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4th over: New Zealand 1-21 (Guptill 0, Ryder 1) WICKET! Shaun Tait = drama. McCullum departs for 16. Tait starts with two extras (no-ball, wide) before McCullum hits two FOURS. The Kiwi continues his charge but gets a thick outside edge - all the way to David Hussey at deep third man. A review to check whether Tait had no-balled shows the delivery was legal.
3rd over: New Zealand 0-10 (Guptill 0, B McCullum 8) McCullum scurries a quick single early but Guptill still can't get off the mark. He's faced 10 balls.
2nd over: New Zealand 0-9 (Guptill 0, B McCullum 7) Tait starts with two wides before McCullum slashes him for a commanding FOUR over point. A full toss is driven for two and ensures a productive over for the Kiwis.
1st over: New Zealand 0-0 (Guptill 0, B McCullum 0) Lee opens with a maiden. Good line and length. The sun's out but there was a bit of movement in the air and off the wicket. One ball seemed to keep awfully low.
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of today's World Cup clash between Australia and New Zealand.
Australia has just won the toss and captain Ricky Ponting has elected to bowl.
There has been some rain around in Nagpur but at this stage play is scheduled to get underway on time.
There's certain to be plenty of emotion out there on the ground at Nagpur, India, with the Kiwis desperate to do well and lift the spirits of their country following Tuesday's earthquake in Christchurch.
Skipper Daniel Vettori has vowed his team will be doing all it can to achieve a win. Both sides will observe a minute's silenece before the match as they pay their respects for the victims of Tuesday's tragedy.
As for the match itself, it could prove a decisive fixture as the two teams - each with a win under its belt - attempts to establish themselves as the top dog in Group A.
This match is somewhat unusual in that Australia and New Zealand will be vying for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, but on foreign soil.
Play commences at 3pm (AEST).
Teams:
Australia - Shane Watson, Brad Haddin, Ricky Ponting (c), Michael Clarke, Cameron White, David Hussey, Steve Smith, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Jason Krejza, Shaun Tait
New Zealand - Brendon McCullum, Martin Guptill, Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor, James Franklin, Scott Styris, Jamie How, Nathan McCullum, Daniel Vettori, Tim Southee, Hamish Bennett
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