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New Zealand joined defending champions Australia on eight points at the top of the World Cup Super Eights standings after beating Ireland by 129 runs on Monday. New Zealand racked up 263-8 after a late innings rally of 45 runs from the last three overs, following Peter Fulton’s top score 83.
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The world’s top-ranked team South Africa will not be complacent against debutants Ireland in Tuesday’s World Cup Super Eights match but should win ”convincingly”, coach Mickey Arthur said. Ireland, a team of mostly amateurs, are expected to finish eighth and have already lost to England.
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Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer died in hospital on Sunday after being found unconscious in his hotel room, the team announced. Woolmer (58), a former England Test batsman and coach of South Africa, had seen his team crash out of the World Cup on Saturday after a shock group-D defeat by Ireland at Sabina Park.