Johannesburg, South Africa (GenevaLunch) – New Zealand beat Pakistan by five wickets in their semi-final to set up a contest with Australia for the ICC champions trophy. Pakistan’s batsmen never really got going and only reached their modest total of 233 for nine, thanks to a half century by Umar Akmal and a late flourish by the tail enders.
New Zealand started slowly but Grant Elliott, Ross Taylor and captain Daniel Vettori saw the Black Cats home.
In the earlier semi-final Australia thrashed England by nine wickets with centuries by Australian captain Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson.
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