Tournament favourites surge back in style against India to leave finals destiny in their own hands
What England's win means for the semi-final race
1st: Australia (14 points)
Played: 8 | Won: 7 | Lost: 1 | NR: 0 | NRR: 1.00
The run home
July 6: v South Africa at Old Trafford
Another clinical display from the Australians against the Kiwis has guaranteed a top-two finish with one game still to come. They now have a week off to recharge ahead of their final group game against South Africa - if they win that, they finish in top spot. Aaron Finch's side will also be keeping a close eye on other results in the run home, with England, New Zealand, Pakistan or even Bangladesh looming as their semi-final opponent.
2nd: India (11 points)
Played: 7 | Won: 5 | Lost: 1 | NR: 1 | NRR 0.854
The run home
July 2: v Bangladesh at Edgbaston
July 6: v Sri Lanka at Headingley
India's defeat to England meant a lot more for the hosts than it did for Virat Kohli's side, who remain well placed for a top-two finish. That's not to say a finals place is a done deal for the 2011 world champs; theoretically they could miss the top four altogether if they lose their remaining fixtures and England and Pakistan or Bangladesh win theirs, and there is enough of a turnaround in Net Run Rate.
3rd: New Zealand (11 points)
Played: 8 | Won: 5 | Lost: 2 | NR: 1 | NRR: 0.57
The run home
July 3: v England at the Riverside Ground
A second consecutive defeat means the Black Caps are still not guaranteed of a semi-final spot. A mouth-watering clash now looms between the Kiwis and England in Durham on Wednesday, with the loser of that game to be in danger of missing out on the top four. The good news for the Black Caps is the strength of their Net Run Rate compared to Pakistan (0.57 to -0.79), which could end up determining who advances to the knockout stage.
4th: England (10 points)
Played: 8 | Won: 5 | Lost: 3 | NRR 1.00
The run home
July 3: v New Zealand at the Riverside Ground
Victory over India has catapulted England back into the top four but they will have to knock off the Black Caps in Durham on Wednesday to be certain of playing in the semi-finals. Making matters worse for England, their strong Net Run Rate of 1.00 - the equal-best in the tournament - may not count for anything in a tiebreaker situation given the teams near them on the ladder have had at least one washed-out game each.
5th: Pakistan (9 points)
Played: 8 | Won: 4 | Lost: 3 | NR: 1 | NRR -0.792
The run home
July 5: v Bangladesh at Lord's
They don't make it easy, do they? In a game most pundits expected them to win easily, Pakistan almost fluffed their lines before stealing the two points from Afghanistan at Headingley to keep them in the hunt for a finals spot. They now need to beat Bangladesh and hope that either New Zealand beat England (a scenario that would see them leapfrog England into fourth spot) or England hammer the Black Caps by a big enough margin to push their Net Run Rate below Pakistan's.
6th: Bangladesh (7 points)
Played: 7 | Won: 3 | Lost: 3 | NR: 1 | NRR -0.133
The run home
July 2: v India at Edgbaston
July 5: v Pakistan at Lord’s
Having split their first seven matches, Bangladesh can take a giant leap towards their first-ever World Cup semi-final with an upset win over India at Edgbaston on Tuesday. Following England's win over India, the Tigers would then also need to beat Pakistan at Lord’s on the penultimate day of the group stage.
7th: Sri Lanka (6 points)
Played: 7 | Won: 2 | Lost: 3 | NR: 2 | NRR -1.186
The run home
July 1: v West Indies at the Riverside Ground
July 6: v India at Headingley
Sri Lanka's thrashing at the hands of South Africa on Friday and England's victory over India means the 1996 world champs are out of the running. Theoretically they could still finish in equal fourth spot should all other results go their way, however England (with whom they would be level with on 10 points in a best-case scenario) have five wins to their four, which in this tournament is the first tie-breaker used.
8th: South Africa (5 points)
Played: 8 | Won: 2 | Lost: 5 | NR: 1 | NRR -0.324
The run home
July 6: v Australia at Old Trafford
A thumping of Sri Lanka on Friday earned the Proteas just their second win of the tournament, but a semi-final spot remains an impossibility after five losses in their first seven games. They now have a week to wait before their final group game, against Australia in Manchester on July 6.
9th: West Indies (3 points)
Played: 7 | Won: 1 | Lost: 5 | NR: 1 | NRR -0.32
The run home
July 1: v Sri Lanka at the Riverside Ground
July 4: v Afghanistan at Headlingley
A tournament that promised so much has ended with a whimper for the Windies, who will look back on their heartbreaking loss to the Kiwis last Saturday as the ‘what if’ moment of their campaign. Already out of the race for a semi-final spot after their loss to India on Thursday, Jason Holder's side will be playing for pride in their two winnable games to come, against Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.
10th: Afghanistan (0 points)
Played: 7 | Won: 0 | Lost: 7 | NR: 0 | NRR -1.634
The run home
July 4: v West Indies at Headlingley
Having fallen just short of beating both India and Pakistan, Afghanistan will be playing for pride on the run home and be eyeing their match against the Windies to register their first win of the tournament.