QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (CMC) – New Zealand outclassed West Indies by 159 runs to win a lopsided and rain-shortened third One Day International (ODI), powered by the fastest international century from Corey Anderson at the Queenstown Events Centre last Wednesday.

Anderson reached his 100 in a one-day match against West Indies in Queenstown from 36 balls, breaking the record of 37 set by Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi in 1996 as New Zealand reached 283 for four from 21 overs, with Anderson finishing with 131 from 47 balls, including 14 sixes and six fours.
In reply, West Indies, who chose to field after winning the toss, limped to 124 for five as New Zealand tied the series at one game each with two matches remaining.
Anderson was supported by Jesse Ryder, whose 104 was itself the sixth fastest ton in ODIs in only his second match since being left in an induced coma after being attacked outside a nightclub last March.
The pair, who put on 191 for the fourth wicket, came together at 84 for three in the seventh over, with the pick of the West Indian bowlers being Jason Holder who took 2 for 48 from four overs.
Sunil Narine and Ravi Rampaul bore the brunt of Anderson’s carnage each conceding four sixes in an over with Rampaul’s three overs costing 64 runs.
The Caribbean side surrendered their series lead and made no serious effort to embark on a winning run chase.
They stumbled to 54 for four by the 11th over and never recovered from the top order collapse.
Captain Dwayne Bravo was undefeated on 56 including three fours and three sixes while Narsingh Deonarine scored 29.
The only other batsmen contributing double digit scores were Chadwick Walton with 17 and Lendl Simmons 17.

SCORECARD
New Zealand innings (21 overs maximum)
M. Guptill c Ramdin b Holder 1
J. Ryder c Miller b Holder 104
B. McCullum c Simmons b Narine 33
R. Taylor c Powell b Miller 9
C. Anderson not out 131
L. Ronchi not out 3
Extras: (w-2) 2
Total (4 wickets; 21 overs; 90 mins) 283
Fall of wickets 1-5, 2-56, 3-84, 4-275.
Narine 4-0-50-1, Holder 4-0-48-2, Rampaul 3-0-64-0, Miller 4-0-44-1, DJ Bravo 4-0-48-0, Simmons 2-0-29-0.

WEST INDIES innings
J. Charles c Neesham b Mills 0
L Simmons c Milne b McClenaghan 13
C. Walton c Milne b Ryder 17
K. Powell c Neesham b McClenaghan 1
DJ Bravo not out 56
N. Deonarine c Milne b Neesham 29
D. Ramdin not out 1
Extras: (lb-5, w-2) 7
Total (5 wickets; 21 overs) 124
Fall of wickets 1-0, 2-17, 3-19, 4-56, 5-112
Mills 2-0-11-1, McClenaghan 2-0-7-2, McCullum 5-0-27-0, Ryder 4-0-13-1, Neesham 4-0-21-1, Guptill 2-0-13-0, Milne 2-0-27-0.