An unbeaten 112 by Shivnarine Chanderpaul trumped a fine 105 from Andrew Strauss as the West Indies beat England by 21 runs in the second one-day international at the National Stadium at Providence.

Chanderpaul's 10th one-day century, spiced with 10 fours off 134 balls, was the backbone of the home team's challenging 264-8 off 50 overs yesterday, which proved enough to level the five-match series 1-1. Fellow Guyanese Ramnaresh Sarwan chipped in with 74 off 89 deliveries.