The ongoing Cricket World Cup has hit the penultimate phase now as the league stage is drawing to a close tomorrow, 12 November with India playing New Zealand in the final league game.
Now that the league stages are drawing to a close and India has aced the same with 8 wins in 8 games, the focus is on the semifinals.
New Zealand and Pakistan are in the race for the fourth spot and the winner will face table-toppers India in the semi-finals.
Realistically speaking, Pakistan’s tournament is done and dusted as England opted to bat first in their final game. Given the run rate equations, there is no way Pakistan will topple New Zealand for the fourth spot.
This essentially means that New Zealand will end up with fourth position on the table and will face India in the first semi-final game on the 15th of this month at the famous Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Australia will face South Africa in the second semi-final and the winner of this game will take on the winner between India and New Zealand. The finals are on the 19th of this month.
