Canada show fight but's easy for Kiwis

Mar 22, 2007

Umar Bhatti belts an early appeal against Lou Vincent - but New Zealand soon took charge•Getty Images

Lou Vincent lofts one over the top as he charges towards his century•AFP

Vincent sweeps during his brisk innings •AFP

Brendon McCullum raced to the fastest World Cup fifty, from 50 balls•AFP

Geoff Barnett goes down the ground off Daryl Tuffey...•Getty Images

47.4 Patel to Bhatti, OUT, horrible - a big heave looking to send that into Row Z, instead it hit middle-and-off and the batsman's on his way•Getty Images

Stephen Fleming flicked over the leg side on his way to 66•Getty Images

Fleming lays into Henry Osinde...•AFP

Peter Fulton joined Vincent after Fleming fell, here square cutting for four•AFP

But Canada were undeterred and made an entertaining game of it early on, John Davison clattering a four here on his way to fifty off 23 balls•Getty Images

...and keeps his eye on the ball while pulling as Canada put on 76 for the first wicket•Getty Images

...and crashes one through the covers•AFP

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34.6 Vettori to Bagai, OUT, nicely bowled, again very wide on the crease, varying his pace and spearing in towards the pads...Bagai comes down the track and virtually yorks himself, the ball takes back leg stump•AFP