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India got off to a good start to Compaq Cup 2009 tri-nation tournament as they defeated New Zealand by 6 wickets. With this victory, India ensured their appearance in the final, leaving New Zealand out of the tournament. India will face Sri Lanka on Saturday in their second match of the preliminary stage before meeting the same opponent in the final.

Indian pacers were in dominant form and they were instrumental behind the easy victory. Winning the toss, New Zealand chose to bat first and eventually got all out for 155 runs. From the very beginning they were struggling against Indian pacers. Ashis Nehra, who picked up the wickets of New Zealand openers in his first two overs, got 3 wickets, while Ishant Sharma and RP Singh also picked up 2 wickets each. Yuvraj Singh got 3 wickets, but Harbhajan Singh remained wicketless.

Chasing a mere 155, India never felt under pressure. Opener Karthik failed, but veteran Tendulkar scored highest 46 runs from 55 balls. Raina and Dhoni remained unbeaten at 45 and 35 runs.