Zim 67/4 after 18.2 overs.
Zimbabwe 252/7 off 50 overs.
The last three overs went for 60 runs as follows:
over no 48: N1 6 . 6 1 4 4
over no 49: 4 2 4 1 . 2
over no 50: N4 4 2 1 6 4 4
Some hitting by the Zimbabweans. :)
62 runs in last 3 overs 
great hitting , poor bowling.
That is some hitting. Wish they had beaten NZ
what a team new zealand is proving to be.
Def have a chance in this world cup. They play so well as a team and their fielding, bowling and batting is consistent.
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Kiwis kept pressure Zimbabweans from the start to end except in the last three overs of Zimbabwe inning. There was nothin' special from the Zimbabwe side, except a great knock by skipper, Heath Streak. Andy Blignaut and Andy Flower were the victims of Runout, though, Bilgnaut wasn't run out, as showed in the replay. Umpirin' in the WC is a trouble.
It was quite an impressive batting preformance from Kiwis if you exclude McMillan and Styris (who has played well so can be excused from doing badly!). Astle made his 13th one day hundred, Cairns made a good 54 and Fleming made a good total 46. Harris also stared them home nicely.
What was also encouraging was the fact the Cairns took 2 wickets with the ball. He has been incredibly outta form and hasnt bowled much this world cup becuse he has been to expensive.
There was one thing wrong. I think that Fleming got his captaincy a bit wrong which doesn't usually happen with him. He used up all the bowlers that should have finished off the innings to early leaving, Harris, Vettori and Adams (who should have actually been alright!) in the last 3 overs. They went for like 60 runs or something. This could have kept the total down quite a bit!
Overall, a good match. Well done, Kiwis!
Enjoy Pics:
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Andre Adams gets New Zealand off to the best of starts as he removes Zimbabwean opener Dion Ebrahim leaving the score on 5-1.
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*Zimbabwe are in real trouble on 98-5 when Andy Flower is run out for 38 after a superb piece of fielding by Nathan Astle *
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*Zimbabwe find their captain Heath Streak in awesome form and his stunning 72 not out helps his side post a challenging 252 *
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*New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming makes an impressive 46 before his dismissal lbw *
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*A half century from Chris Cairns helps keep New Zealand on target for an important Super Six win. *
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*Chris Harris and Nathan Astle celebrate as their side edge a step nearer to the semi-finals with Australia the next challenge. *
Go Nz Go :-D
Wowww New Zealand :k:
P W L NR T CFP Points NRR
Australia 3 3 - - - 4.0 16.0 +1.840
India 3 2 1 - - 4.0 12.0 -0.192
Kenya 3 2 1 - - 2.0 10.0 +0.435
New Zealand 3 1 2 - - 4.0 8.0 -0.329
Sri Lanka 3 1 2 - - 3.5 7.5 -0.680
Zimbabwe 3 - 3 - - 3.5 3.5 -0.753
India, Lankans look to settle unfinished business](http://uk.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2003/MAR/153893_REUTERS_08MAR2003.html)
JOHANNESBURG, March 8 (Reuters) - India and Sri Lanka head into Monday’s World Cup Super Six game at The Wanderers with an unsettled score to resolve and semi-final qualification at stake.
India’s jittery win over Kenya in Cape Town on Friday has put them in pole position to qualify for the last four while Sri Lanka know they need a quick recovery from their demoralising defeat against Australia.
The last time the two sides met they could not be separated. The final of the Champions Trophy in Colombo in September 2002 started twice but was abandoned both times due to rain before the title was shared.
The teams will thus go into the game with something to prove to each other, but India captain Sourav Ganguly says the Colombo wash-out will not be uppermost in his players’ minds.
“That is in the past,” Ganguly said after defeating Kenya. "The World Cup is a much bigger stage.
“We are almost in the semi-finals.”
An Indian victory on Monday will guarantee them that. Defeat for Sri Lanka, meanwhile, will leave them precariously placed.
To qualify, they would have to beat Zimbabwe in their final Super Six match in East London and hope Kenya are unable to find a win - or indeed two points from a washed-out game - in their next two games.
REAL TEST
After the way they were swept aside by Australia, coach Dav Whatmore is aware his side face a real test of resolve.
“After this result it’s another test for our boys,” Watmore said at Centurion. "The next one won’t be easy either and we need to get some points on the board sooner rather than later - this is a test of character.
"The Indian team have a couple of incredible match-winners. We’ve played them a bit and the boys know their strengths and weaknesses fairly well, but the main thing I want to see is everyone lift up a gear or two for that encounter.
“India have only lost the one game, so they’re on top of their game at the moment.”
The whole of Sri Lanka will be praying for the fitness of captain and influential batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, who suffered a chipped bone in his left thumb and a badly bruised left forearm after being struck twice in the second over of the innings on Friday by Australian fast bowler Brett Lee.
Jayasuriya is the rock on which his team’s batting is built. It was still unclear the day after the Centurion defeat whether he would recover in time for India.
‘WAIT AND SEE’
“It’s still a case of wait and see,” Sri Lanka manager Ajit Jayasekera told Reuters on Saturday. “The arm is more of a problem than the thumb. The swelling has gone down but it is still very sore.”
The last World Cup match between the two sides ended in a 157-run thrashing handed out by India in 1999 at Taunton, when Ganguly and Rahul Dravid scored big hundreds.
India also have the historical upper hand, winning 39 games to the Sri Lankans’ 29.
But Sri Lanka have one decisive memory to call upon, and one which surely continues to haunt India - their semi-final triumph in the face of all that Calcutta could throw in their way en route to being crowned world champions in 1996.
In another case of unfinished business, that game was awarded to the Sri Lankans after the crowed rioted with India heading for certain defeat.
Red hot chilli pepper game coming up!
The India Srilanka match is likely to be one of the most hotly contested fixtures, though without the political overtones suspected in the Indo-Pak match. Look at the following:
4 of the top 5 WC run getters will play (Tendulakr, Ganguly, Jayasurya & Atapatu)
ODI's Top run getter & top wkt taker (Tendulkar, Vaas)
Most successful one day spinner (Muralitharan)
In the last 12 meets the score is an even 5:5 between the 2 teams with two matches shared!
In the last one before this, Jayasurya hit 189!
In the one before that Ganguly hit 183 of 129 balls!
In the last one SL dismissed India for their lowest score (54)
in the one before that Ganguly and Dravid set the record highest any wkt partnership (318)
Like they say in Cricinfo, it is going to be one RED HOT CHILLI PEPPER of 1-Dayer!
And the wily spinning of the mouth outside the game has started! Unlike Andy and Shoaib, Muttaiah is trying a foxy low road!
http://www-usa.cricket.org/link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2003/MAR/154112_AAP_09MAR2003.html
I can’t fox Sachin, says wily Murali
JOHANNESBURG, March 9 AFP - Sri Lanka’s star spinner Muttiah Muralitharan will not target Sachin Tendulkar in Monday’s World Cup Super Sixes clash against India at the Wanderers here.
He does not know how to do it.
Muralitharan, voted Wisden’s best bowler ever in the history of the game, conceded it was not easy to bowl to the Indian maestro.
“You just can’t fox Sachin,” the wily off-spinner said after his team’s nets on Sunday.
"He reads the ball so early. The class in him comes out when he picks the ball as soon as it is delivered from the bowler’s hand.
"It’s always a challenge to bowl to Tendulkar and the other Indian batsmen.
"You just can’t target any one batsman. They are all so good. My aim will be to keep a tight check on the Indians.
“If I can pick up 4-5 wickets and help Sri Lanka win, I will be very happy.”
Tendulkar, one-day cricket’s leading batsman, and Muralitharan form a mutual admiration society.
When the duo met at the opening ceremony of the World Cup at Cape Town last month, Muralitharan walked up to Tendulkar and said: "I hope you get four or five centuries in the tournament.
Tendulkar responded: “That is if you allow me to. I hope you get 30 wickets.”
Muralitharan has so far taken 13 wickets in seven matches, three behind the leading tally of 16 by team-mate Chaminda Vaas and West Indian Vasbert Drakes.
Tendulkar is the top scorer in the tournament with 474 runs, which includes a 152 against Namibia, 98 off 75 balls against Pakistan and three other half-centuries
Will India win?
It will be a close game.
if jayasuria doesnt play today.....india has a great chance of winning
I think SL will win this game. I certainly hope so.
so the game begins...Lankans have won the toss and elected to field..
India 43/0 off 6.2
India 80/0 in 11.5 overs .
Sehwag hits the ball for a four .
Seems to be a good start, just hoping that Sehwag avoids careless shots and goes on to score more runs in appreciably low time .
India's score : 136/0 in 24.5 Overs
Sehwag completes his 9th ODI Half-Century