The eight South African venues to host matches in the 2027 ODI World Cup have been confirmed.

The main venues will be the Wanderers in Johannesburg, Centurion Park in Pretoria, Kingsmead in Durban, St George’s Park in Gqeberha, Boland Park in Paarl and Newlands in Cape Town.

Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein and Buffalo Park in East London will also host some fixtures, with other games being staged in tournament co-hosts Zimbabwe and Namibia.

“The exercise [of choosing the grounds] was a scientific one and also included the number of hotel rooms and the availability of an airport,” Moseki told News24.

“If there was disappointment, it was also tempered by the reality that was based on the venues that were chosen.

“We do indeed have 11 ICC-accredited venues, so it was hard to leave out three, but a whole lot of things were taken into consideration.

“There’s also the important matter of training venues outside of the ones available at the venue.”