The cricket tournament at the 2027 Pan American Games will be the sport's first appearance at the Games and will be held between 22 July and 6 August 2027 at Lima, Peru. The women's event will be played from 22 to 29 July 2027 and the men's event will be played from 31 July to 6 August 2027.
Background Inclusion of cricket The sport's inclusion into the sport was pegged by multiple regional cricket officials and Cricket West Indies (CWI), who had publicly advocated for cricket's growth in the Americas. In March 2025, a high-level delegation led by CWI President Dr. Kishore Shallow met with multiple Peruvian Olympic Committee members in a bid for cricket's inclusion at the 2027 Games. Previously, Panam Sports President Neven Ilic had said that addition of new Olympic games–including cricket–would be difficult considering they are "not deeply developed in our region". In June, following a Panam Sports Executive Board meeting, cricket was officially included in the list of 36 sports to be played in 2027.
Competition venue All the matches will be played at a newly constructed cricket ground for both the men's and women's event.
Teams and qualification Peru automatically qualified for both events as the host along with the top four teams fron the 2025–26 Super50 Cup for the men's event, and the top four teams from the 2025–26 T20 Blaze have qualified for the women's event.
Nation Men's Women's Total: NOCs
Men's event
Method of qualification Date of qualification Hosts Berths Qualified teams Host country 18 June 2025 1 2025–26 Super50 Cup(Top 4 teams) 19 – 29 November 2025 4 Total
Women's event
Method of qualification Date of qualification Hosts Berths Qualified teams Host country 18 June 2025 1 2026 Twenty20 Blaze(Top 4 teams) 13 – 23 January 2026 4 Total
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