2031 Cricket World Cup

2031 ICC Cricket World Cup

Administrator(s)	International Cricket Council
Cricket format	One Day International
Tournament format(s)	Round Robin and Knockout
Host(s)	India  Bangladesh
Participants	14
Matches	54

The 2031 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 15th edition of the Cricket World Cup. It is scheduled to be played in India and Bangladesh in 2031. This will be the second time that India and Bangladesh will have co-hosted the tournament, after the 2011 edition, while India will host it overall for the fifth time, with the latest being in 2023.

Background

The Cricket World Cup is a quadrennial ODI tournament played between men's national cricket teams, organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament is held every four years, and was first played in 1975 in England. The last tournament to be held in 2027 in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will also be contested by 14 teams.

Host selection

In November 2021, the ICC announced that the 2031 Cricket World Cup will be played in India and Bangladesh.^[1]

Format

The competition will use two groups of seven teams, with the top three teams in each group progressing to a Super Six stage, followed by semi-finals and a final. Each team in a group will play all three sides in the same group whom they haven't played.^[2][3][4] The format was previously used in the 2003 edition. However, a modified version of points carried forward (PCF) from 1999 edition will be re-introduced from the 2027 edition onwards.^[5]

Qualification

Main article: 2031 Cricket World Cup qualification

India and Bangladesh as co-hosts along with the top eight teams in the ICC ODI rankings will qualify directly for the competition, while the remaining four spots will be decided through qualifying tournaments.

List of teams qualified for the 2031 CWC

Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Venues	Number of teams	Teams
Hosts	16 November 2021	—	2	India
				Bangladesh
ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings (Top 8 teams, excluding the hosts)	TBA	—	8	TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
2031 Cricket World Cup Qualifier	2031	TBA	4	TBD
				TBD
				TBD
				TBD
Total			14

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advance to the Super 6
2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
7	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advance to the Super 6
2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
7	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Super 6

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advance to the knockout stage
2	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	—

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	1
	4
						SF1W
						SF2W
	2
	3

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1 TBD

TBD	v	TBD

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Semi-final 2 TBD

TBD	v	TBD

Final

Final TBD

TBD	v	TBD

References

1. "USA to stage T20 World Cup: 2024–2031 ICC Men's tournament hosts confirmed". t20worldcup.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
2. "ICC announces expansion of global events". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
3. "Cricket World Cup to revert to 14 teams from 2027". The Hindu. 1 June 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
4. "The Old Super Six Format Returns, Look At Changed ICC Cricket World Cup Rules". news.abplive.com. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
5. "A matter of formats - how the men's ODI World Cup has changed over the years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2024.