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West Indies beat New Zealand by four wickets
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: West Indies beat New Zealand by four wickets in the fifth and final one-day international on Sunday.
June 16, 2002 -
West Indies 104-0 after 21 overs
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: The West Indies reached 104-0 off 21 overs in reply to New Zealand's total of 291-8 in their decisive one-day international on Sunday.
Chris Gayle was on 54 and Brian Lara on 24. Shivnarine Chanderpaul retired hurt on 13 after being hit on the elbow by paceman Shane Bond.
The home side raced to 56-0 in eight overs, but medium pacers Scott Stryris and Paul Hitchcock put the brake on and the required run-rate rose to 6.48 per over.
Earlier, Craig McMillan (84) and captain Stephen Fleming (65) had helped New Zealand post a stiff target of 292.
West Indies have never chased such a high one-day score and won. Their most successful effort was 287-5
against Australia in Georgetown in 1995. The West Indies are leading this series 2-1.
June 16, 2002 - 1715 GMT
NZ 291-8 in 50 overs v West Indies
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: New Zealand scored 291 for eight wickets off their 50 overs in the fifth and final one-day international against West Indies on Sunday. West Indies lead the series 2-1.
June 16, 2002 -
New Zealand smash 291 in deciding one-dayer
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: Craig McMillan, with a belligerent 83, blasted New Zealand to a big total of 291 for eight in the crunch fifth and final one-day international against the West Indies here on Sunday.
McMillan and Test opener Lou Vincent featured in a 139-run partnership that produced New Zealand's best batting performance so far in the Caribbean as the Black Caps set out to try and level the one-day series at 2-2.
West Indies wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs will be kicking himself after dropping the aggressive New Zealand batsman when he had scored just seven. On a perfect batting track, at the picturesque Arnos Vale ground on this tiny Caribbean island, New Zealand got off to a disastrous start when Nathan Astle was given out caught behind for one off the bowling of Pedro Collins in the second over.
Television replays showed Astle did not appear to touch the ball and that West Indies umpire Billy Doctrove was wrong again in the next over when Chris Nevin should have been given out as he tried unsuccessfully to regain his ground. Doctrove did not call for the third umpire.
Captain Stephen Fleming quickly mastered the loose West Indies bowling attack, which was missing strike bowler Merv Dillon, out of action for a week with a back strain.
The home side's fielding also wilted in the heat as Fleming and Nevin put on 89 for the second wicket. Nevin had scored 30 when he mistimed a pull to Carl Hooper at midwicket but Fleming continued to bat aggressively.
He hit four consecutive fours off Collins, before the bowler conceded a single, four byes from a no-ball and then another four runs to give away 25 runs in an over.
Fleming eventually departed tamely for 65 in 91 balls with the score on 112 when a delivery from Collins rebounded from his pad onto the base of his stumps.
But McMillan and Vincent then picked up the pace, scoring steadily at first and then accelerating, with McMillan being particularly harsh on the West Indies bowling. His 50 came up in 68 balls before he presented Hooper with a caught and bowled after hitting 83 from 87 deliveries, including a massive six that almost landed in the Caribbean Sea that borders the ground.
Vincent carried on, scoring 55 from 73 balls before Chris Harris wagged the tail with an unbeaten 29 that included a six off the last ball.
Opener Chris Gayle was the pick of the West Indies bowlers with four wickets for 54 with his flat off-breaks while Collins took two for 64. His figures would have been presentable if it had not been for the 25 smashed from one over.
The first match in Kingston was rained off, while the West Indies easily won the next two games in St. Lucia. New Zealand fought back in Trinidad on Wednesday, when they won a rain-affected match.
June 16, 2002 -
Fleming puts New Zealand in charge
KINGSTOWN , St Vincent: Stephen Fleming hit an impressive 65 to get New Zealand off to a rapid start in Sunday's final one-day international against the West Indies.
The New Zealand skipper's innings ended when he was bowled by Pedro Collins but he left his side well placed on 118 for three after 26 overs. After winning the toss and electing to bat for the fifth time in the five-match series, Fleming posted his half-century from 58 balls, striking seven fours and a six.
The touring sides had started badly when opener Nathan Astle was adjudged caught behind for one in the second
over. Umpire Billy Doctrove ruled he had edged an outswinging Collins delivery but television replays suggested that bat had hit pad, not ball.
Doctrove was responsible for another controversial call two overs later when he decided Chris Nevin had beaten a run-out appeal following a Carl Hooper throw without calling on the third umpire.
This time replays suggested the New Zealander was out but Nevin went on to make 30 before Hooper caught him
from a Chris Gayle delivery. New Zealand scored 82 runs in their first 15 overs -- their best start in the series -- with 26 coming off an expensive eighth over by Collins.
The big seam bowler got his revenge when he came back in the 23rd over to clean bowl Fleming with his first
delivery. The West Indies were leading the series 2-1, with one match abandoned, going into Sunday's final game.
June 16, 2002 - 1355 GMT
NZ elect to bat v WI
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent: New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat in the fifth and final one-day international against the West Indies on Sunday at the Arnos Vale Ground.
New Zealand were unchanged from Wednesday's victory in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. West Indies strike bowler
Merv Dillon misses the match because of an injured back and is replaced by left arm seamer Pedro Collins.
West Indies lead the series 2-1.
West Indies: Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara, Carl Hooper (captain), Wavell Hinds, Ryan Hinds, Ridley Jacobs, Pedro Collins, Cameron Cuffy, Corey Collymore.
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: Asoka de Silva (SL) & Billy Doctrove (WI)
TV umpire: Eddie Nicholls (WI)
Match referee: Wasim Raja (Pak)
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