India sit atop massive lead as rain delays West Indies' fate

Starting from their overnight score of 358, Rahane and wicketkeeper Saha worked through the West Indies bowling. Keeping up with the pattern of one set batsman holding the fort for India, it was Rahane who kept his spot. Saha departed for 47 runs eventually, three short of his half-century and two short of a century partnership with Rahane. However, Rahane stitched up another partnership with Amit Mishra before Roston Chase dismissed the leggie and Mohammad Shami off successive balls. In between, rain had played spoilsport and shaved off almost an hour of play after lunch.

With only 10th man Umesh Yadav for company, Rahane played on cornering the majority of the balls. West Indies, meanwhile, had put on a defensive formation in an effort to make India eke out every single run – it appeared a good strategy given India would not declare until Rahane's century and that rain clouds threatened to break over any minute.

After his century, the duo broke free with sixes and fours suddenly raining when heavy rains were what were forecast. But that spell lasted all too briefly as Umesh Yadav was dismissed by Roston as the spinner reached his maiden five-fer in only his second Test. As if he was waiting only for Roston's feat, Kohli declared the Indian innings bang on 500 runs with Rahane not out at 108.