Pitch: 2 - Good batting wicket
Weather: 5 - Hot and sunny
India A XI:
A.Jadeja RM
V.V.S.Laxman
Gursharan Singh
R.S.Dravid (c)
N.R.Mongia (wk)
S.B.Joshi SLA
Chetan Sharma RFM
S.T.Banerjee RFM
Gopal Sharma OB
M.Venkataramana OB
B.K.V.Prasad RMF
West Indies A XI:
P.A.Wallace
R.G.Samuels
D.R.E.Joseph
R.I.C.Holder (c)
F.L.Reifer
C.O.Browne (wk)
V.C.Drakes RF
N.O.Perry OB
A.C.Cummins RFM
A.H.Gray RF
R.Dhanraj LBG
An excellent batting pitch greets the two teams for the 1st Unofficial T20 International at Bombay.
Both teams have chosen bowler heavy lineups, a decision partly forced on them by injury.
Saurav Ganguly will miss the first 2 matches for India A with injury, when he was expected to captain the side after playing strongly in the warmup games.
An experienced lineup, India A feature mostly players who performed in the early tour matches, with Gursharan Singh, Chetan Sharma, Gopal Sharma, and M.Venkatatamana all having played Test cricket in the recent past.
West Indies A are without the services of allrounder Keith Arthurton 1 match, and batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul 2 matches, in a disappointing start to the series.
Legspinner Rawl Lewis was also unavailable for this match.
The injuries forced West Indies A to weaken their batting and adopt a 5 bowler policy, it remains to be seen what effect this has on their final total.
India A seem favourites for this one given West Indies A's recent form and the changes to their lineup brought on by injury.
Bombay hosts the 1st match of the Unofficial T20 International series between India A and West Indies A
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