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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Port of Spain (Trinidad), Aug 21 (CRICKETNMORE):<\/strong> For the third consecutive day of the fourth cricket Test, the West Indies could not resume batting from 62\/2 in the first innings against India due to wet outfield and rains returning at the Queen&#39;s Park Oval here on a cloudy Saturday.&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/dilshan-returns-in-sri-lanka-squad-for-australia-odis--18620\"><span style=\"color:#FF0000;\">Dilshan returns in Sri Lanka squad for Australia ODIs.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As the outfield and infield around the pitch remained soft and soggy, ground conditions were not fit for the hosts to bat or visitors to bowl.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&ldquo;Play has been called off for the day without a ball being bowled again as the outer ground remained wet and final inspection was ruled out as rain started and turned heavy during the post-tea session,&rdquo; an official said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Though the day started well with sunshine and breeze, play was ruled out for the first session as well as the post-lunch session after umpires Red Tucker and Nigel Llong found the outfield damp and dreary.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>With only 22 overs of play in the curtailed first session, prospects of the Test heading for a draw or ending with no result appear inevitable as more rains are forecast even for the next two days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Heavy downpour on the first day (Thursday) washed off rest of the game after 105 minutes of play when the hosts were 62\/2 in 22 overs.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Unlike in the third Test at St Lucia last week, which India won by a huge 237-run margin on August 13, Windies skipper Jason Holder opted to bat first on winning the toss on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Opener Kraigg Brathwaite (32) and veteran batsman Marlon Samuels (4) were at the crease when rain interrupted the match ahead of lunch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The hosts got off to a poor start, losing opener Leon Johnson (9) and one-down Darren Bravo (10) cheaply to seamer Ishant Sharma and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The visitors, eyeing to consolidate their numero uno status in Test cricket, went in with a different strategy in the match with skipper Virat Kohli preferring an additional batsman in contrast to his usual six batsman-five bowlers theory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>India lead the four-match series 2-0, after the second Test at St. Kitts ended in a draw.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Brief Scores: West Indies 62\/2 (Kraigg Brathwaite 32 not out, Darren Bravo 10, Marlon Samuels 4 not out, Ishant Sharma 1\/7, Ravichandran Ashwin 1\/22) vs India.<\/p>\r\n",
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