After a delayed start owing to wet outfield caused by Thursday's downpour, the penultimate day's proceeding lasted about just 45 minutes.
MELBOURNE: Fresh thunderstorms played spoilsport on Friday to deny India valuable match practice here with the second day of their three-day warm-up match against Victoria producing just 10 overs.
After a delayed start owing to wet outfield caused by Thursday's downpour, the penultimate day's proceeding lasted about just 45 minutes, during which India lost Sourav Ganguly (59) and reached 133 for four before rain put paid to their hopes for a good practice ahead of the Test series against Australia.
At stumps, Rahul Dravid was unbeaten on 38 and Yuvraj Singh, hoping to retain his place in the Test eleven, was giving him company on six.
Allan Wise scalped Ganguly for his fourth wicket of the match.
Resuming on overnight score of 110 for three, Ganguly decided to go after the hosts. He clipped Wise through the mid-wicket region and then cut him for a four before the bowler had his revenge in the same over.
Wise pitched it on the middle stump and induced a flick from Ganguly which found Aiden Blizzard at mid-wicket.
Ganguly's 59 came off 99 balls and included nine hits to the fence.
Yuvraj too looked in trouble against Wise while Dravid was his studious circumspect self, though a straight drive of his for three stood out for its clean strike and precision in placement.
The Indians, sensing that weather could play a real spoilsport in their preparation, sent its key members like Virender Sehwag to indoor nets at the MCG.
Should poor weather persist tomorrow, as has been the forecast, the Indians have again requested for the MCG indoor facility be available to them.
The first Test starts on next Wednesday, December 26.
Scoreboard
India 1st Innings:
Wasim Jaffer c Finch b Wise 0
Rahul Dravid batting 38
VVS Laxman c Wade b Wise 1
Sachin Tendulkar b Wise 19
Sourav Ganguly c Finch b Wise 59
Yuvraj Singh batting 6
Extras (LB-1, NB-9) 10
Total (For 4 wickets in 48 overs) 133
Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-10, 3-38, 4-121.
Bowling: Peter Siddle 15-1-43-0; Allan Wise 15-4-37-4; Andrew McDonald 6-1-4-0; John Hastings 6-2-17-0; Bryce McGain
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