New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum, continuing to stand in for the injured Daniel Vettori, loses the toss and Ireland captain William Porterfield decides to bowl first in the opening Super Eights match
McCullum smashes one six but then mishits Kyle McCallan's second delivery and lobs a simple catch to Regan West and the Irish finally make the breakthrough on 51-1
Aaron Redmond, only called into the squad following Jesse Ryder's tournament-ending illness, comes straight into the team and makes an immediate impression with some lusty blows
Kevin O'Brien and Scott Styris enjoy a moment of light relief before O'Brien catches Styris out for 42 to end an innings that featured three sixes from 25 balls
Peter McGlashan tries to add to the impressive number of boundaries but plays all around a straight one from Trent Johnston and is bowled for five
Martin Guptill smashes four sixes into the crowd but also scampers a few quick singles to finish on 45 not out off 32 balls as the Black Caps reach 198-5 off their 20 overs
Gary Wilson and Andre Botha help Ireland recover from 12-2 but Wilson's innings is ended by Scott Styris and the Kiwis have them 57-3 in the eighth over
One run and one over later and Botha also departs after attempting a crazy run and Ireland's hopes are disappearing fast
Wickets continue to fall with regularity and West is the last man to fall as New Zealand bowl Ireland out for 115 to wrap up a convincing 83-run victory
New Zealand celebrate starting their Super Eights Group F campaign with a crushing win, while Ireland will have to regroup for their next match against Sri Lanka on Sunday
England, who name an unchanged side, win the toss and bat first against South Africa but suffer a nightmare start when Ravi Bopara drags a Dale Steyn delivery on to his stumps and the hosts are 4-1 in the first over
There's no change to the score when Luke Wright takes a big slash at Wayne Parnell and is caught behind by Mark Boucher - South Africa are cock-a-hoop, England forlorn
England hope Kevin Pietersen can repeat the heroics of his innings against Pakistan but he makes just 19 before Roelof van der Merwe takes a stunning diving catch to dismiss him
England skipper Paul Collingwood brings some hope but his 52-run stand with Owais Shah ends in spectacular style when Jacques Kallis sends his stumps flying
Shah hits two morale-boosting sixes in a row but his innings ends when Kallis has him caught behind for 38 and England, on 82-6, are struggling to make 100
None of England's final six batsmen makes double figures and Stuart Broad is the only one to hit a boundary, before he is bowled by a lethal Parnell yorker in the final over
England's batting display is summed up when James Anderson has his furniture rearranged first ball by the excellent Parnell and the home side are all out for 111 off 19.5 overs
England's bowlers start well and Broad has South Africa skipper Graeme Smith caught behind for 11 in the fourth over to give the home fans something to cheer
Jaques Kallis is in his element for South Africa as he keeps the scoreboard ticking along and makes 57 as his side ease to the required total
England skipper Paul Collingwood has some thinking to do before his side's next game against India on Sunday while South Africa counterpart Graeme Smith takes his players on to face the West Indies on Saturday
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