New Zealand smash 302, Taylor scores century

Mar 08, 2011 |

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Pallekele (Sri Lanka): New Zealand made 302 for the loss of seven wickets against Pakistan in a World Cup Group A match here Tuesday.

Ross Taylor hit an unbeaten 131 while Martin Guptill scored 57 for New Zealand.

Umar Gul was the most successful bowler for Pakistan, taking three wickets for 32 runs in 10 overs.

Scoreboard

New Zealand: M Guptill b S Afridi 57

B McCullum b S Akhtar 6

J How lbw b Umar Gul 4

R Taylor not out 131

J Franklin lbw b M Hafeez 1

S Styris lbw b U Gul 28

N McCullum b U Gul 19

J Oram c U Gul b A Rehman 25

K Mills not out 7

Extras (LB-10, W-11, NB-3) 24 Total (For seven wkts in 50 overs) 302

Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-55, 3-112, 4-113, 5-175, 6-210, 7-295. Bowling: Shoaib Akhtar 9-0-70-1, Abdur Rehman 10-0-60-1, Umar Gul 10-1-32-3, Abdul Razzaq 4-0-49-0, Shahid Afridi 10-0-55-1, Mohammad Hafeez 7-0-26-1.

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