Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem took a five-wicket haul in the second innings but West Indies A managed to survive a full day and draw the third unofficial Test in Trinidad. This was Nadeem’s third five-wicket haul of the series after he took two in the first game.

Chasing 373 for win, West Indies A put on a commendable show with opener Jeremy Solozano scoring a patient 92. He shared two crucial stands, first with his opening partner Montcin Hodge and then with Brandon Kings for the second wicket.

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Resuming at 37 for no loss, Solozano and Hodge added 31 more runs to the overnight score before Nadeem removed the latter in the 30th over. If India A thought they had found an opening to run through West Indies, they were wrong.

King played a quick innings of 77 runs and defied Indian bowlers till the 59th over of the innings. He hit 10 fours and three sixes and shared a 99-run stand with Solozano. Nadeem was the wicket-taker once again.

But with Solozano holding up to one end, this time Sunil Ambris buit a partnership. The two added 60 runs before the opener was dismissed for 92. Solozano had carried his bat in the first innings after making 69 runs. India A removed Jermaine Blackwood soon but West Indies A did not suffer a collapse like they had in previous matches.

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Ambris made 69 and remained there till West Indies A were in a safe zone. THe tail also denied Indian bowlers easy wickets and played out the day. West Indies A finished at 314/8, ensuring India A did not complete a 3-0 cleansweep.

Brief scores: India A 201 (Wriddhiman Saha 62, Hanuma Vihari 55; Chemar Holder 3-47, Akim Frazer 3-53) & 365/4 decl. (Shubman Gill 204*, Hanuma Vihari 118*) drew with West Indies A 194 (Jeremy Solozano 69*, Sunil Ambris 43; Krishnappa Gowtham 6-67) & 314/6 (Jeremy Solozano 92, Brandon King 77, Sunil Ambris 69; Shahbaz Nadeem 5-103).