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Rain delays third one-dayer

ST. GEORGE'S (GRENADA), MAY 19. Heavy overnight rains stalled Wednesday's start of the third one-day international between the West Indies and Bangladesh.

Umpires David Shepherd of England and Eddie Nicholls of Guyana said they would survey the grounds later in the morning but more rains were expected. ``The groundsmen tell me it doesn't look good,'' Shepherd said.

The West Indies leads the series 2-0 following victories in St. Vincent last weekend.

The second match on Sunday was also spoiled by bad weather. The match was reduced to 25-overs-per-side with the West Indies winning by 23 runs.

The teams: West Indies (from): Ramnaresh Sarwan (captain), Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ricardo Powell, Sylvester Joseph, Dwayne Smith, Dwayne Bravo, Ridley Jacobs, Ian Bradshaw, Tino Best, Fidel Edwards, Devon Smith, Ravi Rampaul.

Bangladesh (from): Habibul Bashar (captain), Sahariar Hossain, Manzarul Islam Rana, Rajin Saleh, Mohammad Ashraful, Alok Kapali, Mushfiqur Rahman, Khaled Mashud, Khaled Mahmud, Mohammad Rafique, Tapash Baishya, Foysal Hossain, Abdur Razzaq, Hannan Sarkar, Tareq Aziz.

Umpires: Eddie Nicholls (West Indies), David Shepherd (England). TV umpire: Billy Doctrove (West Indies).

ICC Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka). — AP

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