New Zealand begin their campaign against Kenya, who choose to bat first in Chennai but are destroyed by a new hero for the Kiwis, paceman Hamish Bennett, who captures 4-16
Some of the shots played are not from the MCC coaching manual but the bowling is superb as Kenya are skittled out for 69 inside 24 overs, Jacob Oram finishing with three wickets for just two runs
In reply Brendon McCullum loses his middle stump spectacularly but there is no alarm as it comes from a free hit
Kenya bowler Nehemiah Odhiambo sees the umpire's finger raised, but it is not for the reasons he wants, it is to warn him about a delivery that is deemed dangerously too high
Martin Guptill wastes no time in ticking off the runs required, blasting two sixes
The New Zealand openers need only eight overs to reach their target, with Guptill finishing on 39 and McCullum hitting three fours in an over to reach 26 as the Kiwis record an emphatic 10-wicket victory
The second match of the day is Sri Lanka against minnows Canada, and watched by a competition winner (second left) and tournament mascot Stumpy (right) Kumar Sangakkara wins the toss and decides to bat
Skipper Kumar Sangakkara adds a stylish 92 in a partnership of 179 with Mahela Jayawardene as his team amass 332-7
Mahela Jayawardene fires the fastest Sri Lankan World Cup century, reaching three figures from 80 balls and beating Sanath Jayasuriya's 85-ball hundred in 2007
Storms threaten to disrupt the match at the impressive new stadium in Hambantota, in Sri Lanka's Southern Province
But wickets continue to tumble and Canada are dismissed for 122
Henry Oside is the final man to depart, bowled by Ajanta Mendis as Sri Lanka complete a commanding 210-run victory, the seventh-largest in World Cup history
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