Steven Smith tormented India with a century in every Test of the summer, and like the ghost of series past, returned to haunt them with another hundred in this World Cup semi-final

On Tuesday it was the hard-luck teams from past World Cups playing off in a semi-final; on Thursday it is the powerhouses, Australia and India

Martin Guptill's unbeaten 237 was the highest World Cup score of all time and the second-highest in all ODIs, but most importantly it ensured New Zealand's progression to the World Cup semi-finals for the seventh time

Wahab Riaz delivered one of the most fearsome spells in World Cup history but Australia, helped by some shoddy Pakistan fielding, weathered the storm and set up a semi-final showdown with India

The Sheffield Shield final begins on Saturday at Bellerive Oval in Hobart, but without a Tasmania player in sight. This is, remarkably, a home match for Victoria against Western Australia

The bouncer has turned out to be the weapon of choice for the leading bowlers of the World Cup so far

Pat Cummins hopes three wickets against Scotland will be enough to hold his place for Australia's quarter-final in Adelaide, on what he described as the fastest pitch he has played on this summer

Despite the nervousness caused by the weather, Australia's professional victory secured their preferred route for the knockouts

Plays of the day from the Group A match between Australia and Scotland in Hobart

Scotland were perhaps not expected to be as competitive as Ireland and Afghanistan at the World Cup but their performances were far more encouraging than the end result suggests

Scotland captain Preston Mommsen said the feeling in the Scotland camp ahead of the Australia match was one not of trepidation, but excitement

Australia and Scotland face off in Hobart with very different immediate futures. It's Scotland's last game of the tournament, and while Australia are guaranteed a quarter-final appearance, against whom that is remains to be seen

Australia might be through to the quarters, but there is a lot to gain for them from Saturday's match: a relative advantage in the knockouts line-up, as well as much needed time in the middle for some of their batsmen

Scotland have shown glimpses of potential during the World Cup and their vice-captain Kyle Coetzer hopes they can put in a 'full performance' in their next game against Australia

Australia opener David Warner said he was pleased with his team's balance despite them having altered with the line-up throughout the tournament

At Bellerive Oval, Kumar Sangakkara became the first man in ODI history to score centuries in four consecutive innings, and together with Tillakaratne Dilshan ensured a comfortable win over Scotland

Consistent success in Test cricket might have eluded Starc, but in the white-ball game he is bowling as well as anyone in the world

Qualification for the quarter-finals is a dream that has now disappeared, but the goal of winning a World Cup match for the first time remains for Scotland

Should results fall as form would suggest, Sri Lanka will finish third in the group and Bangladesh fourth. But Scotland can throw those predictions off if they manage to beat Sri Lanka or Australia over the next week in Hobart

James Faulkner said it was a relief to get through a full bowling workload - when he ambushed Sri Lanka's momentum during a 376 chase - after his side strain