Will India's formidable pace trio overpower New Zealand's batting brilliance, or can Australia's top-order dominance stand strong against South Africa's explosive starters? TOI examines what lies ahead in the semifinals
The World Cup is at its business end. All that has transpired over the last one month will not take too long to be forgotten if things go wrong from here. India know it very well - they had seven wins going into the semifinals of the last ODI World Cup in England - but all that remains in public imagination of that campaign is the crumbling of the top-order in the semifinal against New Zealand.