
On November 15, India, the only team still unbeaten, will play New Zealand in fourth position in the first semi-final in Mumbai.
A day later, in Kolkata, South Africa and Australia will square off in the second semi-final.
Here are some more specifics.
WC 2023: The standings are as follows
With nine victories and eighteen points, India became victorious on the table. With a Net Run Rate of +2.570, they are still the only team that has not yet lost.
With seven wins and two losses, South Africa ended behind them (NRR: +1.261).
Australia, ranked third, had an NRR of +0.841 and had won the same number of games.
As the fourth team to qualify (10 points, NRR: +0.743), NZ finished.
second-most victories in a World Cup edition in a row
India has so far easily trounced every opponent they have faced in the 2023 World Cup.
They are now the first team in a World Cup edition to win nine straight round-robin games.
Furthermore, India now holds the record for the second-most victories in a single World Cup edition.
Australia’s World Cup winning teams from 2003 and 2007 both won 11 games.
4 out of 10.
For SA, chasing has been a problem.
In the games when they batted first, South Africa was flawless. They scored more than 300 runs in all of these games.
The Netherlands defeated South Africa in one of their lone losses, which occurred while they were chasing.
Interestingly, SA’s lone successful run-chase occurred during their most recent meeting when they pursued 245
SA is still without a WC final.
Remarkably, South Africa has advanced to the semifinals of every alternate World Cup since 1992 (the inaugural tournament). Qualifications for the Proteas came in 1992, 1999, 2007, 2015, and 2023. The years 1996, 2003, 2011, and 2019 saw them miss the spot. SA is not yet in the World Cup final.
Despite stumbling, New Zealand secured a spot in the semifinals of the 2023 World Cup. All four of the Black Caps’ early games were victories.
Nevertheless, their campaign was hampered by losses to Australia, South Africa, India, and Pakistan.
The Kiwis had a near-exit scare, but they secured their semifinal position with comfortable victory over Sri Lanka.
As previously mentioned, New Zealand was the fourth team to qualify.