Left-arm spinner Nikita Miller and speedster Kemar Roach saved West Indies from embarrassment as they bowled the two-time former world champions to a 32-run victory over United Arab Emirates in a warm-up match of the ICC 2019 World Cup Qualifier.
Manpreet Juneja's resolute knocks went in vain as India A succumbed to a humiliating 162-run defeat against the West Indies A in the first unofficial Test.
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.
A 99-run partnership between Vasudevan Jagadeesh and Abhishek Nayar saw India A reach 344/9 on Day 3 of second unofficial Test against West Indies A.
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.
Powell's fifty along with spinners Permaul and Miller's magical spell, tightened the West Indies A grip over India A on the third day of the first unofficial Test.
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'.
Saurashtrian run-machine Cheteshwar Pujara cracked an unbeaten 199 as India A rode on their captain's brilliance to gain control of the third unofficial Test against West Indies A by taking a substantial 154-run first innings lead on Friday.
India A took a firm grip of the third unofficial Test against the West Indies A after reducing the visitors to 199/5 at lunch on the fourth and final day on Saturday.
Gautam Gambhir failed to impress yet again as India A reached 70 for one in reply to West Indies A's 406 all out at tea on Day 2 of the second unofficial Test.
Skipper Cheteshwar Pujara hit a triple ton as India A gained control of the third unofficial 'Test' against West Indies A by taking a 296-run first innings lead.
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 in Hubli.
Having lost the ODI series, it will be an opportunity for India 'A' to regain some of the lost ground against the West Indies 'A' in the one-off Twenty20 match.
Former Pak off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq will hold a nearly month-long spin bowling clinic for the WI cricketers, which also include the members of their touring 'A' side to India.
Vasudevan Jagadeesh and Abhishek Nayar missed out on tons as India A trailed West Indies A by 137 runs at lunch on Day 3 of the second unofficial Test.
Bhargav Bhatt finished with 7/113. For Windies A, Leon Johnson scored maximum 91 while Kraigg Brathwaite made a brisk 82 in their side's solid total.
Yuvraj Singh staked claim for national selection as he struck 89-ball 123 to lead India 'A' to 312/4 from 42 overs in first unofficial ODI against West Indies 'A'.
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'.
For long periods on Friday, it seemed as if a different West Indies 'A' team had turned up for the match as the passion and intensity shown earlier was missing.
India A conceded a slender 47-run first-innings lead to the West Indies A despite a fighting half-century by Uday Kaul on Day 3 of the second unofficial Test.
India discards and other aspirants get another opportunity to showcase their talent in front of national selectors as India 'A' gear up for another home series, this time with West Indies 'A'.
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.
Chris Gayle and all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard have been denied central contracts by West Indies Cricket Board for 2011-12 season.
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'.
If Kieran Powell's West Indies 'A' believe that they are in with a chance to win the three-match ODI series against India 'A', then the optimism is not misplaced.
Yuvraj Singh would be the cynosure of all eyes when he captains India A in a one-day series against the West Indies A starting in Bangalore on Sunday.
Yuvraj Singh struck brutal 89-ball 123 and Yusuf Pathan's allround performance propelled India A to 77-run victory over West Indies A in first unofficial ODI.
Sehwag's experiment to bat in the middle-order didn't yield any favourable result as India A reached 191/3 at stumps on Day 2 of 2nd unofficial Test against WI A.