Australia threw New Zealand's bid to reach the Cricket World Cup semi‑finals off course as they beat their old rivals by 86 runs.

In a repeat of the 2015 final, Australia emerged victors over their Trans‑Tasman neighbours once again.

Having already booked their semi‑final place with victory against England this win maintained momentum in their bid to retain the trophy.

New Zealand's second defeat in a row after going unbeaten for the first six games of the tournament leaves them still uncertain of reaching the knockout stage.

Their final group game comes against hosts England where both sides could need victory to reach the last four.

Australia will now play South Africa at 12.30am Saturday while New Zealand will play England at 9.30pm Wednesday.

Meanwhile, England play India at 9.30 tonight.

The group stage format is a round robin, where all ten teams play each other once, in a single group.

This means a total of 45 matches will be played, with each team playing a total of nine matches.

The top four teams from the group will progress to the semi finals.

Australia currently lead the points table, India are in second place, New Zealand in are third place while Pakistan have moved up to fourth.

The first semifinal will be played on the 9th of next month at 9.30pm while the second semi final will be played on the 10th of next month at 9.30pm.

The final will be played on the 14th of next month.

BBC Sports

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