Chanderpaul hits record 17th unbeaten test century
Patched-up spin attack gives West Indies the edge over New Zealand
Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s record 17th unbeaten test cricket century and a master class from a patched-up spin attack gave the West Indies the edge over New Zealand as they chased a series-levelling win in Hamilton on Friday.
Chanderpaul’s 122 not out, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar’s record and putting him sixth on the all-time scorers’ list, left the tourists at 367 all out before New Zealand finished day two of the third test on 156-3.
Ross Taylor, seeking his third century in as many tests, was on 56 and Brendon McCullum was on 11 after New Zealand lost openers Hamish Rutherford and Peter Fulton cheaply.
Taylor shared a 95-run partnership with Kane Williamson (58), the second victim for Sunil Narine who was called into the side after Shane Shillingford’s ban for an illegal action.
Narine is very tough to pick. You can see it at times but he bowls at such a pace it’s very hard to adjust your shot
The many variations in the twin spin assault of Narine and Veerasammy Permaul caused multiple problems for the New Zealand batsmen, who struggled to read the turning ball.
Williamson, playing on his home wicket, said the spin was not expected when New Zealand won the toss.