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Kiwis level ODI series
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 08 - 01 - 2009

Skipper Daniel Vettori took four cheap scalps as New Zealand crushed the West Indies by seven wickets to level the one-day series 1-1 on Wednesday.
Vettori finished with 4-20 from 10 overs in the third of the five-match series after the host skittled the West Indies for 128 in 41.4 overs at Westpac Stadium.
New Zealand initially stuttered in the run-chase, losing the wickets of Brendon McCullum, Jesse Ryder and Jamie How in the space of six runs to be 40 for three after 7.2 overs.
But Ross Taylor made an unbeaten 51 off 50 balls including five fours and three sixes, supported by Daniel Flynn's 23 not out in an 89-run partnership that propelled New Zealand to 129 in just 20.3 overs.
The pair started shakily with two difficult catching chances missed and an unsuccessful caught-behind appeal off Taylor, where replays suggested the ball may have brushed his glove on the way through to wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin.
But they settled into a solid partnership which stood in contrast to the rash shot-making of the first three batsmen and most of the West Indies lineup.
Only batting star Shivnarine Chanderpaul showed any serious resistance with 45 in the West Indies innings.
At one stage the visitors looked unlikely even to break 100 when they collapsed to 74 for eight but number 10 Nikita Miller, unbeaten on 25, combined with Chanderpaul and Fidel Edwards to avoid total humiliation.
Vettori did the damage to the lower half of the West Indies order and he was complemented by Kyle Mills, who removed the openers and finished with two for 31 from his 10 overs.
Fellow opening bowler Tim Southee also chipped in with two for 36 from his 10 overs.
Pollard reprimanded
West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard was reprimanded after damaging a glass door following his dismissal in Wednesday's one-day loss to New Zealand.
Pollard pleaded guilty to a charge of breaching the International Cricket Council's strict Code of Conduct when he faced match referee Javagal Srinath after his team's seven wicket defeat in Wellington.
“Pollard damaged the door glass in the dressing room with his bat after he returned to the pavilion after being given out lbw by umpire Mark Benson in the 22nd over of the innings,” Srinath said in a statement.
Teenager in team
Bangladesh on Wednesday named 19-year-old uncapped pacer Rubel Hossain in a 14-man squad for this week's tri-nation one-day tournament and the limited overs series against Zimbabwe later in January. The tournament featuring Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe takes place in Dhaka from Jan. 10 to 16.
Squad: Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Zunaed Siddique, Roqibul Hassan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mehrab Hossain Jnr, Naeem Islam, Mahmud Ullah Riyad, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mahbubul Alam, Nazmul Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Enamul Haque Jr.


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