Eight venues in South Africa have been confirmed as venues for the 2027 version of the ICC Men’s World Cup, as per a report by News24 South Africa. Wanderers in Johannesburg and the scenic Newlands in Cape Town lead the venue record for South Africa, who will likely be co-hosting the match alongside Zimbabwe and Namibia. Except Namibia, Zimbabwe and South Africa will qualify immediately for the match as co-hosts alongside prime eight sides as per ICC ODI rankings until the closing date.
The Wanderers, the Newlands, SuperSport Park in Centurion, Kingsmead in Durban, St George’s Park in Gqeberha and Boland Park in Paarl would be the principal venues for the match within the Rainbow Nation with the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein and Buffalo Park in East London to be the opposite venues. Pholetsi Moseki, the Cricket South Africa chief govt rued the truth that solely eight venues out of 11 venues however talked about that the supply of motels close to the stadiums and their proximity to the airports had been among the elements considered.
“The exercise (of choosing the venues) was a scientific one and also included the number of hotel rooms and the availability of an airport. If there was disappointment, it was also tempered by the reality that was based on the venues that were chosen,” Moseki was quoted as saying within the report.
“We do certainly have 11 ICC-accredited venues, so it was exhausting to go away out three, however a complete lot of issues had been considered. There’s additionally the necessary matter of coaching venues outdoors of those out there on the venue, Moseki added whereas explaining the exclusion of the venues in Benoni, JB Marks Oval, and Diamond Oval.
Namibia, the third co-host are a part of the eight-team competitors CWC L2, which runs for three years. Four prime groups will qualify for the qualifiers after which in the event that they end within the prime two, they may make it to the World Cup. Hence, there’s a actual risk {that a} host wouldn’t take part within the match.
