India declares at 500-9, bad light stops play

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Rain and bad light have forced the abandonment of play on the third day of the second Test between West Indies and India at Sabina Park here Monday.

India, replying to West Indies’ 196 all out, declared their first innings for 500 for nine, 45 minutes before the rescheduled tea break on the third day of the second Test.

However, rain prevented West Indies from beginning their second innings and after a prolonged break, match officials ruled that the light was not good enough for play to resume.

West Indies are facing a first innings deficit of 304 runs.

Scores:

WEST INDIES 196 (Jermaine Blackwood 62, Marlon Samuels 37, Miguel Cummins 24 not out; Ravi Ashwin 5-52, Mohammed Shami 2-23, Ishant Sharma 2-53)

INDIA 500 for nine decl. (Lokesh Rahul 158, Ajinkya Rahane 108 not out, Wriddhiman Saha 47, Cheteshwar Pujara 46, Virat Kohli 44, Shikhar Dhawan 27; Roston Chase 5-121)