New Delhi – Following is a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the World Cup quarterfinalists.

SOUTH AFRICA

Strengths:

* Highest middle order strike rate (93.4); second highest average per batsman (53.7)

* Only team to have bowled out all six opponents so far

*Bowlers have lowest average runs per wicket (17.1)

*Bowlers have best strike rate (23.8 balls per wicket)

* Bowlers have second best economy rate (4.3 runs per over) behind Sri Lanka

* Good fast bowling economy (4.2), average (17.3), strike rate (24.5)

* Best spin bowling with average (15.0), strike rate (22.1)

Weaknesses:

* Most number of run outs (6) conceded

AUSTRALIA

Strengths:

* Second highest opening partnership average (71.2)

* Highest strike rate (110.9) by lower middle order

* Best average score per wicket (75.0) while batting during powerplays; only team not to have lost a single wicket during all the bowling powerplays.

* Second best economy rate by the fast bowlers (4.2)

Weaknesses:

* Poor average score per wicket (38.5) in middle order with a relatively poor strike rate (77.9)

* Bowling strike rate is poorest among all qualifiers (34.8 balls per wicket).

* Worst economy rate conceded during batting powerplay (8.7)

ENGLAND

Strengths:

* Showed their mental strength by surviving six close games.

* Most number of runouts (8)

Weaknesses:

* Lower middle order has lowest average runs (12.5) at relatively poor strike rate (77.3)

* Poorest performance during batting powerplay with a run rate (6.4) and an average of 12.9

* Poorest bowling performance so far with the worst economy rate (5.4 runs per over), average (30.9) and a strike rate (34.2) only better than Australia.

* Poorest economy (5.8) and average (37.8) in powerplay bowling

INDIA

Strengths:

* Second best batting performance so far behind Sri Lanka

* Openers have the strongest performance, including highest strike rate (109.9); second highest average score (56.3); high average opening stand (57.2)

* In powerplay one and two their performance is the best by a distance but they have a poor average score (37.7) in the batting powerplay

* India have effected the second highest number of run outs (6) and stumpings (3) and taken the third highest number of catches (25)

Weaknesses:

* Poor bowling performance with an economy rate (5.2) and average (27.9). Poor strike rate of 31.9

* The weakest bowling performance from frontline spinners. Average of 38.5 runs a wicket only better than Australia; economy of 4.9 only better than West Indies; poor strike rate of 47.5

NEW ZEALAND

Strengths:

* Opening batsmen have highest average runs per opener (57.6) and decent opening partnership (58.0)

* Lower middle order has good average runs per batsman (27.6) at healthy strike rate (98.6)

* Only team not to have suffered a single runout

* New Zealand's regular pacemen have the best economy (4.1), best average (16.1) and second best strike rate (23.1)

* Best spin bowling economy of 3.1 runs per over

Weaknesses:

* Middle order has lowest average score per batsman (31.5) with middling strike rate (85.5)

PAKISTAN

Strengths:

* Lower middle order has highest average runs per batsman (31.2) at healthy strike rate (90.3)

* Best bowling economy rate during powerplays (4.2, with an 3.7 during powerplay one); good average (22.8)

Weaknesses:

* Lowest opening batting average (14.8), lowest strike rate (68.5)

* Lowest average during powerplays (28.7) and run rate (5.0)

* Most number of extras conceded (9.3%) relative to total score

* Lowest number of catches taken (19) alongside England.

SRI LANKA

Strengths:

* Best opening batting performance, including highest average opening partnership (85.3), high strike rate (92.2)

* Second highest runs per wicket scored (51.5) at run rate of 6.2 runs per over during powerplays while batting

* Second best bowling performance, behind South Africa. Best economy rate (4.3) with second best average runs per wicket (18.8) and strike rate (26.1)

* Best spin bowling performance with economy (3.5) behind the Kiwis and average (16.7) second to South Africa

Weaknesses: “

* Second highest number of run outs (5) conceded and extras (7.7%) higher than some other teams

WEST INDIES

Strengths:

* Good bowling performance, especially during powerplays; best average runs per wicket (18.0), decent economy rate (4.7)

* Fast bowling has best strike rate (22.8), second best average (16.9)

* Least number of extras (5.4%) conceded relative to total score

Weaknesses:

* Weakest batting performance, alongside Pakistan. Lowest average runs per wicket (26.5). Run rate (5.2) only better than Pakistan's. – Reuters