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New Zealand beats World XI on sub-standard pitch HAMILTON, New Zealand, Wednesday (AFP) New Zealand beat a World XI by four wickets here Wednesday in a one-day match spoiled by a sub-standard pitch which saw 16 wickets fall for 164 runs. New Zealand lost six wickets in their struggle to overhaul a paltry World XI total of 81. The victory clinched a 2-1 advantage for the home side in the three match series to raise funds for victims of the Asian tsunami. Veteran all-rounder Chris Cairns took full advantage of the variable bounce and seaming conditions on the Westpac Park pitch to take 6-12 for New Zealand from 5.5 overs. The World XI tumbled from a comfortable 59-1 just past the 10 over mark to lose their remaining nine wickets for only 22 runs in the next 10 overs. New Zealand may have thought their victory would be just a formality and that appeared to be the case until Australia's Ian Harvey entered the attack and grabbed 4-17 from 4.2 overs. The Kiwis slumped from a comfortable 55-2 to lose five wickets in the space of 10 runs before Hamish Marshall (16 not out) halted the slide to ensure New Zealand got home. Opener Nathan Astle topscored with 23 from 27 balls at the top of the innings to build the basis for victory. Earlier Cairns and former All Black rugby winger Jeff Wilson joined forces to bundle the Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) World XI out in just 20.5 overs. WORLD XI
N.Knight b Cairns 43
M.Elliott c Wilson b Mills 10
S.Jayasuriya c Wilson b Cairns 13
I.Harvey c McCullum b Cairns 0
G.Blewett c McCullum b Wilson 0
G.Hick c McCullum b Wilson 0
K.Sangakkara c McCullum b Wilson 0
J.Rhodes lbw b Cairns 3
A.Bichel c Astle b Cairns 5
H.Streak not out 2
S.Warne b Cairns 0
EXTRAS (LB-2 NB-2 W-1) 5
TOTAL (all out, 20.5 overs) 81
FALL OF WICKETS:1-37 2-59 3-67 4-69 5-69
6-71 7-71 8-78 9-81
BOWLING:Tuffey 5-0-36-0 (nb-1),
Mills 6-0-25-1 (nb-1),
Cairns 5.5-1-12-6,
Wilson 4-0-6-3 (w-1)
NEW ZEALAND
S.Fleming c Sangakkara b Bichel 16
N.Astle b Harvey 23
M.Sinclair b Harvey 4
S.Styris lbw b Harvey 16
H.Marshall not out 16
C.McMillan b Harvey 0
C.Cairns c Jayasuriya b Blewett 1
B.McCullum not out 2
EXTRAS (B-1 LB-1 NB-1 W-2) 5
TOTAL (for six wickets, 15.2 overs) 83
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-29 2-44 3-55 4-64 5-64 6-65
BOWLING:Bichel 5-0-34-1 (w-1),
Streak 4-0-23-0 (nb-1),
Harvey 4.2-1-17-4 (w-1),
Blewett 2-0-7-1
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