West Indies A skipper Kirk Edwards (91) and Kraigg Brathwaite (92) missed out on hitting the three-figure mark as India A bowlers got the vital breakthroughs to keep the visitors to 264 for five on the opening day of the first four-day match on Wednesday.

The West Indies A were dominating the day but were reduced to 237 for five after being at 211 for two at one stage. They lost three wickets for just 26 runs.

At stumps, Assad Fudadin was unbeaten on 4, while giving him company at the other end was Chadwick Walton on 26.

The sixth wicket pair had added 27 runs and ensured West Indies did not lose any more wickets.

Put in to bat by India A skipper, Cheteshwar Pujara, West Indies 'A' were rocked by an early blow dealt by medium pacer Mohammad Shami Ahmed when he trapped opener Kieran Powell leg before for a duck, but Brathwaite and Edwards put on a valuable 172-run stand for the second wicket to give the team a solid platform.

The duo opened up once they settled down and started smashing a flurry of boundaries with Indian bowlers dishing out some pedestrian stuff.

While Brathwaite scored a patient 215-ball 92, including 12 fours, Edwards hit 91 off 162 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and a six.

It was Ishwar Pandey who gave India 'A' the breakthrough by seeing off Edwards before Parvez Rasool chipped in with two important wickets.

Rasool struck again by removing Narsingh Deonaraine caught and bowled for 28 off 44 balls.