ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Semi-final Preview: Can the Black Caps do it again? Are Australia peaking at the right time?

After 39 days of pool play, the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 has reached the business end of the tournament, which means there was time for all of us to get together in-person to look ahead to the semi-finals. It was great fun to be back in the same room together, with plenty of laughs alongside reflections about the tournament as a whole and where these two big games will be won. How do you beat this Indian side? Can New Zealand's top 4 of Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson and Daryl Mitchell put pressure on this incredible Indian bowling attack? Will the Black Caps look to target Kuldeep Yadav? Mohammed Siraj? Who will win the battle between Trent Boult and Tim Southee and Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli? Are Australia peaking at the right time? Will South Africa's powerful batting lineup, featuring the likes of Heinrich Klaasen and Quinton de Kock, continue to dominate this Australian bowling lineup? Do Australia have a powerplay problem? Is there room for Marnus Labuschagne? Can South Africa overcome their semi-final hoodoo and bury the ghosts of 1999? Is the semi-final format fair? And much, much more! We'll be back again on Thursday and Friday mornings (NZ time), to review both semi-finals, but until then please take the time to give us a like, follow, share or subscribe on all our channels (@toporderpod on Twitter & Facebook , and @thetoporderpodcast on Instagram & YouTube ) and a (5-Star!) review at your favourite podcast provider, or tell a friend to download. It really helps others find the show and is the best thing you can do to support us. You can also find all our written content, including our Hall of Fame series, at our website . You can also dip back into our guest episodes - including a recent conversation with Mike Hesson, plus chats with former World Cup stars Shane Bond and Mike Hussey, current players such as Matt Henry, Sophie Devine and Ish Sodhi, coaches Gary Stead, Jeetan Patel and Luke Wright, as well as Barry Richards, Frankie Mackay, Bharat Sundaresan and many more fascinating people from all across the cricketing world. And if you'd like to reach out to us with feedback, questions or guest suggestions, get in touch at thetoporderpodcast@gmail.com . Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices