The 2019 Cricket World Cup group stage was played in a round-robin league format, with all 10 teams playing each other once in a single group, resulting in a total of 45 matches being played. The top four teams from the group progressed to the knockout stage. A similar format was previously used in the 1992 Cricket World Cup.[1]
On 25 June 2019, Australia became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals, after beating England at Lord's.[2] India became the second team to qualify for the semi-finals, after they defeated Bangladesh at Edgbaston on 2 July 2019.[3] The following day saw tournament hosts England become the third team to qualify for the semi-finals, after they beat New Zealand at the Riverside Ground.[4] New Zealand were the fourth and final team to qualify for the semi-finals, after Pakistan were unable to increase their net run rate sufficiently enough in their final group stage match against Bangladesh at Lord's.[5]
An Australian docu-series - The Test was produced, following the Australian national cricket team in the aftermath of the Australian ball tampering scandal.[6] The sixth episode of Season 1 featured Australia at the tournament.