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Rain forces early draw in first WI-India Test
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The first Test between West Indies and India ended in a draw after heavy overnight rain forced the fifth and final day's play to be abandoned without a ball being bowled on Monday.
Umpires Asoke de Silva of Sri Lanka and Daryl Harper of Australia abandoned the match at 9:45 a.m. (1345 GMT) after inspecting the huge puddles that had formed at the Bourda cricket ground.
Rahul Dravid hammered an unbeaten 144 and shared in a record 120-run stand for the eighth wicket with Sarandeep Singh, who was 39 not out, to pus India's score from 275 for seven to 395 before rain intervened in the second session on Sunday.
Captain Carl Hooper had earlier struck 233 for his maiden Test double-century and Shivnarine Chanderpaul added a career-best 140 as West Indies scored 501 in the first innings.
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FOUR
April 14, 2002 - 2005 GMT
Rain rescues India v WI
GEORGETOWN: Rain shortened the fourth day's play of the first Test between India and West Indies as India had scored 395-7 in reply to West Indies first innings total of 501.
April 14, 2002 - 1645 GMT
Dravid century helps India avoid follow-on
GEORGETOWN: Rahul Dravid hammered his 10th Test century to help India avoid the follow-on and reach 345 for seven at lunch on the fourth day of the first test on Sunday, in reply to the West Indies total of 501. The 29-year-old from Bangalore shared in a vital 70-run unbeaten stand for the seventh wicket with Sarandeep Singh to rescue India, who had slipped from 263 for four to 275 for seven when they came together.
Dravid was unbeaten on 107, including 17 fours, while Singh was 27 not out at the interval. Vangipurappu Laxman, 46 not out in India's overnight total of 237 for four, started the day aggressively, driving fast bowler Mervyn Dillon through the covers to reach his 50 with his eighth four.
The 27-year-old, who scored an Indian record 281 to inspire a stunning 2-1 home series win against Australia last year, then pulled Dillon to the square-leg boundary before cutting Cameron Cuffy through third man for another four.
But Cuffy, from the island of St. Vincent, hit back when Laxman was caught chasing a widish delivery and edging it straight to Chris Gayle at first slip for 69. Cuffy struck again in his next over, trapping all-rounder Sanjay Bangar lbw for a duck with a ball that came in sharply after pitching outside off-stump.
Anil Kumble was the next to go, out for three when he cut debutant Adam Sanford to point, where Mahendra Nagamootoo dived forward and picked up a brilliant catch just inches off the ground.
But just when it seemed Dravid was going to run out of partners, Singh came in and played doggedly to ensure there were no further mishaps. Dravid, who almost dragged a Cuffy delivery on to his stumps when on 64, then took
charge, driving Sanford for two consecutive fours through the off-side and hitting Cuffy for a straight boundary.
He saw India to the 302 needed to avoid the follow by driving Dillon for four to long-on and then raised his hundred Ñ his first since scoring 180 against Australia in March last year Ñ by hitting Sanford through mid-wicket for his 17th four.
Sachin Tendulkar had led India's fightback with 79 on Saturday. India have not won a test series outside south Asia since beating England over 16 years ago, while West Indies are seeking to bounce back from five straight test
series defeats.
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THREE
April 13, 2002 - 2145 GMT
India recover v West Indies
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: India had scored 237 for the loss of four wickets at the draw of stumps on the third day of the first Test against the West Indies on Saturday.
April 13, 2002 - 1915 GMT
India reach 144-4 at tea
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: India making a reply to West Indies first innings total of 501, had scored 144 runs for the loss of four wickets on the third day of the first Test on Saturday.
April 13, 2002 - 1630 GMT
Ganguly falls as Windies make double strike
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Pace bowlers Cameron Cuffy and Mervyn Dillon struck in their opening spells to leave India on 41 for two at lunch in reply to West Indies's first innings 501 on the third day of the first Test on Saturday.
Cuffy, from the island of St.Vincent, struck first with six runs on the board by trapping Deep Dasgupta lbw for a duck with a ball that came in sharply after pitching on off-stump.
Captain Saurav Ganguly, who promoted himself to number three after scoring a century in that position against Zimbabwe in New Delhi last month, looked in all sorts of trouble from the moment he reached the crease.
The left-hander's weakness against short bowling was exposed as he mis-hit at attempted pull off a rising ball from Dillon and spooned a simple catch to Mahendra Nagamootoo at square leg to be dismissed for five.
Opener Shiv Sundar Das and Sachin Tendulkar, who cut Cuffy for a boundary backward of square and drove him straight down the ground for the second of his three fours for his 18, were at the crease.
Earlier, the West Indian tail had failed to wag as they added only seven runs to their overnight 494 for seven.
All-rounder Sanjay Bangar trapped Dillon lbw for a duck in the first over with a ball that pitched on off-stump before left-hander Nagamootoo lofted leg-spinner Anil Kumble for a one-bounce four over long-on. Kumble grabbed his second wicket of the innings when he beat debutant Adam Sanford in the air and got him leg before for one.
Cuffy was the last man to go, run out, also for a duck after a misunderstanding with Nagamootoo over a second run to Sachin Tendulkar at square-leg.
Captain Carl Hooper had smashed 233 for his maiden Test double-century and shared in a 293-run fifth-wicket stand with left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul on Friday to put West Indies on top before the umpires called off play 22 overs early due to rain and bad light.
West Indies have lost their last five Tests matches. India have not won a Test series outside south Asia since beating England over 16 years ago.
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TWO
April 12, 2002 - 2145 GMT
Hooper helps WI score 494-7
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Skipper Carl Hooper struck solid 233 to help West Indies score 494 for the loss of seven wickets on the second day of the first Test at Bourda on Friday.
April 12, 2002 - 1915 GMT
Hooper continues to shine for WI
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: West Indies reached 454 for the loss of five wickets at tea on the second day of the first Test against India on Friday.
The home team only lost Shivnarine Chanderpaul for the addition of 93 runs between lunch and tea interval. Skipper Carl Hooper was playing on a polished 203 runs.
Hooper and Chanderpaul added 293 runs for the fifth wicket.
April 12, 2002 - 1615 GMT
Hooper unbeaten on 147 as West Indies take command
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Carl Hooper hit an unbeaten 147 and Shivnarine Chanderpaul added 106 not out as West Indies took command of the first Test against India, reaching 361 for four by lunch on the second day on Friday.
Building on their overnight 270-4, the two dispatched India's listless bowling attack to all corners of the Bourda ground. The West Indies, seeking to bounce back from five consecutive Test losses, looked perfectly poised for a successful campaign.
Chanderpaul hammered 19 boundaries, nine on Friday morning, and Hooper had 20 fours and one six as the Guyanese pair added 204 for the fifth wicket to thrill their hometown fans despite overcast skies and a light drizzle
towards the end of the session.
Left-hander Chanderpaul, looking in prime form from the moment he stepped at the crease on Thursday afternoon, was the early aggressor on day two as drove paceman Javagal Srinath down the ground for a four and cut him
backward of point for another boundary.
The 27-year-old pulled left-arm fast bowler Zaheer Khan to the square leg fence and then steered him through a vacant third man area for four more. He cut leg-spinner Anil Kumble, India's most successful current bowler, backward of point and flicked him for three runs to bring up his third Test hundred in 176 balls. Chanderpaul punched the air and knelt to kiss the pitch in a touching celebration as the 8,000 in the stands give him a huge ovation.
Chanderpaul and Hooper are the first pair of Guyana players to score a century in the same Test match at the Bourda ground. India's woes continued as Hooper joined in the party pulling all-rounder Sanjay Bangar to the
mid-wicket fence and driving him for a straight four later in the same over.
Only paceman Srinath, who had removed both the openers and Brian Lara for a duck to reduce West Indies to 44-3 on Thursday, looked mildly threatening.
Indian captain Saurav Ganguly, slammed on Thursday for not bringing in off-spinner Sarandeep Singh till as late as the 45th over, again brought on the Delhi bowler only for a two-over spell at the end of Friday's first session.
Indian have not won a Test series outside South Asia since beating England in 1985-86.
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ONE
April 11, 2002 - 2155 GMT
WI reach 270-4 v India
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Skipper Carl Hooper came to West Indies rescue as he
steered his side to safety with an unbeaten century-knock as the home team reached 270 for the loss of four wickets at the draw of stumps on the first day of the first Test against India on Thursday.
April 11, 2002 - 1905 GMT
West Indies stage remarkable recovery
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Skipper Carl Hooper and Ramnaresh Sarwan added 97 runs for the unfinished fourth wicket partnership to help the West Indies
stage a remarkable recovery to post 155 for the loss of three wickets when the stumps were drawn at tea on the first day of the first Test against India on Thursday.
Carl Hooper was playing on 54 punctuated with eight boundaries off a disciplined 128-ball innings. He was rightly supported by Ramnaresh Sarwan who was unbeaten on 53 laced with seven boundaries off 167 deliveries.
Earlier, Javagal Srinath grabbed three early wickets, including Brian Lara for a duck, as the West Indies stumbled to 58 for three after electing to bat.
Paceman Srinath, who was hammered for two fours by opener Chris Gayle in his first over, hit back to give India the upper hand with a fiery spell from the North Road end.
The 32-year-old struck when Gayle could not remove his bat from the path of a ball outside off-stump and edged straight to wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta for 12.
Fellow-opener Stuart Williams slashed left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan through gully for four and drove Srinath to the long-off fence but was out next ball, lbw for 13, to a delivery that pitched on off-stump.
Lara, playing his first serious match in over three months due to an elbow injury, arrived to a huge roar from the crowd but was soon on his way back, adjudged caught behind to a rising Srinath delivery.
Lara, looking unhappy with the decision, lingered at the crease for a few seconds before walking back.Srinath could also have sent back captain Carl Hooper for a first-ball duck but Dasgupta could not hold on to an inside edge diving to his left.
India are without off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was ruled out due to a shoulder injury. He has been replaced by off-break bowler Sarandeep Singh, who was flown in as a back-up on Tuesday.
The visitors have also left out pacemen Tinu Yohannan and Ashish Nehra, left-handed batsman Dinesh Mongia and wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra from their starting 11.
The West Indies, playing three seamers and leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo, gave a debut to fast bowler Adam Sanford but left out paceman Marlon Black and all-rounder Ryan Hinds.
April 11, 2002 - 1645 GMT
Lara falls for duck as Windies struggle
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Javagal Srinath grabbed three early wickets, including Brian Lara for a duck, as the West Indies stumbled to 58 for three after electing to bat against India on the first day of the first Test on Thursday.
Paceman Srinath, who was hammered for two fours by opener Chris Gayle in his first over, hit back to give India the upper hand with a fiery spell from the North Road end.
The 32-year-old struck when Gayle could not remove his bat from the path of a ball outside off-stump and edged straight to wicketkeeper Deep Dasgupta for 12.
Fellow-opener Stuart Williams slashed left-arm paceman Zaheer Khan through gully for four and drove Srinath to the long-off fence but was out next ball, lbw for 13, to a delivery that pitched on off-stump.
Lara, playing his first serious match in over three months due to an elbow injury, arrived to a huge roar from the crowd but was soon on his way back, adjudged caught behind to a rising Srinath delivery.
Lara, looking unhappy with the decision, lingered at the crease for a few seconds before walking back.Srinath could also have sent back captain Carl Hooper for a first-ball duck but Dasgupta could not hold on to an inside edge diving to his left.
India are without off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was ruled out due to a shoulder injury. He has been replaced by off-break bowler Sarandeep Singh, who was flown in as a back-up on Tuesday.
The visitors have also left out pacemen Tinu Yohannan and Ashish Nehra, left-handed batsman Dinesh Mongia and wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra from their starting 11.
The West Indies, playing three seamers and leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo, gave a debut to fast bowler Adam Sanford but left out paceman Marlon Black and all-rounder Ryan Hinds.
April 11, 2002 - 1430 GMT
West Indies decide to bat v India
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: West Indies captain Carl Hooper won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first Test at the Bourda ground on Thursday.
India are without off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was ruled out due to a shoulder injury. He has been replaced by off-break bowler Sarandeep Singh, who was flown in as a back-up on Tuesday.
The visitors have also left out pacemen Tinu Yohannan and Ashish Nehra, left-handed batsman Dinesh Mongia and wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra from their playing-11.
West Indies, going with three seamers and leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo, left out paceman Marlon Black and all-rounder Ryan Hinds. Fast bowler Adam Sanford makes his Test debut.
Teams:
West Indies : Carl Hooper (captain), Christopher Gayle, Stuart Williams, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Brian Lara, Shivnaraine Chanderpaul, Junior Murray, Mervyn Dillon, Cameron Cuffy, Adam Sanford, Mahendra Nagamootoo.
India : Saurav Ganguly (captain), Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Deep Dasgupta, Shiv Sundar Das, Vangipurappu Laxman, Sanjay Bangar, Javagal Srinath, Anil Kumble, Sarandeep Singh, Zaheer Khan.
Umpires: Asoka de Silva (Sri Lanka) and Daryl Harper (Australia).
Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka)
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