The Indian Board XI had much the better of a low scoring contest on a below standard pitch.
The pitch was slow on day 1 and favoured the batsmen, before deterioting quickly and favouring the spinners for the rest of the match.
Rain was probably the deciding factor in the end, with West Indies A collapsing to 61/5 with 20 overs left on Day 3.
A 37 minute shower saved the West Indies A batsmen from a tough task on a spinning pitch, and 2 hours rain during the match probably prevented the home side forcing a win.
An outstanding double of 132* and 54* from Gursharan Singh was the highlight of the match, while other notable performances were the allround efforts of S.B.Joshi with 51* and 4-70, and an unbeaten double of 48* and 17* to S.Chanderpaul.
A 50 over match between the same two teams will now follow, followed by the first of 3 Unofficial 50 over internationals.
Indian Board XI 297/5 declared (95.4 overs)
(Gursharan Singh 132*, R.V.Bharadwaj 39, S.S.Dighe 30, S.B.Joshi 51*; R.Dhanraj 2-99)
West Indies A 211 all out (74 overs)
(S.C.Williams 35, R.I.C.Holder 31, K.L.T.Arthurton 28, F.L.Reifer 23, S.Chanderpaul 48*; Gopal Sharma 3-39, S.B.Joshi 4-70)
Indian Board XI 113/4 declared (36.4 overs)
(P.K.Amre 30, Gursharan Singh 54*)
West Indies A 78/5 (40 overs)
(S.C.Williams 37; W.V.Raman 3-5)
Match Drawn
Man of the Match: Gursharan Singh
Sunil Joshi had a good allround game for the Indian Board XI with 51* and 4-70
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