, if India qualify
Oct 28 – Nov 14
The final
Nov 21 · Johannesburg
Best add-on
October safari
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Pick Your Week
One week, or the whole campaign.
Need to see India play? October's group games are certain. From 28 October, India's games depend on India qualifying.
Oct 5–11 · 6 nights
Opening Week
Cape Town → Johannesburg
Australia at Newlands, Pakistan at the Wanderers, and four Cape Town days around them.
India v Australia · Cape Town
India v Pakistan · Johannesburg
Add two nights in the Winelands.
Oct 9–15 · 6 nights
Pakistan + Safari
Johannesburg, in and out
India v Pakistan, three nights with leopards in the Sabi Sands, back for Afghanistan.
India v Pakistan · Johannesburg
India v Afghanistan · Centurion
With young children? Swap in malaria-free Madikwe.
Oct 17–25 · 8 nights
Namibia + the Falls
Johannesburg → Victoria Falls
Sossusvlei's red dunes and Etosha's waterholes, then India v Zimbabwe at Victoria Falls.
India v Zimbabwe · Victoria Falls
Add Damaraland or the coast at Swakopmund.
Oct 18–25 · 7 nights
Delta + the Falls
Johannesburg → Victoria Falls
Four nights of fly-in camps in the Okavango Delta, then India v Zimbabwe at the Falls.
India v Zimbabwe · Victoria Falls
Oct 22–29 · 7 nights
Falls Week
Victoria Falls, in and out
Both India games at Victoria Falls, with Chobe, the Zambezi and Devil's Pool between.
India v Zimbabwe · Victoria Falls
India v Australia · Victoria FallsIf India qualify
Nov 2–8 · 6 nights
Winelands + Pakistan II
Cape Town, in and out
New Zealand among the vineyards at Paarl, then the India v Pakistan rematch at Newlands.
India v New Zealand · PaarlIf India qualify
India v Pakistan · Cape TownIf India qualify
Nov 8–15 · 7 nights
Garden Route to Durban
Cape Town → Durban
The coast road east to England at Gqeberha, then Sri Lanka in Durban.
India v England · GqeberhaIf India qualify
India v Sri Lanka · DurbanIf India qualify
Add a malaria-free safari at Addo on the way.
Nov 16–22 · 6 nights
The Knockouts
Cape Town → Johannesburg
A semi-final in Cape Town or Centurion, then the final at the Wanderers.
Semi-final 1 · Cape TownIf India go through
Semi-final 2 · CenturionIf India go through
Final · JohannesburgIf India go through
Oct 5 – Nov 22 · About 7 weeks
The Full Tour
Cape Town → Johannesburg
Every India game from the opener to the final, with the bush, the Falls and the coast between.
5 group games, plus up to 8 more if India keep winning
Oct 5–10
Opening Week
Oct 5–10
Cape Town · Johannesburg
Australia under Table Mountain. Pakistan at the Bullring.
India open against the defending champions at Newlands, with Table Mountain over the stands. Three days later it's India v Pakistan at the Wanderers, the biggest ground of the tournament.
India v Australia
Newlands, Cape Town
Thu 7 Oct
India v Pakistan
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Sun 10 Oct
- Table Mountain at sunrise, before the cable-car queues
- Cape Point, and the penguins at Boulders Beach
- A long lunch in Franschhoek or Stellenbosch
- Fly to Johannesburg the day before Pakistan, never the morning of
Land in Cape Town by October 5. Two nights before the opener buys you a Table Mountain sunrise instead of a jet-lagged toss.
Oct 11–17
The Bush Between
Oct 11–17
Sabi Sands · Centurion · Bloemfontein
Three nights with leopards between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The Sabi Sands is an hour's flight from Johannesburg, a private reserve with an unfenced border onto Kruger. October is the end of the dry season, when the bush thins and the animals come to the water. You're back for Afghanistan at Centurion on the 14th and Bloemfontein on the 17th.
India v Afghanistan
SuperSport Park, Centurion
Thu 14 Oct
India v Qualifier A
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Sun 17 Oct
- Dawn and dusk drives in an open vehicle
- Off-road tracking for leopard, which the private reserves allow and the national park doesn't
- A bush breakfast, or a night on a sleep-out deck
- Two nights is tight, three is right
October is the finest game-viewing month of the Kruger year, and it lands right in the group stage.
Oct 17–23 · or any week you like
The other host country
Namibia
Windhoek hosts World Cup games too, though not India's. Namibia is the add-on people talk about longest: red dunes in one of the oldest deserts on earth, desert elephants, and Etosha's waterholes at the peak of the dry season.
Sossusvlei & Deadvlei
Climb a red dune at sunrise, then walk down to Deadvlei's centuries-old dead camelthorn trees.
Etosha
A vast salt pan ringed by waterholes. In October the game comes to the water, and Okaukuejo's floodlit waterhole draws black rhino after dark.
Swakopmund & the coast
Where the dunes meet the Atlantic: Sandwich Harbour by 4x4, kayaking among the seals at Walvis Bay.
Damaraland
Desert-adapted elephants, and the rock engravings of Twyfelfontein, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Namibia is vast, and these four sit hours apart on gravel roads. We fly between them by light aircraft or slow the trip down. Five nights covers two regions well; nine covers all four.
Cricket in Windhoek, too
England v Bangladesh
Fri 8 Oct
Sri Lanka v Qualifier B
Sun 10 Oct
England v Sri Lanka
Wed 13 Oct
Oct 24–28
Falls Week
Oct 24–28
Victoria Falls · Chobe
Two India games at the edge of the Smoke That Thunders.
India play Zimbabwe on the 24th and, if they qualify, Australia on the 28th, both at the new stadium in Victoria Falls. Four days in between, with the Falls, the Zambezi and Botswana's Chobe River all within reach.
India v Zimbabwe
Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium, Victoria Falls
Sun 24 Oct
India v Australia
Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium, Victoria Falls · If India qualify
Thu 28 Oct
- The rainforest walk on the Zimbabwe side, which holds the most water in the dry months
- Devil's Pool on the Zambian side, a swim at the lip of the Falls in low water
- A sunset cruise on the upper Zambezi
- A day on the Chobe River among the elephant herds
Victoria Falls is a small town with few top-end beds, and two India games will fill every one of them. This is the chapter to book first.
Oct 31 – Nov 14
Cape & Coast
Oct 31 – Nov 14
Johannesburg · Paarl · Cape Town · Garden Route · Gqeberha · Durban
The Super 7 road trip: Winelands, the Garden Route, Durban.
If India reach the Super 7, the second half of their campaign is the best road trip in South Africa. South Africa at the Wanderers, New Zealand among the vineyards at Paarl, Pakistan again at Newlands, then the coast road east.
India v South Africa
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · If India qualify
Sun 31 Oct
India v New Zealand
Boland Park, Paarl · If India qualify
Thu 4 Nov
India v Pakistan
Newlands, Cape Town · If India qualify
Sun 7 Nov
India v England
St George's Park, Gqeberha · If India qualify
Thu 11 Nov
India v Sri Lanka
Kingsmead, Durban · If India qualify
Sun 14 Nov
- Paarl's ground sits in the Winelands: stay two nights in Franschhoek
- Drive the Garden Route from Cape Town to Gqeberha, by Knysna, Plettenberg Bay and Tsitsikamma
- A malaria-free safari at Addo or a private Eastern Cape reserve before England
- Durban for Sri Lanka, and a bunny chow in the city that invented it
Durban is home to one of the largest Indian communities outside India. Expect the loudest India crowd of the tournament.
Nov 17–21
The Knockouts
Nov 17–21
Cape Town · Centurion · Johannesburg
Semi-finals in Cape Town and Centurion. The final at the Wanderers.
Where India finish in the Super 7 decides which semi-final they play, so enter the ballot for both. The final is Sunday 21 November in Johannesburg, with the 22nd held as a reserve day.
Semi-final 1
Newlands, Cape Town · Knockout
Wed 17 Nov
Semi-final 2
SuperSport Park, Centurion · Knockout
Thu 18 Nov
Final
Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg · Knockout
Sun 21 Nov
- Hold refundable nights in both Cape Town and Johannesburg until the table settles
- Book the flight home for after the 22nd
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Asked, Answered
When and where is the 2027 Cricket World Cup?
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 runs from 2 October to 21 November 2027 across South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The final is at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on 21 November.
Where does India play at the 2027 Cricket World Cup?
India's group games are in Cape Town (7 Oct, Australia), Johannesburg (10 Oct, Pakistan), Centurion (14 Oct, Afghanistan), Bloemfontein (17 Oct) and Victoria Falls (24 Oct, Zimbabwe). If India reach the Super 7 they play in Victoria Falls, Johannesburg, Paarl, Cape Town, Gqeberha and Durban between 28 October and 14 November.
Can you combine the Cricket World Cup with a safari?
Yes, and India's fixtures make it easy. Three nights in the Sabi Sands fit between the Pakistan game on 10 October and Afghanistan on 14 October. India don't play from 18 to 23 October, which leaves room for the Okavango Delta or Namibia before the Victoria Falls games, and Chobe is a day trip from the Falls.
Can you combine the Cricket World Cup with Namibia?
Yes. India don't play in Namibia, but the gap between India's games on 17 and 24 October fits five to eight nights there: Sossusvlei's dunes, Etosha's waterholes, the coast at Swakopmund or Damaraland, before India v Zimbabwe at Victoria Falls. Windhoek hosts group games including England v Bangladesh (8 Oct) and England v Sri Lanka (13 Oct).
Is October a good time for a safari in southern Africa?
October is one of the best months: the end of the dry season, when vegetation is thin and animals gather at water. It is also the hottest month in the Okavango Delta and around Victoria Falls, so game drives run at dawn and dusk.
Are there malaria-free safari options near the World Cup venues?
Yes. Madikwe, a short flight from Johannesburg, and the Eastern Cape reserves near Gqeberha, including Addo, are malaria-free. The Sabi Sands, Kruger, the Okavango Delta and Victoria Falls are malaria areas.
Can you see Victoria Falls in late October?
Yes. It's low-water season, so the spray is lighter and the views clearer. The Zimbabwe side holds the most water at this time of year, and Devil's Pool on the Zambian side is usually open in low water.
Does En Route Luxe sell Cricket World Cup tickets?
No. Match tickets come from the ICC: its ticket ballot, which closes on 21 November 2026, and later its official travel and hospitality programmes. En Route Luxe is independent and not affiliated with the ICC. We design the travel around the matches: flights, hotels, safari, transfers and the days between.
Two India games at Victoria Falls. Very few beds.
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