Shivnarine Chanderpaul fell in the final over of another gripping day, after he claimed another personal milestone and shared a century partnership with Darren Bravo, taking the sting out of West Indies’ pursuit of 370 for a series-levelling victory in the third and final Digicel Test against Australia on Thursday.
Chanderpaul made 69 and became only the second West Indies batsman after legend Brian Lara to pass 10,000 Test runs, as West Indies reached 173 for five in their second innings at the close on the penultimate day at Windsor Park in the Dominica capital of Roseau.
The durable left-hander is the 10th batsman to score more than 10,000 runs in the history of Tests. He now has 10,055 runs at an average of 50.02 in a West Indies record 140 matches.
He and fellow left-hander Bravo, who made 45, put on 110 for the fourth wicket to stem the fall of wickets, after Kraigg Brathwaite and Kieran Powell fell, leaving West Indies 45 for three inside the first hour after lunch.
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