Time to bid you farewell. We now know six of the eight sides who will be duking it out in the knockout stages of this tournament. Join us tonight at 21:30 GMT, when we will find out the identity of the final two quarter-finalists - with West Indies taking on UAE and Ireland meeting Pakistan. See you then!
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There was 15 seconds between James Faulkner's six landing on the banking in Hobart to win the game for Australia and India captain MS Dhoni smashing his match-winning six into a similar area of the ground in Auckland.
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So, a good, professional win for Australia, who never gave Scotland a sniff in that match. They began well with a superb display of fast bowling from Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, aided by some unnecessarily risky shots from Scotland's batsmen.
They were always going to go hard at that small target, especially with rain around, and David Warner and James Faulkner showed briefly how destructive they can be, while Michael Clarke got some much-needed time at the crease.
Not the way Scotland would have wanted to sign off. They've had a good tournament, but their resolve with the bat deserted them today. Still, they bow out with heads held high, not least Josh Davey and Matt Machan.
Player reaction
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Scotland captain Preston Mommsen: "We knew it was always going to be a tough game for us, and unfortunately it wasn't to be. We take a huge amount of positives from the past six games, and we leave the World Cup a better team. We're very proud of Josh Davey - taking 15 wickets is an awesome achievement. Our focus now turns to qualifying for the World T20."
Australia captain Michael Clarke: "Our bowlers did a great job to bowl Scotland out, and our batters put the team first. It's always nice to win - I don't think there's any better preparation than winning. He had one little hiccup against New Zealand, but now it's the knockout stages. We need to play at our best and I think if we do, we can win."
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So, defending champions India finish their group unbeaten and go through as Pool B winners. They will face Bangladesh in the quarter-finals. Australia have sealed second in Pool A and will play either Ireland or Pakistan, who play each other tomorrow.
Player reaction
Man of the match Suresh Raina, who scored 110 not out against Zimbabwe: "I had a good partnership with MS Dhoni. We lost wickets early on but what we did was really good. When my team needed me most I needed to deliver. I needed to be positive and be smart, especially in powerplays. Me and MS have played a lot of matches together and finished a lot of matches together."
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Player reaction
Australia man of the match Mitchell Starc: "It was important for us to put on a polished performance. It's a big game for us in the quarter-final and we're raring to go, the boys are looking forward to the back end. I've been working hard on my bowling with Craig McDermott and now it's about continuing that."
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India beat Zimbabwe by six wickets
Raina guides the ball to long-off for a single off Panyangara. Eight needed from 10 balls. Chakabva then does superbly to dive and prevent a boundary and keep India to two runs. Six to win. Panyangara goes short, Dhoni goes big and India win in grand style.
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Australia beat Scotland by seven wickets
Well, that was quick. Australia, clearly keen not to allow the weather to have any more impact on proceedings, have polished off the remaining 27 runs in two overs. Faulkner hits the winning runs with a big six over midwicket.
A comprehensive win which seals second place in Pool A, and sets up a semi-final against the third-placed side in Pool B.
Australia v Scotland update
Kablammo! Warner slugs Davey over midwicket for a ginormous six! And he follows with a powerful swipe into the leg side which beats the sliding fielder on the rope. Just seven needed now.
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Ind 279-4 (Target 288)
Zimbabwe are crumbling. Chatara bowls two wides in an over that goes for eight and moves India closer to the win. They need nine runs from 12 balls.
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Australia v Scotland update
Australia have sent David Warner out to bat. He's in a hurry. He whacks the first two balls after the resumption for six and four. James Faulkner is out there with him, and he gives Josh Davey some treatment with two powerful fours. Just 17 needed for Australia now - they could be done before India at this rate!
Game on in Hobart
We have play between Australia and Scotland. We'll bring you updates of that while we see it through to the close here in Auckland.
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"Zimbabwe have tried very hard. Raza and Chatara have been the pick of the bowlers."
Ind 271-4
Dhoni has had enough. He claims his first six by opening his shoulders and smashing the ball straight down the ground. He then dispatches a full toss through backward square for four. The fat lady is singing for Zimbabwe.
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More agony for Zimbabwe. Raina lofts a drive off Mupariwa towards long-off and is dropped just above the ground by the man running in from the boundary.
"This is the highest fifth-wicket partnership for a team batting second in a World Cup game. Previous highest was 149 by Brendan Taylor & Sean Williams for Zimbabwe v Ireland at Hobart last week."
Ind 256-4
Raina continues to push India towards victory with a pull from a poor short ball from Chatara that races away to the fine leg boundary. The batsman gets lucky later in the over, though, as Dhoni flicks the ball to backward square and sets off, leaving Raina well short of his ground at the striker's end from the fielder's throw. Fortunately for India, the ball misses the stumps.
Back in Hobart...
Good news everyone! Except maybe Scotland fans. The covers are coming off at the Bellerive Oval and play between Scotland and Australia is due to resume in around five minutes' time, with no overs lost.
We're going to keep you posted on both matches, but our main focus will remain on India v Zimbabwe until the conclusion of this match.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"The crowd have gone absolutely ballistic after seeing Suresh Raina complete his first World Cup century. This is the first game India have been truly tested and the crowd have responded by being louder than in any of the first five matches. They're convinced this game is going their way and their nervous tension from 10 overs ago seems to have disappeared."
"I think when Zimbabwe look back at this, they will say we probably didn't get enough runs, and then they will say we probably need to develop slightly better bowlers to really test teams."
Ind 249-4 (Dhoni 57, Raina 101)
Zimbabwe's belief is starting to evaporate now. Mupariwa bowls a wide down leg to gift India another run and the body languge of Taylor in throwing the ball back reeks of defeat. This has been a really impressive run-chase from India. They have had a moment or two of luck but they haven't thrown the bat at it, they've taken the singles when they can and hit the bad ball. They've simplified it to perfection.
100 for Raina
Raina brings up a superb century with a flick to the fine-leg boundary for four and a quick single with a push to cover. It is his fifth in ODIs. His last came against England at Cardiff in August 2014.
"Raina's fourth six today, in the 42nd over, was number 373 of the tournament. The next one (374) will be the most in a World Cup. There were 373 in 2007."
"It's comfortable now for India. It's the same sort of problems for Zimbabwe - when it comes the bowling in the last part of the innings, it's been difficult for them all through the tournament."
Ind 240-4 (Target 88)
Queen's 'We Will Rock You' blares out in Auckland. India are doing just that as Dhoni finds another boundary with a late steer from Chatara down to the rope at third man. The bowler then chucks in a near chest-high full bunger, which Dhoni pulls for four and is also called a no ball. India are firmly in control now.
Dhoni 50
Ind 226-4
Raina has had one big let-off this innings (courtesy of being dropped by Masakadza) but he is looking totally dominant now. He waits for a shortish ball from Mupariwa and plays a lovely, delicate steer for four down to the third-man boundary. His partner Dhoni brings up his 50 (another calm, composed captain's knock - his 57th ODI half-century) with a single. The over goes for nine, but it could have been worse had a man not been backing up the wildest of throws from Chakabva. I think he was aiming for Taylor behind the stumps, but it is difficult to be sure.
"MS Dhoni is a master at managing how the chase goes. I think these two will get this at 9 an over, but another wicket would really put India under pressure."
Ind 217-4 (Dhoni 48, Raina 82)
Zimbabwe could really do with a wicket and they almost get it as Masakadza beats the outside edge of Raina, who is out of his ground but survives when stood-up keeper Taylor fails to gather and stump him. Raina makes Zimbabwe suffer with a drive through cover for four and then a pull to cow corner for six. India are holding their nerve, playing proper cricket shots and are well-set for a final charge for victory.
Ind 204-4 (Target 288)
Raza gifst another boundary to Dhoni with a full ball that the Indian skipper hammers through long leg for four. It takes India past the 200 mark. 84 runs needed. 54 balls to get them in.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"A bit of old school 'Unbelievable" by EMF from the Eden Park DJ accompanies that maximum. The crowd are on their feet as they sense a momentum shift toward India during the powerplay.
"The dhols have begun beating again and Brendan Taylor is finding it increasingly hard to be heard by his troops from behind the stumps as the noise levels continue to rise."
Meanwhile, in Hobart...
We're hearing some good news (particularly if you are Australian)... the rain has stopped in Hobart. There will have to be a big clean-up operation but we could well have a conclusion to that game soon.
"It's about holding one's nerve. India can just sense that if they press a bit, they can shift things in their favour, but if the bowling side are steely enough, they can get a wicket."
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Ind 197-4 (Raina 70, Dhoni 40)
Another bowling change sees Tinashe Panyangara return. Raina takes no prisoners by hammering his first ball way beyond the rope at mid-wicket. Tinashe digs in and (barring a wide) concedes just five more runs, one of which brings up the 100th run of what could well be the partnership that wins this game for India.
"There was a time when eight an over would have been seen as a really difficult chase, but not now, especially as the fielding restrictions have changed in the final ten overs."
Ind 184-4
Things are tense for both fielding and batting side out there. Dhoni prods one straight to point and there is clearly no run but he sets off in response to Raina's call before having to scamper back. The captain makes it clear that his partner needs to sharpen up with some illustrative hand gestures. Tawanda Mupariwa is the bowler (Zimbabwe really are chopping and changing at the moment) and he does really well to keep India to just two runs.
Ind 182-4 (Target 288)
Comedy fielding from Zimbabwe gifts India a boundary as Dhoni cuts one from the returning Tendai Chatara to backward point, where the fielder dives and tips the ball past the onrushing man from third man and down to the rope. Raina follows that up by latching on to a tame short ball and pulling it over fine leg for another four. 12 runs in total from a very good over for India.
Ind 170-4 (Raina 55, Dhoni 30)
Raina has had his reprieve and he is making Zimbabwe pay for it. Tinashe Panyangara (who has two wickets already in this innings) returns and the batsman drives his first ball past long off for four. The bowler responds well, though, and concedes just a trio of singles. India are simmering at the moment. They are surely about to whack the hob up a couple of notches.
Ind 163-4 (Run-rate 4.52, required 8.92)
The ground is still reverberating with the aftermath of that dropped catch by Hamilton Masakadza. The powerplay is here and starts tamely as Dhoni struggles to get Tawanda Mupariwa away for four balls after a Raina single. Dhoni ends the over well, though, with a smart flick through backward point for four.
Meanwhile in Hobart....
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"Raina, while he does possess the ability to whack you around the park, always gives you a chance. Masakadza had time to get to it, it's not a difficult chance, it's just the occasion that's got to him. 99 times out of 100, he would hold that."
Dropped catch
Ind 158-4
Can you believe it?! The last ball of another good Raza over draws a poor shot from Raina, who top-edges a sweep and sends the ball looping up to Hamilton Masakadza at short fine-leg. It is an absolute sitter and somehow he spills it. To a man, the Zimbabwe players have their heads in their hands. That could well be the game. That is what pressure does to a player.
"This is a good time of innings to bowl because the batsmen are getting set for the powerplay. They're looking not to lose their wickets, so you can just sneak through a couple of overs."
Ind 151-4 (Target 288)
Hamilton Masakadza is in to the Zimbabwean bowling attack and he starts very well, conceding just one run from five balls before spoiling it somewhat with a wide ball outside off. The bowler makes amends, though, with a straight ball that Raina flicks to leg but is unable to get a run. 137 needed from 96 balls.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"The noise levels have reached new levels at Eden Park as the Indian fans try and raise their side from their slumber in middle, while the Zimbabwe fans are appreciating every effort their side are putting into thus far monumental effort in stifling the current World Champions.
"Muscle cam provides some short lived joy for the crowd; a small Indian fans show of his young guns draw awww and cheers at same time. The sun is setting in Auckland but the crowd as gripped to their seat as the match heads towards a tense finish."
"It's been a good disciplined performance from Zimbabwe. Other than Chatara, they've not got a lot of penetration, so they've relied on scoreboard pressure and good, tight bowling. But statistically, Zimabwe have been the worst team at the end of the innings."
Ind 149-4 (Dhoni 23, Raina 44)
The 50 partnership is up courtesy of a Raina single from Raza's first ball and Dhoni celebrates this with a four, which is gifted to him courtesy of a full toss from the bowler.
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The rain is still coming down in Hobart, where Australia are 92-3 chasing Scotland's 130. As I mentioned earlier, the cut off mark for Duckworth Lewis to come into play is 20 overs and we have only had 13.2 so far. If there is no further play it will mean both sides take a point apiece. As a result, the situation in Pool A would be that Australia finish third, behind second-placed Sri Lanka (who have the same points but have won more matches. That would probably mean Australia face South Africa in the last eight. No World Cup history between those two!
"The Zimbabweans have got mid-on and mid-off in the circle, so their boundary-riders are square. They're set there for the short ball."
Ind 141-4
Interestingly, Zimbabwe were pretty much in exactly the same position at this stage in their innings. However, India have a master finisher at the crease in MS Dhoni, who emphasizes his class with a couple of boundaries either side of the wicket off Mire - with a pull and a then a cut.
Ind 130-4 (Target 288)
Raza does well to make up somewhat for the damage of the previous over. He mixes his spin up for pace and length and keeps India to three singles.
"Williams tossed it up. You've got to give him marks for bravery, but on this ground, the straight boundaries are short. Raina said, 'Right, I've had enough.'"
Ind 126-4 (Raina 38, Dhoni 7)
While Dhoni and Raina are at the crease, India will be hopeful of chasing down this Zimbabwe total. The latter has clearly decided he has had enough of being dictated to by the bowlers - Williams in particular. He comes down the track to successive balls and hammers both into the stands - the first over mid-wicket, the second over long-on. He then chips one dangerously, but just over a man at mid-wicket. Two more singles follow. A good over for India.
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Meanwhile, in Auckland...
We do have another game taking place at the moment between Zimbabwe and India and it is a fascinating one as well with India 110-4 in the 29th over chasing 287. Are we looking at another MS Dhoni rescue job? Let's find out...
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So you know, James Faulkner was the man who came out following Watson's dismissal. We're going to have to wait to see who comes out to replace Clarke at the crease.
"I think this rain will be around for a while. There's not a great deal of wind around. I think we're in a bit of trouble for the next couple of hours."
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It's raining
The ground staff are on fast forward as they look to cover the pitch in quick time. The rain is pretty heavy and the sky has filled in, which is not good news for Australia. We've not had 20 overs so Duckworth-Lewis does not come in to play.
"Michael Clarke has hit that so hard, his timing was impeccable. Those catches are so hard to judge, particularly off a well-timed hook shot."
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Clarke c Leask b Wardlaw 47 (92-3)
Australia lose another as they continue to push to beat the weather. Clarke pulls the first Wardlaw ball for four and looks to have repeated the trick second ball but Leask is in the deep and takes a superb catch low down near the boundary. And here comes the rain...
"He'll be disappointed with that. There was no need for the lap sweep - he got the exact same ball as the previous one which he hit over mid-on. The lap sweep carries such risk."
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Watson c Cross b Davey 24 (Aus 88-2)
Watson hammers one down the ground over mid-on for a one-bounce four but then goes one shot too many from Davey's last ball, dropping to sweep and top-edging a simple looping catch for Cross. Michael Clarke keeps peering to the sky with a concerned look on his face.
Commentator's curse - after we said he was marshalling India well against Zimbabwe, Virat Kohli is bowled round his legs sweeping part-time spinner Sikander Raza for 38. India are 92-4 in the 23rd chasing 288 - captain MS Dhoni to the rescue?
"It's definitely going to rain again, looking at the mountain now. It's closing in on us here. Australia need to get the runs in the next 20 minutes."
We need 20 overs to be bowled in this innings to constitute a complete match, if Australia have not already reached their target.
Aus 81-1 (Target 131)
The Taylor v Watson sledging side-show is shelved for now as Wardlaw returns to the attack. Clarke greets him with a big six down the ground for six. Watson then lofts one over mid-off but it plugs and the batsmen can only claim two more runs. These two have clearly decided it is time to accelerate with rain closing in and the lunch break just under 40 minutes away.
India v Zimbabwe update
Suresh Raina has made an unconvincing nine not out from 21 balls but Virat Kohli is marshalling India well, he's unbeaten on 36 - and the Pool B winners are 90-3 after 22 overs chasing 288 to beat Zimbabwe.
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Thanks very much James. Well, I can't imagine I'll be writing about this game for long. Australia are making very light work of this humble Scotland total. Clarke takes another significant chunk off the runs required with a pull through mid-on and then a cut through point for a couple of boundaries. Australia's main opponent to victory now is the weather, although at the moment - despite very grey skies - it is holding off.
"I'd like to hear more from Kevin Pietersen. I think he's terrific. His quotes are great. He is very honest and good on him."
Aus 63-1 (Clarke 26, Watson 16)
Shane Watson is using his feet nicely here - it looks like that good knock against Sri Lanka has given him a bit of confidence. He steps away and batters Taylor over cover point. A few verbals between batsman and bowler - with Watto appearing to offer a very polite 'Pardon?' in response to Taylor's opening salvo. A minor victory for Taylor when he gets Watson to inside-edge onto his pads, and he follows it up with some more chirp. Watto wears the look of a man who can't quite believe he is being sledged by a bowler from Scotland, and he gets the final say when he clubs Taylor down the ground for another four.
Time for a change at the controls. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Phil Dawkes.
Aus 55-1
Oohs and aahs around the Bellerive Oval as Michael Clarke is struck, ahem, amidships. Clarke plays out a rather sedate maiden over while he recovers his composure.
Aus 55-1 (run rate 6.9)
Scotland need to follow up that Finch wicket with another breakthrough, but Michael Clarke looks in good touch here. He punches Taylor down the ground for four with an on-drive. Watson locates a similar section of the boundary rope via rather more agricultural methods, stepping away to leg and baseballing the ball back past the bowler.
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Aus 45-1
Josh Davey, who is now fourth in the wickets standings at this tournament, behind Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult and Mohammed Shami, gets his first bowl. A decent start too, as he keeps the batsmen to three no-risk singles from his first over.
"Scotland are the first team to have five ducks in an innings twice in World Cup matches (they also had five v NZ earlier in this tournament).
"But their ninth wicket partnership aggregate of 131 (avg 26.20) is the highest in this World Cup (second is Zimbabwe's 107 @ 21.40)."
Aus 42-1 (Clarke 20, Watson 1)
A look at Rob Taylor's pitch map shows he's landing the ball on a good length pretty consistently. Shane Watson might consider coming down the wicket to him later on in his innings, but for the moment he's happy to play himself in especially with such a small target on the board. Just a single, tucked into the leg side off the final ball of the over.
India v Zimbabwe update
Not plain sailing either for India in Auckland as Ajinkya Rahane has been run out - by the narrowest of margins - to leave them 71-3 after 16.3 overs needing 288 to beat Zimbabwe.
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Shane Watson is the new man. Scotland briefly think they might be in business again when Michael Clarke sends one spiralling into the Hobart skies off a top-edged pull, but it travels all the way over the rope. Clarke moves on to 20 with a more convincing shot, cutting powerfully through point for four. Australia aren't hanging about here.
"Finch is not going to change the way he plays. He didn't quite get to it. He looked in pretty good fettle apart from the edge early in his innings. It was not a long innings, though."
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Finch c Coleman b Taylor 20 (Aus 30-1)
Aaron Finch's patchy tournament continues. He continues to look chancy after being dropped at slip in Taylor's last over, getting away with a very uppish stroke through the covers. He doesn't learn his lesson though, same shot next ball, again it's aerial, and Freddie Coleman takes a really sharp snag diving forward at cover. Taylor gets his revenge.
As Australia continue their mission to beat the rain, a brief update from Eden Park.
Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are settling in well as India chase 288, following the earlier loss of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan in the space of the same Tinashe Panyangara over.
India are looking to finish with a perfect record of six wins from six in Pool B before they take on (almost certainly) Bangladesh in the quarter-finals.
Scotland, you'll recall, aren't the first team to drop Aaron Finch early doors - England shelled him on 0 in their match, and he went on to make a century. After getting lucky in the last over, he's in the mood to make the most of that good fortune.
First he clips Wardlaw sweetly off his pads for four, then he increases the dose with a huge maximum pulled over square leg. Yowzer. He's not done either, smashing the bowler through mid-on for another four. Australia up and running.
"There is a bit of life in this pitch. We thought that when Australia were bowling on it but even Taylor and Wardlaw are getting something out of it. Scotland are buzzing around. This is their last foray so they have clearly decided to show they can perform. There has been plenty of energy so far. How long that lasts we will see."
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Aus 7-0 (Clarke 5, Finch 2)
Left-armer Rob Taylor takes the new ball at the other end. And he should have had a wicket with his second ball! He gets one to nip away and square Finch up, it takes the shoulder of the bat but evades the grasp of Preston Mommsen at second slip. Got to pouch those. And then Taylor produces another absolute jaffa, beautiful seam position, swinging in and then nipping away to beat the bat of Michael Clarke. Terrific over, but a luckless one.
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Aus 6-0
Michael Clarke takes strike, and he's away first ball with a leg-side fend off Iain Wardlaw. Finch is also off the mark immediately, and then Clarke pockets the first boundary with a pull to the square-leg fence.
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No lunch break yet due to the short nature of that innings, so we're straight back out. Aaron Finch is joined by Michael Clarke for Australia. 18 overs before lunch, can Australia wrap this up before then?
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Scotland's batsmen did not sign off from the tournament in impressive style I'm afraid. They simply tried to be too aggressive against an accomplished attack in bowler-friendly conditions. Most of the shots that they got out to wouldn't have looked out of place in a Twenty20 match. There was some good hitting from Matt Machan and Josh Davey, but that target shouldn't even slightly test Australia. But then, I suppose we said that when Scotland played New Zealand, and that turned out pretty close.
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So, impressive stuff from the Aussies. We've been spoilt for high-quality fast bowling in this tournament, with Tim Southee and Trent Boult putting in some superb performances, but Mitchell Starc might just be the most impressive of the lot. He was just too good for Scotland's batsmen, who had no answer to his pace, accuracy and late swing.
"It's been a terrific display from the Aussies. Sheer pace and a bit of class from Mitchell Starc polishing off the innings quickly there at the end."
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Wardlaw b Starc 0 (Sco 130 all out)
All over for Scotland. Mitchell Starc mops up the tail - Iain Wardlaw is last man out, another perfect yorker, the ball just tailing away from the groping blade at pace to splatter the stumps.
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Davey b Starc 26 (Sco 130-9)
From Eden Park, back to Mitchell Starc. And immediate success for the lanky paceman as he shatters the timbers of Josh Davey with a perfectly directed yorker.
"The covers are coming off - and the players are coming back on. Australia captain Michael Clarke is impatient to get the game back under way in the hope of getting a quick victory before any more rain comes."
Ind 32-2 (target 288)
Kohli shows some delicate touches after the extravagance the over before. He opens the face on a couple of occasions to work the ball in to gaps for quick singles. Just as the crowd hypes up in Auckland, the players are coming back out again after rain at Bellerive Oval, so it's back over to James Gheerbrant for the resumption of Australia v Scotland.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"The crowd have been stunned into silence by the loss of those two wickets but they're soon alive enough to give Tinashe Panyangara a well deserved round of applause as he traipses to the boundary edge.
"A cry of 'Kohli, Kohli' goes up from the Indian fans goes up as their star man faces his first ball and every shot he plays, whether it's a dot ball or a four is met with screams and cheers."
"Classical batsmanship from Kohli. He's got a very wide base, so he doesn't have to move far forward when he does move. But if Chatara can just get the ball to hold up a bit, he'll get batsmen concerned about where their off stump is."
Ind 31-2 (target 288)
Bit of class from Virat Kohli early in his innings. Plays the full maker's name down the track and gets four straight past mid-off. Tendai Chatara strays too far on to middle and leg stump and Kohli can flick one away through mid wicket for four more. He's off and running.
"Panyangara is steaming in, he's got the ball moving away from the right-hander and bringing it back in to the left-hander. He's bowling with reasonable pace too."
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Ind 21-2 (target 288)
So, two new men at the crease for India. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane. Zimbabwe had a stuttering start to their innings before cutting loose in the middle overs, so 288 looks a long way off at this stage. India remember are looking for a sixth win in six games and their 10th World Cup win in a row.
"A very good wicket for Zimbabwe. Dhawan played with an angled bat, when it was really too close to him to try to get the cut away. It wasn't a good innings from Dhawan, he didn't move his feet much."
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Dhawan b Panyangara 4 (Ind 21-2)
Well, well, well. Get one. Get two. We've certainly got a game on here as Shikhar Dhawan succumbs as he tries to cut a ball away outside off stump and chops the ball on to his timbers. Two gone in the space of five balls.
"He was running backwards and I thought he'd got himself into a bit of bother - he was side-on and normally you try to take it in front of you, but he took a good catch."
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R Sharma c Raza b Panyangara 16 (Ind 21-1)
Well, we come back and first ball, a wicket falls. Rohit Sharma goes for a big drive over the top and miscues high out to the covers where Raza takes a steepling catch. Good early breakthrough for Zimbabwe.
"This won't be a long break. Australia can get back out there soon enough and wrap up the tail, chase the runs down quickly and give themselves plenty of recovery time before the quarter-final."
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"This is exactly why Michael Clarke chose to bowl first. I'm absolutely sure he would've wanted to bat first on any other day, but he desperately wants to make sure of second place in the group and avoid that possible chance of travelling to New Zealand for a semi-final."
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Rain stops play
And we're off. The rain is pretty light, but persistent, and the umpires have seen enough. Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth are both Englishmen - they've seen worse than this, surely?
Michael Clarke doesn't like it, but the covers are on at the Bellerive Oval.
Sco 130-8
Ponchos on in the crowd as the drizzle returns. Runs coming off Cummins at a little more than a drizzle, as Leask hammers him for another boundary, this time straight down the ground.
Sco 125-8 (run rate 5.2)
Michael Clarke has given up looking for the edge. With these two on the charge, he takes men out of the slip cordon and puts them in catching positions inside the circle. It's canny captaincy, and it nearly pays off when Davey pops one just short of Clarke himself at short midwicket. Davey picks up three off the final ball of Faulkner's over with a controlled push through the covers.
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Sco 121-8
Well, we know Leask can play his shots, and he's proving it here. Pat Cummins falls back into bad habits, sending the ball down short outside off, and Leask is only too happy to back away and club him through the off side.
First of all he clobbers him over the covers, then lobs him over the infield in the same area with a sort of tennis shot, and then he collects a third straight boundary by jamming a full ball through point. 12 off the over - valuable runs for Scotland.
"Australia getting exactly what they wanted out of this game so far today. Getting the job done. It's not exactly what the crowd want, but Michael Clarke's being fairly ruthless here."
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Sco 109-8 (Davey 21, Leask 7)
Save four, give away five. Mitchell Starc cuts off a boundary with an agile stop in the covers, then hurls the ball past James Faulkner at the non-striker's end and watches it race away to the rope. First boundary for Michael Leask - he'll not score many easier.
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Jay: Are Scotland trying to get in sync with the India vs Zimbabwe match?
Sco 102-8
Michael Leask is the new man. You may recall that he once scored 42 off 16 balls against England in an ODI. He needs to hang around, because Josh Davey continues to play well - he moves on to 20 with another four, clipped off his pads through square leg.
"A tentative prod from Rob Taylor. I think the barrage of pace is finding Scotland out here. The game is moving on quickly and Josh Davey is in danger of being stranded. There's a chance here the game could be well done before the rains are forecast to arrive."
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Taylor c Haddin b Cummins 0 (Sco 95-8)
Pat Cummins was wayward in his first spell but he's right on the button now. He makes Rob Taylor his third victim when he induces an edge with a pacy delivery in the corridor of uncertainty outside off stump.
"Josh Davey's essentially a batsman who's worked on his bowling latterly. That's three nice shots he's played so far to push Scotland towards some sort of respectability."
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Sco 95-7 (Davey 15, Taylor 0)
Here's our first look at the bowling of James Faulkner. He's number 8 on the teamsheet but probably more renowned for his batting, specifically in the 'finisher' role. He's a very handy bowler though, with real variation in his armoury. His first five deliveries are right on the money, but when he errs with his final, Josh Davey - his counterpart at number 8 - is good enough to caress him through extra cover for four.
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KP on... international cricket
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been speaking on Fox Sports about his hoped-for return to international cricket.
"When you don't play any form of international cricket and you've had it for such a long time, anything, absolutely anything. You miss it so much when you're not playing.
"I've been lucky to come here and play the Big Bash, play the IPL or play the Caribbean League. But Test cricket, one-day cricket, playing for your country is very special."
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Sco 91-7
Survival is the order of the day for Scotland against the quick men. Rob Taylor blocks out an over of rapid stuff from Pat Cummins - just a leg-bye from that set.
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Would Kevin Pietersen give up the Indian Premier League in a bid to reclaim his England place?
"That's what I'm looking at at the moment," he told Fox Sports.
"There will be a change of scenery at board level with the ECB and I've always expressed my desire to play for England again if I get the opportunity. It seems encouraging but I've got a few steps that I've got to climb.
"It just makes perfect sense to explore different things - that's what I'm doing at the moment. I've still got more decisions to make.
"It's the weekend now so nobody will be picking up their phone. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday will be very exciting hopefully."
Sco 90-7 (Davey 11, Taylor 0)
Maxwell continues from the other end, and Scotland are going to score as many runs as they can with pace off the ball. Josh Davey collects a couple of boundaries, whipping one down to cow-corner and slotting one through the covers.
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Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen told Fox Sports he "definitely" thought they would make the World Cup quarter-finals:
"Because of the talent in that squad and the way that some of them play their cricket, I definitely thought that they had an outside chance," he said.
"It's really disappointing to see that talent getting on an aeroplane when there's real big stuff which could produce wonderful things for their careers. They'll live, they'll learn and they'll come back strong."
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Sco 79-7
Rob Taylor is the new man. He survives the next two balls.
"The Scotland innings is fading fast here. It was too quick for thee and Haddin took the catch with ease. Unfortunately it's games like these that will have the ICC thinking that 10 teams is enough in a World Cup."
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Cross c Haddin b Cummins 9 (Sco 79-7)
Man the lifeboats. Matthew Cross is gone too. He had looked like a nick-off candidate since he got to the crease, and so it proves as he feathers one to Brad Haddin. Much more success for Pat Cummins in his second spell, courtesy of a fuller length and a more probing line.
"It's amazing that it carried so far. It was almost a leg-glanced prod. But that's the problem with these new bats, the ball goes so far. It was a leg side prod that made its way all the way to the long leg boundary. It's starting to look as bit ugly for the Scots."
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Machan c Faulkner b Cummins 40 (Sco 78-6)
Scotland are sinking fast here. Water sloshing all over the decks now as Matt Machan perishes, lofting a fairly innocuous ball from the returning Pat Cummins straight into the breadbasket of James Faulkner at long leg.
Spots of rain coming down as Glenn Maxwell wheels away. Cross spanks him wide of cover point for four. Time for drinks.
Sco 74-5
The camera lingers on a man in the crowd who is painted in the colours of the Scottish flag. Looking blue, and probably feeling blue too, the way his team have played.
That'll cheer him up - two consecutive fours for Machan off Johnson. First up he pulls him to the fence at square-leg, then he helps a wide ball over point. Good batting, and how Scotland need him to continue here if they're to get up to a decent total.
India v Zimbabwe update
Zimbabwe 287 (48.5 overs) v India
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor on his 138: "The pitch was a little two-paced to start, but it flattened out later on in the innings.
"Sean (Williams) and I were able to get a partnership together quite nicely. The seamers were hard to get away and we took a few calculated risks against the spinners.
"With myself and Sean going well there, we knew we needed anything over 300 to be competitive against a powerful India batting line-up, so we'll feel like we've finished a few short there."
"This is the first time that India have bowled the opposition out in six consecutive ODIs. They also join South Africa (2011) as the only team to bowl the opposition out in six consecutive World Cup matches."
"The major award for pluck has to go to Brendan Taylor, who played a superb innings. He didn't just hit the ball, he dismissed it, and proceeded to turn Eden Park into a village carnival, dismantling the Indian attack."
India v Zimbabwe update
Zimbabwe have been bowled out with seven balls to spare in Auckland, finishing on 287 against India. Brendan Taylor top scored with 138, supported by Stuart Williams with 50, while pace trio Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Mohit Sharma all took three wickets.
Maxwell continues. Tricky situation for these two batsmen - who surely have to show a bit more caution to avoid an all-out here, but need to keep the run-rate ticking over too. Three singles from a risk-free over is the compromise.
Sco 61-5
Five or six men in the cordon for Johnson as Australia look to grind Scotland's face in the dirt. Cross is not deterred from playing his shots outside off stump though - he gets one good stroke past point for four, and then aims a considerably worse one at a wide ball which he is lucky not to edge. Not a great mover of his feet, is Cross - think John Sergeant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Sco 57-5 (Machan 28, Cross 0)
Maxwell isn't renowned as a prodigious turner of a cricket ball but he's getting plenty of grip off the surface here, with one delivery turning down the leg side and beating Brad Haddin all ends up. Four wides, which seems a little harsh. Matthew Cross is the new man.
"It's not a bad play going at Glenn Maxwell, targeting him as the part-time bowler. But, I wouldn't have minded Richie Berrington taking more than one delivery to assess the situation. A two or three-ball sighter would've probably been a better idea."
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Berrington c Warner b Maxwell 1 (Sco 51-5)
Well, I did tell you he wasn't looking convincing. Glenn Maxwell is into the attack, and even he must be faintly astonished to see his gentle floater of a first ball sliced straight into the mitts of David Warner at deep cover. I'm saying it - that was a very bad shot.
It's all happening in Auckland - in the space of four balls, Sikandar Raza swipes Mohammed Shami for a four and two sixes before having his stumps shattered by a yorker. Zimbabwe are 284-7 with four overs left.
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Richie Berrington is the new man. He's off the mark with an unconvincing single when Johnson gets one to rear up off the seam and hit the handle. Fiery stuff.
"It's a shame as Freddie Coleman played really well against the Sri Lanka quick bowlers. But, he's been undone by pace there. He offered a lot of blade and not a lot of feet."
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Coleman c Clarke b Johnson 0 (Sco 50-4)
The big shots keep coming, and so do the wickets. Freddie Coleman is so desperate to get off the mark that he aims an ill-advisedly aggressive shot at one angled across him from Johnson, and Michael Clarke takes an excellent tumbling catch at second slip.
Matt Machan is in good touch here. He enjoyed himself against New Zealand's battery of vaunted pacemen, and he's showing a similar liking for their Antipodean cousins. He goes to 26 with an emphatic lofted drive off Watson that bounces just once before reaching the rope at mid-on.
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Scotland missing Majid
Scotland are once again without their all-time leading wicket-taker Majid Haq, who was sent home early from the World Cup for sending a race-related tweet.
Skipper Preston Mommsen says the 32-year-old off-spinner still has a future with the national team, but for the time being there's no doubt where Haq is...
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Sco 43-3
Mitchell Johnson is into the attack. He's been upstaged by his junior namesake Starc so far in this tournament - he has bowled a little shorter and not benefited from the late swing that has proved so destructive for Starc. As if to prove that point, he digs in a very good short ball, getting Machan swaying. A maiden, the second of the innings.
"Australia, like all the good teams in this competition, bowl aggressively for as long as they can in an innings. That makes for far more interesting cricket."
Sco 43-3 (Machan 20, Coleman 0)
Freddie Coleman is the new man. Machan continues to play his shots, bashing another boundary over extra-cover.
"I talked about how the Scottish batsmen would be comfortable against Watson's pace and then Preston Mommsen is just bounced out there. Three days ago against Sri Lanka he looked more than comfortable against this sort of pace, but Watson does have a very good bouncer, pretty accurate."
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Mommsen c Starc b Watson 0 (Sco 37-3)
Scotland are unravelling here. The skipper is back in the hutch after two balls, trying to be aggressive with the pull shot but beaten by the pace of a good bouncer by Watson, and he can only lollop it up in the air to Starc running back at backward point. Second wicket of the tourney for Watto.
"The key word there is control. Mitchell Starc was fast there and Calum MacLeod wasn't able to get the right placement on that shot and David Warner took a pretty sharp catch. Mitchell Starc continues to have that knack of taking regular wickets and that's what raw pace does in this game."
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MacLeod c Warner b Starc 22 (Sco 36-2)
Live by the sword, die by the sword. MacLeod has played a good aggressive little innings here, during which he's flayed the ball through the point region on a number of occasions, but this time he gets a little too cocky and slaps one straight into the fly-paper mitts of David Warner in that position. Bonus wicket, and disappointing for MacLeod, who was looking good.
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India v Zimbabwe update
Brendan Taylor, after smashing 24 from a Ravindra Jadeja over, has finally holed out for 138 from 110 balls in his final innings for Zimbabwe. He gets a few handshakes from the Indian fielders, and a standing ovation from the Eden Park crowd. Zimbabwe are 235-5 with 8.1 overs left.
Sco 30-1 (MacLeod 17, Machan 12)
Shane Watson, a lumbering carthorse of a bowler, gets some early work. He's taken just one wicket so far in this World Cup, that of Angelo Mathews. Shot of the day so far from Machan, punching Watson down the ground for four with a lovely on-drive.
"He's only a little man Matt Machan, quite a tubby little man, but he's a good player. He's fended a couple of balls away in the air early in this innings though."
Sco 25-1
Starc makes his first real error, dragging one down, and Machan just uses the pace on the ball to ease it through the covers for his first boundary. Lovely shot.
Irked by that, Starc responds with a terrific short ball, pinning Machan like a beetle in an entomologist's display case. He lobs the ball up into the leg side off the splice, but the fielder in that exact position had just been moved. Can you believe it?
Huge lbw shout next ball, but Richard Illingworth demurs as a yorker raps Machan in front of the timbers. Australia decline to review, although replays show it looked close. Was there a hint of bat?
"Looks like Australia are going to save Mitchell Johnson to replace Starc with the breeze on his back. Pat Cummins has drawn the short straw having to run in to the wind."
Sco 18-1 (MacLeod 16, Machan 2)
Ooh, Machan gets an early life when Cummins gets one to hold in the pitch and the batsman is early on the shot, chipping into mercifully vacant ground on the leg side. MacLeod looks more assured and he gets his third boundary off Cummins with a booming square-drive. That takes him to 12, which unbelievably is his top score of the tournament.
Cummins really has not found his rhythm yet, in stark contrast to erm, Starc. He's sending down too any wide deliveries, and despite what his unhappy record might suggest, MacLeod is too good to miss out, flaying another cut shot through the off side.
"It was all rather predictable that a ball was going to fly through to that slip cordon if it found an outside edge. That concludes a rather brief and unhappy stay for Coetzer."
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Coetzer c Smith b Starc 0 (Sco 8-1)
It's been coming. Mitchell Starc has been all over Kyle Coetzer from the off, and after ten scoreless balls Coetzer aims a leaden-footed swing at a rising delivery. Straight to Steve Smith in the cordon, and he doesn't drop those.
Brendan Taylor, in his last game for Zimbabwe, reaches his 8th ODI century in spectacular fashion with a ramp shot for six over the wicketkeeper's head. Zimbabwe are 191-4 in the 39th over against India.
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Pat Cummins takes the new ball from the other end, and as befits the junior partner in this duo, he's operating uphill into the breeze. MacLeod tries to relieve the scoreboard pressure with a flay outside off, but he can't get it past the sticky mitts of Steve Smith at point.
Straitjacket being applied here. And then MacLeod gets away with one, chasing a wide one and getting a little under-edge that just falls short of Brad Haddin. He cashes in on that luck next ball though, clobbering one through point to get the scoreboard moving. Cummins, only just restored to the side, looks a little rusty, and another wide one gets the same treatment next ball.
"If there's an award for best yorker bowler so far, Mitchell Starc wins it by a country mile. It was an amazing performance from him in Auckland against New Zealand."
Sco 0-0
Starc begins with a good, steepling short ball. The next ball is slanted across Coetzer and induces a swing and a miss from the opener. The in-form Starc has got the ball on a string at the moment, and his fourth delivery is a beautifully-directed inswinging yorker which Coetzer does pretty well to dig out of the blockhole. Three slips in, a sign of Michael Clarke's confidence in his bowler, and it's well justified - Starc begins with a maiden.
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Calum MacLeod and Kyle Coetzer stride out to the middle. Mitchell Starc, who is in white-hot form, has the new nut. Let's play!
"Australia need to win to finish second in the Pool and to avoid the possibility of going to New Zealand for a semi-final at Eden Park In Auckland, where they could face New Zealand. That's why Michael Clarke's opted to bowl first and try and get the job done early here."
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Not too far away from action in Hobart. A lusty rendition of 'Advance Australia Fair' from the hosts.
Watto...or notto?
As we mentioned, despite Australia's pretty assured progress so far, they are still yet to settle on a first-choice XI.
One of the biggest selectorial dilemmas concerns all-rounder Shane Watson. Watson had endured a frustrating run with the bat at number three going into the tournament, and after a brainless dismissal in the defeat to New Zealand, it seemed Darren Lehmann had had enough and finally given the burly Queenslander the hook when he was not selected against Afghanistan.
But like a beach-blond Banquo's ghost, Watto returned from the dead against Sri Lanka, this time batting at six, and he made a very handy 67 off 41 balls.
The other big quandary concerns the identity of the third seamer alongside Mitchells Johnson and Starc. Josh Hazlewood has been tried, but today Pat Cummins gets the nod.
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Good omens
Well, for the hosts anyway. Australia have won all four ODIs between these teams. In the last three they have batted first and scored at least 334.
Scotland's biggest score in reply in those three games is a relatively measly 162.
Not only that, Australia have won 10 of their last 11 ODIs in Hobart, losing only to Sri Lanka in 2012.
Scotland searching for milestones
Scotland haven't rocked the sporting world at this tournament, and sadly they haven't even won a game, but we shouldn't overlook the fact that some of their players have enjoyed very fine individual tournaments.
Josh Davey, who is currently second in the wicket-taking standings at this tournament, needs one wicket to pass Eddo Brandes' record of 14 (for Zimbabwe in 1992) for an associate team at a World Cup.
Kyle Coetzer needs 57 runs to break Shaiman Anwar's record for the most runs for an associate team at a World Cup (309 this year).
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Weather update
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
As we mentioned, a no result could have an intriguing effect on the quarter-final match-ups, so the weather could have an important part to play.
With that in mind, there is a bit of rain around in Hobart. Michael Clarke seemed a little concerned about the weather at the toss, but for now it's cool and breezy under menacing skies.
Team news
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
Australia XI: Aaron Finch Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith, Michael Clarke (capt), Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins.
Scotland XI: Callum MacLeod, Kyle Coetzer, Matt Machan, Preston Mommsen (capt), Freddie Coleman, Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Rob Taylor, Michael Leask, Ian Wardlaw.
What's at stake?
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
With the knockout stages nearly upon us, there are permutations to explain, and in a tribute to general election season, "let me be quite clear on this".
If Australia win, they qualify second from Pool A, behind New Zealand. They would face a quarter-final against the third-ranked side from Pool B, which could be either Pakistan or Ireland.
If there is a no result, or Scotland do the unthinkable, Australia will qualify third, behind Sri Lanka. That would pit them, in all probability, against South Africa.
Last chances
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
Thanks Adam, and morning everyone. It's time to switch gears and turn our attention to Hobart for Australia v Scotland.
It's the final group game for both these sides. For already-eliminated Scotland, that means a last chance to create some magical World Cup memories, and seal some individual milestones.
For already-qualified Australia, it's a last chance to solve some of the selection dilemmas in a successful but far from settled side ahead of the quarter-finals.
"He flashed and went hard. The finer those shots run, the quicker they go. I don't think the bowling captains mind those shots so much, if the bowler has done his job."
Zim 147-4 (Taylor 68, Ervine 7)
Just to remind you, we'll be switching games shortly to Hobart where Australia take on Scotland in Pool A. We'll keep you up to date on matters here in Auckland though throughout the morning. Taylor drives and edges one safe to the third man boundary for four. So, it's over to James Gheerbrant who's primed to fill you in on all the goings on at Bellerive Oval. Enjoy.
Zim 142-4 (Taylor 63, Ervine 7)
Without being too rude, seeing as I'm a club/village cricketer of questionable ability, but a real piece of agricultural cricket was on show there. Ashwin banged in a short and wide delivery which Taylor "mowed" away for four down to cow corner. Still, it's got the Zimbabwe score going again.
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"You don't realise just how loud this crowd can be until they bust out the Mexican wave and it ripples around Eden Park a good five or six times. There is absolutely no way the players will be able to hear each other on the pitch. It's deafening and shortly after, the cries of 'India, India' start up."
Zim 134-4 (run rate 4.19)
Mohit Sharma is back on to bowl with his bustling fast-medium. A Mexican wave breaks out in the Eden Park crowd which perhaps tells you that the game's drifted off a bit following that earlier burst of runs between Taylor and Williams.
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"The DJ slightly cheekily plays 'Dynamite' by Taio Criz with the lyrics 'I throw my hands up in the air sometimes... gotta let go' aimed at the poor fellow who dropped the ball and his share of the pot on the 'one-handed crowd catch' promotion money. It was a pretty weak effort, to be fair."
Zim 131-4 (Taylor 56, Ervine 3)
Zimbabwe back in a holding pattern following Sean Williams's dismissal. Just three off Ashwin's latest over and the rate continues to hover at just over four-an-over.
Toss in Hobart
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
Don't forget we've got the other game of the day starting in just under half an hour where Australia have won the toss in Hobart and will bowl first against Scotland.
Team news to come. You'll be able to listen to both matches right here.
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Scorecard update
Zimbabwe 128-4 (30 overs - lost toss)
Batsmen: Taylor 55*, Ervine 1*
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Masakadza 2), 13-2 (Chibhabha 7), 33-3 (Mire 9), 126-4 (Williams 50)
Craig Ervine gets off the mark with a nice punch through the off side. A returning Umesh Yadav goes for just two from his comeback over.
Zim 126-4 (Ashwin 5-0-39-1)
Craig Ervine is the new man in. Allen McLaughlin gets excited on commentary as he thinks the left-hander plays on second ball. But, the ball went behind to MS Dhoni who then kicked the ball back on to the stumps.
"He didn't quite get to the pitch of the ball so instead of going onto the leg side where he aimed the shot, it went straight back, very low. You could see his fingers grasp the ball, but you could see some dust come up as well, that's where the doubt came from."
"He caught the ball in the shadow of his body, Williams isn't happy and I don't blame him, as the benefit of the doubt did not exist in that decision."
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Williams c & b Ashwin 50 (Zim 126-4)
We take a look at a couple of replays. They appear to show Ashwin getting his fingers underneath the ball just in time and it's given out on the big screen. Sean Williams doesn't look too pleased with that though, but he has to go.
"It's disappointing from Zimbabwe's perspective that they're going to lose someone of Brendan Taylor's calibre. He's off to Nottinghamshire on a three-year contract - we've seen a few Zimbabweans and South Africans take that route to England."
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50s for Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams
Zim 125-3 (Taylor 53, Williams 50)
Fifty up for Brendan Taylor off 64 balls, including six fours. Next ball - Sean Williams reaches his landmark from 54 balls with a neat drive in to the off side, that's included three fours and three sixes. Warm applause from this crowd and a couple of handshakes between the pair.
Zim 119-3 (Taylor 49, Williams 48)
Think we just got a blast of Bon Jovi's Keep The Faith there on the Eden Park PA. Seem to remember being subjected to that tune a lot by my older teenage sister in my youth. I was more of a Bad Medicine man myself. Anyhow, Jadeja's reels off another over in next to no time for just two.
"One-day batting is all about manipulating the field, so you have the fielders where you want them to be. If there's a man in that position you've got to get rid of him - whether that's by hitting over the top or sweeping."
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Zim 117-3 (Taylor 48, Williams 47)
More impressive shot selection from Williams who comes down the pitch, turns the ball in to a full toss and drives through extra cover for four more. Suddenly, it's become a race to 50 between these two.
"This is the problem that Dhoni and the Indian bowlers have. The Zimbabwean batsmen are hitting 360 degrees, and with an extra man up in the ring, you can't protect every boundary. Bowlers need to change their tactics on a ground like Eden Park because of the short straight boundaries."
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Sixes from Sean Williams
Zim 113-3
Two sixes in the space of three balls from Sean Williams who is tucking in to Ashwin's bowling. First one is over deep square leg and four rows back, the second is almost where he placed his first a couple of overs ago down at cow corner as they say.
"Some people believe you should play a conventional sweep on line, others on length."
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Zim 89-3 (Taylor 46, Williams 21)
Sean Williams is in on the reverse sweep action now and Jadeja gets the treatment this time and is hit away for four. A 50 partnership comes up between this pair.
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Zim 82-3 (Taylor 45, Williams 15)
Another nice reverse sweep from Brendan Taylor, this time off Ravichandran Ashwin. Into the 40s now Taylor. He loves the shot so much, he plays it again. A bit squarer this time for four more.
"Williams is looking to nudge and nurdle the ball around Eden Park, while Taylor is looking to play bigger shots."
Zim 72-3 (Taylor 36, Williams 14)
Also just heard a blast of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's omnipresent Uptown Funk on the PA too. Lovely reverse paddle sweep from Brendan Taylor down to the short boundary. Good understanding of the angles on this ground.
Scorecard update
Zimbabwe 64-3 (20 overs - lost toss)
Batsmen: Taylor 31*, Williams 11*
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Masakadza 2), 13-2 (Chibhabha 7), 33-3 (Mire 9)
"The DJ in Auckland is certainly doing his part to get the crowd in party mood as he plays a burst of '1234 Get On The Dance Floor' from Chennai Express, although the Indian fans don't need any excuse to bust out a few moves - I don't believe I've seen them sit down since the teams walked out, much to the stewards' dismay.
"Though it's a beautifully sunny day the light breeze is making the large number of Indian flags stand out far more as they sway in the wind and it's making a gorgeous Eden Park look incredibly colourful."
Zim 64-3 (Taylor 31, Williams 11)
Still not exactly explosive stuff here at Eden Park. Brendan Taylor clearly wants to make a big impression on his last international outing and he's probably conscious there's not a huge amount of batting after him and Sean Williams.
"I heard earlier that the ground was at least three-quarters sold out, though it's not quite that full yet - they're still coming in."
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Zim 61-3 (run rate 3.21)
Sean Williams is looking to break the shackles here off Jadeja. He tries a reverse sweep from a slightly shorter delivery, but can't force it past backward point. India continuing to tighten the squeeze.
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Thomas in New Zealand: Why does his shirt say 'Yadaav' yet all major broadcasters insist on 'Yadav'? I know the latter is a popular Indian surname but the former appears on his shirt.
We've had all sorts of alternative names on shirts at this tournament - such as the UAE's Krishna Chandran, whose shirt bears his "other" name - Karate. Australia's T20 shirts used to features nicknames rather than surnames.
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Zim 59-3 (Taylor 28, Williams 9)
Back at Eden Park after drinks and Mohit Sharma bustles through another neat over. Three singles added to the Zimbabwe total as these two continue to try and build some sort of platform.
Double header
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
Don't forget we've got two matches this morning for you.
Coming up in just over an hour, it's Pool A action in Hobart as Australia face Scotland.
We'll bring you all the toss and team news from Bellerive Oval as we get it.
"It's been quite a one-sided game - it took 10 overs for the first blow of belligerence from Taylor, and apart from that the batsmen have struggled. Shami and Yadav bewildered the top order. Like facing the West Indies years ago, it must have been quicker than they're accustomed to."
Drinks break
Zim 56-3 (Taylor 26, Williams 8)
Zimbabwe pass 50 as Sean Williams skips down the pitch to Jadeja and drives over mid-off for four. Taylor gets a touch fortunate though as he tries some aggression of his own and almost finds the man at long-on. A big dive by Mohammed Shami is in vain as the ball beats him to the rope. Time for drinks.
"Surely if you're one of the eight people who have taken a catch in the 'one-handed crowd catch' competition - you'd buy a ticket to every game in New Zealand and shove people out of the way at the appropriate time?"
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Zim 46-3 (Taylor 21, Williams 3)
Despite what Jeremy Coney says there, Mark Mitchener and I have just been saying that despite being a huge stadium, Eden Park is set among a leafy suburb in Auckland. Go out of the stadium and within yards you're walking down a street of well-kept and spacious houses. Another neat over from Mohit with just three singles.
"When you're at the smaller, boutique grounds in New Zealand, you feel decentralised from the big city grounds like this one - and we've seen some close games at the smaller grounds. In Australia it's tended to be 'win the toss and bat'. Here, the ball has swung more, and there have been some upsets."
"I just wonder whether the better games may have come here in New Zealand because there's been a better balance between bat and ball."
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Zim 43-3 (Taylor 20, Williams 2)
Ravi Jadeja rattles through an over in double-quick time as just the one run is added to the total from his slow left-arm.
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Zim 42-3
Mohit Sharma switches ends and there's more acrobatics on display from Shikhar Dhawan in the field as he dives on one at slip as Williams tries to work the ball down to third man. Mohit seems in a bit of pain though after following through and appearing to get his studs stuck in the pitch. He's back on his feet though and almost gets the wicket of Williams from an inside edge which Dhoni can't quite get his glove to as he dives low to his right. Close.
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Liam Harris: Has to be WG Grace, who wouldn't want to see that beard in action.
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Zim 42-3 (Taylor 19, Williams 2)
Another bowling change bizarrely as Ravi Jadeja is on with his slow left arm despite Mohit Sharma grabbing a wicket in his opening over. Taylor sweeps well for four behind square.
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"Eden Park isn't filled anywhere near its 45,000 capacity but the Indian fans are certainly making it sound as if it's filled 10 times over. You have to marvel at how much noise a few thousand people can make.
"The small section of Zimbabwe fans that have turned up to cheer on their side are making themselves heard with every run their side scores, but the cheers and whistles that have greeted the loss of early wickets makes it feel at times that the entire stadium is shaking."
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Zim 36-3 (Taylor 14, Williams 1)
Ravichandran Ashwin comes on as India make a double bowling change. Sean Williams is the new batsman in at five for Zimbabwe and he and Taylor have been Zimbabwe's two most consistent run-scorers in this World Cup. They'll need them today to make any kind of decent score. Three off Ashwin's opening over.
"Very much a lack of footwork - the balls before had been shorter and he'd been able to throw the bat at it. This one was pitched much fuller in that corridor of uncertainty, he was stuck and just fished at it."
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Mire c Dhoni b M Sharma 9 (Zim 33-3)
Mohit Sharma comes on to bowl as India make a first bowling change of the day and it's a wicket-taking change. Mire is the man to go as he edges through to Dhoni. It's a dismissal which almost goes unnoticed amid muted celebrations from India. It comes just a few balls after Mire had slashed a ball away outside off for four to the shortish boundary behind square on the off side.
Steev Smith: Possible England team for the 1st Ashes Test 2015... Cook, Compton (or Carberry, Lyth, or Robson), Trott, Bell (or Ballance), Root, Moeen Ali, Buttler, Stokes (or Woakes), Broad, Anderson, Finn (or Plunkett or Tremlett?).
Sure it's a few months away, but only 100 days or so... and counting. England's Test team, this year, REALLY needs to have fire and revenge in its eyes.
Scorecard update
Zimbabwe 27-2 (10 overs - lost toss)
Batsmen: Mire 3*, Taylor 12*
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Masakadza 2), 13-2 (Chibhabha 7)
Taylor gets a very welcome boundary for Zimbabwe with an uppish drive over extra cover. He chops a ball down outside off for another couple of runs despite a goalkeeping tip-it-over-the-bar effort from Shikhar Dhawan in the slip cordon to try and take the pace off. End of the mandatory powerplay.
"The tough part for Brendan Taylor was when he started, it was pretty much chaos in the Zimbabwe team, and he's come through all that. I'd go out on a limb and say he's been one of the best performers for Zimbabwe, he's right up there if not right at the top."
If you've not heard, Taylor is retiring from international cricket after this game to join Nottinghamshire as a Kolpak player.
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Zim 19-2 (Shami 5-2-8-1)
Solomon Mire has to show a bit of awareness as he defends on the back foot to a ball from Shami which, just for a second, threatens to bounce back on to this stumps. More decent seam and swing from Shami who has 14 wickets so far in this World Cup - one behind New Zealand's Trent Boult at the top of the charts.
"Not a good start at all for Zimbabwe. Good pace shown by India, as they've shown throughout the tournament. The change of batting order is interesting."
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Zim 18-2 (Yadav 4-1-10-1)
So the "KP will-he-won't-he return?" saga appears to have another chapter to it. Gets me thinking, if you wanted to see a player from any side and any era return to a side, who would it be and why? Get your suggestions in to us in the usual way. Back in Auckland meantime, more neat stuff from India as Brendan Taylor gets going with a couple of twos.
"I wouldn't be surprised if Brendan Taylor has done a disc in his back going for that shot. It was so wide, and he gave it such a heave."
Zim 13-2 (run rate 1.86)
Brendan Taylor looks like a man keen to get going. Shami offers up a short and wide ball outside off and it's a real kitchen sink effort from the right-hander. A huge swing and a miss. Another maiden over.
Zim 13-2 (Yadav 3-1-5-1)
So, that man in the news again it seems. No doubt we will hear more reaction in the hours to come. Back at Eden Park meanwhile and more steady stuff from Umesh Yadav who reels off a maiden over with little on offer for a very much restrained Zimbabwe.
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Om Twitter: Just seen KP in Sydney. Told me he couldn't talk about England comeback at this stage. 'See you at Surrey?' 'Maybe' he said.
Pietersen closer to county deal?
Away from this game and back in the UK, the Daily Telegraph is reporting that up to six counties have expressed an interest in signing former England batsman Kevin Pietersen, with Surrey - for whom he played Twenty20 cricket last summer - among the favourites.
The report states that Pietersen would have to pull out of his Indian Premier League contract with Sunrisers Hyderabad - worth around £300,000 - and make himself available for all formats of county cricket to have any chance of being considered by England.
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Zim 13-2 (Shami 3-1-7-1)
A tough start for Zimbabwe after losing the toss and exactly the first five overs MS Dhoni would've been after. Both his openers have been on song so far. Here comes captain Brendan Taylor for his last international innings.
"A shortish ball, it went quite wide but Dhawan was almost able to run towards the catch and took it comfortably with both hands. Zimbabwe in early trouble."
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Chibhabha c Dhawan b Shami 7 (Zim 13-2)
Two in two overs for India. More impressive early seam bowling here and this time it's Mohammed Shami in the wickets. A rising good length delivery finds Chibhabha's outside edge as he tries to drive on the up and it's a well-taken catch at slip from Shikhar Dhawan.
Santosh DSouza in Mangalore, India: Facing Zimbabwe always makes me nervous. They have given India a scare many a times - in WC 1983, WC 1999 etc. The most memorable being an ODI in Faridabad, 2002 when a certain number 10 batsman Douglas Marillier scored 56 off 24 balls to beat India. Fingers crossed for this one.
Zim 13-1 (Chibhabha 7, Mire 2)
Solomon Mire is the new man in at number three for Zimbabwe. He clips a couple off his legs first ball to get himself going.
"Good start from Yadav, this over was much more on target and the length induced him to drive, but there was a hint of movement away. It's been surprising the way India's fast bowlers have got wickets - they're having to pitch the ball up more here than they have in Australia."
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Masakadza c Dhoni b Yadav 2 (Zim 11-1)
Lovely bit of bowling. Classical seam bowler's dismissal. A nicely pitched-up ball outside off from Yadav entices Hamilton Masakadza in to a drive and it finds a healthy outside edge for a regulation catch for MS Dhoni behind the stumps.
"A curate's egg of an over - some deliveries have tested the batsman , while others have been wide of the mark - Dhoni has a word between overs as Shami needs to bowl straighter there."
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Zim 11-0 (Chibhabha 7, Masakadza 2)
Nice bit of angle in to the right-handers from Shami. He puts in an enthusiastic leg before shout against Chibhabha which was doing too much and just clipping leg stump on "umpire's call". The Zimbabwe opener gets a fortunate early boundary with an under-edge that runs fine past MS Dhoni for four.
"It could have been so different for Zimbabwe. They lost to Ireland by five runs, having bowled eight wides and three no-balls. They lost to Pakistan by 20 runs after bowling 17 wides. The one team which got away from them was West Indies."
Zim 6-0 (Chibhabha 3, Masakadza 1)
Umesh Yadav shares the new ball with Mohammed Shami. Rohit Sharma pulls off an early bit of acrobatics with a diving stop at point. Chibhabha clips one off his legs to long leg for a nice couple of runs.
"With Masakadza opening today, and Solomon Mire having moved up from eight to three in the last game, it's as though Zimbabwe don't really know their best batting order. The Taylor-Williams-Ervine axis in the middle order has provided the majority of their runs."
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Zim 3-0 (India won toss)
Plenty of seam and swing first up from Shami. A little too much in fact from one delivery which is signalled a wide well outside off. A couple of extras and a single to get Zimbabwe off and running.
"Everybody knows about India's explosive batting line-up, but it's been their bowling which has been the surprise, bowling South Africa out for less than 200, for instance."
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Mohammed Shami opens up the bowling for India and Chibhabha will face. Game on!
"One of those little children in the line for the anthems was my grandson, Tom Jones - he was stood in front of Shikhar Dhawan."
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Vocal talent
Two quite lengthy numbers those anthems. First up Zimbabwe's "Blessed Be The Land of Zimbabwe" followed by India's "Jana Gana Mana".
Then comes the familiar official anthem of this World Cup over the Eden Park speakers as Chamu Chibhabha and Hamilton Masakadza make their way out to open the innings for Zimbabwe.
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Anthem time
Hardly a cloud in the Auckland skies as we approach the start of the game.
New Zealand legend Sir Richard Hadlee is in attendance at Eden Park and he places the World Cup trophy on a plinth in preparation for the two teams coming out for the anthems.
A huge roar goes up as India emerge from the tunnel and flags are waved in the crowd.
"Zimbabwe's problem may be that only the UAE have taken fewer wickets in this competition so far."
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Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor speaking at the toss: "We haven't posted (a total) the whole tournament, so it's a new challenge for us. Against a side like India, you've got to play with freedom, enjoy the tournament and finish it off well. I know the guys will give it everything."
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India v Zimbabwe
India have won 44 of their ODIs with Zimbabwe, losing 10, with two tied. Their top score against them is 333-6 in Guwahati in 2012, when Dinesh Mongia made an unbeaten 159. The last defeat was six matches ago in Harare, 2010.
"The wicket looks beautiful, straw-coloured and fabulous to bat on. But the swing bowling by New Zealand and Australia in their game here shows it may not be that easy."
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Your commentators from Eden Park in Auckland will be Charles Dagnall, Bryan Waddle and Allen McLaughlin.
You'll also hear from summarisers Jeremy Coney, Sunil Gavaskar and Pommie Mbangwa.
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India skipper MS Dhoni: "If the physio feels any player is in danger of breaking down, we will rest him in that situation. Otherwise, if everyone is fit and available for selection, we'll field the best XI."
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Stand-in Zimbabwe skipper Brendan Taylor, set to play his final game before quitting international cricket to join Nottinghamshire: "Sad for me that it'll be ending, but I'm very proud to be a Zimbabwean, I'm very proud to represent my country on a great stage to finish up and hopefully end on a high note."
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A perfect 10?
So on the way we're with India and Zimbabwe as they bring their respective Pool B campaigns to a close.
For India, it's a chance to make it six wins from six at this year's tournament and the opportunity for the holders to record their 10th successive win in World Cup matches.
For already eliminated Zimbabwe - it's the last chance to upset a big name before flying home.
One thing we know for sure - India already have a quarter-final against Bangladesh to look forward to in Melbourne on Thursday.
News of the toss and teams to come shortly.
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Greetings cricket fans, we're here once again and wouldn't you know it, we've reached match no. 39 of this cricket World Cup down under.
Today, we've got another double header on the way for you - a game in New Zealand and a game in Australia.
First up, we're in Auckland for India against Zimbabwe in Pool B from 01:00 GMT before we cross the Tasman to Hobart for Australia against Scotland in Pool A from 03:30 GMT.
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Latest PostGoodbye!
Time to bid you farewell. We now know six of the eight sides who will be duking it out in the knockout stages of this tournament. Join us tonight at 21:30 GMT, when we will find out the identity of the final two quarter-finalists - with West Indies taking on UAE and Ireland meeting Pakistan. See you then!
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There was 15 seconds between James Faulkner's six landing on the banking in Hobart to win the game for Australia and India captain MS Dhoni smashing his match-winning six into a similar area of the ground in Auckland.
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So, a good, professional win for Australia, who never gave Scotland a sniff in that match. They began well with a superb display of fast bowling from Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins, aided by some unnecessarily risky shots from Scotland's batsmen.
They were always going to go hard at that small target, especially with rain around, and David Warner and James Faulkner showed briefly how destructive they can be, while Michael Clarke got some much-needed time at the crease.
Not the way Scotland would have wanted to sign off. They've had a good tournament, but their resolve with the bat deserted them today. Still, they bow out with heads held high, not least Josh Davey and Matt Machan.
Player reaction
Scotland captain Preston Mommsen: "We knew it was always going to be a tough game for us, and unfortunately it wasn't to be. We take a huge amount of positives from the past six games, and we leave the World Cup a better team. We're very proud of Josh Davey - taking 15 wickets is an awesome achievement. Our focus now turns to qualifying for the World T20."
Australia captain Michael Clarke: "Our bowlers did a great job to bowl Scotland out, and our batters put the team first. It's always nice to win - I don't think there's any better preparation than winning. He had one little hiccup against New Zealand, but now it's the knockout stages. We need to play at our best and I think if we do, we can win."
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So, defending champions India finish their group unbeaten and go through as Pool B winners. They will face Bangladesh in the quarter-finals. Australia have sealed second in Pool A and will play either Ireland or Pakistan, who play each other tomorrow.
Player reaction
Man of the match Suresh Raina, who scored 110 not out against Zimbabwe: "I had a good partnership with MS Dhoni. We lost wickets early on but what we did was really good. When my team needed me most I needed to deliver. I needed to be positive and be smart, especially in powerplays. Me and MS have played a lot of matches together and finished a lot of matches together."
Player reaction
Australia man of the match Mitchell Starc: "It was important for us to put on a polished performance. It's a big game for us in the quarter-final and we're raring to go, the boys are looking forward to the back end. I've been working hard on my bowling with Craig McDermott and now it's about continuing that."
India beat Zimbabwe by six wickets
Raina guides the ball to long-off for a single off Panyangara. Eight needed from 10 balls. Chakabva then does superbly to dive and prevent a boundary and keep India to two runs. Six to win. Panyangara goes short, Dhoni goes big and India win in grand style.
Australia beat Scotland by seven wickets
Well, that was quick. Australia, clearly keen not to allow the weather to have any more impact on proceedings, have polished off the remaining 27 runs in two overs. Faulkner hits the winning runs with a big six over midwicket.
A comprehensive win which seals second place in Pool A, and sets up a semi-final against the third-placed side in Pool B.
Australia v Scotland update
Kablammo! Warner slugs Davey over midwicket for a ginormous six! And he follows with a powerful swipe into the leg side which beats the sliding fielder on the rope. Just seven needed now.
Ind 279-4 (Target 288)
Zimbabwe are crumbling. Chatara bowls two wides in an over that goes for eight and moves India closer to the win. They need nine runs from 12 balls.
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Australia v Scotland update
Australia have sent David Warner out to bat. He's in a hurry. He whacks the first two balls after the resumption for six and four. James Faulkner is out there with him, and he gives Josh Davey some treatment with two powerful fours. Just 17 needed for Australia now - they could be done before India at this rate!
Game on in Hobart
We have play between Australia and Scotland. We'll bring you updates of that while we see it through to the close here in Auckland.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Zimbabwe have tried very hard. Raza and Chatara have been the pick of the bowlers."
Ind 271-4
Dhoni has had enough. He claims his first six by opening his shoulders and smashing the ball straight down the ground. He then dispatches a full toss through backward square for four. The fat lady is singing for Zimbabwe.
Dropped catch
More agony for Zimbabwe. Raina lofts a drive off Mupariwa towards long-off and is dropped just above the ground by the man running in from the boundary.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"This is the highest fifth-wicket partnership for a team batting second in a World Cup game. Previous highest was 149 by Brendan Taylor & Sean Williams for Zimbabwe v Ireland at Hobart last week."
Ind 256-4
Raina continues to push India towards victory with a pull from a poor short ball from Chatara that races away to the fine leg boundary. The batsman gets lucky later in the over, though, as Dhoni flicks the ball to backward square and sets off, leaving Raina well short of his ground at the striker's end from the fielder's throw. Fortunately for India, the ball misses the stumps.
Back in Hobart...
Good news everyone! Except maybe Scotland fans. The covers are coming off at the Bellerive Oval and play between Scotland and Australia is due to resume in around five minutes' time, with no overs lost.
We're going to keep you posted on both matches, but our main focus will remain on India v Zimbabwe until the conclusion of this match.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"The crowd have gone absolutely ballistic after seeing Suresh Raina complete his first World Cup century. This is the first game India have been truly tested and the crowd have responded by being louder than in any of the first five matches. They're convinced this game is going their way and their nervous tension from 10 overs ago seems to have disappeared."
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"I think when Zimbabwe look back at this, they will say we probably didn't get enough runs, and then they will say we probably need to develop slightly better bowlers to really test teams."
Ind 249-4 (Dhoni 57, Raina 101)
Zimbabwe's belief is starting to evaporate now. Mupariwa bowls a wide down leg to gift India another run and the body languge of Taylor in throwing the ball back reeks of defeat. This has been a really impressive run-chase from India. They have had a moment or two of luck but they haven't thrown the bat at it, they've taken the singles when they can and hit the bad ball. They've simplified it to perfection.
100 for Raina
Raina brings up a superb century with a flick to the fine-leg boundary for four and a quick single with a push to cover. It is his fifth in ODIs. His last came against England at Cardiff in August 2014.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Raina's fourth six today, in the 42nd over, was number 373 of the tournament. The next one (374) will be the most in a World Cup. There were 373 in 2007."
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Pommie Mbangwa
Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special
"It's comfortable now for India. It's the same sort of problems for Zimbabwe - when it comes the bowling in the last part of the innings, it's been difficult for them all through the tournament."
Ind 240-4 (Target 88)
Queen's 'We Will Rock You' blares out in Auckland. India are doing just that as Dhoni finds another boundary with a late steer from Chatara down to the rope at third man. The bowler then chucks in a near chest-high full bunger, which Dhoni pulls for four and is also called a no ball. India are firmly in control now.
Dhoni 50
Ind 226-4
Raina has had one big let-off this innings (courtesy of being dropped by Masakadza) but he is looking totally dominant now. He waits for a shortish ball from Mupariwa and plays a lovely, delicate steer for four down to the third-man boundary. His partner Dhoni brings up his 50 (another calm, composed captain's knock - his 57th ODI half-century) with a single. The over goes for nine, but it could have been worse had a man not been backing up the wildest of throws from Chakabva. I think he was aiming for Taylor behind the stumps, but it is difficult to be sure.
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Pommie Mbangwa
Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special
"MS Dhoni is a master at managing how the chase goes. I think these two will get this at 9 an over, but another wicket would really put India under pressure."
Ind 217-4 (Dhoni 48, Raina 82)
Zimbabwe could really do with a wicket and they almost get it as Masakadza beats the outside edge of Raina, who is out of his ground but survives when stood-up keeper Taylor fails to gather and stump him. Raina makes Zimbabwe suffer with a drive through cover for four and then a pull to cow corner for six. India are holding their nerve, playing proper cricket shots and are well-set for a final charge for victory.
Ind 204-4 (Target 288)
Raza gifst another boundary to Dhoni with a full ball that the Indian skipper hammers through long leg for four. It takes India past the 200 mark. 84 runs needed. 54 balls to get them in.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"A bit of old school 'Unbelievable" by EMF from the Eden Park DJ accompanies that maximum. The crowd are on their feet as they sense a momentum shift toward India during the powerplay.
"The dhols have begun beating again and Brendan Taylor is finding it increasingly hard to be heard by his troops from behind the stumps as the noise levels continue to rise."
Meanwhile, in Hobart...
We're hearing some good news (particularly if you are Australian)... the rain has stopped in Hobart. There will have to be a big clean-up operation but we could well have a conclusion to that game soon.
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Pommie Mbangwa
Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special
"It's about holding one's nerve. India can just sense that if they press a bit, they can shift things in their favour, but if the bowling side are steely enough, they can get a wicket."
Ind 197-4 (Raina 70, Dhoni 40)
Another bowling change sees Tinashe Panyangara return. Raina takes no prisoners by hammering his first ball way beyond the rope at mid-wicket. Tinashe digs in and (barring a wide) concedes just five more runs, one of which brings up the 100th run of what could well be the partnership that wins this game for India.
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Bryan Waddle
BBC Test Match Special
"There was a time when eight an over would have been seen as a really difficult chase, but not now, especially as the fielding restrictions have changed in the final ten overs."
Ind 184-4
Things are tense for both fielding and batting side out there. Dhoni prods one straight to point and there is clearly no run but he sets off in response to Raina's call before having to scamper back. The captain makes it clear that his partner needs to sharpen up with some illustrative hand gestures. Tawanda Mupariwa is the bowler (Zimbabwe really are chopping and changing at the moment) and he does really well to keep India to just two runs.
Ind 182-4 (Target 288)
Comedy fielding from Zimbabwe gifts India a boundary as Dhoni cuts one from the returning Tendai Chatara to backward point, where the fielder dives and tips the ball past the onrushing man from third man and down to the rope. Raina follows that up by latching on to a tame short ball and pulling it over fine leg for another four. 12 runs in total from a very good over for India.
Ind 170-4 (Raina 55, Dhoni 30)
Raina has had his reprieve and he is making Zimbabwe pay for it. Tinashe Panyangara (who has two wickets already in this innings) returns and the batsman drives his first ball past long off for four. The bowler responds well, though, and concedes just a trio of singles. India are simmering at the moment. They are surely about to whack the hob up a couple of notches.
Ind 163-4 (Run-rate 4.52, required 8.92)
The ground is still reverberating with the aftermath of that dropped catch by Hamilton Masakadza. The powerplay is here and starts tamely as Dhoni struggles to get Tawanda Mupariwa away for four balls after a Raina single. Dhoni ends the over well, though, with a smart flick through backward point for four.
Meanwhile in Hobart....
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Cheer up Scotland, this could be your first ever World Cup point!
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Raina, while he does possess the ability to whack you around the park, always gives you a chance. Masakadza had time to get to it, it's not a difficult chance, it's just the occasion that's got to him. 99 times out of 100, he would hold that."
Dropped catch
Ind 158-4
Can you believe it?! The last ball of another good Raza over draws a poor shot from Raina, who top-edges a sweep and sends the ball looping up to Hamilton Masakadza at short fine-leg. It is an absolute sitter and somehow he spills it. To a man, the Zimbabwe players have their heads in their hands. That could well be the game. That is what pressure does to a player.
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Scott Styris
Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"This is a good time of innings to bowl because the batsmen are getting set for the powerplay. They're looking not to lose their wickets, so you can just sneak through a couple of overs."
Ind 151-4 (Target 288)
Hamilton Masakadza is in to the Zimbabwean bowling attack and he starts very well, conceding just one run from five balls before spoiling it somewhat with a wide ball outside off. The bowler makes amends, though, with a straight ball that Raina flicks to leg but is unable to get a run. 137 needed from 96 balls.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"The noise levels have reached new levels at Eden Park as the Indian fans try and raise their side from their slumber in middle, while the Zimbabwe fans are appreciating every effort their side are putting into thus far monumental effort in stifling the current World Champions.
"Muscle cam provides some short lived joy for the crowd; a small Indian fans show of his young guns draw awww and cheers at same time. The sun is setting in Auckland but the crowd as gripped to their seat as the match heads towards a tense finish."
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Scott Styris
Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"It's been a good disciplined performance from Zimbabwe. Other than Chatara, they've not got a lot of penetration, so they've relied on scoreboard pressure and good, tight bowling. But statistically, Zimabwe have been the worst team at the end of the innings."
Ind 149-4 (Dhoni 23, Raina 44)
The 50 partnership is up courtesy of a Raina single from Raza's first ball and Dhoni celebrates this with a four, which is gifted to him courtesy of a full toss from the bowler.
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The rain is still coming down in Hobart, where Australia are 92-3 chasing Scotland's 130. As I mentioned earlier, the cut off mark for Duckworth Lewis to come into play is 20 overs and we have only had 13.2 so far. If there is no further play it will mean both sides take a point apiece. As a result, the situation in Pool A would be that Australia finish third, behind second-placed Sri Lanka (who have the same points but have won more matches. That would probably mean Australia face South Africa in the last eight. No World Cup history between those two!
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Scott Styris
Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"The Zimbabweans have got mid-on and mid-off in the circle, so their boundary-riders are square. They're set there for the short ball."
Ind 141-4
Interestingly, Zimbabwe were pretty much in exactly the same position at this stage in their innings. However, India have a master finisher at the crease in MS Dhoni, who emphasizes his class with a couple of boundaries either side of the wicket off Mire - with a pull and a then a cut.
Ind 130-4 (Target 288)
Raza does well to make up somewhat for the damage of the previous over. He mixes his spin up for pace and length and keeps India to three singles.
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Scott Styris
Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"Williams tossed it up. You've got to give him marks for bravery, but on this ground, the straight boundaries are short. Raina said, 'Right, I've had enough.'"
Ind 126-4 (Raina 38, Dhoni 7)
While Dhoni and Raina are at the crease, India will be hopeful of chasing down this Zimbabwe total. The latter has clearly decided he has had enough of being dictated to by the bowlers - Williams in particular. He comes down the track to successive balls and hammers both into the stands - the first over mid-wicket, the second over long-on. He then chips one dangerously, but just over a man at mid-wicket. Two more singles follow. A good over for India.
Meanwhile, in Auckland...
We do have another game taking place at the moment between Zimbabwe and India and it is a fascinating one as well with India 110-4 in the 29th over chasing 287. Are we looking at another MS Dhoni rescue job? Let's find out...
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So you know, James Faulkner was the man who came out following Watson's dismissal. We're going to have to wait to see who comes out to replace Clarke at the crease.
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Brett Geeves
Ex-Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special
"I think this rain will be around for a while. There's not a great deal of wind around. I think we're in a bit of trouble for the next couple of hours."
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It's raining
The ground staff are on fast forward as they look to cover the pitch in quick time. The rain is pretty heavy and the sky has filled in, which is not good news for Australia. We've not had 20 overs so Duckworth-Lewis does not come in to play.
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Brett Geeves
Ex-Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special
"Michael Clarke has hit that so hard, his timing was impeccable. Those catches are so hard to judge, particularly off a well-timed hook shot."
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Clarke c Leask b Wardlaw 47 (92-3)
Australia lose another as they continue to push to beat the weather. Clarke pulls the first Wardlaw ball for four and looks to have repeated the trick second ball but Leask is in the deep and takes a superb catch low down near the boundary. And here comes the rain...
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Brett Geeves
Ex-Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special
"He'll be disappointed with that. There was no need for the lap sweep - he got the exact same ball as the previous one which he hit over mid-on. The lap sweep carries such risk."
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Watson c Cross b Davey 24 (Aus 88-2)
Watson hammers one down the ground over mid-on for a one-bounce four but then goes one shot too many from Davey's last ball, dropping to sweep and top-edging a simple looping catch for Cross. Michael Clarke keeps peering to the sky with a concerned look on his face.
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India v Zimbabwe update
Commentator's curse - after we said he was marshalling India well against Zimbabwe, Virat Kohli is bowled round his legs sweeping part-time spinner Sikander Raza for 38. India are 92-4 in the 23rd chasing 288 - captain MS Dhoni to the rescue?
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Brett Geeves
Ex-Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special
"It's definitely going to rain again, looking at the mountain now. It's closing in on us here. Australia need to get the runs in the next 20 minutes."
We need 20 overs to be bowled in this innings to constitute a complete match, if Australia have not already reached their target.
Aus 81-1 (Target 131)
The Taylor v Watson sledging side-show is shelved for now as Wardlaw returns to the attack. Clarke greets him with a big six down the ground for six. Watson then lofts one over mid-off but it plugs and the batsmen can only claim two more runs. These two have clearly decided it is time to accelerate with rain closing in and the lunch break just under 40 minutes away.
India v Zimbabwe update
Suresh Raina has made an unconvincing nine not out from 21 balls but Virat Kohli is marshalling India well, he's unbeaten on 36 - and the Pool B winners are 90-3 after 22 overs chasing 288 to beat Zimbabwe.
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Aus 71-1
Thanks very much James. Well, I can't imagine I'll be writing about this game for long. Australia are making very light work of this humble Scotland total. Clarke takes another significant chunk off the runs required with a pull through mid-on and then a cut through point for a couple of boundaries. Australia's main opponent to victory now is the weather, although at the moment - despite very grey skies - it is holding off.
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Brett Geeves
Ex-Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special
"I'd like to hear more from Kevin Pietersen. I think he's terrific. His quotes are great. He is very honest and good on him."
Aus 63-1 (Clarke 26, Watson 16)
Shane Watson is using his feet nicely here - it looks like that good knock against Sri Lanka has given him a bit of confidence. He steps away and batters Taylor over cover point. A few verbals between batsman and bowler - with Watto appearing to offer a very polite 'Pardon?' in response to Taylor's opening salvo. A minor victory for Taylor when he gets Watson to inside-edge onto his pads, and he follows it up with some more chirp. Watto wears the look of a man who can't quite believe he is being sledged by a bowler from Scotland, and he gets the final say when he clubs Taylor down the ground for another four.
Time for a change at the controls. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Phil Dawkes.
Aus 55-1
Oohs and aahs around the Bellerive Oval as Michael Clarke is struck, ahem, amidships. Clarke plays out a rather sedate maiden over while he recovers his composure.
Aus 55-1 (run rate 6.9)
Scotland need to follow up that Finch wicket with another breakthrough, but Michael Clarke looks in good touch here. He punches Taylor down the ground for four with an on-drive. Watson locates a similar section of the boundary rope via rather more agricultural methods, stepping away to leg and baseballing the ball back past the bowler.
Aus 45-1
Josh Davey, who is now fourth in the wickets standings at this tournament, behind Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult and Mohammed Shami, gets his first bowl. A decent start too, as he keeps the batsmen to three no-risk singles from his first over.
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Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"Scotland are the first team to have five ducks in an innings twice in World Cup matches (they also had five v NZ earlier in this tournament).
"But their ninth wicket partnership aggregate of 131 (avg 26.20) is the highest in this World Cup (second is Zimbabwe's 107 @ 21.40)."
Aus 42-1 (Clarke 20, Watson 1)
A look at Rob Taylor's pitch map shows he's landing the ball on a good length pretty consistently. Shane Watson might consider coming down the wicket to him later on in his innings, but for the moment he's happy to play himself in especially with such a small target on the board. Just a single, tucked into the leg side off the final ball of the over.
India v Zimbabwe update
Not plain sailing either for India in Auckland as Ajinkya Rahane has been run out - by the narrowest of margins - to leave them 71-3 after 16.3 overs needing 288 to beat Zimbabwe.
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Six
Aus 41-1
Shane Watson is the new man. Scotland briefly think they might be in business again when Michael Clarke sends one spiralling into the Hobart skies off a top-edged pull, but it travels all the way over the rope. Clarke moves on to 20 with a more convincing shot, cutting powerfully through point for four. Australia aren't hanging about here.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Finch is not going to change the way he plays. He didn't quite get to it. He looked in pretty good fettle apart from the edge early in his innings. It was not a long innings, though."
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Finch c Coleman b Taylor 20 (Aus 30-1)
Aaron Finch's patchy tournament continues. He continues to look chancy after being dropped at slip in Taylor's last over, getting away with a very uppish stroke through the covers. He doesn't learn his lesson though, same shot next ball, again it's aerial, and Freddie Coleman takes a really sharp snag diving forward at cover. Taylor gets his revenge.
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India v Zimbabwe update
Zimbabwe 287 (48.5 overs) v India 65-2 (15 overs)
As Australia continue their mission to beat the rain, a brief update from Eden Park.
Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are settling in well as India chase 288, following the earlier loss of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan in the space of the same Tinashe Panyangara over.
India are looking to finish with a perfect record of six wins from six in Pool B before they take on (almost certainly) Bangladesh in the quarter-finals.
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Six
Aus 21-0
Scotland, you'll recall, aren't the first team to drop Aaron Finch early doors - England shelled him on 0 in their match, and he went on to make a century. After getting lucky in the last over, he's in the mood to make the most of that good fortune.
First he clips Wardlaw sweetly off his pads for four, then he increases the dose with a huge maximum pulled over square leg. Yowzer. He's not done either, smashing the bowler through mid-on for another four. Australia up and running.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"There is a bit of life in this pitch. We thought that when Australia were bowling on it but even Taylor and Wardlaw are getting something out of it. Scotland are buzzing around. This is their last foray so they have clearly decided to show they can perform. There has been plenty of energy so far. How long that lasts we will see."
Dropped catch
Aus 7-0 (Clarke 5, Finch 2)
Left-armer Rob Taylor takes the new ball at the other end. And he should have had a wicket with his second ball! He gets one to nip away and square Finch up, it takes the shoulder of the bat but evades the grasp of Preston Mommsen at second slip. Got to pouch those. And then Taylor produces another absolute jaffa, beautiful seam position, swinging in and then nipping away to beat the bat of Michael Clarke. Terrific over, but a luckless one.
Aus 6-0
Michael Clarke takes strike, and he's away first ball with a leg-side fend off Iain Wardlaw. Finch is also off the mark immediately, and then Clarke pockets the first boundary with a pull to the square-leg fence.
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No lunch break yet due to the short nature of that innings, so we're straight back out. Aaron Finch is joined by Michael Clarke for Australia. 18 overs before lunch, can Australia wrap this up before then?
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Scotland's batsmen did not sign off from the tournament in impressive style I'm afraid. They simply tried to be too aggressive against an accomplished attack in bowler-friendly conditions. Most of the shots that they got out to wouldn't have looked out of place in a Twenty20 match. There was some good hitting from Matt Machan and Josh Davey, but that target shouldn't even slightly test Australia. But then, I suppose we said that when Scotland played New Zealand, and that turned out pretty close.
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So, impressive stuff from the Aussies. We've been spoilt for high-quality fast bowling in this tournament, with Tim Southee and Trent Boult putting in some superb performances, but Mitchell Starc might just be the most impressive of the lot. He was just too good for Scotland's batsmen, who had no answer to his pace, accuracy and late swing.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It's been a terrific display from the Aussies. Sheer pace and a bit of class from Mitchell Starc polishing off the innings quickly there at the end."
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Wardlaw b Starc 0 (Sco 130 all out)
All over for Scotland. Mitchell Starc mops up the tail - Iain Wardlaw is last man out, another perfect yorker, the ball just tailing away from the groping blade at pace to splatter the stumps.
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Davey b Starc 26 (Sco 130-9)
From Eden Park, back to Mitchell Starc. And immediate success for the lanky paceman as he shatters the timbers of Josh Davey with a perfectly directed yorker.
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Australia v Scotland update
Tim Peach in Hobart
BBC Test Match Special producer
"The covers are coming off - and the players are coming back on. Australia captain Michael Clarke is impatient to get the game back under way in the hope of getting a quick victory before any more rain comes."
Ind 32-2 (target 288)
Kohli shows some delicate touches after the extravagance the over before. He opens the face on a couple of occasions to work the ball in to gaps for quick singles. Just as the crowd hypes up in Auckland, the players are coming back out again after rain at Bellerive Oval, so it's back over to James Gheerbrant for the resumption of Australia v Scotland.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"The crowd have been stunned into silence by the loss of those two wickets but they're soon alive enough to give Tinashe Panyangara a well deserved round of applause as he traipses to the boundary edge.
"A cry of 'Kohli, Kohli' goes up from the Indian fans goes up as their star man faces his first ball and every shot he plays, whether it's a dot ball or a four is met with screams and cheers."
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Classical batsmanship from Kohli. He's got a very wide base, so he doesn't have to move far forward when he does move. But if Chatara can just get the ball to hold up a bit, he'll get batsmen concerned about where their off stump is."
Ind 31-2 (target 288)
Bit of class from Virat Kohli early in his innings. Plays the full maker's name down the track and gets four straight past mid-off. Tendai Chatara strays too far on to middle and leg stump and Kohli can flick one away through mid wicket for four more. He's off and running.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Panyangara is steaming in, he's got the ball moving away from the right-hander and bringing it back in to the left-hander. He's bowling with reasonable pace too."
Ind 21-2 (target 288)
So, two new men at the crease for India. Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane. Zimbabwe had a stuttering start to their innings before cutting loose in the middle overs, so 288 looks a long way off at this stage. India remember are looking for a sixth win in six games and their 10th World Cup win in a row.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"A very good wicket for Zimbabwe. Dhawan played with an angled bat, when it was really too close to him to try to get the cut away. It wasn't a good innings from Dhawan, he didn't move his feet much."
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Dhawan b Panyangara 4 (Ind 21-2)
Well, well, well. Get one. Get two. We've certainly got a game on here as Shikhar Dhawan succumbs as he tries to cut a ball away outside off stump and chops the ball on to his timbers. Two gone in the space of five balls.
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Scott Styris
Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"He was running backwards and I thought he'd got himself into a bit of bother - he was side-on and normally you try to take it in front of you, but he took a good catch."
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R Sharma c Raza b Panyangara 16 (Ind 21-1)
Well, we come back and first ball, a wicket falls. Rohit Sharma goes for a big drive over the top and miscues high out to the covers where Raza takes a steepling catch. Good early breakthrough for Zimbabwe.
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Rain stopped play
The covers are still on at Bellerive Oval for the time being, so we'll take you back to Eden Park and India's run-chase for now.
India v Zimbabwe update
India 11-0 (3 overs) - target 288
While there's an unexpected break in Hobart, we'll cross back over to Auckland to update you with what's happening at Eden Park.
Zimbabwe earlier made 287 thanks to Brendan Taylor's blistering 138 off 110 balls.
India's reply has just got started and Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan have guided them to 10-0 off three overs.
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Brett Geeves
Ex-Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special
"This won't be a long break. Australia can get back out there soon enough and wrap up the tail, chase the runs down quickly and give themselves plenty of recovery time before the quarter-final."
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special
"This is exactly why Michael Clarke chose to bowl first. I'm absolutely sure he would've wanted to bat first on any other day, but he desperately wants to make sure of second place in the group and avoid that possible chance of travelling to New Zealand for a semi-final."
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BBC Radio Test Match Special
On Twitter: Looking very grey out the back of the commentary box... #AUSvSCO
Rain stops play
And we're off. The rain is pretty light, but persistent, and the umpires have seen enough. Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth are both Englishmen - they've seen worse than this, surely?
Michael Clarke doesn't like it, but the covers are on at the Bellerive Oval.
Sco 130-8
Ponchos on in the crowd as the drizzle returns. Runs coming off Cummins at a little more than a drizzle, as Leask hammers him for another boundary, this time straight down the ground.
Sco 125-8 (run rate 5.2)
Michael Clarke has given up looking for the edge. With these two on the charge, he takes men out of the slip cordon and puts them in catching positions inside the circle. It's canny captaincy, and it nearly pays off when Davey pops one just short of Clarke himself at short midwicket. Davey picks up three off the final ball of Faulkner's over with a controlled push through the covers.
Sco 121-8
Well, we know Leask can play his shots, and he's proving it here. Pat Cummins falls back into bad habits, sending the ball down short outside off, and Leask is only too happy to back away and club him through the off side.
First of all he clobbers him over the covers, then lobs him over the infield in the same area with a sort of tennis shot, and then he collects a third straight boundary by jamming a full ball through point. 12 off the over - valuable runs for Scotland.
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special
"Australia getting exactly what they wanted out of this game so far today. Getting the job done. It's not exactly what the crowd want, but Michael Clarke's being fairly ruthless here."
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Alan Morgan: Credit to Australia for playing a full strength team against Scotland. Cummins having field day
Sco 109-8 (Davey 21, Leask 7)
Save four, give away five. Mitchell Starc cuts off a boundary with an agile stop in the covers, then hurls the ball past James Faulkner at the non-striker's end and watches it race away to the rope. First boundary for Michael Leask - he'll not score many easier.
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Jay: Are Scotland trying to get in sync with the India vs Zimbabwe match?
Sco 102-8
Michael Leask is the new man. You may recall that he once scored 42 off 16 balls against England in an ODI. He needs to hang around, because Josh Davey continues to play well - he moves on to 20 with another four, clipped off his pads through square leg.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"A tentative prod from Rob Taylor. I think the barrage of pace is finding Scotland out here. The game is moving on quickly and Josh Davey is in danger of being stranded. There's a chance here the game could be well done before the rains are forecast to arrive."
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Taylor c Haddin b Cummins 0 (Sco 95-8)
Pat Cummins was wayward in his first spell but he's right on the button now. He makes Rob Taylor his third victim when he induces an edge with a pacy delivery in the corridor of uncertainty outside off stump.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Josh Davey's essentially a batsman who's worked on his bowling latterly. That's three nice shots he's played so far to push Scotland towards some sort of respectability."
Sco 95-7 (Davey 15, Taylor 0)
Here's our first look at the bowling of James Faulkner. He's number 8 on the teamsheet but probably more renowned for his batting, specifically in the 'finisher' role. He's a very handy bowler though, with real variation in his armoury. His first five deliveries are right on the money, but when he errs with his final, Josh Davey - his counterpart at number 8 - is good enough to caress him through extra cover for four.
KP on... international cricket
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen has been speaking on Fox Sports about his hoped-for return to international cricket.
"When you don't play any form of international cricket and you've had it for such a long time, anything, absolutely anything. You miss it so much when you're not playing.
"I've been lucky to come here and play the Big Bash, play the IPL or play the Caribbean League. But Test cricket, one-day cricket, playing for your country is very special."
Here's his new Twitter profile picture, from this morning's Daily Telegraph:
Sco 91-7
Survival is the order of the day for Scotland against the quick men. Rob Taylor blocks out an over of rapid stuff from Pat Cummins - just a leg-bye from that set.
KP on... the IPL
Would Kevin Pietersen give up the Indian Premier League in a bid to reclaim his England place?
"That's what I'm looking at at the moment," he told Fox Sports.
"There will be a change of scenery at board level with the ECB and I've always expressed my desire to play for England again if I get the opportunity. It seems encouraging but I've got a few steps that I've got to climb.
"It just makes perfect sense to explore different things - that's what I'm doing at the moment. I've still got more decisions to make.
"It's the weekend now so nobody will be picking up their phone. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday will be very exciting hopefully."
Sco 90-7 (Davey 11, Taylor 0)
Maxwell continues from the other end, and Scotland are going to score as many runs as they can with pace off the ball. Josh Davey collects a couple of boundaries, whipping one down to cow-corner and slotting one through the covers.
KP on... England
Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen told Fox Sports he "definitely" thought they would make the World Cup quarter-finals:
"Because of the talent in that squad and the way that some of them play their cricket, I definitely thought that they had an outside chance," he said.
"It's really disappointing to see that talent getting on an aeroplane when there's real big stuff which could produce wonderful things for their careers. They'll live, they'll learn and they'll come back strong."
Sco 79-7
Rob Taylor is the new man. He survives the next two balls.
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Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special
"The Scotland innings is fading fast here. It was too quick for thee and Haddin took the catch with ease. Unfortunately it's games like these that will have the ICC thinking that 10 teams is enough in a World Cup."
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Cross c Haddin b Cummins 9 (Sco 79-7)
Man the lifeboats. Matthew Cross is gone too. He had looked like a nick-off candidate since he got to the crease, and so it proves as he feathers one to Brad Haddin. Much more success for Pat Cummins in his second spell, courtesy of a fuller length and a more probing line.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"It's amazing that it carried so far. It was almost a leg-glanced prod. But that's the problem with these new bats, the ball goes so far. It was a leg side prod that made its way all the way to the long leg boundary. It's starting to look as bit ugly for the Scots."
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Machan c Faulkner b Cummins 40 (Sco 78-6)
Scotland are sinking fast here. Water sloshing all over the decks now as Matt Machan perishes, lofting a fairly innocuous ball from the returning Pat Cummins straight into the breadbasket of James Faulkner at long leg.
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Drinks break
Sco 78-5 (run rate 5.4)
Spots of rain coming down as Glenn Maxwell wheels away. Cross spanks him wide of cover point for four. Time for drinks.
Sco 74-5
The camera lingers on a man in the crowd who is painted in the colours of the Scottish flag. Looking blue, and probably feeling blue too, the way his team have played.
That'll cheer him up - two consecutive fours for Machan off Johnson. First up he pulls him to the fence at square-leg, then he helps a wide ball over point. Good batting, and how Scotland need him to continue here if they're to get up to a decent total.
India v Zimbabwe update
Zimbabwe 287 (48.5 overs) v India
Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor on his 138: "The pitch was a little two-paced to start, but it flattened out later on in the innings.
"Sean (Williams) and I were able to get a partnership together quite nicely. The seamers were hard to get away and we took a few calculated risks against the spinners.
"With myself and Sean going well there, we knew we needed anything over 300 to be competitive against a powerful India batting line-up, so we'll feel like we've finished a few short there."
India v Zimbabwe
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"This is the first time that India have bowled the opposition out in six consecutive ODIs. They also join South Africa (2011) as the only team to bowl the opposition out in six consecutive World Cup matches."
India v Zimbabwe
Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"The major award for pluck has to go to Brendan Taylor, who played a superb innings. He didn't just hit the ball, he dismissed it, and proceeded to turn Eden Park into a village carnival, dismantling the Indian attack."
India v Zimbabwe update
Zimbabwe have been bowled out with seven balls to spare in Auckland, finishing on 287 against India. Brendan Taylor top scored with 138, supported by Stuart Williams with 50, while pace trio Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Mohit Sharma all took three wickets.
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Sco 64-5 (Machan 30, Cross 5)
Maxwell continues. Tricky situation for these two batsmen - who surely have to show a bit more caution to avoid an all-out here, but need to keep the run-rate ticking over too. Three singles from a risk-free over is the compromise.
Sco 61-5
Five or six men in the cordon for Johnson as Australia look to grind Scotland's face in the dirt. Cross is not deterred from playing his shots outside off stump though - he gets one good stroke past point for four, and then aims a considerably worse one at a wide ball which he is lucky not to edge. Not a great mover of his feet, is Cross - think John Sergeant on Strictly Come Dancing.
Sco 57-5 (Machan 28, Cross 0)
Maxwell isn't renowned as a prodigious turner of a cricket ball but he's getting plenty of grip off the surface here, with one delivery turning down the leg side and beating Brad Haddin all ends up. Four wides, which seems a little harsh. Matthew Cross is the new man.
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Brett Geeves
Ex-Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special
"It's not a bad play going at Glenn Maxwell, targeting him as the part-time bowler. But, I wouldn't have minded Richie Berrington taking more than one delivery to assess the situation. A two or three-ball sighter would've probably been a better idea."
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Berrington c Warner b Maxwell 1 (Sco 51-5)
Well, I did tell you he wasn't looking convincing. Glenn Maxwell is into the attack, and even he must be faintly astonished to see his gentle floater of a first ball sliced straight into the mitts of David Warner at deep cover. I'm saying it - that was a very bad shot.
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India v Zimbabwe update
It's all happening in Auckland - in the space of four balls, Sikandar Raza swipes Mohammed Shami for a four and two sixes before having his stumps shattered by a yorker. Zimbabwe are 284-7 with four overs left.
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Sco 51-4
Richie Berrington is the new man. He's off the mark with an unconvincing single when Johnson gets one to rear up off the seam and hit the handle. Fiery stuff.
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Brett Geeves
Ex-Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special
"It's a shame as Freddie Coleman played really well against the Sri Lanka quick bowlers. But, he's been undone by pace there. He offered a lot of blade and not a lot of feet."
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Coleman c Clarke b Johnson 0 (Sco 50-4)
The big shots keep coming, and so do the wickets. Freddie Coleman is so desperate to get off the mark that he aims an ill-advisedly aggressive shot at one angled across him from Johnson, and Michael Clarke takes an excellent tumbling catch at second slip.
Aus v Sco scorecard
Sco 49-3 (run rate 4.9)
Matt Machan is in good touch here. He enjoyed himself against New Zealand's battery of vaunted pacemen, and he's showing a similar liking for their Antipodean cousins. He goes to 26 with an emphatic lofted drive off Watson that bounces just once before reaching the rope at mid-on.
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Alan Morgan: Scotland now under pressure after a steady start, big day against one of best bowling teams in the world #DigDeeper
Scotland missing Majid
Scotland are once again without their all-time leading wicket-taker Majid Haq, who was sent home early from the World Cup for sending a race-related tweet.
Skipper Preston Mommsen says the 32-year-old off-spinner still has a future with the national team, but for the time being there's no doubt where Haq is...
Sco 43-3
Mitchell Johnson is into the attack. He's been upstaged by his junior namesake Starc so far in this tournament - he has bowled a little shorter and not benefited from the late swing that has proved so destructive for Starc. As if to prove that point, he digs in a very good short ball, getting Machan swaying. A maiden, the second of the innings.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Australia, like all the good teams in this competition, bowl aggressively for as long as they can in an innings. That makes for far more interesting cricket."
Sco 43-3 (Machan 20, Coleman 0)
Freddie Coleman is the new man. Machan continues to play his shots, bashing another boundary over extra-cover.
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Brett Geeves
Ex-Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special
"I talked about how the Scottish batsmen would be comfortable against Watson's pace and then Preston Mommsen is just bounced out there. Three days ago against Sri Lanka he looked more than comfortable against this sort of pace, but Watson does have a very good bouncer, pretty accurate."
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Mommsen c Starc b Watson 0 (Sco 37-3)
Scotland are unravelling here. The skipper is back in the hutch after two balls, trying to be aggressive with the pull shot but beaten by the pace of a good bouncer by Watson, and he can only lollop it up in the air to Starc running back at backward point. Second wicket of the tourney for Watto.
Scorecard
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Brett Geeves
Ex-Australia pace bowler on BBC Test Match Special
"The key word there is control. Mitchell Starc was fast there and Calum MacLeod wasn't able to get the right placement on that shot and David Warner took a pretty sharp catch. Mitchell Starc continues to have that knack of taking regular wickets and that's what raw pace does in this game."
WICKET
MacLeod c Warner b Starc 22 (Sco 36-2)
Live by the sword, die by the sword. MacLeod has played a good aggressive little innings here, during which he's flayed the ball through the point region on a number of occasions, but this time he gets a little too cocky and slaps one straight into the fly-paper mitts of David Warner in that position. Bonus wicket, and disappointing for MacLeod, who was looking good.
Aus v Sco scorecard
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India v Zimbabwe update
West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy: Awesome innings @BrendanTaylor86 100 in his last international innings for Zimbabwe. #finishOnAHigh. #boom
India v Zimbabwe update
Brendan Taylor, after smashing 24 from a Ravindra Jadeja over, has finally holed out for 138 from 110 balls in his final innings for Zimbabwe. He gets a few handshakes from the Indian fielders, and a standing ovation from the Eden Park crowd. Zimbabwe are 235-5 with 8.1 overs left.
Sco 30-1 (MacLeod 17, Machan 12)
Shane Watson, a lumbering carthorse of a bowler, gets some early work. He's taken just one wicket so far in this World Cup, that of Angelo Mathews. Shot of the day so far from Machan, punching Watson down the ground for four with a lovely on-drive.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"He's only a little man Matt Machan, quite a tubby little man, but he's a good player. He's fended a couple of balls away in the air early in this innings though."
Sco 25-1
Starc makes his first real error, dragging one down, and Machan just uses the pace on the ball to ease it through the covers for his first boundary. Lovely shot.
Irked by that, Starc responds with a terrific short ball, pinning Machan like a beetle in an entomologist's display case. He lobs the ball up into the leg side off the splice, but the fielder in that exact position had just been moved. Can you believe it?
Huge lbw shout next ball, but Richard Illingworth demurs as a yorker raps Machan in front of the timbers. Australia decline to review, although replays show it looked close. Was there a hint of bat?
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"Looks like Australia are going to save Mitchell Johnson to replace Starc with the breeze on his back. Pat Cummins has drawn the short straw having to run in to the wind."
Sco 18-1 (MacLeod 16, Machan 2)
Ooh, Machan gets an early life when Cummins gets one to hold in the pitch and the batsman is early on the shot, chipping into mercifully vacant ground on the leg side. MacLeod looks more assured and he gets his third boundary off Cummins with a booming square-drive. That takes him to 12, which unbelievably is his top score of the tournament.
Cummins really has not found his rhythm yet, in stark contrast to erm, Starc. He's sending down too any wide deliveries, and despite what his unhappy record might suggest, MacLeod is too good to miss out, flaying another cut shot through the off side.
India v Zimbabwe update
Andrew Samson
BBC Test Match Special statistician
"On 73, Brendan Taylor passed Neil Johnson's 367 in 1999 as most runs for Zimbabwe in a World Cup tournament."
Sco 9-1
Matt Machan is the new man. He digs out his first ball for a single.
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Jim Maxwell
BBC Test Match Special
"It was all rather predictable that a ball was going to fly through to that slip cordon if it found an outside edge. That concludes a rather brief and unhappy stay for Coetzer."
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Coetzer c Smith b Starc 0 (Sco 8-1)
It's been coming. Mitchell Starc has been all over Kyle Coetzer from the off, and after ten scoreless balls Coetzer aims a leaden-footed swing at a rising delivery. Straight to Steve Smith in the cordon, and he doesn't drop those.
Scorecard
Taylor 100
India v Zimbabwe update
Brendan Taylor, in his last game for Zimbabwe, reaches his 8th ODI century in spectacular fashion with a ramp shot for six over the wicketkeeper's head. Zimbabwe are 191-4 in the 39th over against India.
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Ind v Zim scorecard
Sco 8-0 (Coetzer 0, MacLeod 8)
Pat Cummins takes the new ball from the other end, and as befits the junior partner in this duo, he's operating uphill into the breeze. MacLeod tries to relieve the scoreboard pressure with a flay outside off, but he can't get it past the sticky mitts of Steve Smith at point.
Straitjacket being applied here. And then MacLeod gets away with one, chasing a wide one and getting a little under-edge that just falls short of Brad Haddin. He cashes in on that luck next ball though, clobbering one through point to get the scoreboard moving. Cummins, only just restored to the side, looks a little rusty, and another wide one gets the same treatment next ball.
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Vic Marks
Ex-England spinner on BBC Test Match Special
"If there's an award for best yorker bowler so far, Mitchell Starc wins it by a country mile. It was an amazing performance from him in Auckland against New Zealand."
Sco 0-0
Starc begins with a good, steepling short ball. The next ball is slanted across Coetzer and induces a swing and a miss from the opener. The in-form Starc has got the ball on a string at the moment, and his fourth delivery is a beautifully-directed inswinging yorker which Coetzer does pretty well to dig out of the blockhole. Three slips in, a sign of Michael Clarke's confidence in his bowler, and it's well justified - Starc begins with a maiden.
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Calum MacLeod and Kyle Coetzer stride out to the middle. Mitchell Starc, who is in white-hot form, has the new nut. Let's play!
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Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special
"Australia need to win to finish second in the Pool and to avoid the possibility of going to New Zealand for a semi-final at Eden Park In Auckland, where they could face New Zealand. That's why Michael Clarke's opted to bowl first and try and get the job done early here."
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Not too far away from action in Hobart. A lusty rendition of 'Advance Australia Fair' from the hosts.
Watto...or notto?
As we mentioned, despite Australia's pretty assured progress so far, they are still yet to settle on a first-choice XI.
One of the biggest selectorial dilemmas concerns all-rounder Shane Watson. Watson had endured a frustrating run with the bat at number three going into the tournament, and after a brainless dismissal in the defeat to New Zealand, it seemed Darren Lehmann had had enough and finally given the burly Queenslander the hook when he was not selected against Afghanistan.
But like a beach-blond Banquo's ghost, Watto returned from the dead against Sri Lanka, this time batting at six, and he made a very handy 67 off 41 balls.
The other big quandary concerns the identity of the third seamer alongside Mitchells Johnson and Starc. Josh Hazlewood has been tried, but today Pat Cummins gets the nod.
Good omens
Well, for the hosts anyway. Australia have won all four ODIs between these teams. In the last three they have batted first and scored at least 334.
Scotland's biggest score in reply in those three games is a relatively measly 162.
Not only that, Australia have won 10 of their last 11 ODIs in Hobart, losing only to Sri Lanka in 2012.
Scotland searching for milestones
Scotland haven't rocked the sporting world at this tournament, and sadly they haven't even won a game, but we shouldn't overlook the fact that some of their players have enjoyed very fine individual tournaments.
Josh Davey, who is currently second in the wicket-taking standings at this tournament, needs one wicket to pass Eddo Brandes' record of 14 (for Zimbabwe in 1992) for an associate team at a World Cup.
Kyle Coetzer needs 57 runs to break Shaiman Anwar's record for the most runs for an associate team at a World Cup (309 this year).
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Australia v Scotland
Scotland batsman Matt Machan: Final game today... Going to enjoy every single moment of it. Been a truly great experience so far. #CWC15
Weather update
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
As we mentioned, a no result could have an intriguing effect on the quarter-final match-ups, so the weather could have an important part to play.
With that in mind, there is a bit of rain around in Hobart. Michael Clarke seemed a little concerned about the weather at the toss, but for now it's cool and breezy under menacing skies.
Team news
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
Australia XI: Aaron Finch Finch, David Warner, Steve Smith, Michael Clarke (capt), Glenn Maxwell, Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), James Faulkner, Mitchell Johnson, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins.
Scotland XI: Callum MacLeod, Kyle Coetzer, Matt Machan, Preston Mommsen (capt), Freddie Coleman, Richie Berrington, Matthew Cross (wk), Josh Davey, Rob Taylor, Michael Leask, Ian Wardlaw.
What's at stake?
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
With the knockout stages nearly upon us, there are permutations to explain, and in a tribute to general election season, "let me be quite clear on this".
If Australia win, they qualify second from Pool A, behind New Zealand. They would face a quarter-final against the third-ranked side from Pool B, which could be either Pakistan or Ireland.
If there is a no result, or Scotland do the unthinkable, Australia will qualify third, behind Sri Lanka. That would pit them, in all probability, against South Africa.
Last chances
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
Thanks Adam, and morning everyone. It's time to switch gears and turn our attention to Hobart for Australia v Scotland.
It's the final group game for both these sides. For already-eliminated Scotland, that means a last chance to create some magical World Cup memories, and seal some individual milestones.
For already-qualified Australia, it's a last chance to solve some of the selection dilemmas in a successful but far from settled side ahead of the quarter-finals.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"He flashed and went hard. The finer those shots run, the quicker they go. I don't think the bowling captains mind those shots so much, if the bowler has done his job."
Zim 147-4 (Taylor 68, Ervine 7)
Just to remind you, we'll be switching games shortly to Hobart where Australia take on Scotland in Pool A. We'll keep you up to date on matters here in Auckland though throughout the morning. Taylor drives and edges one safe to the third man boundary for four. So, it's over to James Gheerbrant who's primed to fill you in on all the goings on at Bellerive Oval. Enjoy.
Zim 142-4 (Taylor 63, Ervine 7)
Without being too rude, seeing as I'm a club/village cricketer of questionable ability, but a real piece of agricultural cricket was on show there. Ashwin banged in a short and wide delivery which Taylor "mowed" away for four down to cow corner. Still, it's got the Zimbabwe score going again.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"You don't realise just how loud this crowd can be until they bust out the Mexican wave and it ripples around Eden Park a good five or six times. There is absolutely no way the players will be able to hear each other on the pitch. It's deafening and shortly after, the cries of 'India, India' start up."
Zim 134-4 (run rate 4.19)
Mohit Sharma is back on to bowl with his bustling fast-medium. A Mexican wave breaks out in the Eden Park crowd which perhaps tells you that the game's drifted off a bit following that earlier burst of runs between Taylor and Williams.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"The DJ slightly cheekily plays 'Dynamite' by Taio Criz with the lyrics 'I throw my hands up in the air sometimes... gotta let go' aimed at the poor fellow who dropped the ball and his share of the pot on the 'one-handed crowd catch' promotion money. It was a pretty weak effort, to be fair."
Zim 131-4 (Taylor 56, Ervine 3)
Zimbabwe back in a holding pattern following Sean Williams's dismissal. Just three off Ashwin's latest over and the rate continues to hover at just over four-an-over.
Toss in Hobart
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
Don't forget we've got the other game of the day starting in just under half an hour where Australia have won the toss in Hobart and will bowl first against Scotland.
Team news to come. You'll be able to listen to both matches right here.
Scorecard update
Zimbabwe 128-4 (30 overs - lost toss)
Batsmen: Taylor 55*, Ervine 1*
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Masakadza 2), 13-2 (Chibhabha 7), 33-3 (Mire 9), 126-4 (Williams 50)
Bowling figures: Shami 5-2-8-1, Yadav 7-1-26-1, Mohit Sharma 5-1-15-1, Ashwin 5-0-39-1, Jadeja 8-0-39-0.
Full scorecard
Zim 128-4 (Taylor 55, Ervine 1)
Craig Ervine gets off the mark with a nice punch through the off side. A returning Umesh Yadav goes for just two from his comeback over.
Zim 126-4 (Ashwin 5-0-39-1)
Craig Ervine is the new man in. Allen McLaughlin gets excited on commentary as he thinks the left-hander plays on second ball. But, the ball went behind to MS Dhoni who then kicked the ball back on to the stumps.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"He didn't quite get to the pitch of the ball so instead of going onto the leg side where he aimed the shot, it went straight back, very low. You could see his fingers grasp the ball, but you could see some dust come up as well, that's where the doubt came from."
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Allen McLaughlin
BBC Test Match Special
"He caught the ball in the shadow of his body, Williams isn't happy and I don't blame him, as the benefit of the doubt did not exist in that decision."
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Williams c & b Ashwin 50 (Zim 126-4)
We take a look at a couple of replays. They appear to show Ashwin getting his fingers underneath the ball just in time and it's given out on the big screen. Sean Williams doesn't look too pleased with that though, but he has to go.
Scorecard
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"They're going to have a look - and we know what these low catches look like on TV. Did he get his fingers underneath it?"
Third umpire
Zim 126-3
Williams drives Ashwin back to the bowler and he takes what appears to be a catch. The batsman's not moving though and we're taking a look upstairs.
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Scott Styris
Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"It's disappointing from Zimbabwe's perspective that they're going to lose someone of Brendan Taylor's calibre. He's off to Nottinghamshire on a three-year contract - we've seen a few Zimbabweans and South Africans take that route to England."
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50s for Brendan Taylor and Sean Williams
Zim 125-3 (Taylor 53, Williams 50)
Fifty up for Brendan Taylor off 64 balls, including six fours. Next ball - Sean Williams reaches his landmark from 54 balls with a neat drive in to the off side, that's included three fours and three sixes. Warm applause from this crowd and a couple of handshakes between the pair.
Zim 119-3 (Taylor 49, Williams 48)
Think we just got a blast of Bon Jovi's Keep The Faith there on the Eden Park PA. Seem to remember being subjected to that tune a lot by my older teenage sister in my youth. I was more of a Bad Medicine man myself. Anyhow, Jadeja's reels off another over in next to no time for just two.
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Scott Styris
Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"One-day batting is all about manipulating the field, so you have the fielders where you want them to be. If there's a man in that position you've got to get rid of him - whether that's by hitting over the top or sweeping."
Zim 117-3 (Taylor 48, Williams 47)
More impressive shot selection from Williams who comes down the pitch, turns the ball in to a full toss and drives through extra cover for four more. Suddenly, it's become a race to 50 between these two.
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Scott Styris
Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"This is the problem that Dhoni and the Indian bowlers have. The Zimbabwean batsmen are hitting 360 degrees, and with an extra man up in the ring, you can't protect every boundary. Bowlers need to change their tactics on a ground like Eden Park because of the short straight boundaries."
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Sixes from Sean Williams
Zim 113-3
Two sixes in the space of three balls from Sean Williams who is tucking in to Ashwin's bowling. First one is over deep square leg and four rows back, the second is almost where he placed his first a couple of overs ago down at cow corner as they say.
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Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
Tim Peach
BBC Test Match Special producer
On Twitter: Leaden skies in Hobart. Forecast not looking great later today.
Zim 101-3 (run rate 4.04)
Up comes the 100 for Zimbabwe and there's hardly a cloud in the Auckland sky now. Which, as you'll hear shortly, is not quite the case over in Hobart.
Zim 98-3 (Taylor 47, Williams 29)
Pushing towards 100 now Zimbabwe and for the first time the run rate is above four-an-over.
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Scott Styris
Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"Those square boundaries are the longest part of the ground. The counter-attack continues."
Six from Sean Williams
Zim 95-3
Lovely stroke from Sean Williams for the day's first maximum. Classic slog sweep down on one knee away to deep mid wicket and easily in to the stands.
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Scott Styris
Ex-New Zealand all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special
"Some people believe you should play a conventional sweep on line, others on length."
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Zim 89-3 (Taylor 46, Williams 21)
Sean Williams is in on the reverse sweep action now and Jadeja gets the treatment this time and is hit away for four. A 50 partnership comes up between this pair.
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Derek Good: Is Taylor the most common name in this World Cup? Five teams have one.
Zim 82-3 (Taylor 45, Williams 15)
Another nice reverse sweep from Brendan Taylor, this time off Ravichandran Ashwin. Into the 40s now Taylor. He loves the shot so much, he plays it again. A bit squarer this time for four more.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Williams is looking to nudge and nurdle the ball around Eden Park, while Taylor is looking to play bigger shots."
Zim 72-3 (Taylor 36, Williams 14)
Also just heard a blast of Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars's omnipresent Uptown Funk on the PA too. Lovely reverse paddle sweep from Brendan Taylor down to the short boundary. Good understanding of the angles on this ground.
Scorecard update
Zimbabwe 64-3 (20 overs - lost toss)
Batsmen: Taylor 31*, Williams 11*
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Masakadza 2), 13-2 (Chibhabha 7), 33-3 (Mire 9)
Bowling figures: Shami 5-2-8-1, Yadav 5-1-18-1, Mohit Sharma 5-1-15-1, Ashwin 1-0-3-0, Jadeja 4-0-19-0
Full scorecard
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"The DJ in Auckland is certainly doing his part to get the crowd in party mood as he plays a burst of '1234 Get On The Dance Floor' from Chennai Express, although the Indian fans don't need any excuse to bust out a few moves - I don't believe I've seen them sit down since the teams walked out, much to the stewards' dismay.
"Though it's a beautifully sunny day the light breeze is making the large number of Indian flags stand out far more as they sway in the wind and it's making a gorgeous Eden Park look incredibly colourful."
Zim 64-3 (Taylor 31, Williams 11)
Still not exactly explosive stuff here at Eden Park. Brendan Taylor clearly wants to make a big impression on his last international outing and he's probably conscious there's not a huge amount of batting after him and Sean Williams.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"I heard earlier that the ground was at least three-quarters sold out, though it's not quite that full yet - they're still coming in."
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Zim 61-3 (run rate 3.21)
Sean Williams is looking to break the shackles here off Jadeja. He tries a reverse sweep from a slightly shorter delivery, but can't force it past backward point. India continuing to tighten the squeeze.
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Thomas in New Zealand: Why does his shirt say 'Yadaav' yet all major broadcasters insist on 'Yadav'? I know the latter is a popular Indian surname but the former appears on his shirt.
We've had all sorts of alternative names on shirts at this tournament - such as the UAE's Krishna Chandran, whose shirt bears his "other" name - Karate. Australia's T20 shirts used to features nicknames rather than surnames.
Zim 59-3 (Taylor 28, Williams 9)
Back at Eden Park after drinks and Mohit Sharma bustles through another neat over. Three singles added to the Zimbabwe total as these two continue to try and build some sort of platform.
Double header
Australia v Scotland (03:30 GMT)
Don't forget we've got two matches this morning for you.
Coming up in just over an hour, it's Pool A action in Hobart as Australia face Scotland.
We'll bring you all the toss and team news from Bellerive Oval as we get it.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"It's been quite a one-sided game - it took 10 overs for the first blow of belligerence from Taylor, and apart from that the batsmen have struggled. Shami and Yadav bewildered the top order. Like facing the West Indies years ago, it must have been quicker than they're accustomed to."
Drinks break
Zim 56-3 (Taylor 26, Williams 8)
Zimbabwe pass 50 as Sean Williams skips down the pitch to Jadeja and drives over mid-off for four. Taylor gets a touch fortunate though as he tries some aggression of his own and almost finds the man at long-on. A big dive by Mohammed Shami is in vain as the ball beats him to the rope. Time for drinks.
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Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special
"Surely if you're one of the eight people who have taken a catch in the 'one-handed crowd catch' competition - you'd buy a ticket to every game in New Zealand and shove people out of the way at the appropriate time?"
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Zim 46-3 (Taylor 21, Williams 3)
Despite what Jeremy Coney says there, Mark Mitchener and I have just been saying that despite being a huge stadium, Eden Park is set among a leafy suburb in Auckland. Go out of the stadium and within yards you're walking down a street of well-kept and spacious houses. Another neat over from Mohit with just three singles.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"When you're at the smaller, boutique grounds in New Zealand, you feel decentralised from the big city grounds like this one - and we've seen some close games at the smaller grounds. In Australia it's tended to be 'win the toss and bat'. Here, the ball has swung more, and there have been some upsets."
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Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special
"I just wonder whether the better games may have come here in New Zealand because there's been a better balance between bat and ball."
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Zim 43-3 (Taylor 20, Williams 2)
Ravi Jadeja rattles through an over in double-quick time as just the one run is added to the total from his slow left-arm.
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Manny Singh Grewal: Shami is a quality bowler... Finally someone to replace Zaheer Khan.
Zim 42-3
Mohit Sharma switches ends and there's more acrobatics on display from Shikhar Dhawan in the field as he dives on one at slip as Williams tries to work the ball down to third man. Mohit seems in a bit of pain though after following through and appearing to get his studs stuck in the pitch. He's back on his feet though and almost gets the wicket of Williams from an inside edge which Dhoni can't quite get his glove to as he dives low to his right. Close.
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Which player from the past would you like to see return?
Liam Harris: Has to be WG Grace, who wouldn't want to see that beard in action.
Zim 42-3 (Taylor 19, Williams 2)
Another bowling change bizarrely as Ravi Jadeja is on with his slow left arm despite Mohit Sharma grabbing a wicket in his opening over. Taylor sweeps well for four behind square.
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Kalika Mehta
BBC Sport in Auckland
"Eden Park isn't filled anywhere near its 45,000 capacity but the Indian fans are certainly making it sound as if it's filled 10 times over. You have to marvel at how much noise a few thousand people can make.
"The small section of Zimbabwe fans that have turned up to cheer on their side are making themselves heard with every run their side scores, but the cheers and whistles that have greeted the loss of early wickets makes it feel at times that the entire stadium is shaking."
Zim 36-3 (Taylor 14, Williams 1)
Ravichandran Ashwin comes on as India make a double bowling change. Sean Williams is the new batsman in at five for Zimbabwe and he and Taylor have been Zimbabwe's two most consistent run-scorers in this World Cup. They'll need them today to make any kind of decent score. Three off Ashwin's opening over.
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Pommie Mbangwa
Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special
"Very much a lack of footwork - the balls before had been shorter and he'd been able to throw the bat at it. This one was pitched much fuller in that corridor of uncertainty, he was stuck and just fished at it."
WICKET
Mire c Dhoni b M Sharma 9 (Zim 33-3)
Mohit Sharma comes on to bowl as India make a first bowling change of the day and it's a wicket-taking change. Mire is the man to go as he edges through to Dhoni. It's a dismissal which almost goes unnoticed amid muted celebrations from India. It comes just a few balls after Mire had slashed a ball away outside off for four to the shortish boundary behind square on the off side.
Scorecard
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Steev Smith: Possible England team for the 1st Ashes Test 2015... Cook, Compton (or Carberry, Lyth, or Robson), Trott, Bell (or Ballance), Root, Moeen Ali, Buttler, Stokes (or Woakes), Broad, Anderson, Finn (or Plunkett or Tremlett?).
Sure it's a few months away, but only 100 days or so... and counting. England's Test team, this year, REALLY needs to have fire and revenge in its eyes.
Scorecard update
Zimbabwe 27-2 (10 overs - lost toss)
Batsmen: Mire 3*, Taylor 12*
Fall of wickets: 11-1 (Masakadza 2), 13-2 (Chibhabha 7)
Bowling figures: Shami 5-2-8-1, Yadav 5-1-18-1.
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Zim 27-2 (run rate 2.70)
Taylor gets a very welcome boundary for Zimbabwe with an uppish drive over extra cover. He chops a ball down outside off for another couple of runs despite a goalkeeping tip-it-over-the-bar effort from Shikhar Dhawan in the slip cordon to try and take the pace off. End of the mandatory powerplay.
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Pommie Mbangwa
Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special
"The tough part for Brendan Taylor was when he started, it was pretty much chaos in the Zimbabwe team, and he's come through all that. I'd go out on a limb and say he's been one of the best performers for Zimbabwe, he's right up there if not right at the top."
If you've not heard, Taylor is retiring from international cricket after this game to join Nottinghamshire as a Kolpak player.
Zim 19-2 (Shami 5-2-8-1)
Solomon Mire has to show a bit of awareness as he defends on the back foot to a ball from Shami which, just for a second, threatens to bounce back on to this stumps. More decent seam and swing from Shami who has 14 wickets so far in this World Cup - one behind New Zealand's Trent Boult at the top of the charts.
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Pommie Mbangwa
Ex-Zimbabwe seamer on BBC Test Match Special
"Not a good start at all for Zimbabwe. Good pace shown by India, as they've shown throughout the tournament. The change of batting order is interesting."
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Zim 18-2 (Yadav 4-1-10-1)
So the "KP will-he-won't-he return?" saga appears to have another chapter to it. Gets me thinking, if you wanted to see a player from any side and any era return to a side, who would it be and why? Get your suggestions in to us in the usual way. Back in Auckland meantime, more neat stuff from India as Brendan Taylor gets going with a couple of twos.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"I wouldn't be surprised if Brendan Taylor has done a disc in his back going for that shot. It was so wide, and he gave it such a heave."
Zim 13-2 (run rate 1.86)
Brendan Taylor looks like a man keen to get going. Shami offers up a short and wide ball outside off and it's a real kitchen sink effort from the right-hander. A huge swing and a miss. Another maiden over.
Zim 13-2 (Yadav 3-1-5-1)
So, that man in the news again it seems. No doubt we will hear more reaction in the hours to come. Back at Eden Park meanwhile and more steady stuff from Umesh Yadav who reels off a maiden over with little on offer for a very much restrained Zimbabwe.
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Joe Wilson
BBC News sports correspondent
Om Twitter: Just seen KP in Sydney. Told me he couldn't talk about England comeback at this stage. 'See you at Surrey?' 'Maybe' he said.
Pietersen closer to county deal?
Away from this game and back in the UK, the Daily Telegraph is reporting that up to six counties have expressed an interest in signing former England batsman Kevin Pietersen, with Surrey - for whom he played Twenty20 cricket last summer - among the favourites.
The report states that Pietersen would have to pull out of his Indian Premier League contract with Sunrisers Hyderabad - worth around £300,000 - and make himself available for all formats of county cricket to have any chance of being considered by England.
Zim 13-2 (Shami 3-1-7-1)
A tough start for Zimbabwe after losing the toss and exactly the first five overs MS Dhoni would've been after. Both his openers have been on song so far. Here comes captain Brendan Taylor for his last international innings.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"A shortish ball, it went quite wide but Dhawan was almost able to run towards the catch and took it comfortably with both hands. Zimbabwe in early trouble."
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WICKET
Chibhabha c Dhawan b Shami 7 (Zim 13-2)
Two in two overs for India. More impressive early seam bowling here and this time it's Mohammed Shami in the wickets. A rising good length delivery finds Chibhabha's outside edge as he tries to drive on the up and it's a well-taken catch at slip from Shikhar Dhawan.
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Santosh DSouza in Mangalore, India: Facing Zimbabwe always makes me nervous. They have given India a scare many a times - in WC 1983, WC 1999 etc. The most memorable being an ODI in Faridabad, 2002 when a certain number 10 batsman Douglas Marillier scored 56 off 24 balls to beat India. Fingers crossed for this one.
Zim 13-1 (Chibhabha 7, Mire 2)
Solomon Mire is the new man in at number three for Zimbabwe. He clips a couple off his legs first ball to get himself going.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"Good start from Yadav, this over was much more on target and the length induced him to drive, but there was a hint of movement away. It's been surprising the way India's fast bowlers have got wickets - they're having to pitch the ball up more here than they have in Australia."
WICKET
Masakadza c Dhoni b Yadav 2 (Zim 11-1)
Lovely bit of bowling. Classical seam bowler's dismissal. A nicely pitched-up ball outside off from Yadav entices Hamilton Masakadza in to a drive and it finds a healthy outside edge for a regulation catch for MS Dhoni behind the stumps.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"A curate's egg of an over - some deliveries have tested the batsman , while others have been wide of the mark - Dhoni has a word between overs as Shami needs to bowl straighter there."
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Zim 11-0 (Chibhabha 7, Masakadza 2)
Nice bit of angle in to the right-handers from Shami. He puts in an enthusiastic leg before shout against Chibhabha which was doing too much and just clipping leg stump on "umpire's call". The Zimbabwe opener gets a fortunate early boundary with an under-edge that runs fine past MS Dhoni for four.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"It could have been so different for Zimbabwe. They lost to Ireland by five runs, having bowled eight wides and three no-balls. They lost to Pakistan by 20 runs after bowling 17 wides. The one team which got away from them was West Indies."
Zim 6-0 (Chibhabha 3, Masakadza 1)
Umesh Yadav shares the new ball with Mohammed Shami. Rohit Sharma pulls off an early bit of acrobatics with a diving stop at point. Chibhabha clips one off his legs to long leg for a nice couple of runs.
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"With Masakadza opening today, and Solomon Mire having moved up from eight to three in the last game, it's as though Zimbabwe don't really know their best batting order. The Taylor-Williams-Ervine axis in the middle order has provided the majority of their runs."
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Zim 3-0 (India won toss)
Plenty of seam and swing first up from Shami. A little too much in fact from one delivery which is signalled a wide well outside off. A couple of extras and a single to get Zimbabwe off and running.
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Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special
"Everybody knows about India's explosive batting line-up, but it's been their bowling which has been the surprise, bowling South Africa out for less than 200, for instance."
Let's play
Mohammed Shami opens up the bowling for India and Chibhabha will face. Game on!
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Jeremy Coney
Ex-New Zealand captain on BBC Test Match Special
"One of those little children in the line for the anthems was my grandson, Tom Jones - he was stood in front of Shikhar Dhawan."
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Vocal talent
Two quite lengthy numbers those anthems. First up Zimbabwe's "Blessed Be The Land of Zimbabwe" followed by India's "Jana Gana Mana".
Then comes the familiar official anthem of this World Cup over the Eden Park speakers as Chamu Chibhabha and Hamilton Masakadza make their way out to open the innings for Zimbabwe.
Anthem time
Hardly a cloud in the Auckland skies as we approach the start of the game.
New Zealand legend Sir Richard Hadlee is in attendance at Eden Park and he places the World Cup trophy on a plinth in preparation for the two teams coming out for the anthems.
A huge roar goes up as India emerge from the tunnel and flags are waved in the crowd.
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Allen McLaughlin
BBC Test Match Special
"Zimbabwe's problem may be that only the UAE have taken fewer wickets in this competition so far."
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Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor speaking at the toss: "We haven't posted (a total) the whole tournament, so it's a new challenge for us. Against a side like India, you've got to play with freedom, enjoy the tournament and finish it off well. I know the guys will give it everything."
How's stat?!
India v Zimbabwe
India have won 44 of their ODIs with Zimbabwe, losing 10, with two tied. Their top score against them is 333-6 in Guwahati in 2012, when Dinesh Mongia made an unbeaten 159. The last defeat was six matches ago in Harare, 2010.
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Charles Dagnall
BBC Test Match Special
"The wicket looks beautiful, straw-coloured and fabulous to bat on. But the swing bowling by New Zealand and Australia in their game here shows it may not be that easy."
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Tune in time
BBC Radio Test Match Special
It's time to turn your dials once again to Test Match Special for ball-by-ball coverage of this match.
Coverage is up and running on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra on DAB Digital radio, online and on your smartphone or tablet via the BBC Sport app or BBC iPlayer Radio app.
Your commentators from Eden Park in Auckland will be Charles Dagnall, Bryan Waddle and Allen McLaughlin.
You'll also hear from summarisers Jeremy Coney, Sunil Gavaskar and Pommie Mbangwa.
Captains
India v Zimbabwe
India skipper MS Dhoni: "If the physio feels any player is in danger of breaking down, we will rest him in that situation. Otherwise, if everyone is fit and available for selection, we'll field the best XI."
Captains
India v Zimbabwe
Stand-in Zimbabwe skipper Brendan Taylor, set to play his final game before quitting international cricket to join Nottinghamshire: "Sad for me that it'll be ending, but I'm very proud to be a Zimbabwean, I'm very proud to represent my country on a great stage to finish up and hopefully end on a high note."
Teams
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav.
Zimbabwe: Chamu Chibhabha, Sikandar Raza, Solomon Mire, Hamilton Masakadza, Brendan Taylor (capt & wk), Sean Williams, Craig Ervine, Regis Chakabva, Tinashe Panyangara, Tawanda Mupariwa, Tendai Chatara.
India win toss and field
Down it comes as a head. MS Dhoni has called correctly and he's decided to have a bowl first.
Both sides are unchanged from their last games - which were both against Ireland.
Time for the toss
Here come captains Brendan Taylor and MS Dhoni - up goes the coin.
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A perfect 10?
So on the way we're with India and Zimbabwe as they bring their respective Pool B campaigns to a close.
For India, it's a chance to make it six wins from six at this year's tournament and the opportunity for the holders to record their 10th successive win in World Cup matches.
For already eliminated Zimbabwe - it's the last chance to upset a big name before flying home.
One thing we know for sure - India already have a quarter-final against Bangladesh to look forward to in Melbourne on Thursday.
News of the toss and teams to come shortly.
Trans-Tasman action
Greetings cricket fans, we're here once again and wouldn't you know it, we've reached match no. 39 of this cricket World Cup down under.
Today, we've got another double header on the way for you - a game in New Zealand and a game in Australia.
First up, we're in Auckland for India against Zimbabwe in Pool B from 01:00 GMT before we cross the Tasman to Hobart for Australia against Scotland in Pool A from 03:30 GMT.
Good news first up - It's looking like a beautiful day in Auckland.