The World Cup of Overs was held in India last year in which Australia won the title by defeating the host India. The next edition will be held in 2027. The hosting has been jointly given to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The preparations for the event are now underway. Already started, planning to improve infrastructure is in progress.
The Chief Executive of Cricket South Africa, Follysty Moseki, said in this regard that 8 venues have been selected for the matches, while making decisions, logistical requirements including air travel and hotels were kept in mind, most of the venues also have the honor of hosting the World Cup 2003. , at that time competitions were held in February March, this time will be scheduled in October, November.
Selected venues include Wanderers in Johannesburg, SuperSport Park in Centurion, Newlands in Cape Town, Kingsmead in Durban and St George’s Park Stadium in Gkeberha, Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, Boland Park in Pearl and Buffalo Park in East London. , Benoni, Pushfstrom and Kimberley were dropped from the list.
It should be remembered that the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, which has a capacity of 30,000 spectators, has the honor of hosting the semi-finals of the World Cup 2003, T20 World Cup 2007 and the Champions Trophy 2009.
Follasti Moseki said that we want to make the World Cup a memorable occasion for cricket fans, organizing the competition will promote the game in the region.
