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January 8, 2009, Thursday
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ROSS Taylor and Daniel Flynn shared an unbroken, 89-run partnership to lead New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over the West Indies in the third limited overs cricket international yesterday.
Daniel Vettori took four wickets for just 20 runs as New Zealand dismissed the West Indies for 128 in 41.4 overs, setting up a win which leveled the five match series 1-1 after the tourists' five-wicket victory in the second match on Saturday. The first match was abandoned because of rain.
"I think it was probably set up by the bowlers first and foremost," captain Vettori said. "The wicket had a bit in it, but in the end it was a very comfortable victory and a very happy dressing room."
The West Indies' total, highlighted by a diligent innings of 45 by Shivnarine Chanderpaul, was always going to be inadequate, despite conditions which favored bowlers.
New Zealand lost both openers for just 34 in reply, and slipped to 40-3 before Taylor and Flynn steered the hosts to victory.
Taylor made 51 from 50 balls, hitting five boundaries and three sixes, and Flynn was 23 from 34 balls.
Kyle Mills set the stage for the West Indies' collapse, taking 2-12 in a superb opening spell of eight overs.
Mills exposed the tourists' brittle middle order and Vettori took full advantage, claiming the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth wickets.
Chanderpaul joined the West Indies team for the first time in the five match series after recovering from a hand injury and was the only specialist batsman to offer resistance, scoring his 45 from 77 balls.
A late flurry from Nikita Miller, who was 25 not out, and Fidel Edwards who contributed 13 to a last-wicket partnership of 27, added a little substance to the West Indies' total.
Daniel Vettori took four wickets for just 20 runs as New Zealand dismissed the West Indies for 128 in 41.4 overs, setting up a win which leveled the five match series 1-1 after the tourists' five-wicket victory in the second match on Saturday. The first match was abandoned because of rain.
"I think it was probably set up by the bowlers first and foremost," captain Vettori said. "The wicket had a bit in it, but in the end it was a very comfortable victory and a very happy dressing room."
The West Indies' total, highlighted by a diligent innings of 45 by Shivnarine Chanderpaul, was always going to be inadequate, despite conditions which favored bowlers.
New Zealand lost both openers for just 34 in reply, and slipped to 40-3 before Taylor and Flynn steered the hosts to victory.
Taylor made 51 from 50 balls, hitting five boundaries and three sixes, and Flynn was 23 from 34 balls.
Kyle Mills set the stage for the West Indies' collapse, taking 2-12 in a superb opening spell of eight overs.
Mills exposed the tourists' brittle middle order and Vettori took full advantage, claiming the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth wickets.
Chanderpaul joined the West Indies team for the first time in the five match series after recovering from a hand injury and was the only specialist batsman to offer resistance, scoring his 45 from 77 balls.
A late flurry from Nikita Miller, who was 25 not out, and Fidel Edwards who contributed 13 to a last-wicket partnership of 27, added a little substance to the West Indies' total.
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