Bangladesh's Rubel Hossain, left, is embraced by teammates after he bowled England's James Anderson to win their Cricket World Cup Pool A match by 15 runs. Photo / AP
Bangladesh's 15-run win over England last night sent the 1992 finalists packing with one pool match remaining.
The victory lifted Bangladesh to third in pool A with one match remaining against co-hosts New Zealand in Hamilton this Friday. Sri Lanka are now fourth with their final game against bottom of the table Scotland - leaving Sri Lanka in the box seat to secure third place.
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Here's how it currently stands.
Pool A
New Zealand - 10 points
Have secured first place with one game remaining against Bangladesh.
Australia - 7 points
All but secured second place with a 64-run win over Sri Lanka on Sunday. Australia face Scotland in their final game on Saturday. Will finish second wth win over Scotland. Can finish as low as fourth with defeat to Scotland, followed by Sri Lanka beating Scotland and Bangladesh beat New Zealand.
Bangladesh - 7 points
Hold third after last night's win. Face New Zealand in final game. Have won the seven games against the Black Caps - all in the subcontinent. A win over New Zealand and a rained-out game between Australia-Scotland could see Bangladesh steal second spot. As would a rained-out game against New Zealand with a shock Australian loss to Scotland. Defeat to New Zealand and Sri Lanka victory over Scotland.
Sri Lanka - 6 points
Sit fourth and most likely will finish third with a win over Scotland and a Bangladesh defeat to New Zealand. Sri Lanka can finish as high as second with a win over Scotland along with Bangladesh and Austrlaia both losing their final fixtures. A defeat to Scotland or even a rained out game will see Sri Lanka finish bottom of the group.
- England play Afghanistan in their final pool match in Sydney on Friday. It is expected to rain.
Predicted outcome
1st: New Zealand
2nd: Australia
3rd: Sri Lanka
4th: Bangladesh
Pool B
India - 8 points
Hold top spot by two points over South Africa with a game in hand. With remaining games against Ireland and Zimbabwe it seems likely they will remain top.
South Africa - 6 points
Remain second despite a second loss to Pakistan on Saturday. South Africa are tied with Pakistan but have a far more superior net run-rate. That is unlikely to change with the Proteas facing UAE in their final game while Pakistan play Ireland.
Pakistan - 6 points
Play Ireland in final group match. Need a win or no-result, along with an Ireland defeat to India, to secure spot in playoffs.
Ireland - 6 points
Also sit on six points, in fourth spot, with two games left against India and Pakistan. With West Indies likely to pick up two points in their final pool game against UAE, Ireland need one more win to secure a quarter-final spot.
West Indies - 4 points
Final group game against UAE. Need to win and two Ireland defeats to book spot in quarter-finals. If any of Ireland's games are rained out, or a Pakistan win over Ireland, then West Indies are out.
Predicted outcome
1st: India
2nd: South Africa
3rd: Pakistan
4th: West Indies
Predicted quarterfinals
Wednesday March 18 - South Africa v Sri Lanka, Sydney
Thursday March 19 - India v Bangladesh, Melbourne
Friday March 20 - Australia v Pakistan, Adelaide
Saturday March 21 - New Zealand v West Indies, Wellington
Semifinal scenario
Tuesday March 24 - South Africa/Sri Lanka v New Zealand/West Indies, Eden Park
Thursday March 26 - India/Bangladesh v Australia/Pakistan, Sydney
The White Ferns have remarkably reached the final.