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The first cricket Test between India and West Indies ended in a tame draw here with heavy overnight rains forcing the fifth and final day’s play today to be abandoned without a ball being bowled.
It rained heavily throughout the night and there were pools of water all over the ground.
With drainage of water looking highly unlikely and more showers predicted during the day, the two umpires, Daryl Harper of Australia and Asoka de Silva of Sri Lanka, decided to call off the match.
Not even a single innings was completed in the rain-interrupted match with only the opening day seeing its full quota of 90 overs being bowled.
When rains had forced the premature end of the fourth day’s play yesterday, with 52 overs still to be bowled, India were 395 for seven in reply to West Indies first innings score of 501.
Vice-captain Rahul Dravid was batting on 144 while Sarandeep Singh was on 39, their eighth wicket partnership fetching India a record 120 runs.
They pulled the team out of trouble after three quick wickets in the morning had raised fears that India might stop short of their follow-on mark of 301.
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