A mystery illness has West Indies batsmen Chris Gayle in doubt for the second ODI against the Blackcaps in Christchurch on Saturday.
The opener scored 22 in Wednesday's first ODI in Whangarei and did not field during New Zealand's innings, as the Blackcaps cruised to a five-wicket win.
But nobody in the West Indies camp is exactly sure what is wrong with the lefthander, including coach Stuart Law.
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''He took ill,'' Law said after the match. ''We're going to seek further medical advice when we arrive in Christchurch tomorrow. I can't give you any further details.''
"I'm not a doctor, I can't give you any more, so I apologise. We should get a full appraisal tomorrow."
The West Indies scored 248-9 in their innings and barely troubled New Zealand who secured victory with four overs to spare.
The Blackcaps won the toss at Cobham Oval and elected to bowl first, a decision which Law believes proved to be vital in the outcome of the match.
"We would have liked to have bowled first as well," he said.
"Whether or not the wicket got damp through the covers... it was certainly a tackiness to the surface when the game started.
"I looked at it half-time and it was bone dry. You would have liked an even contest, not taking anything away from New Zealand at all. We saw our opening batters - they're pretty good strikers of a cricket ball - they were having trouble locating it, which means the wicket was doing something. We didn't see that this afternoon."
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