After Sourav Ganguly won the toss and put New Zealand in, left- arm quick Zaheer Khan ensured a sensational start for his side by picking up wickets with the second and third balls of the first over. Opener Craig McMillan's miserable tournament continued when he turned a ball straight to Harbhajan Singh stationed at square leg. Nathan Astle, one of the key men for New Zealand, then, played across a ball with the diffidence that marks his start to an innings, only to be trapped leg before wicket by Zaheer. At 0/2, New Zealand were in deep trouble.