New Zealand beat India, New Zealand won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)

all but the long leg were in the circle, one of the easier boundaries you'll find, The two batsmen embrace, Parore in particular looks chipper

and so we have a livewire match tomorrow, Australia will need to win to qualify, and if they do the semis will probably be Aus-SA and Pak-NZ, if SAf win tomorrow the semis will be SA-Zim and Pak-NZ. So one could say that SA have plenty to play for.

presentations: Azhar with his usual. I managed to pick the words "good job" out of it. And he doesn't think 251 was enough. Ravi Shastri asks all the deep questions.

Fleming: "[Twose] has played very well. Our strength has been thru Roger and the later order" (he says giving the backhander to the top order, which includes himself)

Man of the Match is Twose: "Great feeling to get thru to the semi final.... Parore played a blinding innings.. we thought it was a good wicket... wasn't difficult [to get back concentration after the break]... I'm sure we can go the whole way"

so tomorrow it all begins at the standard time of 0945 GMT. Until then.

48.2

Kumble to Twose, FOUR runs

swinging away thru the mid wicket, and NZ have done it! They qualify for the World Cup semi finals for the 4th time

48.1

Kumble to Twose, 2 runs

flicked down the leg side, they get a double, 3 to win

Over48

15 runs

NZ 247/5CRR: 5.14 RRR: 2.50

AC Parore 26 (14b 5x4)RG Twose 54 (75b 4x4)

J Srinath1/49 (10)

Srinath single handedly ruins an exciting match with a showcase display of terrible bowling, short or wide or overpitched, everything

47.6

Srinath to Parore, FOUR runs

aimed at the toes, flicked away perfectly, down to the long leg boundary, fine leg running around uselessly

47.5

Srinath to Parore, 2 runs

lofting high and a long way over the extra cover, one step down the wicket, Parore very aggressive

47.4

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Srinath to Parore, no run

47.3

Srinath to Parore, FOUR runs

well maybe we won't have the last over finsih after all, down the leg side, Parore just flicks it, would've been wide otherwise, tragic bowling

47.2

Srinath to Parore, FOUR runs

even shorter this time, Parore once again closes his eyes and hopes for the best, hooks it down and into the ground, ball travels very fine

47.1

Srinath to Twose, 1 run

around the wicket, short and quick, manages to play it off the handle of the bat at waist height, down behind point

Over47

3 runs

NZ 232/5CRR: 4.93 RRR: 6.66

AC Parore 12 (9b 2x4)RG Twose 53 (74b 4x4)

A Kumble0/42 (9)

3 overs to go, we may actually have a match here decided in the final over, wonders will never cease

46.6

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Kumble to Parore, no run

grinding it away to the mid on, and no run there, very devious over from Kumble

46.5

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Kumble to Parore, no run

Kumbles dives well to save

46.4

Kumble to Parore, 2 runs

cutting behind the umpire at point again, down into the deep, Azhar should just put all 9 men in the region between point and the keeper for Parore

46.3

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Kumble to Parore, no run

big googly, Parore jumping back, and bottom edging the cut into his foot

46.2

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Kumble to Parore, no run

squeezed back down the wicket to the bowler

Agarkar couldn't get more runs for the NZ cause despite the misfield

46.1

Kumble to Twose, 1 run

driving thru the covers, into the deep

Over46

11 runs, 1 wicket

NZ 229/5CRR: 4.97 RRR: 5.75

AC Parore 10 (4b 2x4)RG Twose 52 (73b 4x4)

RR Singh1/27 (4)

45.6

Singh to Parore, FOUR runs

coming one step down the wicket, slashing the diagonal bat at it, ball travels high over the backward point and to the boundary

45.5

Singh to Parore, FOUR runs

late cut, perfectly played, just to the right of the gully, too wide and quick for the 3rd man

45.4

Singh to Parore, 2 runs

cuts down to Dravid who misfields at 3rd man, allowing the second

45.3

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Singh to Parore, no run

playing outside the off stump, ball keeps low, misses the squatting mutant cut swipe shot

45.2

Singh to Twose, 1 run

driving outside the off stump, splices of the bat and forward of the umpire at point

45.1

Singh to Cairns, OUT

pulling down the on side, probably wanted it down into the ground, but instead went to Kumble running in from wide long on

Chris Cairns c Kumble b Singh 11 (30b 0x4 0x6 45m) SR: 36.66

India vs New Zealand, 8th Super at Nottingham, Jun 12 1999 - Match Result