Teams’ placing in Pool A of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 confirmed

The final placings of teams in Pool A of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 were confirmed today following Australia’s win over Scotland in the last match in this pool in Hobart on Saturday.

The result means New Zealand has topped Pool A, followed by Australia (second), Sri Lanka (third) and Bangladesh (fourth).

In Pool B, India has already sealed top spot while South Africa has also qualified for the last eight stage. However, the teams’ placing from second to fourth will be confirmed following Sunday’s matches between West Indies v UAE and Pakistan v Ireland matches to be played in Napier and Adelaide, respectively.

The current status of the knock-out stage matches is:

Quarter-finals:

Wed 18 March – QF3 - Sri Lanka (A3) v B2 (TBC), Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)
Thu 19 March – QF4 - Bangladesh (A4) v India (B1), Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Fri 20 March – QF2 - Australia (A2) v B3 (TBC), Adelaide Oval
Sat 21 March – QF1 - New Zealand (A1) v B4 (TBC), Wellington Regional Stadium

Semi-finals :

Tue 24 March – SF1 - Winner QF1 (NZ v B4) v Winner QF3 (SL v B2), Eden Park, Auckland
Thu 26 March – SF2 - Winner QF2 (AUS v B3) v Winner QF4 (Bangladesh v India), SCG, Sydney

Final:

Sun 29 March – Melbourne Cricket Ground

For more information, please visit http://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup