Zealand.”
Left-arm seamer Boult’s five wickets came in the space of 18 balls for just one run as New Zealand condemned Australia to their second-lowest World Cup total.
Southee took two for 65 while left-arm spinner Vettori finished with two for 41 as New Zealand’s bowling maintained the same momentum which helped them dismiss England for 123 in Wellington.
Australia, who beat England in their opener two weeks ago before seeing the clash with Bangladesh rained off in Brisbane, are now fourth in the pool with three points, five behind New Zealand, with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh also ahead of them.
The top four in each pool qualify for the quarter-finals.
At the WACA in Perth later Saturday, 5,500km away, two worlds collide when mighty India tackle the United Arab Emirates’ team of shipping clerks and airline staff, with at least two of the Gulf amateurs relishing the showdown.
All-rounder Krishna Chandran and wicket-keeper Swapnil Patil were both born in India.
But frustrated by the pedestrian pace of their playing careers in the country’s over-crowded talent market, they decamped to the UAE to pursue jobs and cricket.
Chandran hails from Kerala and once featured for a Bangalore college club alongside Stuart Binny, a member of India’s squad at the World Cup.
Patil is another Indian expat and is looking forward to meeting up with star batsman Ajinkya Rahane after the pair played in a variety of youth teams in Mumbai before the keeper moved to Dubai.
India have been in rampant form so far, beating Pakistan by 76 runs and then trouncing South Africa by 130 runs in games where they racked up two 300-plus totals.
Score Board
Australia won toss
Australia
A J Finch b Southee 14
D A Warner lbw b Southee 34
S R Watson c Southee b Vettori 23
*M J Clarke c Williamson b Boult 12
S P D Smith c Ronchi b Vettori 4
G J Maxwell b Boult 1
M R Marsh b Boult 0
†B J Haddin c sub (T Latham) b Anderson 43
M G Johnson c Williamson b Boult 1
M A Starc b Boult 0
P J Cummins not out 7
Extras (b 4, lb 2, w 6) 12
Total (all out; 32.2 overs) 151
Fall: 1-30, 2-80, 3-80, 4-95, 5-96, 6-97, 7-104, 8-106, 9-106, 10-151
Bowling: Southee 9-0-65-2 (4w); Boult 10-3-27-5 (2w); Vettori 10-0-41-2; Milne 3-0-6-0; Anderson 0.2-0-6-1
New Zealand
M J Guptill c Cummins b Starc 11
*B B McCullum c Starc b Cummins 50
K S Williamson not out 45
L R P L Taylor b Starc 1
G D Elliott b Starc 0
C J Anderson c Cummins b Maxwell 26
†L Ronchi c Haddin b Starc 6
D L Vettori c Warner b Cummins 2
A F Milne b Starc 0
T G Southee b Starc 0
T A Boult not out 0
Extras (w 10, nb 1) 11
Total (9 wickets; 23.1 overs) 152
Fall: 1-40, 2-78, 3-79, 4-79, 5-131, 6-139, 7-145, 8-146, 9-146
Bowling: Johnson 6-1-68-0 (1nb); Starc 9-0-28-6 (4w); Cummins 6.1-0-38-2 (2w); Marsh 1-0-11-0; Maxwell 1-0-7-1
Result: New Zealand won by 1 wicket
Points: New Zealand 2, Australia 0
Man of the Match: T A Boult (New Zealand)
Umpires: M Erasmus (South Africa) and R K Illingworth (England). TV umpire: S Ravi (India). Match referee: B C Broad (England)