India-West Indies first ODI abandoned due to rain

M Shami to C Gayle, Shami comes around the wicket and bowls a full ball close to off, Gayle pushes it to the left of cover but no run.

Okay this time, we will go slow. The umpires are out in the middle. The Indian players follow them out. Evin Lewis and Chris Gayle stride out to resume their innings. Gayle will be on strike and Shami will bowl out the remaining 2 balls of his 3rd over.

UPDATE 1306 Local - Good news!!! The game will resume at 1310 Local. The overs have now been further reduced. It is a 34-over game now.

We are hearing that there will be an inspection at 1300 Local.

This is commentator's curse now. We were all set, the players were out in the middle but the wet patches are taking their sweet time to set off and the players once again walk back to the pavilion.

We are back for the resumption. Gayle and Lewis walk back out to the middle to continue their innings. Shami to bowl the remaining 2 balls to finish the over. Another small delay as the groundstaff are clearing the wet patches.

Just a confirmation. It is now a 40-over game. With the Powerplay 1 now reduced to 8 overs. Powerplay 2 to be from over no. 9 to over no. 32 and the last 8 to be Powerplay 3.

Graeme Swann on air informs us that it is now a 40-over game and we will resume at 1220 Local (1620 GMT).

Update 1203 Local (1603 GMT) - Good news!!! Yippie, the rains have stopped and the dark clouds have moved away. We should resume soon now.

Oh no! Just what we did not want! The heavens have opened up again and the players are off the field and the groundsmen are out with the covers.

M Shami to C Gayle, Fuller on middle and leg, Gayle pushes it to mid on. Oh no! The clouds are getting dark...and it has started to rain.

M Shami to C Gayle, On the pads of Gayle this time, Chris though cannot glance it past square leg.

M Shami to E Lewis, On the pads, Lewis flicks it to the on side and gets a single.

M Shami to E Lewis, Fuller ball on middle and leg, Evin defends it back towards the bowler.

B Kumar to C Gayle, Once again outside off and Chris leaves it alone.

B Kumar to C Gayle, Around off, Gayle punches it to cover.

B Kumar to E Lewis, Edged but safe! Lewis riding his luck here. Bhuvneshwar bends his back and hits the deck hard on off. The ball moves away and finds the outside edge of Evin's defensive blade. It flies towards the vacant gully region and towards the man at third man. Single taken.

B Kumar to E Lewis, Back of a length ball on off, EL blocks it off his back foot.

B Kumar to E Lewis, Length ball on leg, Lewis looks to flick but misses and gets hit high on the pads.

B Kumar to E Lewis, Back of a length ball on off, Lewis defends it off the back foot.