NEW ZEALAND 206 (45.1) AUSTRALIA 207/3 (37)
PLAYER OF THE MATCH MITCHELL JOHNSON
Defending champions Australia carried on their 30-match winning streak in the ICC Cricket World Cup and thrashed New Zealand by seven wickets. Batting first after losing the toss, Brendon McCullum (16) and Martin Guptill (10) failed to provide a positive start, falling to Tait and Watson respectively.At 175 for eight with nine overs remaining, New Zealand looked for a late blitz and Vettori gave the Kiwis hope by taking the team past 200.Chasing 207 runs for victory, half-centuries from Shane Watson and Brad Haddin powered Australia to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over New Zealand in their ICC Cricket World Cup Group A match in Nagpur.
