BRIDGETOWN. May 4: Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit his maiden century in limited-over international cricket and shared a record opening stand with Stuart Williams to lift West Indies to a convincing 10-wicket triumph over India in the fourth and final match of their series at Kensington Oval on Saturday, reports AFP.

Returning to the ground where he gathered his elusive Test century last month. Chanderpaul plundered 109 not out off 130 balls and shared all of West Indies 200 runs for no wicket of 44.4 overs with Williams who for the second straight match surpassed his previous best score in this form of the game.

Following their 1-0 Test series win against the Indians. West Indies have claimed the limited-over series 3-1

Earlier, just when it seemed the match might have become a no-contest, India were given a chance by Ajay Jadeja whose 68 off 71 balls was the highest individual innings in a total of 199 for seven on 50 overs.

Chanderpaul scored an unbeaten 137, his maiden century, in the third Test over the Easter weekend. Finding a typically hard, true Kensington pitch, he exorcised all the demons in his closet in a knock that contained 15 fours and one six.

The Kensington Oval pitch is a lovely pitch. There is a lot more bounce than the others around the Caribbean and you do not have to worry about the ball keeping low." Chanderpaul said in a post-match interview.

He was later named not only man-of-the-match but man-of-the-series for which he received a brand new top-of-the-line sports Jeep.

Williams offered the Guyanese left-hand batsman essential support in clouting 10 fours in 78 not out off 132 balls that would see the two of them Rost a record for the highest rst-wicket stand for West Indies in limited-over cricket.

The best was between the famed pair of Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes who shared 192 against Pakistan at Melbourne in 1982. but was 12 short of the world record between Australia's Geoff Marsh and David Boon against the same opponents at Jaipur in 1986-87.

Sent into bat. India failed to

get a good start when opening batsmen Saurav Ganguly, bowled by West Indies captain and fast bowler Courtney Walsh, and captain Sachin Tendulkar, edging a rising ball from fast bowler Curtly Ambrose to first slip, were removed within the first five overs to leave them six for two.

Walsh and Ambrose, both of whom are within sight of 200 wickets in this brand of the

chance to end the tour of a winning note.

Tendulkar said: "It was a tough series, but we enjoyed ourselves both on and off the field. The Caribbean people have been very hospitable and we have thoroughly enjoyed this tour of West Indies, the first for many of us. "

Walsh concluded: "As long as we keep on winning. I .thinly we are going to reach the'pinnacle of world cricket once more."

of-series cricket, bowled brilliantly to share first 11 overs that cost 22 runs in which they did not concede a no-ball or wide.

When these two made way for the other bowlers, the innings was stabilised by a 56-run third wicket stand between Rahul Dravid (30 off 62 balls) and Mohammad Azharuddin (40 off 65 balls) that lasted 15.4 overs. Chanderpaul was to feature in the next two dismissals. When Dravid hooked a shortball from Rose in the 21st over, he pounched a smart catch inside the deep backward square leg boundary, and was the bowler when Azharuddin edged a cut to wicketkeeper Courtney Browne in the 30th over that left India at 93 for four.

However. Jadeja and Robin Singh were responsible for giving India more respectable to-taL The pair shared 75 in 14.5 overs for the fifth wicket before Singh the Trinidad-born allrounder, pulled a short-ball from fast bowler Ottis Gibson tc mid-wicket in the 45th over.

Jadeja was bowled by Walsh in the 49th over and wicketkeeper Saba Karim was run out by Walsh's throw from square leg to Browne in the final over which left India way short of a more challenging total and a chance to end the tour of a winning note.

Tendulkar said: "It was a tough series, but we enjoyed ourselves both on and off the field. The Caribbean people have been very hospitable and we have thoroughly enjoyed this tour of West Indies, the first for many of us. "

Walsh concluded: "As long as we keep on winning. I .thinly we are going to reach the'pinnacle of world cricket once more."