All you need to know about the Cricket World Cup Semi-Finals
After a victory over Sri Lanka and a subsequent defeat by England for Pakistan, New Zealand emerged as the last side to go to the elimination stage. The Black Caps finished with 10 points despite suffering four straight losses following a good start.
The Squads
India squad:Â Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Prasidh Krishna, Suryakumar Yadav.
South Africa squad:Â Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams.
South Africa squad:Â Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams.
Australia squad:Â Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
Australia squad:Â Pat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
Prize money
An overall US$10 million pot has been announced for the tournament. The winners of the tournament will take home US$4 million, with the runners-up winning US$2 million. Teams will also collect US$40,000 for every group stage win.
The Venues
Semi-Final 1: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Semi-Final 2: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Empires
On-field umpires:Â Richard Illingworth (England) and Rod Tucker (Australia)
TV umpire:Â Joel Wilson (West Indies)
Fourth umpire:Â Adrian Holdstock (South Africa)
Match referee:Â Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
2nd semi-final, South Africa vs Australia, November 16:
On-field umpires:Â Richard Kettleborough (England) and Nitin Menon (India)
Third umpire:Â Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand)
Fourth umpire:Â Michael Gough (England)
Match referee:Â Javagal Srinath (India)
