After 45 league matches and over a month long of competitive cricket, the 2019 World Cup has finally reached its fag end, with the semifinals set to start on 9 July. India, Australia, England and New Zealand are the teams taking on each other for a place in the World Cup final.
While India have topped the group with 7 wins from 9 games with 15 points, Australia are placed second with 14 points from the same number of same number of matches played.
England, who started their campaign with such authority, lost their momentum coming to the end of the league stage. They lost as many as three games and now find themselves on the third spot with 12 points.
Kane Williamson-led NZ who were unbeaten in their first in their first six games, lost their last three and finished at number four on the points table.
With the fans now awaiting for the playoffs, here are all the details regarding the knockout games.
- Where Will the ICC World Cup 2019 Semifinal Matches Be Played?
The ICC World Cup 2019 will have two semifinal matches. The first semifinal between India and New Zealand will be played at Old Trafford in Manchester on Tuesday, 9 July. While the second semifinal between England and Australia will be played in at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Thursday, 11 July.
- Where can I see TV channels Live broadcasting of the Semifinal Matches of ICC World Cup 2019?
- Where Can I Watch the ICC World Cup 2019 Playoff Matches Live Streaming Online?
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- Squads of Teams in ICC World Cup 2019 Playoffs
India:
Virat Kohli (capt), **Mayank Agarwal, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, *Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav.
Australia:
Aaron Finch (capt), Jason Behrendorff, Alex Carey (wk), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, *Peter Handscomb, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Marsh, Mathew Wade
England:
Eoin Morgan (capt), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood.
New Zealand:
Kane Williamson (capt), Tom Blundell (wk), Trent Boult, Colin de Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham (wk), Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Henry Nicholls, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor.
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