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Zimbabwe aims to upset New Zealand
03 Mar 2011 at 09:05hrs | Views
Zimbabwe will be aiming to make it two in a row and cause an upset when they take on New Zealand in a Group A tie in the cricket World Cup here on Friday.
Both the teams are aware that a victory would go a long way in enhancing their chances of making the quarterfinal from a group which has holders Australia, co-hosts Sri Lanka and the unpredictable Pakistan.
Coming from an emphatic 175 runs demolishing of Canada, Zimbabwe aims to extend their good run.
The Kiwis, who lost to Australia just three days after a devastating earthquake struck the city of Christchurch to leave a trail of destruction, appear to hold a slight edge over the Africans.
New Zealand have not been beaten in five meetings between the two teams in the tournament in the past, with four wins to their credit.
One meeting ended in a no result and their overall record too against Zimbabwe, 19 wins from 28 head-to-head contests with one tie and one no result, is better.
If cricket is played on history records New Zealand might win but its unfortunate that Zimbabwe appears to be a well organised side this time around.
Both the teams are aware that a victory would go a long way in enhancing their chances of making the quarterfinal from a group which has holders Australia, co-hosts Sri Lanka and the unpredictable Pakistan.
Coming from an emphatic 175 runs demolishing of Canada, Zimbabwe aims to extend their good run.
The Kiwis, who lost to Australia just three days after a devastating earthquake struck the city of Christchurch to leave a trail of destruction, appear to hold a slight edge over the Africans.
New Zealand have not been beaten in five meetings between the two teams in the tournament in the past, with four wins to their credit.
One meeting ended in a no result and their overall record too against Zimbabwe, 19 wins from 28 head-to-head contests with one tie and one no result, is better.
If cricket is played on history records New Zealand might win but its unfortunate that Zimbabwe appears to be a well organised side this time around.
Source - Byo24News
