Chanderpaul stars in Windies’ last-ball win

The West Indies clinched a dramatic last ball thriller victory against New Zealand yesterday, but Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming blasted &#147...

The West Indies clinched a dramatic last ball thriller victory against New Zealand yesterday, but Kiwi skipper Stephen Fleming blasted “incompetent” match officials for robbing his team of victory.

New Zealand scored a huge 291 for eight at the picturesque Arnos Vale ground on this small Caribbean island where international cricket is played rarely, but Shivnarine Chanderpaul rushed back from hospital to pad up again, scoring the winning run from the last ball.

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New Zealand: 291/8 in 50 overs (Fleming 65, C McMillan 83, L Vincent 55, Collins 2/64, Hooper 2/48, Gayle 4/54) lost to West Indies: 292/6 in 50 overs (C Gayle 67, Chanderpaul 28 not out, B Lara 47, C Hooper 45, R Sarwan 52, Bond 2/41) Story continues below this ad

The victory gave the West Indies a 3-1 win in the five-match series, although Fleming said incompetence from match officials had cheated his team of victory.

An angry Fleming said after the match: “There were a whole lot of problems with the scoreboard throughout the day. Both umpires admitted pretty much that they made a mistake and it’s just basic incompetence, which the match referee agrees with.

The bottom line is that it’s hurt us and left more of a sour taste than was already there,” he said. Fleming’s angry reaction took the gloss off a thrilling match, in which the West Indies scored their second highest total to win a match.

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