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New Zealand's semi-final hoodoo

And once again New Zealand meet ther old friends Pakistan a big tournament semi-final

And once again New Zealand meet ther old friends Pakistan a big tournament semi-final. Take your mind back to Eden Park 1992 and Old Trafford 1999. David Leggat of the New Zealand Herald does a walkthrough of past defeats.

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Pakistan were behind the play until a large, and largely unknown, young man put down his cream doughnut, ambled out and belted 60 in 37 balls to rip the game from a shattered home side. The legend of Inzamam-ul-Haq, wonderful batsman, hopeless runner between the wickets and champion eater, was born.

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Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo