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Chanderpaul leads West Indies to win with 108
CASTRIES, St Lucia: Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored an electrifying 108 off 133 balls to carry the West Indies to victory over New Zealand in the second one-day international on Saturday.
West Indies reached the target of 248 in 49.1 overs when Brian Lara sealed the game with a cover drive for four to take the home side to 250 for four.
Chanderpaul justified the decision to elevate him to the opening slot after batting well in the recent series against India, to give the West Indies a 1-0 lead in the series.
Chanderpaul and fellow left-hand opener Chris Gayle started briskly, coping well with the pacey bowling of fit-again Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey.
Chanderpaul's wristy strokes provided a contrast to Gayle's powerful hitting and both men found the boundary early in the innings. Gayle was lucky to escape when a Daryl Tuffey delivery seemed to carry to wicketkeeper Chris Nevin in the second over, but umpire Eddie Nichols ignored the loud appeal.
Tuffey was rewarded for his persistence when Gayle flighted a drive into Daniel Vettori's hands at mid-off. Gayle scored 30 runs for an eleven-over stand of 55 with Chanderpaul. The West Indies run rate dropped sharply with the arrival of third man Ramnaresh Sarwan.
New Zealand set a more aggressive field and slow bowlers Vettori and Chris Harris kept the batsmen hemmed in for long spells, broken up by solid bowling by debutante Paul Hitchcock.
Chanderpaul continued to accumulate and reached his 50 with another fine stroke to the offside boundary before Hitchcock bowled Sarwan.
West Indies captain Carl Hooper then joined Chanderpaul and the run rate rose rapidly as both attacked the Kiwi attack.
Hitchcock looked rattled when he bowled a high no-ball in the 46th over, but destroyed Hooper's stumps with a
fine inswinging yorker from the very next ball. Hooper scored 47 at a run a ball.
Chanderpaul reached his 100 in the 48th over by nudging another Hitchcock yorker to fine leg, and received a standing ovation. New Zealand kept the pressure on when Vettori caught Ridley Jacobs from a Hitchcock delivery to leave West Indies needing 16 runs off 16 balls.
But Lara and Chanderpaul accumulated the remaining runs before Lara sealed the victory. Earlier Blacks Caps captain Stephen Fleming and Scott Styris provided some batting heroics as New Zealand recovered from 114 for five to score 248 for seven in their 50 overs.
Fleming scored 89 sharing in a crucial 91-run sixth-wicket partnership with Styris who scored a big-hitting 85 to provide the backbone of the innings.
West Indies medium pace bowler Pedro Collins was the main threat finishing with three for 33 runs in nine
overs.
June 08, 2002 - GMT
New Zealand recover to set challenging 248-7
CASTRIES, St Lucia: Captain Stephen Fleming and Scott Styris provided some batting heroics as New Zealand
recovered from 114 for five to score 248 for seven in 50 overs in the second one-day international against West Indies on Saturday.
Fleming scored 89 sharing in a crucial 91-run sixth-wicket partnership with Styris who scored a big-hitting 85 to provide the backbone of the innings. West Indies medium pace bowler Pedro Collins was the main threat finishing with three for 33 runs in nine overs.
The New Zealand skipper stood firm after his side made a disastrous start with opener Nathan Astle bowled by
Mervyn Dillon for two in the first over.
Fleming began slowly but then began to get the better of Dillon and fellow pace bowler Cameron Cuffy, but watched successive partners fall.
Collins, who was brought in to the attack in the 11th over, had Chris Nevin caught behind for 15 in his first over before Craig McMillan and Chris Harris were dismissed, both without scoring, in his next.
At 55 for four the visitors were in trouble but Lou Vincent responded by making 33, before being bowled by Ryan Hinds. Styris then came to the wicket and proceeded to attack the West Indies bowlers, hitting seven fours and three sixes to score 85 at better than a run-a-ball.
Fleming was bowled by Chris Gayle in the 46th over before Dillon produced a faster ball in the 48th to bowl Styris, who was attempting another big hit. Dillon ended with two wickets for 60 runs in 10
overs.
June 08, 2002 - GMT
New Zealand struggle against West Indies
CASTRIES, St Lucia: New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming scored 50 in 69 balls in the second one-day international with West Indies on Saturday but successive partners crumbled before the home pace attack.
After 28 overs New Zealand were 114 for five with Fleming on 57.
New Zealand made another disastrous start with opener Nathan Astle bowled by Mervyn Dillon for two in the first over.
Fleming opened cautiously but began to get the better of Dillon and fellow pace bowler Cameron Cuffy with a string of boundaries from drives in the seventh and eighth overs. His scoring would have been higher were it not for the grassy outfield which visibly slowed the ball.
Left-arm seamer Pedro Collins came on in the 11th over and struck rapidly. Chris Nevin was caught behind for 15 in his first over and Craig McMillan and Chris Harris followed in next, both without scoring.
At 55-4 the visitors were in trouble but new batsman Lou Vincent responded by making 33, before being clean bowled by Ryan Hinds.
June 08, 2002 - 1405 GMT
West Indies elect to bat
CASTRIES, St Lucia: West Indies won the toss and put New Zealand in to bat in the second of five one-day internationals against the West Indies on Saturday at Beausejour Park.
Both teams were unchanged from Wednesdays match in Jamaica that was abandoned because of rain.
West Indies: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara, Carl Hooper (captain), Wavell Hinds, Ryan Hinds, Ridley Jacobs, Pedro Collins, Merv Dillon, Cameron Cuffy.
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Nathan Astle, Chris Nevin, Craig McMillan, Lou Vincent, Chris Harris, Scott Styris, Daniel Vettori, Paul Hitchcock, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond.
Umpires: Rudi Koetzen (South Africa) and Eddie Nicholls (West Indies).
TV umpire: Billy Doctrove (West Indies).
Match referee: Wasim Raja (Pakistan).
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