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07:14 GMT, Saturday, 10 January 2009

Rain wrecks one-dayer in Auckland

Fourth one-day international, Auckland:
New Zealand 275-4 v West Indies 64-0

Match abandoned because of rain - no result
Scorecard

Martin Guptill

The fourth one-day international between New Zealand and West Indies was abandoned because of rain after a sparkling debut from Martin Guptill.

West Indies were 64-0 in the 11th over, in reply to New Zealand's 275-4, when the match was called off because of a second rain delay in Auckland.

Guptill, 22, batted through the NZ innings to end 122 not out, the second highest debutant score in an ODI.

The series remains 1-1 and will be decided by Tuesday's match at Napier.

The umpires had set West Indies a revised target of 235 off 40 overs after the first delay of an hour, but any hopes of a result evaporated when the game was stopped a second time after just 11 more balls.

Guptill faced 135 balls, striking eight fours and two sixes, and shared in three valuable partnerships after West Indies had won the toss and invited the home side to bat first.

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"I was thoroughly entertained by Guptill's debut knock of 122 runs from 135 balls"
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He helped put on 68 with Brendon McCullum (26) for the opening wicket, 144 with Ross Taylor (75) for the third wicket and an unbroken 56 with fellow debutant Neil Broom (24 not out) to take the total to 275.

Guptill was dropped three times - on 15, 21 and 33 - but survived to become the first New Zealander, and only the fifth player from any country, to score a hundred in his first one-day international.

New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said: "Martin's innings was one of the best I've seen in a long time.

"Just the composure of a guy to come in for his first game and not look to accelerate at any stage, he played in a controlled manner the whole time."

The record score for a debutant in a one-day international is 148, made by West Indian opener Desmond Haynes against Australia in 1978.

"I was a bit nervy, getting that first run was a weight off my shoulders"
Martin Guptill

"I can't really describe the emotions," Guptill said. "I was a bit nervy, getting that first run was a weight off my shoulders."

In reply, West Indies raced to 47-0 inside the first nine overs before the first rain delay and added 17 more before the match was abandoned, leaving captain Chris Gayle unbeaten on 46 and Sewnarine Chattergoon not out on 17.



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