West Indies ready for third one day
Published:Tuesday | January 6, 2009 | 9:04 AM
The West Indies cricketers, who arrived in Wellington on Saturday, for the third One Day International against hosts New Zealand, tomorrow night Jamaica time, have held their first training session.
Left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who missed the last two matches with a hand injury, is still recovering and a decision is to be made on his inclusion.
The third match bowls off at the Westpac Stadium at 8:00 p.m. Jamaica time.
The tourists beat the Black Caps by five wickets with a ball to spare in the second encounter in Christchurch on Saturday, to take a 1-nil lead in the five-match series after the first match in Queenstown was rained out.
West Indies coach John Dyson says the win has given his side added confidence for the remainder of the series.
In the rain-affected second One Day reduced to 28 overs per side, West Indies successfully chased down New Zealand’s 152 for eight, reaching their revived target of 158 under the Duckworth/Lewis Method.
Top order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan starred with a classy, unbeaten 67 from 65 balls and shared a crucial, unbroken sixth wicket stand of 48 with Denesh Ramdin, 28, to guide the Windies home.