It's an unusual place to be. The penultimate week of a World Cup is usually about teams looking to peak if not qualify for the semifinals. But in New Zealand and Sri Lanka, we have two sides coming in with seven consecutive defeats between them. So even if you factor out New Zealand needing a win to
SL VS NZ, WORLD CUP 2023
With semifinal in sight New Zealand hope for stars to align
Can New Zealand break the rut of four losses on the trot? © AFP
