Cricket World Cup 2023: Who has qualified for the semi-finals?
The race for a place in the World Cup semi-finals has come to a thrilling end.
New Zealand have sealed the final spot to join Australia, India and South Africa in securing a place in the knockouts.
There are still a couple of places at 2025 Champions Trophy available, with the top seven plus hosts Pakistan guaranteed a spot.
This is what each team needs from their remaining games.
2023 Cricket World Cup table
Team | Played | Won | Lost | Net run-rate | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
India (Q) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2.456 | 16 |
South Africa (Q) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1.261 | 14 |
Australia (Q) | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.841 | 14 |
New Zealand (Q) | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0.743 | 10 |
Pakistan (E) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0.036 | 8 |
Afghanistan (E) | 9 | 4 | 5 | -0.336 | 8 |
England (E) | 8 | 2 | 6 | -0.885 | 4 |
Bangladesh (E) | 9 | 2 | 7 | -1.087 | 4 |
Sri Lanka (E) | 9 | 2 | 7 | -1.419 | 4 |
Netherlands (E) | 8 | 2 | 6 | -1.635 | 2 |
Teams are split on points, then by number of wins and then net run-rate. Top four qualify for semi-finals.
India
Current points: 16 Maximum points possible: 18
India are guaranteed both a place in the semi-finals and top position in the group. They will face New Zealand on Wednesday, 15 November.
South Africa
Points: 14
South Africa are also through to the semi-finals and will face Australia on Thursday, 16 November.
Australia
Current points: 14
Australia are through to the semi-finals after their dramatic three-win wicket over Afghanistan. They will face South Africa on Thursday, 16 November.
New Zealand
Points: 10
New Zealand are through to the semi-finals after their win over Sri Lanka on Thursday, combined with Pakistan and Afghanistan not over-taking them on net run-rate. They will face India in Mumbai on Wednesday, 15 November.
Pakistan
Current points: 8 Maximum points possible: 10
Pakistan can no longer reach the semi-finals after they were unable to chase a target of 338 in 40 balls against England in their final group game.
Afghanistan
Points: 8
Afghanistan saw their chances of reaching the semi-finals snuffed out with defeat to South Africa in their final match.
England
Current points: 4 Maximum points possible: 6
England are out of the World Cup after losing to Australia in the seventh match of the tournament. They are in a good position to seal a Champions Trophy place too.
Bangladesh
Current points: 4
Bangladesh have been eliminated after their defeat by Pakistan in their seventh match. Despite their final-game defeat by Australia they currently remain in a Champions Trophy spot and will only slip out if the Netherlands beat India.
Sri Lanka
Points: 4
Sri Lanka cannot make the semi-finals following their defeat by Bangladesh in their eighth match. They are also unable to qualify for the Champions Trophy.
Netherlands
Current points: 4 Maximum points possible: 6
The Netherlands' hopes of making the last four were officially ended by their loss to England in their eighth match. They can reach the Champions Trophy if they beat India on Sunday.
How is net run-rate calculated?
Run-rate is the average number of runs scored per over by a team in their entire innings - so, for example, a score of 300 off 50 overs equals six runs per over.
Net run-rate is calculated by subtracting the opposition's run-rate from the other team's run-rate.
The winning side will therefore have a positive net run-rate, and the losers a negative net run-rate.
In a tournament, net run-rate is worked out by taking the average runs per over scored by that team in each game and subtracting the average runs per over scored against them in each game.
If a team is bowled out inside their allotted overs, their run-rate is calculated by dividing the runs by the maximum overs they could have batted - 50 overs in the case of this tournament.
