RESULT
31st Match, Super Eights, North Sound, April 02, 2007, ICC World Cup
(29.2/50 ov, T:175) 178/1

New Zealand won by 9 wickets (with 124 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match
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Another professional performance from New Zealand. Another win. Two more points in the kitty. Six in total. Tough opposition awaits them though. Australia, Sri Lanka and South Africa. Hopefully.... we will get to see some tough contests.

Man-of-the-Match: Shane Bond

This is Sriram Veera, signing off. Ta!

29.2
6
Ashraful to Marshall, SIX runs

Marshall finishes the game off with a biggie. Down he went on his knee and disposed a flighted delivery over deep midwicket.

29.1
1
Ashraful to Fleming, 1 run

slightly short in length, on middle and leg, flicked to deep midwicket for a single

end of over 2911 runs
NZ: 171/1CRR: 5.89 RRR: 0.19
Stephen Fleming101 (91b 10x4 3x6)
Hamish Marshall44 (53b 2x4)
Abdur Razzak 8-0-38-0
Mohammad Rafique 5-0-37-0
28.6
1
Razzak to Fleming, 1 run

on the leg and middle, worked through square-leg

28.5
4
Razzak to Fleming, FOUR runs

Fleming gets his eight ODI hundred. Also reaches 1000 runs in World Cup games. Take a bow Stephen Fleming. Full, on the middle and leg, he went down on a bent knee and slog-swept it to long leg.

28.4
2
Razzak to Fleming, 2 runs

moves to 96 with a thrash to widish long on. one hit away from the landmark

28.3
2
Razzak to Fleming, 2 runs

Fleming is peppering the cow corner. Tossed up outside off and he slog swept it, high in the air, in that region between deep midwicket and long on

28.2
1
Razzak to Marshall, 1 run

flat and on the leg and middle, bunted past square-leg

28.2
1w
Razzak to Marshall, 1 wide

slips down the leg side. He pushed that one through quicker and lost control in the process

28.1
Razzak to Marshall, no run

short and outside off, cut straight to point

end of over 287 runs
NZ: 160/1CRR: 5.71 RRR: 0.68
Hamish Marshall43 (51b 2x4)
Stephen Fleming92 (87b 9x4 3x6)
Mohammad Rafique 5-0-37-0
Shakib Al Hasan 3-0-33-0
27.6
1
Mohammad Rafique to Marshall, 1 run

will retain the strike with a push towards square-leg

27.5
2
Mohammad Rafique to Marshall, 2 runs

slow through the air, Marshall is down the track, drives to left of long-on and they run hard to come back for the second. Had the throw hit the sticks, Fleming would have been a goner. Another run out chance missed.

27.4
1
Mohammad Rafique to Fleming, 1 run

slightly short in length, Fleming opens the bat-face and late cuts to short third man. Another quick single.

27.3
1
Mohammad Rafique to Marshall, 1 run

arm-ball, on the off stump, Marshall backs away, the ball hastens towards the off stump and he brings his bat down in time and dabs it to right of short third man

27.2
1
Mohammad Rafique to Fleming, 1 run

flat and on the middle and leg, flicked past square-leg.

27.1
1
Mohammad Rafique to Marshall, 1 run

full and on the middle and leg stump line, driven to right of long on. Fleming on strike.

end of over 2716 runs
NZ: 153/1CRR: 5.66 RRR: 0.95
Stephen Fleming90 (85b 9x4 3x6)
Hamish Marshall38 (47b 2x4)
Shakib Al Hasan 3-0-33-0
Mohammad Rafique 4-0-30-0
26.6
Shakib to Fleming, no run

beaten in the flight and almost drives to the bowler. It just falls short.

26.5
6
Shakib to Fleming, SIX runs

Huge hit. Fleming has a shimmy down the track and unfurls a swing over midwicket. It soars way over the ropes. Fleming is in a real hurry here.

26.4
6
Shakib to Fleming, SIX runs

Fleming plants his front foot forward and slog-sweeps it powerfully over the midwicket fence

26.3
1
Shakib to Marshall, 1 run

Marshall gives Saqibul the charge again an dswats him over mid-off, the ball falls safe of the fielder on the fence

26.2
2
Shakib to Marshall, 2 runs

full toss, Marshall steps down the track and lofts it over extra cover

26.1
1
Shakib to Fleming, 1 run

driven down to long on for a single

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