Black Caps hold steady against Afghanistan

The Black Caps have strolled to a six wicket victory over Afghanistan in their Cricket World Cup match in Napier.

They've chased down the 187 required for victory in 36.1 overs, finishing on 188 for four.

New Zealand's chase was anchored by opener Martin Guptill who scored 57 runs, while Brendon McCullum started things with a bang, scoring 42 runs off 19 balls.

Corey Anderson and Ross Taylor were in the middle for the winning runs scoring 7 and 24 respectively.

Earlier Daniel Vettori passed his 300th ODI wicket mark, taking four wickets to skittle the minnows for 186 in 47.4 overs.