India’s ODI World Cup 2027 Schedule Revealed: Australia First, Pakistan on October 10 — Full Group Fixtures

India’s route through the men’s ODI World Cup 2027 now has five confirmed group-stage dates. The ICC’s schedule announcement puts India against Australia in Cape Town on 7 October 2027, Pakistan in Johannesburg on 10 October, Afghanistan in Tshwane on 14 October, Qualifier A in Bloemfontein on 17 October, and Zimbabwe in Victoria Falls on 24 October. The name of Qualifier A and India’s playing squad are still to be decided.

For every other team’s fixtures, see our complete 57-match World Cup 2027 schedule. To compare all host grounds, read the 12-venue ODI records guide.

That is the answer to the India schedule question raised in the shared Inshorts report. This 4xSports guide checks the fixtures against the ICC’s newly released list, rather than treating the brief news summary as the source of record. Tshwane is the ICC’s listed city for the Afghanistan match; Qualifier A, not Qualifier B, is India’s 17 October opponent. The announcement lists cities, not a named stadium and start time for every India fixture.

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India ODI World Cup 2027 group schedule

Source: ICC, full 2027 fixture announcement, 1 October 2026. All five entries are scheduled group fixtures; a later tournament update could change a date or venue. The ICC article names cities, so this table does not guess specific grounds or match-day local/IST starting times. Qualifier A is a competition placeholder, not an already named national team.

Who is in India’s Group A?

The ICC lists India, Australia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and Qualifier A in Group A. Group B contains New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, England, Bangladesh and Qualifier B. Those A/B qualifier labels matter: reports that put India against Qualifier B on 17 October conflict with the ICC’s group table and fixture list.

India’s opener has a ready-made story because Australia beat India in the 2023 World Cup final. But a rematch headline is not a form guide for a match still a year away. The 2027 squads, injuries and playing conditions are unknown. Similarly, the 10 October India–Pakistan clash is a confirmed group fixture, not a knockout or a guaranteed second meeting. Fans searching for the Pakistan match can save the Johannesburg date now and wait for the ICC’s later match-specific details.

Afghanistan comes next in Tshwane on 14 October. Some quick summaries call the location Centurion; the ICC release uses Tshwane, so we use its published city rather than infer a stadium. On 17 October, India face Qualifier A in Bloemfontein. The team’s identity depends on 2027 qualification, so a preview naming a particular opponent at this point would be speculation. The final group fixture, against co-host Zimbabwe on 24 October, is set for Victoria Falls. The ICC says this will be the first Cricket World Cup match at the new ground there; the city and match are confirmed in the schedule, while the eventual match-day pitch is not yet knowable.

For context on how the fixture announcement itself was staged in Cape Town, see 4xSports’ earlier 2027 World Cup schedule-reveal and ticket-ballot explainer. This new story reports the fixtures after the reveal.

What happens after India’s five group matches?

The 14-team World Cup begins 2 October 2027 with a three-team Super Series in Windhoek, Namibia. The winner claims the last available place in the main group stage. Group matches begin with India–Australia on 7 October. In each six-team group, the top three advance to a Super 7 phase; the better-performing fourth-placed side across the two groups takes the seventh spot. The ICC’s format explainer and fixture release provide those qualification rules.

No team carries group-stage points into Super 7. The seven qualifiers start that phase afresh and play six matches each between 25 October and 14 November. India has been assigned the planning label A1 for the Super 7 fixture grid. That is a pre-seeded schedule position, not a claim that India has qualified or will finish first in Group A.

If India reaches Super 7 and the other pre-seeded teams retain their corresponding places, its six possible fixture slots read as follows:

These are conditional bracket slots, not six additional confirmed India fixtures. If India fails to progress, it will not play them. If a pre-seeded opponent does not reach Super 7, the side that replaces it takes its schedule slot. The proposed 7 November India–Pakistan Super 7 meeting is therefore possible, not a second confirmed clash.

The top four Super 7 teams move to the semi-finals on 17 November in Cape Town and 18 November in Tshwane. The 21 November final is scheduled in Johannesburg, with a reserve day if needed. India’s involvement in either knockout round cannot be known until results decide it.

Tickets, broadcast and what fans should check next

The ICC ticket-ballot notice says registration is free from 1 October to 21 November 2026 and is not first-come, first-served. A ballot entry does not guarantee a ticket; successful entrants receive an opportunity to purchase later. Readers should use the ICC’s official ticket route and check the eligibility information there rather than treating a third-party offer as a confirmed seat.

Do not confuse the channels that televised the October 2026 schedule-launch programme with final, match-by-match 2027 World Cup broadcast arrangements. The ICC article used for this story does not list an Indian TV/streaming schedule or India-match start times for the tournament itself. Those details, and the 2027 squad, need later official confirmation. The five Group A dates and cities above are the information you can plan around today.

Quick questions

When is India vs Pakistan at the 2027 ODI World Cup? The confirmed Group A game is scheduled for Sunday, 10 October 2027 in Johannesburg. A second meeting appears only as a conditional Super 7 scenario if both teams advance into the designated positions.

Where does India begin the tournament? India opens its group campaign against Australia on Thursday, 7 October in Cape Town. The competition itself starts five days earlier with the Super Series in Namibia.

Who is Qualifier A? The label is not a named team yet. Its identity will be settled by the qualifying pathway; India’s scheduled group match against that slot is 17 October in Bloemfontein.

Sources checked: ICC’s official full fixture list, ICC format explainer, ICC ticket-ballot notice and an independent Olympics.com fixture cross-check. Updated 1 October 2026. Recheck the official fixture page before travel or purchases.