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\n\tDUBAI:\u00a0New Zealand\u2019s Glenn Phillips on Saturday said his team\u2019s recent victories more than past records gave them confidence in their final group game against India in the Champions Trophy.<\/p>\n
\n\tBoth teams are already into the semifinals of the 50-over event and Sunday\u2019s clash will determine who tops Group A.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe prize is a semifinal against Australia, who finished second to South Africa in Group B.<\/p>\n
\n\tNew Zealand registered a surprise 3-0 Test whitewash in India in October and November last year.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Black Caps have been in top form ever since and recently won a tri-nation tournament in Pakistan with an unbeaten run against the hosts and third team South Africa.<\/p>\n
\n\tNew Zealand, led by Mitchell Santner, hold a clear advantage over India at white-ball global tournaments with nine wins, five losses and one no-result.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cObviously, India are strong and we\u2019re coming off some good form at the moment,\u201d Phillips, a middle-order batsman and an off-spinner, told reporters.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cSo I think the recent form is potentially a little bit more of a confidence builder as opposed to what happened a couple of months ago. But we\u2019ve trained hard, we\u2019ve worked well and everyone\u2019s about as ready as they can be.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe conditions in the three venues in Pakistan \u2014 Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi \u2014 have been drastically different to those at the Dubai International Stadium.<\/p>\n
\n\tWhile the matches in Pakistan have been high-scoring, the totals have not exceeded 244 in Dubai, but Phillips is not too worried.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI think the beauty of Pakistan is (that) every pitch we\u2019ve played on has been significantly different to the last,\u201d said Phillips.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cAnd I think that\u2019s been a great preparation for us coming over to Dubai. Knowing that the pitch is going to be different again.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cSo I think we pride ourselves on trying to be as adaptable as possible. It doesn\u2019t necessarily mean everything is foolproof and that we\u2019re always going to come out on top. But I feel like we\u2019ve got a lot of bases covered.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIrrespective of the placing and opponent, India will play the first semifinal in Dubai on March 4 after they refused to go to Pakistan for political reasons.<\/p>\n
\n\tNew Zealand will fly to Lahore for the second semifinal scheduled on March 5.<\/p>\n
\n\tLahore\u2019s Qaddafi Stadium will also host the final on March 9 unless India go the distance. Then it will be in Dubai.<\/p>\n
\n\tAccording to reports, both Australia and South Africa will travel to Dubai ahead of the India-New Zealand match because there is just a one-day gap between the final group fixture and the first semifinal.<\/p>\n
\n\tWhile India have played all their matches at one venue, the other teams have shuttled between cities in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n
\n\tPhillips said his team were not thinking about whether India had an advantage.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cNo, for us there\u2019s no focus on anything like that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cWe have a no-excuses mindset to be able to come out to a tournament, you\u2019re dealt the hand that you\u2019re dealt. We\u2019re never going to complain about what we get and we\u2019ll just do the best of what we\u2019ve got.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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