Third Test, Day 4, Live score: West Indies 26/2

West Indies' Fidel Edwards Pacer Harbhajan Singh dismissed the first four days of the third and final Test against India in the Windsor Park Stadium, Dominica.

India has more than 104 Runs in four West Indian first innings wickets left at the end of the third day.

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Rain Wrecks Windsor Park Debut

West Indies was offered a temporary reprieve in the third and final cricket Test against India Wednesday after persistent rain ruined the opening of Windsor Park.
The hosts were all too familiar position, which is sent to be involved, from 75 for three in their first innings after rain allowed only 31.1 overs on the opening day of Test cricket latest outpost.

Weather interrupted for about 15 minutes after West Indies continued their lunch-time and three of 64 field players will never return.

Rich applause from the modest crowd, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, and was the most capped player in the West Indies 133 tests, has joined fellow left-hander Darren Bravo 45 minutes before lunch.

They were still together after the interval when the rain swept across the country, add 40 - unbroken - for the fourth wicket and both get their steps with a crisp cover drive off Praveen Kumar.

West Indies had early in crisis again, Ishant Sharma, undermining their weak batting before lunch to a top-two wickets for eight runs in 23 overs.
Lanky Sharma, the most successful bowlers in the series have now taken 18 wickets in three games.

Kieran Powell's decision to the hosts and left-handed middle-order batsman Kirk Edwards was able to bring stability to their Test debuts, and his batting will soon be drowned in the West Indies 35 for three within the first hour and a half years.
Powell seemed comfortable NOK at the crease, played patiently before he was caught at second slip by Kumar three.

Nerves Edwards was not a problem either, having played 0:01-day internationals - but they soon learn to be tough tests when he was dubious caught behind for six, essaying the hook at a short rising delivery.

TV replays suggested the ball ricocheted his helmet and English can be resolved by Judge Richard Kettleborough wrong.

Sometimes Adrian Barath bowled 12, pulling a short ball to his stumps of the glove Sharma, a ball after she had survived a strong challenge to the leg-side catches the keeper.

West Indies made two changes, adding Powell and Edwards, after falling Lendl Simmons and Ramnaresh Sarwan.

Munaf Patel India brought in to replace other fast medium bowler Abhimanyu Mithun.
West Indies trail 0-1 after a three-game series, they lost the first test, 63 runs for four days at Sabina Park in Jamaica, and the drive to make a new attempt at Kensington Oval in Barbados.

Windsor Park was 12 place in the Caribbean from the stage, and 106 globally.

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West Indies Lose Openers Cheaply Against India

Indian pacers Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar took the wicket to remove the nose in the West Indies openers cheaply in the first day of the third and final test in Windsor Park, Dominica on Wednesday.

Seams lanky Ishant complimented his speech at the opening ball partner, Adrian Barath, when he cleaned up to reduce the hosts to 24 / 2 after 13 overs.

Praveen Kumar gave India a major breakthrough in the early innings, he debutant off Windies opener Kieran Powell.

Powell was able to just three races in his first Test innings before he edged a second slip where VVS Laxman made ​​no mistake to grab it.

Former Indian captain Mahendra won Singh Dhoni the toss and decided to bowl against West Indies. India made ​​one change playing XI that drew the second test in Barbados last Sunday.

Munaf Patel income above the elbow injury and replaces other Seams Abhimanyu Mithun.

West Indies made ​​two changes, with batsmen Ramnaresh Sarwan and Lendl Simmons will lose their seats to poor form.

Kieran Powell, 21-year-old left-hander from Nevis, at the top of the order for Simmons, while Edwards, right, are Barbados, Sarwan one place.

The Indians, who are ranked from the top of the world, including the Test series 1-0 after winning the first 63 runs inside four days at Sabina Park in Jamaica. They also had the better part of the rain hit the second attempt in Barbados ready to paint.

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West Indies drop Sarwan from squad for 3rd Test

West Indies have dropped experienced but out-of-form batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan in his 13-member squad for the third cricket Test against India starting on Wednesday. Kieran Powell has named a squad place Sarwan. 21-year-old left-hander has Leeward Isaland's opener and a regular member of the West Indies team.

There are no other changes in the second test in Barbados squad that ended in a draw. India hold 1-0 series lead three games of the rubber.

Powell has played two one-dayers against West Indies in Champions Trophy in South Africa two years ago.

Overall, he has 5 runs, and the name of these two international matches against Bangladesh after he made a duck, and 5 against India.

Sarwan has been a miserable summer of the bat and made only 29 runs for four innings in the first two Tests against India. He was better against the Pakistan ODI series, making 54 runs in four innings of two tests.

Ramnaresh is having a difficult time and it is best for him, and allows the player to make room in better shape to help the team together," said committee chairman Clyde Butts.

There is no doubt that the batsman Ramnaresh class, it has been shown countless times in the past, and we are confident that he will come back stronger in the near future,Butts added.

"Kieran is a young, first class, but it has been around a while and is a former Windies Under-19 World Cup players. He did well in the West Indies and scored an impressive one hundred against England Lions at the WICB Regional Tournament four days later, but was injured. "

Powell has worked in recent weeks Sagicor High Performance Centre in Barbados under head coach Andre Coley and batting coach Carl Hooper.

The third test will be played on the sixth here at Windsor Park in July. This is the first time the test is organized by the Dominica, although it has staged four one dayers - two each against Bangladesh and South Africa - in the past.

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