Final day of West Indies v India Test again delayed by rain

More light rain has delayed the start of play on the final day of the second and final Test between the West Indies and India at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Monday.

Play was schedule to begin at 13:15 local time (17:15 GMT), however the covers have already been replace, hampering the Indians’ quest for the eight wickets needed to secure victory and a 2-0 series sweep.West Indies finished day four with 76 for two, having set an implausible win target of 365.

On the last morning, a steady morning rain washed out play before midday.The West Indies are due to resume their second innings at 76 for two, with a win target of 365.India leads the series 1-0 after a devastating innings and 141-run victory in Dominica in the first Test.

When the game begins, a stronger India will be confident of winning and completing a 2-0 whitewash of the hosts. At the end of the fourth day of play, Jermaine Blackwood (20) and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (24) were out in the middle. To make matters worse, it rained overnight at Queen’s Park Oval.

India had given themselves the best chance of winning the Test on the fourth and last day with an ultra-aggressive batting style after lead bowler Mohammed Siraj posted career-best figures of 5/60. After the hosts began day four at 229 for five, Siraj’s five-wicket haul in the morning session enabled India to bowl out the West Indies for 255 in their first innings.