Consistent Chanderpaul leads the way

Dec 19, 2008

Jeetan Patel then had Ramnaresh Sarwan caught behind off a loose cut•Getty Images

Jamie How pulled off a sharp catch at second slip to get rid of Sewnarine Chattergoon...•Getty Images

He was aggressive against the spinners and even carted Daniel Vettori for two sixes over deep midwicket•Getty Images

Iain O'Brien led New Zealand's charge early on with the wicket of Gayle for 34•Getty Images

Chanderpaul hung on till stumps and recorded his 20th Test ton•Getty Images

An ecstatic O'Brien then accounted for Xavier Marshall and he had Jesse Ryder to thank for a brilliant catch•Getty Images

...and the momentum threw him backwards. West Indies went in to the break at 74 for 4 and were in a spot of bother•Getty Images

He had an able ally in Brendan Nash who scored his maiden Test fifty in his second game•Getty Images

Chris Gayle started soundly after winning the toss on a flat McLean Park pitch•Getty Images

Shivnarine Chanderpaul consolidated West Indies' position•Getty Images

He dealt mostly in boundaries and hit ten fours on his way to fifty•Getty Images

However he fell to a loose shot and walked back for 74•Getty Images