World Cup: New Zealand vs Zimbabwe

New Zealand cruised to a 10-wicket win over Zimbabwe as opening batsmen Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum had an easy going on a flat track. (Getty Images)

McCullum got his act together after a slow start and completed his fifty as New Zealand edged towards the Zimbabwe total. (Getty Images)

Guptill showed an aggressive intent for most parts as New Zealand passed the 50-run mark without losing a wicket. (Getty Images)

New Zealand openers came into bat with the intent of making quick work of the small target set by Zimbabwe. (Getty Images)

This after the Kiwi bowlers picked regular wickets to not allow the opposition to settle at any point in the match. (Getty Images)

It was Daniel Vettori's spin though that caused the maximum damage. He picked up two quick wickets including the controversial wicket of captain Elton Chigumbura who was more than 2.5m away from the wicket when the ball hit his pad. (Getty Images)

New Zealand seamers began on a good note earlier in the day and dismissed Zimbabwe's top-order in quick time.(Getty Images)

Zimbabwe had the worst possible start when they lost Charles Coventry when he was run out. (Getty Images)

Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura had won the toss and had elected to bat first on a Motera pitch which was expected to be extremely flat except for the early assistance to the seamers. (Getty Images)