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Styris leads New Zealand with all-round effort
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Medium-pace bowler Scott Styris claimed a record-breaking six wickets for 25 as New Zealand beat the West Indies by nine runs to keep his country's one-day series with the West Indies alive.
Styris followed up his own hard hitting innings of 63 in 71 balls with a bowling performance that is a New Zealand one-day record. He is only the ninth player in One-day International history to score more than 50 runs and take five wickets in the same game.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming said he was not surprised to see the 27-year old Northern Districts man playing such a key role. "He is a confident guy suited to these slower wickets, and he proved his worth today.
"We really needed this, it will give the whole team the confidence boost it needed to start winning games again," Fleming said.
New Zealand won the game by nine runs when the West Indies ran out of balls at 202 for nine after the visitors had scored 212-5 when rain stopped play after 44.2 overs. The West Indies lead the series 2-1 with one match remaining.
Styris had earlier shared a 122-run partnership with Nathan Astle who finished unbeaten on 91. Astle was running out of partners when Styris came in at number seven to boost the run rate with a brisk 63 in 75 minutes, including four fours and two sixes.
Set a target of 212 off 33 overs, calculated under the Duckworth/Lewis method, the West Indies got off to flying start with big hitter Chris Gayle taking advantage of some poor bowling by pacemen Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey who conceded 47 runs between them ina six-over opening spell.
But New Zealand brought on in-form medium pace bowler Paul Hitchcock who was rewarded when he bowled Shivnarine Chanderpaul for 14 in the seventh over.
Bowling a clever mix of leg and off-breakers, Styris then served notice of his intention to do something special by taking the prize wicket of Brian Lara, edging to wicket-keeper Chris Nevin.
West Indies captain Carl Hooper tried to bring some stability to the top order. He hit 24, including a six, but was caught by Shane Bond when he lifted a Styris delivery to deep long leg.
Styris then removed Gayle for 60, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Wavell Hinds and Ryan Hinds and capped a magnificent
performance by running out Corey Collymore in a nail biting 32nd over.
June 12, 2002 -
Rain stops play in NZ-WI one-dayer
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Rain stopped play in the fourth one-day international between the West Indies and New Zealand at the Queen's Park Oval on Wednesday.
New Zealand were 212 for five in the 45th over when a tropical shower began.
Opening batsman Nathan Astle was 91 not out and Scott Styris 63 not out when play stopped.
The two had put on 122 for the sixth wicket. West Indies lead the five-match series 2-0 with one more match left to play.
June 12, 2002 -
New Zealand elect to bat v West Indies
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: New Zealand won the toss and decided to bat in the fourth one-day international against the West Indies at the Queen's Park Oval on Wednesday.
New Zealand, 2-0 down in the five-match series, brought back pace bowler Shane Bond and experienced left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori, dropping Matthew Hart and Ian Butler.
The West Indies, who will clinch the series with victory on Wednesday after the first match was rained off, rested left-arm seamer Pedro Collins and replaced him with fast-medium bowler Corey Collymore.
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara, Carl Hooper (captain), Wavell Hinds, Ridley Jacobs, Ryan Hinds, Merv Dillon, Corey Collymore, Cameron
Cuffy.
New Zealand: Stephen Fleming (captain), Nathan Astle, Chris Nevin, Craig McMillan, Lou Vincent, Chris Harris, Scott Styris, Daniel Vettori, Daryl Tuffey, Shane Bond, Paul Hitchcock.
Umpires: Rudi Koetzen (South Africa) Eddy Nicholls (West Indies)
TV umpire: Billy Doctrove (West Indies)
Match referee: Wasim Raja (Pakistan)
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