India vs West Indies 3rd Test, St Lucia, Highlights: Rain Washes Out Third Day's Play
Intermittent rain washed out the Day 3 of the third Test between India vs West Indies at St. Lucia. Play will begin half an hour early on Friday. Catch all the highlights of India vs West Indies here
- Sidharth Gulati
- Updated: August 11, 2016 11:54 PM IST
Rain washed out the third day's play of 3rd Test between India vs West Indies at St. Lucia. Riding on Kraigg Brathwaite's unbeaten fifty, West Indies were 107/1 at stumps on Day 2. Earlier, hundreds from R Ashwin and W Saha helped India post 353 in their first innings. Catch all the highlights of India and West Indies here (SCORECARD | WEST INDIES VS INDIA NEWS)
23:25 hrs IST: That's all for today. Do join us tomorrow for the live coverage of 4th day's play. Until then, it's goodbye. Cheers!
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23:20 hrs IST: So it's official. Play has been called off. We'll have an early start tomorrow (19:00 hrs IST) with 98 overs to be bowled.ÂÂ
23:01 hrs IST: Very heavy rain. It's pouring down at Gros Islet. Slim chance of play today.ÂÂ
22:30 hrs IST: Meanwhile, Rio Olympic committee has threatened to cancel Sports Minister Vijay Goel's accreditation. Read hereÂÂ
22:00 hrs IST: The drizzle persists at St Lucia. Extremely frustrating!ÂÂ
Happening Now: too much rain on the out field. Waterlogged so we call in the water hog. #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/tgxAFoqp1q
- westindies (@westindies) August 11, 2016
21:30 hrs IST: So rain washes out the morning session of Day 3.ÂÂ
The situation hasn't improved as it continues to rain. Head coach @anilkumble1074 is at the ground for inspection. pic.twitter.com/MVWC9vefV3
- BCCI (@BCCI) August 11, 2016
20:59 hrs IST: Meanwhile, fifties from Moeen Ali and Jonny Bairstow has steadied England on the opening day of the 4th Test vs Pakistan at Kennington Oval. Catch the live score here
20:35 hrs IST: Bad news. It has started raining again. The weather forecast says it's going to rain intermittently throughout the day.ÂÂ
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20:07 hrs IST: Indian men's hockey team suffers a heartbreaking loss to Netherlands in 2016 Rio Olympics but keep quarter-final hopes alive. Catch all the highlights hereÂÂ
20:02 hrs IST: Good news. The rain has stopped but there is a lot of water on the covers. It'll take some time for play to start.ÂÂ
19:48 hrs IST: It's still raining at St. Lucia but it doesn't appear that threatening. We'll keep you posted with the further updates.ÂÂ
19:34 hrs IST: Meanhwile, India are giving a tough fight to Netherlands in the men's hockey match of 2016 Rio Olympics. Catch all the live updates hereÂÂ
19:28 hrs IST: Expected!ÂÂ
Update: The start of third day's play of the third #WIvIND Test has been delayed due to rain.
- BCCI (@BCCI) August 11, 2016
19:20 hrs IST: Thunderstorms and heavy downpour were witnessed at St Lucia this morning but the good news is that the rain has stopped completely now. But it looks unlikely that the play will start on time.ÂÂ
19:14 hrs IST: Meanwhile, it's end of the road for these two Indians in 2016 Rio Olympics archery competition.ÂÂ
19:11 hrs IST: For viewers who missed the second day's action, India - riding on R Ashwin's 4th Test ton and W Saha's 104 - posted 353 in their first innings. In reply, Kraigg Brathwaite led Windies' reply with an unbeaten half-century and guided them to 107/1 at stumps.ÂÂ
19:10 hrs IST: Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of third day's play of the 3rd Test between India-West Indies.ÂÂ
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Ashwin's magnificent feat with the bat and his series-defining partnership with Saha has ensured that India's bowlers have something to bowl to. On a relatively flat but sluggish wicket, West Indies have gotten off to a good start with Kraigg Brathwaite scoring a gritty fifty.
The third day of this Test match in St.Lucia will be vital. Ashwin is getting some turn and with the uneven bounce, he could be the key force if India are to bowl the West Indies out cheaply. The hosts will be aiming for a solid show with the bat if they are to consolidate their position.
For Virat Kohli, his team will be eyeing quick wickets while for Jason Holder, a decent lead will help them dictate the terms of the Test