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Stead's team would need to fire on all cylinders in the semifinals, where they would face the top-qualifier, either Australia (14 points) or India (13).
Pace spearheads Tim Southee and Trent Boult returned to the side after missing New Zealand's last Test against Australia in early January and combined to take 14 of the 20 Indian wickets to fall at the Basin Reserve.
Stead, who guided the team to a second successive World Cup final last year and Test series wins over Pakistan, England and India that lifted them to second in the world rankings, said he was looking forward to a schedule packed with elite events.
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