Shahbaz Nadeem’s five-for goes in vain as West Indies A's spirited batting display forces a draw

Starting the day at 37 for no loss with openers Montcin Hodge and Jeremy Solozano on the crease, they were chasing a mammoth target of 373. Shubman GIll had on the previous day become the country’s youngest-ever cricketer to score a double century outside the subcontinent, while Hanuma Vihari lent him support with a sturdy century as the two set their team up perfectly for the victory.

However, once Hodge fell to Nadeem with 68 up on the board, India struggled to find the wickets as the top order piled on the runs. Solozano and Brandon King set up a stand of 99 runs for the second wicket before the latter was bowled by Nadeem for 77 that came off just 84 balls. His innings was laced with 10 boundaries and three sixes.

A late surge by Nadeem saw him pick up three wickets in quick succession, with the scalp of Ambris when he was on 69 completing his five-wicket haul. However, it was too late by then, as Yannic Cariah and Raymon Reifer played out the remaining few balls to draw the match with four wickets to spare and 59 runs shy of the target.