24 Jan 2010

New Zealand cricketers beaten at under 19 world cup

6:06 pm on 24 January 2010

The New Zealand under 19 cricket team has been eliminated from contention for the ICC World Cup.

In their quarter-final in Rangiora, Australia beat New Zealand by 62 runs.

Australia scored 232 for 8 in their 50 overs, while the New Zealanders lost wickets regularly in their chase and were dismissed for 170 in the 44th over.

Captain Craig Cachopa (car-chopper) top scored with 34.

New Zealand will now play-off for 5th to 8th in the competition.

In today's other quarter-final Sri Lanka beat South Africa by 146 runs.

So in the semi-finals Australia will play Sri Lanka and Pakistan will play the West Indies.