Cricket:Ireland aim to emulate Bangladesh's shock Super Eight success when they take on New Zealand in the World Cup.
Captain Trent Johnston claims his team have taken heart from the Tigers' 67-run win against South Africa.
Johnston's side face the Black Caps at the Providence Stadium in Guyana where Bangladesh completed their second major shock of the tournament on Saturday, following a surprise success over India in the group stage.
"We have surprised several people with the way we play. And we would certainly like to do what they have done," said the skipper.
Ireland have lost both their Super Eight games to England and South Africa.
"We believe that we have done well and can hold our heads up. The lads are quite keen on enhancing our reputation with a competitive game against New Zealand," said Johnston.
"We have been improving and we have learnt a lot. We need to continue moving up and a good performance next time out will certainly help."
New Zealand coach John Bracewell admitted his team will be taking some lessons from South Africa's defeat and believes the surprise result was a warning that all teams in the World Cup must be respected.
"Respect is a key word that we have maintained. We must respect the opposition and the conditions at all times and I think that South Africa failed to do that," said Bracewell.
New Zealand have won both Super Eight games so far against hosts West Indies and Bangladesh and along with the two points from their group success, have six points going into the game.
Bracewell insists the Kiwis, whose last match was seven days ago, will be taking Ireland as seriously as any other team in the tournament.
"We have been scouting them and have had people watching them. We also have video tapes of their games. That is how much we respect them," he added.
The former New Zealand Test player said that Ireland are a dangerous team who have been playing in the Caribbean conditions for some time.
"They are used to the conditions now," Bracewell said.
"They want the same result as any other team and there