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by Julian Guyer

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, March 8: Nathan Astle's 13th one-day international century got New Zealand's bid for a World Cup semi-final spot off to a winning start as they beat Zimbabwe by six wickets in the Super Six match here at Goodyear Park on Saturday.

Chasing 253 for victory, Astle, with an unbeaten 102, and Chris Cairns, 54, shared a crucial fourth wicket stand of 121 in 151 balls as the Black Caps wrapped up victory with 16 balls to spare.

The win has now boosted New Zealand's points total to eight having carried forward four from the first round while Zimbabwe, still with 3.5, are now virtually out of the running for a semi-final spot.

      Zimbabwe:

      C. Wishart c Styris b Cairns              30
      D. Ebrahim b Adams                         0
      A. Flower run out                         37
      G. Flower c Cairns b Oram                  1
      G. Whittall c McCullum b Cairns            0
      T. Taibu lbw b Harris                     53
      A. Blignaut run out                        4
      H. Streak not out                         72
      S. Ervine not out                         31

      Extras: (lb9, w13, nb2)                   24
   
      Total: (for seven wickets)               252

      Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-59, 3-63, 4-65, 5-98, 
                       6-106, 7-174

      Bowling: Bond 10-1-37-0, Adams 5-0-54-1, 
               Oram 10-4-28-1, Cairns 4-0-16-2, 
               Vettori 10-0-52-0, Harris 10-0-45-1, 
               Astle 1-0-11-0
   
      Overs: 50

   
      New Zealand: 

      C. McMillan c Taibu b Hondo                8
      S. Fleming lbw b Blignaut                 46
      N. Astle not out                         102
      S. Styris c sub (Friend) b Blignaut       13
      C. Cairns b Ervine                        54
      C. Harris not out                         14

      Extras: (lb5, w10, nb1)                   16

      Total: (for four wickets)                253

      Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-72, 3-97, 4-218,

   
      Bowling: Streak 10-0-59-0, Hondo 8.2-0-52-1, 
               Blignaut 10-0-41-2, G. Flower 10-0-33-0,
               Whittall 3-0-19-0, Ervine 6-0-44-1

      Overs: 47.2

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