22/03Result

18th Match, Group C, ICC World Cup at Gros Islet, Mar 22 2007

New Zealand won by 114 runs

Player of the Match

2651dThe Bulletin by Will Luke

New Zealand click in to shape

A thoroughly professional performance from New Zealand, has given Stephen Fleming's side a useful confidence boost ahead of the Super Eight stage of the World Cup, with a convincing 114-run win over Canada in a dead rubber at St Lucia

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

L Vincent

101(117) 9x4 - 1x6

Control %87%

Productive Shot
off side drive on front foot
24 runs
2x4 - 1x6

SP Fleming

66(67) 8x4 - 1x6

Control %87%

Productive Shot
off side drive on front foot
25 runs
5x4 - 0x6

Best performances - Bowlers

JS Patel

O9.2

R25

Eco2.67

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

DL Vettori

O10

R57

Eco5.7

RHB
OFFLEG

FTFULL TOSS
YYORKER
FFULL LENGTH
GGOOD LENGTH
SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
SSHORT LENGTH

LHB
LEGOFF

Match Details

Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Series

ICC World Cup 2007

Toss

Canada , elected to field first

Hours of play (local time)

09.30 start, First Session 09.30-13.00. Interval 13.00-13.45, Second Session 13.45-17.15

Match days

22 March 2007 (50-over match)

Umpires

Asad Rauf

Billy Doctrove

TV Umpires

Rudi Koertzen

Reserve Umpire

Peter Parker

Match Referee

Mike Procter

Points

New Zealand 2, Canada 0

Scorecard Summary

NEW ZEALAND 363/5(50 OVERS)

Stephen Fleming66 (67)
Lou Vincent101 (117)

Kevin Sandher2/58 (10)
John Davison2/67 (10)

CANADA 249(49.2 OVERS)

Ian Billcliff50 (56)
John Davison52 (31)

Jeetan Patel3/25 (9.2)
Daniel Vettori3/57 (10)

Dhaniram, who retired hurt, doesn't bother to come back out to bat and that completes proceedings at St Lucia, with a comprehensive victory for New Zealand. They are certainly looking like strong contenders at this early stage of the competition. Canada's performances in the group just got better, however, and they did very well today, giving the Kiwis some decent practice. Davison was at his brilliant best, too, with some entertainment early on.

Thanks ever so much for joining us today, hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have. Do come back tomorrow when India take on Sri Lanka in a must-win game for them, while West Indies play Ireland in what promises to be another interesting match.

49.2

Patel to Osinde, OUT, another bowled, that one clattering into the off stick, the No 11 driving with a straight bat and missed that one completely

H Osinde b Patel 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

49.1

Patel to Sandher, OUT, well bowled and Patel has to hold both hands up in appeal to confirm the wicket. Full delivery and Sandher swooshes at that one, misses, and the ball just clips the off stick on the way through to the keeper

KT Sandher b Patel 2 (5m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

END OF OVER:
49 | 4 Runs | CAN: 249/7 (115 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.08, RRR: 115.00)

Kevin Sandher2 (5b)
Anderson Cummins9 (8b)

Michael Mason8-0-60-1
Jeetan Patel9-0-25-1

Speaking of pick, Canada's coach Andy Pick will be pleased with his side's efforts in this, his last match

48.6

Mason to Sandher, 1 run, high full toss, at an awkward height and coming straight to the batsman, who does well to pick that one out to square

48.5

Mason to Sandher, no run, on a good length, on off, and that's defended back to the bowler who mock-shies it back to the keeper, but doesn't release

48.4

Mason to Cummins, 1 run, driven on the up off the back foot to mid-off and that's just the single

48.3

Mason to Cummins, no run, wide down off and dying - Cummins gives a headrush of a game swoosh at that one, but connects only with air

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Canada INNINGS		R	B
JM Davison	caught	52	31
GEF Barnett	caught wk	40	72
A Bagai	bowled	37	64
IS Billcliff	bowled	50	56
AM Samad	run out	9	17
AA Mulla	lbw	0	2
S Dhaniram	retired hurt	17	19
U Bhatti	bowled	10	28
AC Cummins	not out	9	8
KT Sandher	bowled	2	6
H Osinde	bowled	0	1
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 5, w 5, nb 9)
TOTAL	249 (all out; 49.2 ovs)

New Zealand BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
DR Tuffey	6.0	0	40	0	6.66	(1nb, 2w)
MJ Mason	8.0	0	60	1	7.5	(4nb, 1w)
JDP Oram	7.0	1	16	0	2.28	(1nb)
JS Patel	9.2	0	25	3	2.67
DL Vettori	10.0	0	57	3	5.7	(2nb)
SB Styris	6.0	0	21	1	3.5	(2w)
CD McMillan	3.0	0	21	0	7

Canada 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	76	JM Davison	GEF Barnett
2nd	34	A Bagai	GEF Barnett
3rd	78	IS Billcliff	A Bagai
4th	13	IS Billcliff	AM Samad
5th	5	AA Mulla	AM Samad
6th	1	S Dhaniram	AM Samad
7th	19	S Dhaniram	U Bhatti
7th	19	AC Cummins	U Bhatti
8th	4	AC Cummins	KT Sandher
9th	0	AC Cummins	H Osinde

World Cup

Super Eights
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	7	7	0	14	2.4
SL	7	5	2	10	1.483
NZ	7	5	2	10	0.253
SA	7	4	3	8	0.313
ENG	7	3	4	6	-0.394
WI	7	2	5	4	-0.566
BAN	7	1	6	2	-1.514
IRE	7	1	6	2	-1.73
Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
AUS	3	3	0	6	3.433
SA	3	2	1	4	2.403
NED	3	1	2	2	-2.527
SCOT	3	0	3	0	-3.793
Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	3.493
BAN	3	2	1	4	-1.523
IND	3	1	2	2	1.206
BER	3	0	3	0	-4.345
Group C
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NZ	3	3	0	6	2.138
ENG	3	2	1	4	0.418
KENYA	3	1	2	2	-1.194
CAN	3	0	3	0	-1.389
Group D
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
WI	3	3	0	6	0.764
IRE	3	1	1	3	-0.092
PAK	3	1	2	2	0.089
ZIM	3	0	2	1	-0.886