06 February 2004	Friday	14 Zilhaj 1424

JOHANNESBURG, Feb 5: Jacques Kallis struck a career-best 139 to guide South Africa to a series victory over West Indies in the fifth and final One-day International on Wednesday (partly reported in Thursday's edition).

All-rounder Kallis top-scored in a South Africa total of 310 for six as the home side, who had led 2-1 going in the final match, won by four wickets with two balls to spare.

West Indies, after winning the toss, had piled on an impressive 304 for two in their 50 overs, left-handed opener Chris Gayle hammering 152 not out at a run-a-ball.

South Africa, who won the Test series between the sides 3-0, completed their highest successful run chase in one-dayers, surpassing the 293 they overhauled against West Indies in Lahore in 1997-98.

West Indies had posted their highest total against South Africa in One-day Internationals, surpassing their 300 for three at Centurion on Sunday in the fourth match of series.

Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who scored 85, had put West Indies on track to level the series with a record opening partnership of 193.

Skipper Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs kickstarted South Africa's reply before Gibbs departed for 15 in the sixth over, caught off a skier after mistiming a leg-side shot off fast bowler Corey Collymore.

Kallis and Smith then added 102 for the second wicket from only 114 balls before off spinner Gayle bowled Smith in the 25th over with a delivery that pitched on middle stump and did not turn. Smith's 60-ball 58 included six fours.

Kallis and Jacques Rudolph upped the tempo with 90 off just 65 balls in a fourth-wicket stand that ended in the 46th over, Rudolph holing out in the covers for 35 off the fast bowling of Ravi Rampaul.

Six balls later, danger man Lance Klusener was caught by Lara at short midwicket off Collymore for four as South Africa slipped to 285 for five with 19 balls remaining.

Kallis was last man out in the 49th over, lofting a Rampaul delivery to Chanderpaul on the cover point boundary but South Africa, needing a further nine to win from eight balls, edged home, Pollock blasting a six and a four in three balls.

Scoreboard



WEST INDIES:



C.H. Gayle not out	152



S. Chanderpaul c Rudolph b Smith	85



B.C. Lara c Ntini b Klusener	11



R.L. Powell not out	49



EXTRAS (LB-1, W-4, NB-2)	7



TOTAL (for two wkts, 50 overs)	304



FALL OF WKTS: 1-193, 2-212.



DID NOT BAT: R.R. Sarwan, D.R. Smith, R.D. Jacobs, R.O. Hurley, M.Dillon, R. Rampaul, C.D. Collymore.



BOWLING: Pollock 10-2-47-0; Ntini 7-1-41-0 (1nb, 2w); Nel 10-0-60-0; Klusener 8-0-42-1 (1nb); Peterson 3-0-22-0; Kallis 4-0-39-0; Smith 8-0-52-1 (2w).



SOUTH AFRICA:



G.C. Smith b Gayle	58



H.H. Gibbs c Sarwan b Collymore	15



J.H. Kallis c Chanderpaul b Rampaul	139



H.H. Dippenaar c Rampaul b Hurley	28



J.A. Rudolph c Chanderpaul b Rampaul	35



L. Klusener c Lara b Collymore	4



M.V. Boucher not out	7



S.M. Pollock not out	12



EXTRAS (LB-7, W-3, NB-2)	12



TOTAL (for six wkts, 49.4 overs)	310



FALL OF WKTS: 1-31, 2-133, 3-187, 4-277, 5-285, 6-296.



DID NOT BAT: R.J. Peterson, M. Ntini, A. Nel.



BOWLING: Dillon 10-0-42-0 (2nb); Hurley 9-0-56-1 (1w); Collymore 10-0-83-2 (1w); Rampaul 10-1-56-2; Gayle 9.4-0-61-1 (1w); Sarwan 1-0-5-0.



RESULT:  South Africa won by four wickets to win series 3-1.



MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Jacques Kallis.



MAN-OF-THE-SERIES: Jacques Kallis. -Reuters