The New Zealand team observe a minute's silence before the national anthems in honour of those killed in the earthquake in Christchurch earlier in the week
Australia had no hesitation in putting New Zealand in to bat and are rewarded early on as Brett Lee tells Brendon McCullum where to go after the opener is out for 16, New Zealand 20-1
New Zealand opener Martin Guptill never looked comfortable at the crease and is clean bowled for 10 by Shane Watson
Shane Watson is congratulated by Brad Haddin after bowling Martin Guptill as Australia's bowlers take advantage of cloudy overhead conditions
Mitchell Johnson had been wayward before turning the match on its head with two wickets in consecutive balls - Jesse Ryder (25) and James Franklin (0) as New Zealand slump to 66-4
New Zealand collapse to 73-6 as Ross Taylor fails to keep out an inswinging Shaun Tait yorker and sees his wickets fly off the bails for a miserable seven off 22 deliveries
Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin appeals successfully for a lbw decision although the on-field umpires call for a review to back up his claim. Jamie How lbw to Steve Smith for 22, New Zealand 121-7
Nathan McCullum bats with aggressive intent and it pays off as he scores a fifty but New Zealand are dismissed for 206 inside 46 overs
Australia v New Zealand are normally the fiercest of rivals but ahead of Australia's reply they join together in a communal huddle to remember the earthquake victims
Australia make a superb start to their reply, although Shane Watson has to take a breather after failling during his innings
Haddin and Watson get Australia off to a magnificent start, putting on 133 before Haddin falls to Hamish Bennett in the 19th over, having made 55 from 50 balls
In the same Bennett over, Watson, having smacked six fours and a six in a typically impressive 62, is bowled while attempting another maximum hit
Australia captain Ponting, who was reprimanded for damaging a TV after his dismissal for 28 against Zimbabwe, struggles again and only manages 12 runs
But Cameron White and Michael Clarke steer Australia to a seven-wicket win and their 25th successive World Cup victory - they are now unbeaten in 31 matches in the tournament, having tied in the semi-final in 1999
Ireland start their World Cup campaign against Bangladesh in Mirpur and this fan makes her allegiance clear
Bangladesh make a stunning start after winning the toss with Imrul Kayes and Tamim Iqbal putting on a rapid 50 before Niall O'Brien stumps Kayes off John Mooney
After Ed Joyce runs out Junaid Siddique, Ireland are celebrating again when the dangerous Tamim is caught by skipper William Porterfield off the bowling of Botha for 44
Botha dives to catch Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan for 16 and Ireland are well and truly back in the game with the hosts needing to rebuild on 86-4
Left-arm spinner George Dockrell, only 18, produces an inspired spell and takes the key wickets of Mushfiqur Rahim and Mohammad Ashraful to reduce the hosts to 161-5
Trent Johnston joins the party by taking two wickets and the hosts are all out for 205 with four balls of the innings remaining - an impressive turnaround by the Irish
Irish opener Paul Stirling has a lucky escape in the fourth over when he is dropped off Abdur Razzak, but the spinner has his man in his next over when a full ball evades Stirling and he is smartly stumped by Mushfiqur Rahim
Stirling's partner William Porterfield makes a measured 20, but he is back in the pavillion with Ireland on 36. Facing Shakib Al Hasan's first delivery, the Irish captain flicks his opposition counterpart straight to midwicket
Ed Joyce, in his first ODI back in an Ireland shirt, strikes up a burgeoning partnership with Niall O'Brien, before he is dismissed caught and bowled by Mohammad Ashraful with the Irish on 75
Following the dismissal of Andrew White, Kevin O'Brien comes out to bat. Alongside his brother Niall, and then Andre Botha, the powerful hitter puts Ireland in a strong position
But O'Brien departs for 37 when he's caught at square-leg, and Irish wickets begin to tumble. John Mooney departs for a duck, while Andre Botha is clean-bowled by Shafiul Islam
Bangladesh dismiss Trent Johnston and Boyd Rankin cheaply to wrap-up their first World Cup victory on home soil. Ireland will hope to recover from their disappointment for their next game, against England on Wednesday
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