Delorn Johnson

Gautam Gambhir cracked his first century in more than two years as India A took firm control of the third unofficial Test against the West Indies A on Thursday.

India 'A' pacers Abhishek Nayar (4-61) and Dhawal Kulkarni (3-60) called the shots as Windies 'A' were skittled for 268 in 77.4 overs on Day 1 of third 'Test'.

India 'A' skipper Cheteshwar Pujara (67) stood tall amid the ruins after his West Indies 'A' counterpart Veersammy Permaul wrecked the visiting line-up.

Gautam Gambhir hit form with a half-century as India 'A' reached 115/1 against the West Indies 'A', in their first innings on Day 2 of the third unofficial Test.

India A have to address a few issues in their batting department if they hope to wrap up the three-match rubber against West Indies A in the second Test.

India A reached 64 for two at lunch, on the second day of their 2nd four-day 'Test' match against hosts West Indies at St Vincent, Kingstown on Sunday.

Youngsters' performance against lanky West Indian pacers like Johnson and McLean, who troubled them with pace and bounce, left a lot to be desired.

India A's top order collapsed in the second innings as the unofficial Test against the West Indies A was heading for an exciting finish with visitors at 22/3.

Delorn Johnson and skipper Veeraswamy Permaul wreaked havoc as they helped West Indies A thrash India A by 125 runs to level the 3-match 'Test' series 1-1.

India 'A' lost three wickets quickly after conceding a 106 first-innings lead to West Indies 'A' in the first session on the third day of the final unofficial Test.

India 'A' stand on the verge of a probable series defeat after suffering yet another batting collapse in their second innings against West Indies 'A' in Gros Islet.

India 'A' batting woes continued unabated as they folded for 230 in their first innings on Day 1 of the third unofficial Test against the West Indies 'A'.

Pleased with his team after they defeated India A in their last unofficial Test, West Indies A coach Hendy Springer said the fine show has given the hosts a lot of confidence going into the final match.

Parvez Rasool impressed with a five-wicket haul but WI 'A' held the edge as they made inroads into the India 'A' batting line-up after being all out for 429.

Cheteshwar Pujara hit an unbeaten 306 as India A rode on his brilliance to force West Indies A stare at an embarrassing defeat in the third unofficial 'Test'.

Led by an in-form Cheteshwar Pujara, India A would eye revenge for the ODI series loss when they take on a confident West Indies A in the three-Test series.

It will be interesting to see how skipper Cheteshwar Pujara handles the team filled with heavyweights such as Sehwag, Gambhir and pacer Zaheer Khan.

It will be a litmus test for Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir as India A need nothing less than a victory against West Indies A in final unofficial 'Test'.

West Indies A batted brilliantly in first two sessions before India A bowlers fought back strongly of the first day's play to share the honours in third unofficial Test.