India vs West Indies, 3rd Test, Day 4, Highlights: Rahane Fifty Lifts India After Bhuvneshwar's 5/33
An unbeaten 85-run partnership between Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma helped India end Day 4 of third Test against the West Indies with an overall lead of 285. Earlier, Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 5/33 restricted the hosts to 225. Catch all the highlights of India vs West Indies third Test here
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- Updated: August 13, 2016 03:45 AM IST
Bhuvneshwar Kumar's magnificent spell of 23.4-10-33-5 wrapped up the Windies for just 225, handing India a first-innings lead of 128. The visitors then extended the lead courtesy an unbeaten 51-run knock from Ajinkya Rahane and a quickfire 41* from Rohit Sharma and ended the Day 4 in pole position. Catch all the highlights of the third Test between India vs West Indies here (SCORECARD | INDIA vs WEST INDIES NEWS)
03:15 hrs IST: That's all we have for today. Do join us tomorrow for the live coverage of the fifth day's play. Until then, it's goodbye. Cheers!ÂÂ
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03:06 hrs IST: And that's it. India finish the day on 157/3 with an overall lead of 285. Surely, Windies have a tough task ahead now!ÂÂ
03:00 hrs IST: Single and that's fifty for Rahane. His 8th in Tests. Well played!ÂÂ
02:55 hrs IST: SIX! Full and wide from Joseph, Rohit gets into position and whacks it over long-off boundary. Moves to 36 now.ÂÂ
02:50 hrs IST: Just four more overs left in the day.ÂÂ
02:38 hrs IST: India are 125/3 after 32 overs, lead by 253 runs. Rahane 36*, Rohit 24*.
02:24 hrs IST: SIX! Tossed up from Chase, Rohit comes down the track and smacks it high over deep mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. India are 102/3 after 27 overs, lead by 230 runs.ÂÂ
02:12 hrs IST: India are 87/3 after 23 overs, lead by 215 runs. Rahane 15*, Rohit 7*. Time for drinks. Still 16 overs to be bowled.ÂÂ
01:52 hrs IST: OUT! Dhawan lbw Chase 26(48). India are 72/3 after 17 overs, lead by 200 runs.ÂÂ
STAT ATTACK - 24.74 : Avg. of India's batsmen at No. 3 in Tests since January 2014 - worst among all teams.
01:31 hrs IST: WICKET! Second for Cummins. Another failure for Kohli. He departs for 4(17). India are 58/2 after 12 overs, lead by 186 runs.ÂÂ
01:22 hrs IST: India are 56/1 after 10 overs. Dhawan 19*, Kohli 4*.ÂÂ
01:12 hrs IST: OUT! Rahul c Brathwaite b Cummins 28(24). India are 49/1 after 8 overs, lead by 177 runs.ÂÂ
01:02 hrs IST: Welcome all!ÂÂ
00:42 hrs IST: And that's tea. KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan extend India's lead to 159. We'll be back in 20 minutes time.ÂÂ
Exactly 3 yrs ago: Shikhar Dhawan made 248 for India A v South Africa A @ Pretoria. Then the 2nd highest in List A games & now third highest
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STAT ATTACK - 51: Number of balls in which Bhuvi took his five-wickets. In his first 91 balls, he was wicket-less.ÂÂ
00:22 hrs IST: India are 8/0 after 2 overs. Dhawan 5*, Rahul 1*.ÂÂ
00:11 hrs IST: Time for India's innings. Rahul and Dhawan make their way out in the middle. Gabriel to bowl the first over for Windies.ÂÂ
00:08 hrs IST: 39 overs are remaining in the day. Ideal opportunity for Indian batsmen to build a strong lead.ÂÂ
00:02 hrs IST: And that's it. Bhuvneshwar's third five-wicket haul wraps up Windies. From 201/3, the hosts have crashed to 225.ÂÂ
23:54 hrs IST: OUT! Ashwin takes his second. Miguel Cummins goes for a duck. Windies are 221/9 after 103 overs.ÂÂ
23:38 hrs IST: Windies are 219/8 after 100 overs. Dowrich 12*, Bhuvi 4/28.ÂÂ
23:28 hrs IST: Post lunch, Windies have lost five wickets in a span of 16 overs and have scored just 21 runs.ÂÂ
23:20 hrs IST: WICKET! It's that man Bhuvneshwar again! Exceptional spell from him. A duck on debut for Joseph. Windies are 212/8 after 96 overs.ÂÂ
23:15 hrs IST: OUT! Windies skipper Jason Holder has no clue to a sharp inswinger from Bhuvi. He also departs for 2(11). Windies are 212/7 after 94 overs.ÂÂ
23:08 hrs IST: Five maidens in a row from Bhuvi and the result - two crucial wickets. India well and truly back in the game now.ÂÂ
23:00 hrs IST: WICKET! And Jadeja joins the party now. Roston Chase, who scored a match-saving ton in the last match, falls for 2. Windies are 207/6 after 92 overs. They are in all sorts of trouble now!ÂÂ
22:52 hrs IST: OUT! Brilliant bowling from BHuvi. This time it's an inswinger. Samuels goes after a well-made 48. Windies are 203/5 after 90 overs.ÂÂ
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22:46 hrs IST: WICKET! Bhuvi gets his first breakthrough of the match. Blackwood departs for 20. Windies are 202/4 after 88 overs.ÂÂ
22:41 hrs IST: FOUR! Outswinger from Shami, Samuels rocks back and smashes it past the non-striker's end for his seventh boundary. Moves to 47 now. Windies are 202/3 after 87 overs.ÂÂ
22:29 hrs IST: Maiden over from Bhuvi. Windies are 194/3 after 84 overs, still trail by 159 runs.ÂÂ
22:25 hrs IST: Welcome back! Blackwood to take strike for hosts. Bhuvi to bowl the first over.ÂÂ
22:04 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Indian men's hockey team are leading 2-1 against Canada. Catch all the live updates of this match hereÂÂ
21:44 hrs IST: And that's lunch. 87 runs in the session for Windies for the loss of Brathwaite and Bravo. We'll be back in a few minutes time.ÂÂ
21:36 hrs IST: Expensive over from Ishant. Eight runs off it. Strays down leg on two occasions. Windies are 192/3 after 81 overs.ÂÂ
21:29 hrs IST: India take the second new ball. Ishant is back into the attack. Two slips and a gully in place for him. Just 10 minutes to go for lunch.ÂÂ
21:20 hrs IST: Windies are 182/3 after 75 overs. Samuels 35*, Blackwood 16*.ÂÂ
21:12 hrs IST: Both Ashwin and Jadeja are getting some sharp turn and bounce off the pitch. Get a feeling something is going to happen here.ÂÂ
21:03 hrs IST: SIX! Again a flighted delivery from Ashwin, Samuels steps out and hits it straight down the ground. Windies are 164/3 after 69 overs.ÂÂ
20:55 hrs IST: Having already qualified for the 2016 Rio Olympics quarter-finals, Indian men's hockey team will aim for full points against Canada and hope for a No. 3 finish in Pool B. Get all the live updates of this match hereÂÂ
20:50 hrs IST: Light rain. Groundsmen getting ready on the sidelines.ÂÂ
20:44 hrs IST: FOUR! Flighted delivery from Ashwin, Samuels dances down the track and lofts it over the fielder at mid-on for his first second boundary. Windies are 150/3 after 63 overs.ÂÂ
20:36 hrs IST: Windies are 142/3 after 61 overs. Blackwood 7*, Samuels 4*. Time for drinks.ÂÂ
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20:24 hrs IST: OUT! Ashwin strikes for the visitors. Kraigg Brathwaite departs for a well-made 64. Windies are 135/3 after 58.1 overs. A collapse on the cards?ÂÂ
20:11 hrs IST: WICKET! Darren Bravo bounced out, yet again! Top edge, flies to long leg and Jadeja completes a neat catch. Windies are 129/2 after 56 overs.ÂÂ
20:03 hrs IST: 22 runs scored by the Windies in eight overs so far.ÂÂ
19:54 hrs IST: FOUR! Too wide from Shami, Bravo leans forward and drives it over the deep extra cover region for the first boundary of the day. Windies are 120/1 after 53 overs.ÂÂ
19:42 hrs IST: Maiden over from Ishant. So far, he has taken just 4 wickets in the series at an average of 51.50. When India toured Windies in 2011, he was the highest wicket-taker with 22 wickets in 3 matches.ÂÂ
19:38 hrs IST: Ishant replaces Jadeja. Two slips and a short leg in place for him. He'll look to attack Bravo with bouncers.ÂÂ
19:37 hrs IST: Good start from Shami. Just a run of that over. Windies are 109/1 after 49 overs.ÂÂ
19:34 hrs IST: Shami now. Two slips in place for him. He was a bit wayward in his first spell on Day 2.ÂÂ
19:31 hrs IST: Some sharp turn for Jadeja early on.ÂÂ
19:30 hrs IST: Time for live action. Darren Bravo and Kraigg Brathwaite make their way out in the middle. Jadeja to start the proceedings for India.ÂÂ
19:08 hrs IST: Meanwhile, India have announced their squad for T20s against Windies. Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina - the members of 2016 World T20 squad - have failed to make the cut.ÂÂ
19:00 hrs IST: Good news for all fans. It's clear skies in St Lucia and we'll have a start at 19:30 hrs. 98 overs to be bowled on the 4th day. But the bad news is that the rain is predicted across the day, again!ÂÂ
Update: The play on fourth day will start at 10.00 AM local time with 98 overs to be bowled. #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/KzOklog6P8
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18:50 hrs IST: A warm welcome to our live coverage of 4th day's play of the third Test between India vs West Indies.ÂÂ
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Rain dampened proceedings on the third day as no play was possible. With West Indies nicely placed at 107/1, the task for them is simple. They must hang in with the bat and ensure they do not give wickets away to the likes of R Ashwin, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma.
For Kohli, he will be seeking quick wickets if India are to force a result. Will Ashwin get turn to trouble the West Indies batsmen or will the fast bowlers exploit the conditions? A couple of quick wickets could result in a collapse, handing the advantage back to India.