ICC World Cup 2019 semi-finals scenario after England vs New Zealand: What do the teams need to qualify?

England beat New Zealand to become the third team – after Australia and India – to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup. England will also finish as third in the league, which means that they will play the second-ranked side. Let us see where the teams stand.

Team	M	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Status	Final rank
Australia	8	7	1	0	14	+1.000	Qualified
India	8	6	1	1	13	+0.811	Qualified
England	9	6	3	0	12	+1.152	Qualified	3
New Zealand	9	5	3	1	11	+0.175
Pakistan	8	4	3	1	9	-0.792
Sri Lanka	8	3	3	2	8	-0.934	Eliminated
Bangladesh	8	3	4	1	7	-0.195	Eliminated
South Africa	8	2	5	1	5	-0.080	Eliminated
West Indies	8	1	6	1	3	-0.335	Eliminated
Afghanistan	8	0	8	0	0	-1.418	Eliminated	10

Australia: Qualified. Need to beat South Africa to top the group. If they lose they will have to back Sri Lanka to beat India to avoid playing England.

India: Qualified. To avoid England, they need to beat Sri Lanka and hope South Africa beat Australia.

England: Qualified. Third. Will face Australia or India.

New Zealand: Will qualify unless Pakistan beat Bangladesh by a colossal margin.

Pakistan: Will qualify only if they beat Bangladesh by a humongous margin.

Bangladesh (whose last match against Pakistan will decide a semi-finalist), Sri Lanka, South Africa, West Indies, and Afghanistan will not qualify for the semi-final. Afghanistan is also slated to finish last.