Shaw smashes 188 but WI-A escape with draw

Beckenham, July 8 

A splendid batting performance from India A raised visions of victory before West Indies A managed to hold on to a draw in the four-day ‘Test’ yesterday.

After a batting debacle in the first essay where they were shot out for 133, India’s batsmen posted 609/6, riding on a career-best 188 from Prithvi Shaw, a 137 by Ravikumar Samarth and an equally useful 93 by skipper Karun Nair. This was after trailing by 150 runs in the first innings. Needing 360 to win in 76 overs, West Indies managed 245/7 in the stipulated overs with Jermaine Blackwood scoring 61. Navdeep Saini took two for 41 in 14 overs. 

Brief Scores: India A: 133 and 609/6 decl (P Shaw 188, R Samarth 137, K Nair 93); WI A: 383 and 245/7 (Blackwood 61, Cornwall 40; N Saini 2/41, S Nadeem 2/81). — PTI