Cricket: What the win over Australia means for the Black Caps

A cool Kane Williamson and Trent Boult leave the field after winning New Zealand's Pool A test against Australia at Eden Park on Saturday. Photo / Greg Bowker.

Following New Zealand's thrilling win over Australia last night the unbeaten Black Caps are now favourites to win the Cricket World Cup. But there is still a very long way to go.

So what's next and who are New Zealand likely to face in the quarterfinals and semifinals?

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Allow us to break it down.

- New Zealand have two matches left in Pool A. They face Afghanistan this Sunday in Napier and then Bangladesh the following Friday in Hamilton.

- New Zealand currently sit top of pool A. If they top Pool A they will then face the fourth placed team in pool B in the quarterfinal - which will be either West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland or Zimbabwe.

- The semifinal format means the top teams in each pool, if they win their quarter-finals, will face the second ranked team from the opposite pool. With South Africa now in line to finish second in pool B - that means the top team in pool A should face them in the semifinals.

- New Zealand's best hope of avoiding South Africa in the semi-final is India beating the West Indies in Perth on Friday.

- if New Zealand make it to the semi-final, at this stage the most likely outcome is a clash with South Africa at Eden Park on March 24.

- This is all assuming rain doesn't play a further part in the tournament and South Africa don't lose to UAE, West Indies, Ireland or Pakistan.