Who are India’s and New Zealand’s top performers at the Cricket World Cup?
Most runs - India

Virat Kolhi 594 (2 100s, 5 50s)

Rohit Sharma 503 (1 100, 3 50s)

Shreyas Iyer 421 (1 100, 3 50s)

Most runs - New Zealand

Rachin Ravinda 565 (3 100s, 2 50s)

Daryl Mitchell 418 (1 100, 2 50s)

Devon Conway 359 (1 100)

Most wickets - India

Jasprit Bumrah - 17

Mohammed Shami - 16

Ravindra Jadeja - 16

Most wickets - New Zealand

Mitchell Santner - 16

Trent Boult - 13

Matt Henry - 11

Kane Williamson and the Black Caps arrive
Trent Boult is up for it

“There will be a lot of excitement in the prospect of that challenge,” he said. “It doesn’t get any bigger than taking on India in front of one-and-a-half billion people," he told Kris Shannon.

Ones to watch

Tim Southee vs Virat Kohli could be a fun battle. 205 runs at a strike rate of 101 for Kohli and six dismissals for Southee.

Glenn Phillips, bowler?

Phillips has doubled the number of overs he had bowled in his entire ODI career during the course of this World Cup.

Iceland throw support behind the Black Caps

Iceland Cricket secretary David Cook spoke with the Herald's Luke Kirkness about what he's made of the tournament so far.

One for the statisticians
Rohit Sharma insists the semi-final will not be decided solely by which team bats first

"I've played a lot of cricket here: these four or five games are not going to tell a lot about what Wankhede is… I certainly believe that toss is not the [decisive] factor."

Kane Williamson comfortable with perception that India are favourites

"The underdog thing, from what you guys write, I do not think it has changed too much, but that is fine you know, and India have been exceptional."

History repeats?

Tonight's semifinal is a repeat of the same match four years ago when New Zealand pulled off a remarkable 18-run win in Manchester - a match that was played over two days. Here’s how the Herald covered the stunning semifinal four years ago.