In a disastrous result just five days ahead of their first World Cup match, India [ Images ] suffered a shock 32-run defeat to Kwa-Zulu Natal in their second and final warm-up match in Durban on Thursday.

The ghosts of the New Zealand [ Images ] tour came to haunt the Indians once again as their celebrated batting line-up could muster just 158 before being shot out in 38.2 overs by a mediocre bowling attack.

The local team had earlier scored 190 for nine in their stipulated 50 overs after being put in to bat.

Skipper Sourav Ganguly [ Images ] (6), Sachin Tendulkar [ Images ] (9), Dinesh Mongia (0), Mohammad Kaif (2) and Sanjay Bangar (1) together could account for just 18 runs as the bulk of the scoring was done by the tailenders.

Virender Sehwag [ Images ] was the only batsman who was able to keep his reputation intact, top-scoring with 40 runs.

Ajit Agarkar [ Images ] (26), Harbhajan Singh [ Images ] (25), Parthiv Patel [ Images ] (15) and Anil Kumble [ Images ] (15) saved India some blushes, as at seven down for 88 in the 19th over, the team was in real danger of being shot out within the three-figure mark.

Ironically, it was an Indian-origin bowler, Yadeen Singh, who wrecked the Indian innings, claiming the prized wickets of Ganguly, Tendulkar and Sehwag. He returned figures of 3 for 38 from eight overs.