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AHMEDABAD - New Zealand dominated Zimbabwe from ball one on Friday and romped to their second 10-wicket win in the World Cup but the victory probably did little in getting the team ready for the tougher battles lying ahead.
The New Zealand opening batsmen complemented the efforts of their bowlers and thrashed Zimbabwe to notch up their second World Cup win. Paceman Tim Southee led a disciplined New Zealand bowling show to skittle Zimbabwe for 162 runs after the Africans chose to

NAGPUR - Ruthless Australia compounded the miseries of rivals New Zealand by notching up a seven-wicket victory in their World Cup match on Friday. Chasing an easy target of 207 runs for victory, Australia openers Shane Watson (62) and Brad Haddin (55) piled on 133 for the first wicket in just 18 overs as they punished the erratic bowling of New Zealand in the Group A encounter.
The start ensured that there were no hiccups, though both openers departed in the same over to paceman

NAGPUR - Australia's cricket team will do all it can to support their New Zealand "brothers" when the teams meet in a World Cup match overshadowed by the Christchurch earthquake, captain Ricky Ponting said. The second group game of the World Cup for the trans-Tasman rivals at the VCA Ground here on Friday will take place against the backdrop of devastating tremors which have killed at least 98 people and injured hundreds more. "As an Australian team, we've all been extremely saddened

COMMENT - Defending champions Australia will take on New Zealand in their second match of 10th World Cup in Nagpur on Friday. It will be the 124th ODI between the two teams. Australia have won 84 and New Zealand 34 in 123 matches played between the two teams in one day internationals.
The remaining five matches could not produce a result. The world champions won five and lost two in seven matches played against New Zealand in this mega event.
AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND ODI

WASHINGTON - The United States sent a search and rescue team to New Zealand on Tuesday to help in the aftermath of a powerful, deadly earthquake that hit the country's second city, the State Department said. Spokesman Philip Crowley said in a twitter message that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had phoned her counterpart to "express sorrow" over the disaster, which killed at least 65 people in Christchurch.
Clinton phoned New Zealand FM McCully to express sorrow over the

CHRISTCHURCH - A powerful earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second city Christchurch on Tuesday, crushing buildings and vehicles and leaving hundreds trapped and screaming for help. "We may be witnessing New Zealand's darkest day," Prime Minister John Key said after the 6.3-magnitude quake pummelled the city, just six months after buildings were weakened by a 7.0 quake that claimed no victims.
"People are just sitting on the side of the road, their heads in

NAGPUR - New Zealand posted a 32-run win after surviving a scare from a feisty Ireland in their high-scoring World Cup warm-up match on Saturday. Martin Guptill struck a fine 130 off 134 balls as New Zealand racked up 311-6 in the day-night game at the Vidarbha Cricket Association stadium in Nagpur before bowling out Ireland for 279 off 48.2 overs.
Ireland enjoyed a flying start to their chase, with captain and opening batsman William Porterfield hammering a 74-ball 72 containing

COMMENT - Pakistan recorded their first ever victory over New Zealand at this venue by winning the fourth match of the six-match series by two wickets with six balls
to spare at McLean Park, Napier, Tuesday.
Pakistan's first victory at this ground came in the fifth one-day international match. It was Pakistan's smallest victory in terms of wickets against New Zealand
in New Zealand and second narrowest after one wicket win on the final ball at Multan on December 7,

WELLINGTON - Rain washed out the second one-day international between New Zealand and Pakistan at the Queenstown Events Centre on Wednesday. Constant drizzle delayed the start of play by an hour before the match began at 1200 (2300 GMT) and was reduced to 48 overs each.
Pakistan made a breezy start to their innings, reaching 31 without loss off 4.2 overs with Ahmed Shahzad racing to 25 off 16 balls and Mohammad Hafeez on four, when rain forced them off again less than 20 minutes

LAHORE - Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Ijaz Butt has secretly left for New Zealand to "sort out" the captaincy issue that is threatening to hamper the team's World Cup preparations.
Butt left for Wellington to be with the Pakistan team which will play six one-day internationals against New Zealand starting Jan 22.
Reports say the PCB chief has asked the officials to keep his visit a secret as he wants to quietly hold a few meetings on Thursday and Friday before deciding

LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board Wednesday recalled wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal in the squad for the six one-day internationals against New Zealand. The selectors retained Shahid Afridi as skipper ending speculations that Misbah could replace him as captain and did not consider Mohammad Yousuf for the one-day series.
The PCB selection committee announced that Misbahul Haq would work as deputy to Afridi amid speculations that the 'regional card' had some role in the decision.

HAMILTON - Captain Misbah-ul-haq and Asad Sahfiq ground out an unbroken 128-run partnership to resurrect Pakistan's first innings and guide them to 235 for four at the close of play of the second day of the first test against New Zealand on Saturday.
Misbah built a slow and watchful 50 off 129 balls, while the 24-year-old Shafiq was on 74, his highest test score after he made 61 on debut against South Africa last November, to put Pakistan in a strong position heading into day

LONDON: Britain's Queen Elizabeth II said on Wednesday she was "deeply saddened" by the news that 29 men missing in a New Zealand coal mine, including two Britons, have died.
"I am deeply saddened by today's news that there is now no hope for the men trapped in the Pike River mine," the queen said in a message to New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, released by Buckingham Palace.
"My heart goes out to the families and friends of these 29 brave miners and to all who have been

GREYMOUTH: All 29 miners trapped underground in a New Zealand mine for five days are believed to be dead following a second explosion, police said on Wednesday, as the government vowed to investigate the disaster.
The miners were trapped in the 2.3 km main tunnel of the Pike River Coal mine last Friday night when methane gas caused a massive explosion in the mountain on New Zealand's south island.
Two other miners narrowly escaped by running out of the mine. "Today all New

NAGPUR: Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar were building up India's strong reply with unbeaten half-centuries in the series-deciding third and final Test against New Zealand on Sunday.
The veteran batsmen took the innings on following the dismissal of openers Gautam Gambhir (78) and Virender Sehwag (74) to bring India to 292-2 at stumps on the second day of the match at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium.
India were ahead by 99 runs with eight wickets in hand, having

WELLINGTON: Desperate efforts to reach at least 27 coal miners missing after an explosion tore through an underground mine in New Zealand stalled Friday as fears of another blast frustrated rescue attempts.
Police said the explosion at the coal mine on the South Island's west coast appeared to have crippled the mine's ventilation system but locals said they were were drawing hope from the rescue of 33 miners in Chile last month. Two miners survived the blast at the Pike River

AHMEDABAD: Tailender Harbhajan Singh struck a career-best 69 before India picked up two early wickets to put New Zealand under pressure on the second day of the first Test on Friday.
Harbhajan slammed three sixes and five fours in his 97-ball knock to steer India's first innings to 487 after the hosts had been reduced to 412-8 on a deteriorating wicket at the Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.
At stumps, New Zealand were 69-2, trailing the Indians by 418 runs with eight