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    Black Caps coach Rob Walter has confessed he stuck to his book as his side's T20 World Cup future was up in the air

    Black Caps coach Rob Walter has confessed he stuck to his book as his side's T20 World Cup future was up in the air


    New Zealand sneaked into the semi finals after Pakistan failed to beat Sri Lanka by a large enough margin last night.

    During the fateful fixture - Walter says he chose to confide in Ivan Cleary's biography, instead of the TV.



    New Zealand will face any of South Africa, India or the West Indies on Thursday morning at Kolkata for a spot in the final - depending on results overnight.

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     01 Mar: Just one semi-final spot is still up for grabs at cricket's T20 World Cup on the sub-continent
     01 Mar: The Black Caps have made the semi-finals at the T20 World Cup
     28 Feb: There will be more on the line than the Black Caps would've liked when Sri Lanka and Pakistan meet at the T20 World Cup overnight
     27 Feb: Kiwi Daniel Hillier shares the lead at the New Zealand Golf Open after he finished his second round with a bogey in Central Otago
     27 Feb: Black Caps coach Rob Walter has revealed he's failed to coax Mitch Santner to bat further up the order at cricket's T20 World Cup
     26 Feb: New Zealand have recovered from 84 for six in the 13th over to post 168 for seven in their super eight match against Sri Lanka at cricket's T20 World Cup in Colombo
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