New Zealand factbox for the Twenty20 World Cup opening at Lord's on Friday:
Strengths
New Zealand habitually punch above their weight in limited-overs cricket, scrapping tenaciously and fielding enthusiastically. Brendon McCullum, one of the most destructive batsmen in world cricket, is ably supported by Jesse Ryder, Ross Taylor and Jacob Oram.
Weaknesses
One-paced bowling, almost exclusively medium pace.
Key Player
Captain Daniel Vettori is the best finger spinner around, relying in one-day cricket on variations of flight and pace.
ODDS 9/1
Squad
Daniel Vettori (Captain), Neil Broom, Ian Butler, Brendon Diamanti, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Peter McGlashan, Kyle Mills, Iain O'Brien, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor.