India vs West Indies 2nd Test Day 3 Highlights: WI 229/5 at Stumps, trail IND by 209 runs

The umpires come together after Jadeja's over and informs Rohit that it won't be possible to have any more play today after all. West Indies would certainly be the happier of the two sides, they have made a significant step in avoiding defeat by keeping India in the field all day long and still having five wickets in hand at the end of it. They would have liked to avoid the follow-on today for sure and maybe get one of their partnerships to go past the three-figure mark in terms of balls. But all in all, it has been impressive showing from a team who were not just comprehensively outplayed in the previous match, but also have the ghosts of legends past hanging over them every time they play Test cricket and face the reality that they are no longer the force they used to be. Those legends would be quite happy with the kind of determination and spine shown by their batters today. 

It looks like Rohit has been forced to bring the spinners on because of the light. He had a long conversation with the umpires during the drinks break. Was given a choice to either go off or continue the remaining minutes with his spinners. He goes for the spinners. 

Big appeal for LBW against Athanaze off the last ball of that over bowled by Mukesh Kumar. That did jag back a long way and replays show that the umpire's call would have been held up. Rohit Sharma had indicated that he feels the impact on the pads was too high up and that is what was shown in the replay as well. 

Mukesh goes slightly wide of off and back of a length, Athanaze is all class and timing as he cuts it to deep third man. 

About 22 overs after it became available. Mukesh Kumar to bowl with it. Athanaze on 30 off 97, Holder on nine off 16. West Indies still trail by 219. 

Pitched up by Siraj on off stump, not quite a half volley but it is enough for Holder to drive past deep point. Holder will look to score whenever he gets a chance. West Indies have now scored 219 runs and trail by 219 runs as well. 

Athanaze on 30 off 95, Holder on one off six. Holder will be facing Ashwin now. 

Mohammed Siraj continues the 98th over, four balls left in it. Jason Holder is facing up. The Indians do a mock imitation of Holder's own clap and hoot routine when the West Indies field, leading to a little chuckle from Siraj. He then bowls the first ball on resumption and a big appeal for LBW from the Indians. 

Play will resume at 4.50pm local time, 2.20am IST. Furthermore, it can go on till up to 3.39am if light permits. 

The covers are being removed now. The umpires are out there, we don't have a restart time yet but if the weather continues to stay like this, we shouldn't be too far away. Alick Athanaze is on 28 off 85 and he will most probably be having Jason Holder for company when the players return. 

That is a peach from Siraj and it hits the top of off. Rain returns immediately. What is it with fast bowlers hitting the wicket and the clouds today? Da Silva curiously went for a drive to a ball that wasn't even full enough, it jags back in, goes through the big gap between bat and body and hits the stumps.

Da Silva b Mohammed Siraj 10 (26), West Indies 208/5 in 97.2 overs

Da Silva on 10 off 24, Athanaze on 28 off 85. West Indies are playing for a draw, that is for sure. Drinks break has come in the third session.

The outfield is just hopelessly slow sometimes. Two drives from Athanaze that would have been four on any most grounds but the ball stops about 5 feet short of the boundary. 

Siraj with a blinder of a throw, literally, puts it well over the heads of the keeper and slips and that runs to the boundary. West Indies 192/4 after 91 overs.

Blackwood fell to Jadeja off the third ball of the 87th on 20 off 92 and now Joshua de Silva is out there. Quite a sensational catch by Rahane, it took the edge, deflected off Kishan's keeper's pads and Rahane had to change his direction to go to his left and take this one handed after diving.

Curtly Ambrose feels that West Indies should have shown more intent to score. There is, of course, a significant amount of time left in this Test and West Indies still remain in contention to avoid a defeat. Alick Athanaze on 13 off 45, Jermaine Blackwood on 16 off 89.

These two have batted out 74 balls now for 17 runs. Athanaze on 13 off 39, Blackwood on 16 off 89. The batters would be looking to ensure that they remain in the middle as we approach Tea. India meanwhile have replaced Ashwin with Unadkat, who will now bowl the last over of the session, and Jadeja changed ends. 

This had happened once before yesterday. The second new ball was made available two overs ago but India don't seem intent to take it any time soon. Jadeja continues with Ashwin at the other end, West Indies are 169/3. 

Big sweep from Athanaze which he misses entirely off Ashwin in the next over. Big appeal turned down and Rohit is convinced to review again. No spike when ball passes bat, which works in India's favour this time. Pitches in line, impact in line, but wicket is umpire's call. Athanaza lives to fight another ball. West Indies are 169/3 in 81 overs, trail by 269 runs.

The next over is a maiden and India lose a review off the fifth ball. Big appeal from bowler Jadeja and Ishan Kishan for caught down the leg side but the umpire is unmoved. Kohli is especially enthusiastic in selling the idea of reviewing this to Rohit and the Indian captain relents. There is a spike, but only after ball passes bat. The ball brushed the side of the pad.

Athanaze cuts Ashwin away to the deep third man area. Then slog sweeps to deep backward square off the next ball. West Indies reach 169/3, Athanaze on 11 off 25.

Oh that is an absolute beauty from Ashwin. Full delivery on off that Brathwaite comes forward to defend but it spins in sharply, goes between the West Indies captain's bat and pad and hits the stumps. That curled out late in the air before landing on one of the footmarks. Pretty much unplayable and Brathwaite's vigilance ends. 

Brathwaite b Ashwin 75 (235), West Indies 157/3, trail India by 281 runs

Brathwaite has moved to 70 off 225, Blackwood on 12 off 54. West Indies still trail by 286.

Spin at both ends now as Jadeja replaces Siraj. Run rate in the last 10 overs has grinded down to 1.10 and so the West Indies clearly in no hurry to score runs here. 

West Indies go back to their attritional way of going about this innings, despite the presence of the normally aggressive Jermaine Blackwood. This is impressive stuff from the hosts, especially considering how they had meekly folded in both innings of the first Test.