Chris Gayle ... 85 not out.

DUBLIN, Ireland (CMC):

CHRIS GAYLE hit an undefeated 85 off 94 balls to lead the West Indies to a four-wicket victory under the Duckworth-Lewis method with one ball to spare in their rain-hit third match of the Irish quadrangular one-day international series against Scotland yesterday.

In pursuit of a revised target of 165 from their allocation of 30 overs at the rain-drenched Clontarf Cricket Club, the West Indies reached their target off the penultimate ball, when Darren Sammy flicked a delivery from Dewald Nel through backward square leg for a single.

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The Caribbean side entered the last three overs needing 29, after they lost six wickets for 38 runs in the space of seven overs, but Gayle and Sammy kept their composure to navigate them through the closing stages with a stand of 38 - unbroken - for the seventh wicket.

The victory gave the West Indies maximum points from their two matches, following a 10-wicket victory over the Netherlands on Tuesday at the same venue, and sets up a likely top-of-the-table clash with hosts Ireland tomorrow at Clontarf.

The West Indies found their Scottish opponents a much tougher nut to crack than the Netherlands two days before, as Navdeep Poonia top-scored with 40, Neil McCallum made 27 and skipper Ryan Watson got 21.

Daren Powell continued to show steady improvement and he was the most successful West Indian bowler with three wickets for 38 runs from six overs, while Fidel Edwards collected two for 17from seven overs.

The West Indies were then made to wobble as off-spin bowler Majid Haq collected four wickets for 28 runs from his allotted six overs to send them toppling from the comfort of 95 without loss in the 20th over to 133 for six in the 27th over.