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West Indies 75 for 3 (Bravo 22*, Chanderpaul 17*, Ishant 2-23) v India
India were disturbed by the weather in the third Test in Dominica with only 19 balls bowled in the afternoon session before rain obligatory an early stumps with West Indies on 75/3.
The tourists headed into the meet - the first Test ever staged at Windsor Park in Roseau - looking to seal a 2-0 series win and soon reap the plunder of winning the toss and opt to bowl first.
The Windies were 35 for three in just the 17th over. Ishant Sharma claimed two wickets with Praveen Kumar snare the other - the pair between them secretarial for debutants Kieran Powell (three) and Kirk Edwards (six).
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, playing in his 133rd Test and passing Courtney Walsh as the Windies' most capped cricketer, help stable the ship for the hosts, achievement 17 not out by the tea interval next to with Darren Bravo (22 not out).
Powell, playing in favour of out-of-form Lendl Simmons, barely got at ease at the fold before flattering the first Test wicket to fall at cricket's newest Test venue, wedged by VVS Laxman at second slip off the bowling of Kumar.
Opening partner Adrian Barath follow soon after, bowled off an inside edge by Sharma for 12. Edwards, who replace Ramnaresh Sarwan in the line-up, became Sharma's second victim when he was wedged behind by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
That left the hosts reeling on 35 for three but bring Bravo and Chanderpaul jointly in the middle, and the pair saw West Indies safely throughout to lunch - and then tea - with no further loss.
Squads:
West Indies
KOA Powell, AB Barath, DM Bravo, S Chanderpaul, MN Samuels, KA Edwards, CS Baugh, DJG Sammy (captain), R Rampaul, FH Edwards, D Bishoo
India
M Vijay, A Mukund, R Dravid, VVS Laxman, V Kohli, SK Raina, MS Dhoni (captain), Harbhajan Singh, P Kumar, I Sharma, MM Patel
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