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India won by 7 wickets  
30.5 Styris to Dravid, one run, nurdled to third man this time, another
single to the total
30.6 Styris to Kaif, one run, turned around the corner, behind square
for a single to fine leg


End of over 31 (4 runs) India 107/3 (RR: 3.45 RRR: 40/19 = 2.11)

SB Styris 2-0-6-0 - Pavilion End
M Kaif 48* (96b 5x4) R Dravid 32* (64b 3x4)

31.1 Tuffey to Kaif, no run, full and on the off, driven to mid off
powerfully by Kaif
31.2 Tuffey to Kaif, FOUR, full and on the off, and Kaif smacks the
cover off that one, stroking it sweetly through to the cover fence
to get to his 50, a fine innings that lifted India out of trouble
31.3 Tuffey to Kaif, no run, pushed defensively into the offside
31.4 Tuffey to Kaif, no run, on the back foot to the short of a length
delivery, pushed to the short extra cover fielder
31.5 Tuffey to Kaif, one run, steered nicely into the gap between mid
off and cover, but the latter does well to stop the ball
partially, letting just a single through
31.6 Tuffey to Dravid, no run, stroked back down the ground, to the
right of mid off, and Tuffey bowls out his spell


End of over 32 (5 runs) India 112/3 (RR: 3.50 RRR: 35/18 = 1.94)

DR Tuffey 10-1-41-1 (4w 1nb) - Hennops River End
M Kaif 53* (101b 6x4) R Dravid 32* (65b 3x4)

32.1 Styris to Kaif, no run, full and straight, and Kaif jams down on

that in time, sending it shooting into the offside just off the
wicket
32.2 Styris to Kaif, two runs, comfortable two runs for India as Kaif
turns the ball into the legside, wide of the fielder

32.3 Styris to Kaif, no run, defended into the legside
32.4 Styris to Kaif, one run, short of a length, and Kaif swivels on the
back foot and pulls it behind square on the legside for a single
32.5 Styris to Dravid, two runs, clever stroke, Dravid just nudging that
down to third man, and the throw is good, but the third umpire
shows Dravid is clearly home
32.6 Styris to Dravid, no run


End of over 33 (5 runs) India 117/3 (RR: 3.55 RRR: 30/17 = 1.76)

SB Styris 3-0-11-0 - Pavilion End
M Kaif 56* (105b 6x4) R Dravid 34* (67b 3x4)

Match State: Drinks

Chris Harris into the attack now, with his mix of dibbly-dobblies
33.1 Harris to Kaif, no run, tossed up, on middle and leg, and Kafi
works the ball to leg
33.2 Harris to Kaif, no run, forward defence from Kaif, full face of the
bat meeting the ball
33.3 Harris to Kaif, no run
33.4 Harris to Kaif, one run, a little sashay down the track, and Kaif
takes it on the full and plays uppishly to the legside, but the
ball bounces just short of the mid on fielder, who fumbles to
allow the single
33.5 Harris to Dravid, FOUR, Harris errs in length, dropping it short,
and Dravid just waits for it and then pulls it away to midwicket
for four, bringing up the 100 partnership

33.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, defended on the front foot, five runs
from Harris' first over


End of over 34 (5 runs) India 122/3 (RR: 3.59 RRR: 25/16 = 1.56)

CZ Harris 1-0-5-0 - Hennops River End
M Kaif 57* (109b 6x4) R Dravid 38* (69b 4x4)

34.1 Styris to Kaif, no run, short of a length and on the leg stump, and
Kaif punches the ball down the ground to mid on
34.2 Styris to Kaif, no run, flicked away to the legside, straight to
the short midwicket fielder
34.3 Styris to Kaif, no run, on the back foot, and Kaif pushes the ball
back down the ground, to the left of the bowler
34.4 Styris to Kaif, no run, driven to the cover fielder as Styris
overpitches
34.5 Styris to Kaif, no run, driven to the mid on fielder, Styris doing
a neat enough job here but not picking up the wickets that are the
only way to save New Zealand at this point
34.6 Styris to Kaif, two runs, turned away just in front of square, into
the deep square leg region, and Kaif picks up two more


End of over 35 (2 runs) India 124/3 (RR: 3.54 RRR: 23/15 = 1.53)

SB Styris 4-0-13-0 - Pavilion End
R Dravid 38* (69b 4x4) M Kaif 59* (115b 6x4)

35.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, cut away backward of point, but Dravid
finds the gully fielder only
35.2 Harris to Dravid, no run, turned behind square on the legside,
where leg gully fields to prevent the run
35.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, steered into the offside, straight to the
point fielder
35.4 Harris to Dravid, FOUR, full and just on the legs, and Dravid just
leans on it, driving past the bowler and past a diving mid on
fielder to the long on ropes for four
35.5 Harris to Dravid, FOUR, and four more from Dravid, Harris drifting
on the pads and Dravid is quick to pick it away on the legside,

almost from middle stump, and sending it racing to the midwicket
fence for his second boundary of the over
35.6 Harris to Dravid, no run, and as with the first delivery, Dravid
tries to glide it to third man but finds the gully fielder yet
again


End of over 36 (8 runs) India 132/3 (RR: 3.67 RRR: 15/14 = 1.07)

CZ Harris 2-0-13-0 - Hennops River End
M Kaif 59* (115b 6x4) R Dravid 46* (75b 6x4)


36.1 Styris to Kaif, no run, full and straight, and Kaif defends right
back down the track to the bowler
36.2 Styris to Kaif, no run, dabbed away into the offside, just to the
left of short extra cover
36.3 Styris to Kaif, no run, punched to the mid on fieldsman this time
by Kaif
36.4 Styris to Kaif, one run, Kaif gets the glide to third man right,

sending it past a diving gully to the right of third man for one
36.5 Styris to Dravid, no run, steered to the point fieldsman
36.6 Styris to Dravid, wide: one run, down the legside, and McCullum
misses the collect, enabling the extra run to be taken off the
wide
36.6 Styris to Kaif, no run, pushed into the offside defensively, three
runs from that Styris over


End of over 37 (3 runs) India 135/3 (RR: 3.65 RRR: 12/13 = 0.92)

SB Styris 5-0-16-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
R Dravid 46* (76b 6x4) M Kaif 60* (120b 6x4)

37.1 Harris to Dravid, no run, just short of a length, and Dravid gets
back and punches the ball into the offside
37.2 Harris to Dravid, two runs, short and pulled away to the midwicket
region, Dravid getting two more and inching towards his fifty
37.3 Harris to Dravid, no run, steered to the point fielder off the
front foot
37.4 Harris to Dravid, no run, dabbed into the offside again
37.5 Harris to Dravid, one run, pushed towards Cairns at mid on, who

fields and has a shy at Dravid's end, but the batsman is safely
home
37.6 Harris to Kaif, no run, pushed into the offside, no run taken


End of over 38 (3 runs) India 138/3 (RR: 3.63 RRR: 9/12 = 0.75)

CZ Harris 3-0-16-0 - Hennops River End
R Dravid 49* (81b 6x4) M Kaif 60* (121b 6x4)

38.1 Styris to Dravid, no run, pushed into the offside, straight to the
mid off fielder
38.2 Styris to Dravid, FOUR, drifting down the leg, and Dravid flicks it

off the pads behind square on the legside, sending it fine enough
to get four and get to his fifty in style
38.3 Styris to Dravid, no run, driven back down the track, just wide of
the bowler, who fields well enough
38.4 Styris to Dravid, no run, full and on middle sutmp, and Dravid

comes forward to defend
38.5 Styris to Dravid, no run, stroked to mid on, where Vettori does the
fielding, Dravid looking as solid as ever
38.6 Styris to Dravid, no run, punched to mid on again, where Vettori
fields and has a shy at the stumps, but Kaif is well behind his
crease


End of over 39 (3 runs) India 141/3 (RR: 3.62 RRR: 6/11 = 0.55)

SB Styris 6-0-20-0 (1w) - Pavilion End
M Kaif 60* (121b 6x4) R Dravid 52* (87b 7x4)

39.1 Harris to Kaif, no run, prodded into the offside, just wide of the
cover fieldsman
39.2 Harris to Kaif, no run, pushed again into the covers, India for
some reason not being able to take those last six singles requed
39.3 Harris to Kaif, no run, stroked wide of the cover fielder
39.4 Harris to Kaif, no run, Kaif looks to advance down the track, and
Harris bowls it full and straight, Kaif can only jam his bat down
and push the ball to mid off
39.5 Harris to Kaif, no run, stroked to the short midwicket fielder,
Harris bowling five dot balls with six runs needed for a win!

39.6 Harris to Kaif, no run, defended on the front foot, Harris proving
difficult to get away for Kaif


End of over 40 (maiden) India 141/3 (RR: 3.53 RRR: 6/10 = 0.60)

CZ Harris 4-1-15-0 - Hennops River End
R Dravid 52* (87b 7x4) M Kaif 60* (127b 6x4)

40.1 Styris to Dravid, no run, Dravid wants to finish it off with a big
hit over midwicket and misses, just as a little drizzle starts to

descend
40.2 Styris to Dravid, one run, glided to third man, India get closer to
their target as the rain comes down, but India are well ahead on
Duckworth-Lewis
40.3 Styris to Kaif, FOUR, just short of a length, and Kaif heaves it
away over midwicket, apparently fed up with the slow pace and the
rain complications, India now need just one to win
40.4 Styris to Kaif, FOUR, and another one from Kaif, replaying the same
stroke, heaving the ball again to the midwicket fence and getting

India home extremely comfortably in the end

So that ends New Zealand's defence of their total, India getting

home comfortably in the end, seven wickets and almost 10 overs in
hand
India notch up their seventh win in a row, maintaining their run of
good form leading into the semifinals of this World Cup.
New Zealand on the other hand will be disappointed with their
performance in this crunch game, and they must hope for Sri Lanka

to lose to Zimbabwe tomorrow to get through to the semifinals.
India were boosted hugely by their suddenly-potent pace
triumvirate, Zaheer Khan doing the bulk of the damage today with
four wickets.
And after Shane Bond had India reeling at 21 for three, Mohammad
Kaif and Rahul Dravid played sensible, solid cricket to take their
side home.
Man of the Match: Zaheer Khan
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