Kiwis claim semi berth

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The Kiwis - whose triumph also sent Sri Lanka into the last four - needed to pass only 193 for seven and did so with 10 balls to spare, on the back of half-centuries from Stephen Fleming (50) and Scott Styris (56).

Fleming's most telling contribution, however, was his simple decision to bowl first in this Super Eight match which was played under heavy cloud cover in the first innings - and none at all for most of the second.

The result was an unequal struggle for South African batsmen and a saunter in the sun for their Kiwi counterparts.

The best efforts of Herschelle Gibbs (60) could not address the imbalance on a slightly stodgy pitch which nonetheless offered a par total of around 240 under clear skies.

Craig McMillan - three for 23 - was the pick of the New Zealand bowlers as he took the key wickets of Ashwell Prince (37), Mark Boucher (16) and Gibbs to reduce South Africa to 193, with only Andre Nel - two for 33 - preventing Fleming's side from securing an even more convincing victory.