
Ross Taylor8217;s 85 was tempered by a hamstring strain but helped propel New Zealand to 331 for seven against Kenya, their highest World Cup total.
Skipper Stephen Fleming 60, Scott Styris 63 and Craig McMillan 71 from 48 balls contributed half centuries Tuesday, and New Zealand added 100 runs in the last 10 overs of the Group C match.
Thomas Odoyo returned Kenya8217;s best figures, finishing with 2-55, with Peter Ongondo taking 2-64.
Sent in to bat, New Zealand opener Lou Vincent was out without scoring, caught by captain Steve Tikolo off the bowling of Odoyo. Fleming reached his 47th ODI 50 with three boundaries off Ongondo but was undone taking a needless single soon after, run out by Maurice Ouma from square leg. Taylor reached his 50 off 80 balls but strained his right hamstring in the 32nd over and needed Vincent as a runner. He only lasted 10 more deliveries before popping a return catch to Tikolo. His innings contained eight boundaries and a big six.
Styris survived two dropped catches before Tanmay Mishra caught him at long-on off Lameck Onyango. He reached his 50 off 56 balls. Odoyo took his 100th career wicket in ODIs when he bowled Jacob Oram 3. Brendon McCullum made six before Hiren Varaiya dropped forward on his knees to hold an outfield catch.
SCOREBOARD
New Zealand: Vincent c Tikolo b Odoyo 0, Fleming run out Ouma 60, Taylor c038;b Tikolo 85, Styris c Mishra b Onyango 63, McMillan c Tikolo b Ongondo 71, Oram b Odoyo 3, McCullum c Varaiya b Ongondo 6, Vettori no 14, Franklin no 0
Extras lb3, w21, nb5: 29; Total for 7 wkts, 50 overs: 331
Fall of wickets: 0-1, 2-105, 3-192, 4-274, 5-280, 6-307, 7-321
Bowling: Odoyo 10-0-55-2, Ongondo 10-0-64-2, Onyango 8-0-63-1, Kamande 9-0-61-0, Varaiya 7-0-40-0, Tikolo 6-0-45-1