Black Caps spot-on

New Zealand were sent into bat and their total of 331 was their World Cup best and the highest ODI score at the Beausejour Cricket Ground. Kenya were dismissed for 183 in the last over.

Fleming said it was harder to prepare for a match against a non-Test side.

8220;8221;It8217;s tough when you play the so-called minnows because they bowl different length, different pace and it provides a different challenge,8221; Fleming said. 8220;You don8217;t practice for this type of play, and the pace, you can8217;t generate what you usually generate so you8217;ve got to adjust your game.8221;

Ross Taylor adjusted well, hitting 85 despite truggling late in his innings with a hamstring strain and needing a runner. That earned him man-of-the-match honors even though he didn8217;t field. He won8217;t play against Canada.

8220;It8217;s a bit sore at the moment but hopefully come tomorrow, we8217;ll have a bit more of an idea of where it8217;s at,8221; Taylor said.

8220;It8217;s not related to cramp.8221;

Taylor was out for a first-ball duck in New Zealand8217;s six-wicket win over England on Friday and was grateful to get off the mark in this World Cup.

8220;After that England game, I was pretty nervous going out there at the start of the innings and to get that first run and that first ball out of the way was good,8221; Taylor said. AP