Australia v Zimbabwe: Australia opt to bat first in Cape Town but suffer an upset when Matthew Hayden edges behind for 4
Celebrations continue with Australia on 19-3 after Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting depart to catches in the deep
Australia have a fight on their hands after Mike Hussey is run out and Andrew Symonds is stumped, leaving the score 85-5
Brad Hodge and Brett Lee hit some lusty blows late on, but Zimbabwe keep their heads to restrict Australia to 139-9
Vusi Sibanda blazes away at the start of Zimbabwe's reply but after he falls the scoring slows down at Newlands
But Brendan Taylor keeps his composure to make a fine fifty off 38 balls to give his side a chance
And when the winning leg-byes flick off his pads the whole bench leaps up and runs on to the field
Taylor and Chigumbura dance with glee in the middle as Ponting is left to contemplate an embarrassing defeat
Pakistan v Scotland: Pakistan are put in to bat and lose Mohammed Hafeez for 18 after both openers depart cheaply
Younis Khan keeps the score moving but Pakistan are 81-4 when Shoaib Malik is stumped for 10 in the 13th over
Shahid Afridi hits his second ball for six and races to a rapid 22 before he is caught by Majid Haq off the bowling of Wright
Pakistan are 108-5 after Afridi's wicket and Younis Khan follows soon after for 41, making it 116-6 in the 16th over
Misbah-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal and Yasir Arafat all contribute in the lower order and Pakistan reach 171-9 after 20 overs
Fraser Watts makes 46 but Scotland can't match the standards they set in the field and keep losing wickets
Man-of-the-match Afridi causes havoc with the ball and finishes with figures of 4-19 as Scotland slump to defeat
John Blain is the penultimate wicket to fall as Umar Gul also takes four wickets and Pakistan cruise to a 51-run win
New Zealand v Kenya: Kenya are inserted in Durban and quickly lose Mauris Ouma to Shane Bond in the first over
Tanmay Mishra is the next wicket to fall as Kenya's top four batsmen all depart for ducks, leaving the score at 1-4
The procession of Kenya wickets continues, with only Collins Obuya and Thomas Odoyo managing to offer any resistance
Mark Gillespie finishes with figures of 4-7, leaving Kenya all out for 73 - the lowest score in a Twenty20 international
New Zealand lose Lou Vincent for 27 but Peter Fulton and Brendon McCullum complete a comfortable nine-wicket win
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