India\u2019s win and Australia\u2019s defeat meant that the 2011 winners topped the group and face fourth-place New Zealand at Old Trafford.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
It will be an intriguing match-up as these two sides have not played each other at this World Cup. Their game at Trent Bridge on June 13 was abandoned without a ball bowled.<\/p>\n
India finished the group stage with just one defeat \u2014 to England \u2014 to finish on 15 points from their nine matches. While after a good start to this World Cup, New Zealand lost three games \u2014 to Pakistan, Australia and England \u2014 and ended on 11 points from their nine games.<\/p>\n
Rohit Sharma is India\u2019s dangerman with the bat with 647 runs in the group stage while Black Caps captain Kane Williamson has 481 runs.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s defeat in their final game means they slipped down to second at the end of the group stages and set up a meeting with England.<\/p>\n
Aaron Finch\u2019s men beat England by 64 runs at Lord\u2019s at the end of June.<\/p>\n
Captain Finch (507) and David Warner (634) have been Australia\u2019s stars with the bat while Joe Root (500) and Bairstow (462) are England\u2019s leading run scorers.<\/p>\n
With the ball, Mitchell Starc has 26 wickets at this World Cup, while England\u2019s Jofra Archer has 17.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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