HAMILTON (New Zealand), Dec 28: A record 130-run onslaught by openers Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum led New Zealand to victory over the West Indies by 36 runs in the second Twenty20 International here on Sunday.

Man-of-the-Match Ryder posted 62 and McCullum 59 in a record Twenty20 International stand for New Zealand.

It came at a shade under 12 runs an over and ensured a formidable target as New Zealand reached 191 for nine, despite a meltdown after the opening partnership ended.

When the West Indies looked to their talisman Chris Gayle to save the day — after he had dismissed both Ryder and McCullum — they found his usually dependable batting talents were absent.

He was out for one in the second over and the West Indies never came close to the required run rate, finishing at 155 for seven.

The Seddon Park wicket has proved a happy hunting ground for the McCullum-Ryder pairing as they backed up from an unbroken 165-run stand in a one-day match against England here earlier this year.

Their spectacular opening against the West Indies after New Zealand won the toss included 24 off one Fidel Edwards over and put the home side on target for an innings well in excess of 200.

New Zealand marked three milestones in Gayle’s first over, starting with a single to McCullum to bring up his 50, a four to Ryder for the 100 partnership and then a single to Ryder for his half century.

But Gayle made the breakthrough in his next over when he had McCullum caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul at ground level for 59.

McCullum’s dismissal, after a 34-ball innings which included six fours and four sixes triggered a New Zealand collapse that saw nine wickets fall in 51 balls for 61 runs.

Gayle, who had Ryder dropped by Shawn Findlay with his fourth ball, found success in his second over when the big-hitting left-hander was caught by Ramnaresh Sarwan at long-on for 62,

Ryder notched up seven fours and three sixes from the 41 balls he faced.

New Zealand continued to lose wickets at regular intervals and went six overs without a boundary before James Franklin took two sixes and a four off Suleiman Benn in the penultimate over.

Benn had the final say when Franklin, the only New Zealand batsman apart from McCullum and Ryder to reach double figures, was caught by Findlay at long-off for 20.

The West Indies were rocked at the start of their run chase when Gayle went for one off Ewen Thompson’s second delivery in international cricket.

Gayle hooked a delivery from the New Zealand debutant over midwicket and was caught by Jacob Oram on the boundary.

Denesh Ramdin and Kieron Pollard produced a rollicking 68-run stand at the end of the innings before both fell in Jeetan Patel’s two-wicket maiden that ended the match.

Scoreboard

NEW ZEALAND:

J.D. Ryder c Sarwan b Gayle 62

B.B. McCullum c Chanderpaul b Gayle 59

L.R.P.L. Taylor c Marshall b Pollard 6

J.D.P. Oram run out 9

D.R. Flynn c Ramdin b Pollard 3

J.E.C. Franklin c Findlay b Benn 20

D.L. Vettori b Taylor 2

K.D. Mills b Taylor 6

E.P. Thompson not out 1

T.G. Southee run out 2

EXTRAS (B-12, LB-4, W-5) 21

TOTAL (for nine wkts, 20 overs) 191

FALL OF WKTS: 1-130, 2-139, 3-142, 4-152, 5-161, 6-164, 7-184, 8-189, 9-191.

DID NOT BAT: J.S. Patel.

BOWLING: Baker 2-0-14-0; Taylor 4-0-29-2 (1w); Benn 4-0-45-1; Edwards 2-0-31-0 (1w); Gayle 4-0-27-2; Pollard 4-0-29-2 (3w).

WEST INDIES:

C.H. Gayle c Oram b Thompson 1

R.R. Sarwan c Southee b Oram 53

X.M. Marshall c Flynn b Southee 10

S. Chanderpaul c Oram b Vettori 5

S.E. Findlay b Vettori 13

K.A. Pollard c Ryder b Patel 38

D. Ramdin c Taylor b Patel 30

J.E. Taylor not out 0

S.J. Benn not out 0

EXTRAS (LB-3, W-2) 5

TOTAL (for seven wkts, 20 overs) 155

FALL OF WKTS: 1-5, 2-49, 3-64, 4-87, 5-87, 6-155, 7-155.

DID NOT BAT: F.H. Edwards, L.S. Baker.

BOWLING: Mills 4-0-35-0; Thompson 3-1-18-1 (1w); Southee 4-0-44-1; Vettori 4-0-19-2 (1w); Oram 3-0-24-1; Patel 2-1-12-2.

RESULT: New Zealand won by 36 runs. Series: 1-1.

UMPIRES: G.A. Baxter and E.A. Watkin (both New Zealand).

TV UMPIRE: A.L. Hill (New Zealand).

MATCH REFEREE: J. Srinath (India).

MAN-OF-THE-MATCH: Jesse Ryder.—AFP