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Pretoria: New Zealand's Champions Trophy campaign got of to a poor start in Pretoria, where they lost their opening warm-up game by two wickets to the Warriors. After suffering consecutive defeats against Sri Lanka and India in the Compaq Cup due to batting failures, New Zealand's captain Daniel Vettori had stressed the need for partnerships.
They managed one worth 95 for the second wicket between Martin Guptill and Ross Taylor, with both scoring half-centuries, but the rest of the batsmen failed to build on a solid platform - New Zealand were 173 for 2 at one stage.
Kiwis lost six wickets for 10 runs during a startling lower-order collapse and were dismissed for 237 in the 47th over. The Warriors' opening bowler, Juan Theron, caused most of the damage, taking 5 for 42 in 8.1 overs.
The Warriors chase also suffered from the lack of substantial partnerships but all their batsmen chipped in with useful contributions.
Warriors top eight reached double figures with wicketkeeper Davey Jacobs leading the way with 54. While the required run-rate never got out of hand, the regular fall of wickets - Ian Butler took 4 for 53 and Daryl Tuffey claimed 3 for 49 - brought the match to a close finish. The eighth wicket fell with the Warriors needing 24 runs to win but Theron came to the rescue with 21 off 19 balls to ensure victory in the penultimate over.
Brief score
New Zealand: 237 (MJ Guptill 78, LRPL Taylor 51, J Theron 5-42)
Warriors: 239/8 (DJ Jacobs 54, IG Butler 4-53, DR Tuffey 3-49)
Result: Warriors won by 2 wickets
