NEW DELHI: The West Indies batsmen hammered the Netherlands bowlers for a huge total of 330 runsfor eight wickets in their World Cup Group B day-night match here at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium on Monday.Sent into bat by Netherlands captain Peter Borren, experienced batsman Chris Gayle opened the innings with Devon Smith for an exact 100-run partnership and then added another 68 with Darren Bravo. Smith made 53 from 51 balls with nine fours while Bravo scored 30 with two sixes.Later, Gayle was dismissed by Ryan ten Doeschate for 80, laced with two sixes and seven fours.Then, Ramnaresh Sarwan (49) and Kieron Pollard (60) got together to make 65 runs for the fourth wicket. Pollard struck four sixes.For the Netherlands, Pieter Seelar took three and Mudassar Bukhari got two wickets.The Dutch fielded the same side that lost to England by six wickets in their opening match in Nagpur.The West Indies brought in left-arm spinner Nikita Miller in place of injured all-rounder Dwayne Bravo.Bravo picked up a knee injury during his team's seven-wicket defeat to South Africa at the same venue last week.
