New Zealand vs Australia, 8th Match, Group A at Nagpur, Feb 25 2011 - Match Highlights

RESULT

8th Match, Group A, Nagpur, February 25, 2011, ICC Cricket World Cup

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New Zealand

206

Australia

(34/50 ov, T:207) 207/3

Australia won by 7 wickets (with 96 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Mitchell Johnson

, AUS

4/33

Tigers clinch a humdinger, and Kiwis look poor

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Daniel Vettori: We've got to forget this loss quickly

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Ricky Ponting: We are well prepared

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Daniel Vettori: Been a tough build-up

Match Coverage

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Wright defends playing extra batsman

John Wright, the New Zealand coach, defended the team's decision to pick Jamie How ahead of allrounder Jacob Oram and Kyle Mills against Australia

Old rivalry, new ground

An Aussie fan watches the trans-Tasman game, but only after one man and a laptop arrive via rickshaw

New Zealand's top seven woes

Of all the full-member teams, New Zealand's top seven batsmen have the poorest average in the last two years

New Zealand batsmen mess it up again

Compared to other teams, New Zealand have been most susceptible to top-order collapses, and it happened yet again in Nagpur

Sticking to strengths brings Johnson Indian success

In India, Johnson is not expected to swing the ball, so he is free to bowl in his natural style, angling the ball across with slight variations in movement off the pitch, and getting the occasional one to lift into the ribs.

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Australia Innings

Player Name		R	B
SR Watson	bowled	62	61
BJ Haddin	caught	55	50
RT Ponting	stumped	12	28
MJ Clarke	not out	24	37
CL White	not out	22	28
Extras	(lb 3, w 29)
Total	207(3 wkts; 34 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
TG Southee	10	2	45	1	4.5
DL Vettori	7	0	39	0	5.57
HK Bennett	7	0	63	2	9
NL McCullum	3	0	22	0	7.33
JD Ryder	5	0	24	0	4.8
JEC Franklin	2	0	11	0	5.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	133	Brad Haddin	Shane Watson
2nd	3	Ricky Ponting	Shane Watson
3rd	31	Ricky Ponting	Michael Clarke
4th	40	Michael Clarke	Cameron White

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ICC Cricket World Cup

Group A

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PAK	6	5	1	10	0.758
SL	6	4	1	9	2.582
AUS	6	4	1	9	1.123
NZ	6	4	2	8	1.135
ZIM	6	2	4	4	0.030
CAN	6	1	5	2	-1.987
KENYA	6	0	6	0	-3.042

Group B

Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SA	6	5	1	10	2.026
IND	6	4	1	9	0.900
ENG	6	3	2	7	0.072
WI	6	3	3	6	1.066
BAN	6	3	3	6	-1.361
IRE	6	2	4	4	-0.696
NED	6	0	6	0	-2.045

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