Final Score :
New Zealand 237 (46.1 ov)
Warriors 239/8 (48.5 ov)
Warriors won by 2 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
New Zealand’s Champions Trophy campaign got of to a poor start in Pretoria, where they lost their opening warm-up game by two wickets to the Warriors. After suffering consecutive defeats against Sri Lanka and India in the Compaq Cup due to batting failures, New Zealand’s captain Daniel Vettori had stressed the need for partnerships. They managed one worth 95 for the second wicket between Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor, with both scoring half-centuries, but the rest of the batsmen failed to build on a solid platform – New Zealand were 173 for 2 at one stage. They lost six wickets for 10 runs during a startling lower-order collapse and were dismissed for 237 in the 47th over. The Warriors’ opening bowler, Juan Theron, caused most of the damage, taking 5 for 42 in 8.1 overs.
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