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Cricket World Cup matchday 29: India bid to take a step closer to semi-final spot

Virat Kohli’s side are unbeaten in the tournament so far.

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India will bid to edge one step closer to a semi-final spot when they take on West Indies at Old Trafford on Thursday.

Virat Kohli’s side, unbeaten in the tournament so far, lie third in the table and one point better off than fourth-placed England having played two games less.

The West Indies still have a mathematical chance of a top-four finish and will be determined to keep their hopes alive after their agonising five-run defeat to New Zealand in their last match.

One to watch

Virat Kohli has hit half-centuries in all bar one of his innings at the 2019 World Cup
Virat Kohli has hit half-centuries in all bar one of his innings at the 2019 World Cup (Nigel French/PA)

Snap shot

New Zealand v Pakistan – ICC Cricket World Cup – Group Stage – Edgbaston
Pakistan’s Babar Azam celebrates his match-winning century against New Zealand (Simon Cooper/PA)
New Zealand v Pakistan – ICC Cricket World Cup – Group Stage – Edgbaston
Pakistan fans turned Edgbaston into a sea of green (Simon Cooper/PA)

Tournament tracker

Cricket World Cup: key statistics so far
Cricket World Cup: key statistics so far (PA Graphics)

England’s Joe Root on the need for cool heads in the crunch duel with India on Sunday

Stat will do

Spinning his web

New Zealand v Pakistan – ICC Cricket World Cup – Group Stage – Edgbaston
Shadab Khan (centre) and team-mates celebrate the prize wicket of New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson (Simon Cooper/PA)

Top-four fight

England v Australia – ICC Cricket World Cup – Group Stage – Lord’s
England must raise their heads again in final two games (Adam Davy/PA)

Up next

June 27: West Indies v India at Old Trafford

Table

Cricket World Cup table
 (PA Graphics)
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