The opener's ton and his 96-run stand for the fourth wicket with captain Brian Lara helped save an otherwise mediocre innings.

Rana Naved-ul-Hasan was the pick of the home attack and soon had opener Chris Gayle lbw.

Lendl Simmons chopped a Mohammad Sami delivery on to his stumps, and then Marlon Samuels was bowled by Abdur Rehman.

Lara joined Chanderpaul at the crease on 104 for three, and they dug in to push the Windies towards a competitive total.

Lara's purposeful 44, ended by a Rehman inswinger, saw him become only the fifth player to top 10,000 runs in ODIs.