SWING IT LIKE ANDERSON
Queentown ground was set on fire as Correy Anderson woke up Afridi on New Year's day. So the 17 year old record of Sahid Afridi scoring a hundred in 37 balls came cropper as Anderson hit a century in 36 balls in one day cricket to make a new World record. Vintage cricket was witnessed as Anderson hit 131 not out of 47 balls with 6 fours and 14 sixes in an exhibition of power hitting against a hapless West Indies side. To add salt to the wound of Caribbean bowlers, fellow Kiwi batsmen Jesse Ryder hit 104 of 51 balls with 12 fours and 5 sixes scored in second ODI since his return after he was assaulted outside a pub last year. Anderson and Ryder put on 191 runs for the fourth wicket as they went for leather hunt. The rollicking partnership saw Anderson getting his first 50 of 20 balls and went hammer and tong to become the fastest Century maker in the pyjama cricket. Thus a blazing start to the New Year was witnessed for early viewers of Television Sports Channel. It was a fantastic innings both by Anderson and Ryder and there was no stopping when they go for free hitting and hapless West Indies bowlers were mere spectators in the field.
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