And then there were four.
Six of the 10 teams to start the Cricket World Cup have been eliminated – including defending champions England – with just unbeaten hosts India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand left.
India, who won all nine of the group games to top the table, meet New Zealand in Wednesday’s first semi-final in Mumbai (live on Sky Sports Cricket from 8am ahead of the first ball at 8.30am).
Hindi coverage of the first semi-final at Wankhede Stadium is live on Sky Sports Arena from 8.20am.
Here is how the group stage finished at the Cricket World Cup with India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand reaching the semi-finals
South Africa and Australia will square off at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday (live on Sky Sports Cricket from 8am ahead of the first ball at 8.30am) to determine the second finalists.
The showpiece game will then take place in Ahmedabad on Sunday (7.30am on air ahead of the first ball at 8.30am).
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You will be able to follow both semi-finals and then the final live across Sky Sports’ digital platforms as well with live over-by-over blogs and in-game video clips.
India vs New Zealand (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai) – from 8.30am, Wednesday
Group stage result: India beat New Zealand by four wickets
India and New Zealand’s top performers
INDIA
- Leading run-scorer: Virat Kohli (594 runs @ 99.00 – 2 x hundred, 5 x fifty)
- Highest score: Rohit Sharma (131 off 84 balls, against Afghanistan)
- Leading wicket-taker: Jasprit Bumrah (17 wickets @ 15.64)
- Best bowling figures: Mohammed Shami (5-18 versus Sri Lanka)
NEW ZEALAND
- Leading run-scorer: Rachin Ravindra (565 runs @ 70.62 – 3 x hundred, 2 x fifty)
- Highest score: Devon Conway (152 not out off 121 balls, against England)
- Leading wicket-taker: Mitchell Santner (16 wickets @ 24.87)
- Best bowling figures: Mitchell Santner (5-59 against Netherlands)
New Zealand batter Rachin Ravindra has 565 runs at this year’s Cricket World Cup – the most by any player under the age of 25 at a single staging of the tournament
South Africa vs Australia (Eden Gardens, Kolkata) – from 8.30am, Thursday
Group stage result: South Africa beat Australia by 134 runs
South Africa and Australia’s top performers
SOUTH AFRICA
- Leading run-scorer: Quinton de Kock (591 runs @ 65.66 – 4 x hundred)
- Highest score: Quinton de Kock (174 off 140 balls, against Bangladesh)
- Leading wicket-taker: Gerald Coetzee (18 wickets @ 19.38)
- Best bowling figures: Gerald Coetzee (4-44 versus Afghanistan)
AUSTRALIA
- Leading run-scorer: David Warner (499 runs @ 55.44 – 2 x hundred, 2 x fifty)
- Highest score: Glenn Maxwell (201 not out off 128 balls, against Afghanistan)
- Leading wicket-taker: Adam Zampa (22 wickets @ 18.90)
- Best bowling figures: Mitchell Santner (4-8 against Netherlands)
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Highlights from a remarkable game in Mumbai as Glenn Maxwell’s 201 not out from 128 balls powered Australia to a stunning comeback win over Afghanistan
Cricket World Cup – results so far
October 5 – New Zealand beat England by nine wickets | Report
October 6 – Pakistan beat Netherlands by 81 runs | Report
October 7 – Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by six wickets | Report
October 7 – South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 102 runs | Report
October 8 – India beat Australia by six wickets | Report
October 9 – New Zealand beat Netherlands by 99 runs | Report
October 10 – England beat Bangladesh by 137 runs | Report
October 10 – Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by six wickets | Report
October 11 – India beat Afghanistan by eight wickets | Report
October 12 – South Africa beat Australia by 134 runs | Report
October 13 – New Zealand beat Bangladesh by eight wickets | Report
October 14 – India beat Pakistan by seven wickets | Report
October 15 – Afghanistan beat England by 69 runs | Report
October 16 – Australia beat Sri Lanka by five wickets | Report
October 17 – Netherlands beat South Africa by 38 runs | Report
October 18 – New Zealand beat Afghanistan by 149 runs | Report
October 19 – India beat Bangladesh by seven wickets | Report
October 20 – Australia beat Pakistan by 62 runs | Report
October 21 – Sri Lanka beat Netherlands by five wickets | Report
October 21 – South Africa beat England by 229 runs | Report
October 22 – India beat New Zealand by four wickets | Report
October 23 – Afghanistan beat Pakistan by eight wickets | Report
October 24 – South Africa beat Bangladesh by 149 runs | Report
October 25 – Australia beat Netherlands by 309 runs | Report
October 26 – Sri Lanka beat England by eight wickets | Report
October 27 – South Africa beat Pakistan by one wicket | Report
October 28 – Australia beat New Zealand by five runs | Report
October 28 – Netherlands beat Bangladesh by 87 runs | Report
October 29 – India beat England by 100 runs | Report
October 30 – Afghanistan beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets | Report
October 31 – Pakistan beat Bangladesh by seven wickets | Report
November 1 – South Africa beat New Zealand by 190 runs | Report
November 2 – India beat Sri Lanka by 302 runs | Report
November 3 – Afghanistan beat Netherlands by seven wickets | Report
November 4 – Pakistan beat New Zealand by 21 runs (DLS) | Report
November 4 – Australia beat England by 33 runs | Report
November 5 – India beat South Africa by 243 runs | Report
November 6 – Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by three wickets | Report
November 7 – Australia beat Afghanistan by three wickets | Report
November 8 – England beat Netherlands by 160 runs | Report
November 9 – New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by five wickets | Report
November 10 – South Africa beat Afghanistan by five wickets | Report
November 11 – Australia beat Bangladesh by eight wickets | Report
November 11 – England beat Pakistan by 93 runs | Report
November 12 – India beat Netherlands by 160 runs | Report
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