Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium in Victoria Falls nears completion ahead of CWC27

The Mosi-oa-Tunya International Cricket Stadium in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, is in the late stage of construction ahead of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027. In a report published on 19 October 2026, the International Cricket Council said the venue’s main building works were substantially complete, while finishing work continued before a first trial match whose date had not been announced. The inspection also covered existing grounds in Harare and Bulawayo, making Victoria Falls the new-build element of Zimbabwe’s wider three-city venue programme. The evidence supports a stadium nearing completion, not a completed or match-ready ground. [1] [3]

The ICC listed the media centre, broadcast centre, changing rooms, medical facility, grandstands and grass banks as substantially complete. Roofing, bucket-seat installation and other finishing work were still under way, corporate gazebos were still to be installed, and floodlights were planned for the stadium. The ICC report does not give a seating capacity, so no capacity figure is stated here. It said full completion was targeted for mid-2027, with an international series planned to test the facilities more extensively before the World Cup. [1]

The venue is scheduled to host Zimbabwe’s final group-stage match, against India on 24 October 2027. The ICC schedule also places three future Super 7 fixtures at Victoria Falls on 28 October, 30 October and 1 November 2027. Those are planned appointments rather than completed matches or proof that the stadium has opened. The schedule identifies Mosi-oa-Tunya Stadium in Victoria Falls among the tournament venues, while Zimbabwe will co-host the event with South Africa and Namibia. [1] [2]

The ICC’s official “first glimpse” construction gallery accompanies the progress report and is provided here as a source link, not as an assertion that its photographs may be reproduced. This article instead uses a clearly labelled, freely licensed waterfall image as location context. The remaining roof, seating, floodlight and finishing work, followed by the unannounced trial match and planned international series, are the milestones still separating the project from tournament use. [1] [5]