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New Zealand continued on its merry way with another win, albeit by only 5 runs, and seem to have booked an early spot for the semi-finals. England now need to win both their matches to have any chance of reaching the semis and they have to prepare quickly as they fight it out with India in a do-or-die clash tomorrow. As for New Zealand, no one would have expected them to be leading their group, and the red hot form of South Africa is going to ensure a mouth-watering match at Durban.

Let’s get back to the match. Paul Collingwood won the toss and has been the case in the tournament, he decided to field first. The Kiwis never got off to a good start as the top order collapsed to Anderson, Broad and Flintoff. Lou Vincent was the only top order player to reach double figures, but even that wasn’t a lot - only 13 runs. The old guard took charge of the match for New Zealand with Scott Styris and Craig McMillan joining hands together for a match-winning 60 run partnership. Styris dominated this one scoring 42 runs from 32 balls with 4 big hits and 1 boundary.

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