Chanderpaul and Samuels star in Windies' victory

Apr 12, 2008

Jerome Taylor gave West Indies the early running, dismissing Mahela Udawatte for 14, and conceding only six runs in his opening spell•AFP

Chris Gayle accounted for Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene, as Sri Lanka stumbled to 112 for 5 before rain brought their innings to a close •AFP

Chanderpaul struck two sixes and three fours as he brought up his half-century off 40 balls•AFP

Upul Tharanga made 40 off 82 balls as Sri Lanka meandered along to 78 by the 23rd over •AFP

Nuwan Kulasekara rocked West Indies at the top of the order as they fell to 18 for 3 chasing a revised target of 125 in 25 overs •AFP

Marlon Samuels joined Chanderpaul in taking the attack to the Sri Lankans, clouting three sixes on his way to an unbeaten 54 •AFP

West Indies' innings was stabilised by the ever-reliable Shivnarine Chanderpaul •AFP

Chanderpaul and Samuels' unbroken 107-run fourth-wicket stand ensured that West Indies claimed the series win •AFP