New Zealand win the toss and field first in day five's opening game - Tatenda Taibu opens for Zimbabwe, and the diminutive keeper plays some unorthodox strokes for his 21 off 14 balls before being caught in the deep
Taibu's opening partner Hamilton Masakazda hits some early boundaries for Zimbabwe before he is run out for 20 after a great throw from the boundary by Jacob Oram
But Masakazda's exit sparks a Zimbabwean batting collapse as they lose their last nine wickets for 26 runs, and New Zealand look firmly on course for the Super Eights
Spinner Nathan McCullum, who had taken the new ball, returns to take three middle-order wickets in an over as Elton Chigumbura, Charles Coventry and Craig Ervine all fall cheaply
The scoreboard has to keep track of a rapid fall of Zimbabwe wickets - while Charles Coventry, out for a duck, is labelled as "Conventry"
The wily medium-pacer Scott Styris takes three wickets in his first over to effectively wrap up the Zimbabwe innings as they are skittled out for 84, though he misses out on a hat-trick
With rain in the air, Brendon McCullum - the highest scorer in Twenty20 international cricket - looks to get New Zealand off to a good start
The rain halts play with the Kiwis 36-1 after 8.1 overs - and crucially, they are ahead of Zimbabwe as far as the Duckworth-Lewis "par" score is concerned
Players are left scratching their heads as the Duckworth-Lewis target is reduced to 45 from 11 overs, then the rain returns and it's 40 from 10 overs, and then everyone shakes hands and New Zealand have won
Having been beaten by the West Indies on the D/L method on Monday, England go into the later game against Ireland knowing a win - or a no-result - will see them into the Super Eight phase
England lose the toss and are asked to bat first for the second successive day. They lose their openers cheaply - Michael Lumb is caught at fine leg for 14 while Craig Kieswetter is run out for 13
Captain Paul Collingwood is out without scoring, and Ireland are cock-a-hoop when Kevin Pietersen gives medium-pacer Kevin O'Brien his second wicket when he holes out on the square leg boundary - England are 49-4
Once more, England turn to Dublin-born Eoin Morgan - playing against his former team-mates - to rescue their innings, and he hits five fours in making 45 from 37 balls
England lose a flurry of wickets before the end of their innings, while Irish veteran Trent Johnston superbly runs out Michael Yardy in the last over as England finish on 120-8
Only eight balls of Ireland's reply are possible before the rain returns with Ireland 4-0 - England know that a no-result would see them through to the Super Eights on net run-rate
When play does get back under way, Hampshire's Lumb gives England a fillip with an outstanding diving catch on the deep mid-wicket boundary to dismiss Paul Stirling off the bowling of Ryan Sidebottom
Niall O'Brien crashes two fours off Sidebottom before the rain returns. Players are forced off again and this time they don't return - the game is a no-result, meaning England advance and Ireland go home
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