Pakistan, India and Australia in same 2027 Cricket World Cup group

India will meet defending champions Australia and bitter rivals Pakistan in their first two matches at the 2027 Cricket World Cup, the International Cricket Council announced on Thursday. The India-Australia match, a repeat of the 2023 final, will be in Cape Town on October 7 and the India-Pakistan clash will take place in Johannesburg three days later. The tournament, hosted by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia, will start on October 4 and the final will be played on November 27. The group match between India and Pakistan will be played at the Wanderers Stadium, the tournament’s biggest…