New Zealand defeated Kenya by 148 runs Tuesday at the Cricket World Cup, officially eliminating Canada from contention after the first round.
The win left the 2-0 Black Caps with four points in Group C, ahead of England and Kenya, both 1-1 at two. Canada, at 0-2, has no points.
New Zealand bowler Michael Mason, right, makes a successful lbw appeal against Kenya's David Obuya during the Cricket World Cup Group C match between Kenya and New Zealand at Gros Islet, St. Lucia on Tuesday.
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Canada concludes group play Thursday against New Zealand and can do no better than two points. England and Kenya meet Saturday, with the winner joining New Zealand in the next stage.
The top two teams in each of the four preliminary groups move on to the Super 8 stage.
Ross Taylor's 85 and New Zealand's progress to the next round was tempered by a hamstring strain that kept him off the field in Kenya's innings.
Taylor hurt his right hamstring and needed a runner late in his innings that helped propel New Zealand to 331 for seven against Kenya, its highest World Cup total.
A team spokesman said Taylor will be rested against Canada.
In Tuesday's other game, Graeme Smith hit 91 and Andrew Hall took three wickets as South Africa scored a seven-wicket win over Scotland in a Group A match in Basseterre, St. Kitts.
Smith hit 13 boundaries from 65 balls as South Africa, helped by A.B. de Villiers' 62, overtook Scotland's total of 186-8 with more than 26 overs still to be bowled at Warner Park.
Kenya's chase was interrupted by two rain delays and hampered by poor batting and sharp New Zealand fielding — Lou Vincent was responsible for two of the three runouts, which made up for him failing to score while opening the batting for the second consecutive match.
It could have been 12 for two but Taylor was dropped by a diving Tamray Mishra and he and Fleming punished that mistake, putting on 105 runs for a second-wicket stand.
Fleming was undone taking a needless single soon after, run out by Maurice Ouma from square leg.
Taylor hit six fours but strained his hamstring in the 32nd over and needed Vincent as a runner. Daryl Tuffey replaced him in the field.
Taylor only lasted 10 more deliveries before popping a return catch to Steve Tikolo. He also added 87 runs with Styris, who led New Zealand to its six-wicket win over England last Friday.
Styris survived two dropped catches before Mishra caught him at long-on off Lameck Onyango.
New Zealand piled on 100 runs in its last 10 overs, with McMillan hitting four boundaries and five sixes before miscuing a slower ball from Peter Ongondo to Tikolo at midwicket.
Odoyo, who took his 100th career wicket in one-day internationals when he bowled Jacob Oram (3), returned Kenya's best figures, finishing with 2-55, with Ongondo taking 2-64.
New Zealand struck early. Mason, brought into the side at the expense of spinner Jeetan Patel, took a wicket in his second over, trapping David Obuya lbw (1). Ouma (4) was run out and after a brief rain delay, Mason took the key wicket of Tikolo (7), who skied a short ball to mid-off and Daniel Vettori.
Kenya fell to 29 for four soon after when wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum parried a Mishra (2) outside edge with his right glove to first slip, where Fleming grabbed it with one hand.
Play continued in light rain for several overs before a 15-minute rain delay at the end of the 13th, with the score on 36 for four.
New Zealand only needed to bowl seven more overs to ensure a result and spinner Vettori joined the attack to speed up the match.
They did so but Kenya persevered. Oram only needed to gently touch the bails to run out Collins Obuya (21). Ravi Shah was dropped at first slip by Fleming, and went to post 71, caught and bowled by Vettori (2-45) after hitting the spinner for a midwicket six off a full toss. Odoyo posted 42.
Schoolchildren made up most of the sparse crowd.
