India and New Zealand have met 7 times in World Cup cricket, but never in a knockout match.
New Zealand won their first 5 completed matches but lost the next 3. They were tied with Pakistan on points, and qualified based on a superior net run rate.
Jonny Bairstow hit a ton to lead England’s way to the semi-final. His 107 off 99 balls placed him at the 7th position. Lockie Ferguson, although didn’t play the match against England manages to hold the second place.
Maxwell has scored his 142 runs at a strike rate of almost 203, while Boult has conceded 4.45 an over.
Virat Kohli’s (67) third consecutive 50 of the tournament helped him to enter top ten. With a total of nine wickets, Sheldon Cottrell is now at 8th place.
India began their World Cup campaign with a win over South Africa, while New Zealand survived a scare to beat Bangladesh.
New Zealand and Sri Lanka begin their World Cup campaigns with contrasting objectives.
New Zealand have made it to the top four in 1975, 1979, 1992, 1999, 2007, 2011, and 2015 – seven out of eleven editions including the last three.
New Zealand coast to 2-0 but have injury concerns for the final Test; Afghanistan’s white-ball tour of Zimbabwe called off.
Neil Wagner's maiden Test five-wicket haul helps New Zealand bundle out Bangladesh for 234, despite Tamim Iqbal's ton