World T20, 2nd Semi-Final

India vs West Indies

at Mumbai, Mar 31, 2016

West Indies 196/3 beat India 192/2 by 7 wickets

West Indies 'A' in India 2013

15 September to 12 October 2013

Sehwag, Gambhir, Zaheer in India 'A' team

Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Gautam Gambhir and Mohammad Kaif were on Tuesday handed a lifeline for staging a comeback to team India as they were included in the India 'A' squad by the national selectors for two four-day games against visiting West Indies 'A'. Cheteshwar Pujara will lead India 'A' in the four-day games and Yuvraj in the three one-day games and solitary T20 match between September 16 and October 12. The series ends a day before the seven-ODI home series against Australia, starting on October 13, and the two-Test and three-ODI home series against the West Indies (Oct 31-Nov 27).

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India 'A' vs West Indies 'A' 3 Unofficial ODIs

Third One Dayer: India 'A' Lose Series to West Indies [IND-WIN:1-2(3/3)]

‎Yuvraj Singh-led India 'A' suffered a series defeat against West Indies, as the visitors rode on Kirk Edwards’ run-a-ball century to beat the home team by 45 runs in the third and decisive unofficial ODI. Kirk Edwards, who has been held in high esteem in the islands for some time now, smashed a run-a-ball 104 (12×4s, 3×6s), while Leon Johnson (54 off 42 balls), skipper Kieran Powell (40) and Jonathan Carter (35) also chipped in with useful contributions to take West Indies 'A' to the over 300-run total. With 313 needed, India 'A' fell well short, ending on 267 for 8. India 'A' XI: Yuvraj Singh (Captain), Robin Uthappa, Baba Aparajith, Mandeep Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha (Wicket Keeper), Siddarth Kaul, R Vinay Kumar, Shabhaz Nadeem, Jaydev Unadkat.
West Indies 'A' XI: KOA Powell (Captain), Andre Fletcher, Kirk Edwards, Jonathan Carter, Andre Russell, Leon Johnson, Devon Thomas (Wicket Keeper), Ashley Nurse, Nikita Miller, Veerasammy Permaul, Miguel Cummins.

West Indies 'A' 312/9 in 50 ov (Edwards 104, Unadkat 5-55) beat India 'A' 267/8 in 50 ov (Aparajith 78, Yuvraj Singh 61) by 45 runs

Second One Dayer: Carter's 133 help West Indies 'A' level series [IND-WIN:1-1(2/3)]

‎Powered by the 25-year-old left-hand batsman Jonathan Carter's brilliant all-round show, West Indies 'A' comfortably defeated India 'A' by 55 runs in the second one-dayer at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. Carter smashed his way to a breathtaking 133 off 132 balls to help West Indies 'A' reach a fighting total of 279 for 6. In reply, the hosts were all out for 224 in 48.4 overs with Carter grabbing 2 for 33 in 6.4 overs with his right-arm seam-up bowling. India 'A' XI: Yuvraj Singh (Captain), R Uthappa, U Chand, Mandeep Singh, NV Ojha (Wicket Keeper), YK Pathan, R Vinay Kumar, JD Unadkat, S Narwal, KM Jadhav, R Sharma
West Indies 'A' XI: KOA Powell (Captain), ML Cummins, NO Miller, RR Beaton, AD Russell, N Deonarine, KA Edwards, ADS Fletcher, AR Nurse, DC Thomas (Wicket Keeper), NE Bonner

West Indies 'A' 279/6 in 50 ov (JL Carter 133, Vinay Kumar 3-56) beat India 'A' 224 in 48.4/50 ov (Yuvraj Singh 40, ML Cummings 4-31) by 55 runs

First One Dayer: Yuvraj Singh, bowlers set up big win for India [IND-WIN:1-0(1/3)]

‎India 'A' emphatically beat their West Indian counterparts by 77 runs in the first unofficial one-day in Bangalore as skipper Yuvraj Singh slammed his 18th century in List A cricket while Yusuf Pathan hit a fiery 70 not out from 32 balls. Chasing 313 for a victory, the Caribbeans were all out for 235 in 39.1 overs of the rain-shortened 42 overs-a-side match. Vinay Kumar, Yusuf Pathan and Rahul Sharma bagged two wickets each for India.The 31-year-old Yuvraj Singh hit eight fours and seven sixes for his 123 off 89 deliveries and was involved in a 125-run stand off just 55 balls for the fourth wicket with Yusuf Pathan (4x4s, 6x6s). It was his first century in 2013 after 29 innings in any format. Mandeep Singh scored 67 from 78 balls (7x4s, 1x6). India 'A' XI: Yuvraj Singh (Captain), R Uthappa, U Chand, Mandeep Singh, NV Ojha (Wicket Keeper), YK Pathan, R Vinay Kumar, JD Unadkat, S Narwal, KM Jadhav, R Sharma
West Indies 'A' XI: KOA Powell (Captain), ML Cummins, NO Miller, RR Beaton, AD Russell, N Deonarine, KA Edwards, ADS Fletcher, AR Nurse, DC Thomas (Wicket Keeper), NE Bonner

India 'A' 312/4 in 42 overs (Yuvraj 123, Yusuf 70*, Mandeep 67) beat West Indies 'A' 235 (Deonarine 57, Nurse 57, Narwal 2-28) by 77 runs

Pujara, Yuvraj to lead

Selectors put their faith in the oldies

Gautam Gambhir who last played a Test in December, and Virender Sehwag who represented India last in March are in the India 'A' team picked to face the touring West Indies 'A'. India and Vadodara one-drop batsman Cheteshwar Pujara will lead the India 'A' squad in Tests, while left-hand all-rounder Yuvraj Singh will lead the team in the 3 One Dayers and only T20. India A (1st four-day Test): Cheteshwar Pujara (Captain), Jiwanjot Singh, KL Rahul, Manpreet Juneja, Rajat Paliwal, Harshad Khadiwale, Parveez Rasool, Bhargav Bhatt, Ishwar Pandey, Mohammed Shami, Ashok Dinda, Rohit Motwani (Wicket Keeper), Dhawal Kulkarni, Paras Dogra India A (2nd & 3rd Tests): Cheteshwar Pujara (Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sheldon Jackson, A. Nayar, Paras Dogra, Uday Kaul (Wicket Keeper), P. Rasool, B. Bhatt, D. Kulkarni, Zaheer Khan, Ishwar Pandey, M. Shami, M. Kaif India A (3 One Dayers & only T20): Yuvraj Singh (Captain), U. Chand, Robin Uthappa, B. Aparajith, Kedar Jadhav, Naman Ojha (Wicket Keeper), Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Jaydev Unadkat, Praveen Kumar, Sumit Narwal, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mandeep Singh, Rahul Sharma

West Indies in India 2013

November 2013

BCCI facilitates Tendulkar`s 200th Test at home

The BCCI on Sunday approved the West Indies visit between the Australia ODI series in October and India's tour of South Africa in December-January. The West Indies will play two Tests and five One Day International matches during their short visit in November 2013. The Indian team's tour of New Zealand for two Tests and five ODIs in January/February 2014 and the Indian team's tour of England for five Tests/five ODIs/one T20 International, from July to September 2014, were also approved by the BCCI.

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India A in West Indies unofficial Test Series, 2012

3 test series

West Indies A thrash India A by 10 wickets to win series [IND-WIN:1-2(3/3)]

‎West Indies 'A' fast bowler Kevin McCLean grabbed a five-for to guide the hosts to a series clinching 10-wicket victory over India 'A' in the third and final unofficial 'Test' match. The hosts chased down the target of 97 in just 17.5 overs without losing a wicket.

3rd unofficial Test, Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia: West Indies A 336 & 97 for no loss (Kieran Powell 56 not out, Kraigg Brathwaite 39 not out) beat India A 220 & 202/9 (M Tiwary 62, W Saha 52, K McLean 5/57, D Johnson 3/54) by 10 wickets

West Indies A thrash India A by 125 runs to level series [IND-WIN:1-1(2/3)]

‎Left-arm seamer Delorn Johnson and skipper Veeraswamy Permaul wreaked havoc as they helped West Indies A thrash India A by 125 runs to level the 3-match 'Test' series 1-1. Chasing a target of 220, India A were bundled out for a paltry 94 as Johnson (6/34) and Permaul (4/22) shared the spoils. For the Caribbeans, Jonathan Carter (74) and Donovan Pagon (67) were the only batsmen to make noteworthy contributions in an ordinary batting performance which saw them posting 204 in 71.3 overs.

2nd unofficial Test, Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent: West Indies A 217 (Brathwaite 66, Ahmed 4-48) and 204 (Carter 74, Pagon 67, Darekar 6-67) beat India A 202 (Pujara 67, Permaul 5-58) and 94 (Johnson 6-34, Permaul 4-22) by 125 runs

Pujara Leads India 'A' to Victory in first Unofficial Test [IND-WIN:1-0(1/3)]

‎24-year-old right-hander Cheteshwar Pujara took a giant stride towards Test breakthrough as he led India 'A' to a thrilling two-wicket win with an unbeaten 96-run knock from 222 deliveries on the fourth and final day of the first unofficial cricket Test against the West Indies 'A' in Barbados. Skipper Pujara, who has struck a 50 in the first innings, added 73 runs with number 10 batsman Shami Ahmed (27) to steer the Indians home after a spectacular collapse had severely jeopardised the team's chances. The second and third match of series will be played at Kingstown and Gros Islet respectively.

1st unofficial Test, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados: India A 277 (Rohit Sharma 94, JL Carter 5-63) and 188/8 (Pujara 96*, JO Holder 5-55) beat West Indies A 252 (DC Thomas 57) and 210 (LMP Simmons 53, Rohit Sharma 4-41) by 2 wickets

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