New Zealand Cricket World Cup guide: gameplan, key player and prediction

The Black Caps arrive with an experienced, balanced squad and the conditions should suit big hitters such as Martin Guptill who will be crucial to their chancesExpectations on the Black Caps at World Cups have, since the turn of the century at least, been the same – to reach the semi-finals.In part this is because that has, largely, been their lot. New Zealand have reached the final four seven times – in 1975, 79, 92, 99, 07, 11 and 15. Related: India Cricket World Cup guide: gamepla