India A vs Windies A: Teams share honour on day one

Kraigg Brathwaite (92) and skipper Kirk Edwards (91) narrowly missed out on centuries before India A bowlers staged a fightback to keep West Indies A to 264 for five on the opening day of the first unofficial Test on Wednesday.

For a major part of the day, West Indies A batsmen dominated the proceedings before late strikes towards the fag end enabled the hosts pull even at the Gangothri Glades Cricket Ground. From 211 for two at one stage, the Windies lost three wickets for just 26 runs to be struggling at 237 for five.

At stumps, Assad Fudadin was unbeaten on 4, while giving him company at the other end was Chadwick Walton on 26. The sixth wicket pair had added 27 runs and ensured West Indies did not lose any more wickets.