Western Australia XI v Indians

At Perth, January 9, 2016 (day/night). Indians won by 64 runs. ‡Indians 249 (49.1 overs) (R. G. Sharma 67, M. K. Pandey 58; D. N. Porter 5-37); Western Australia XI 185 (49.2 overs) (J. Morgan 50). The Indians chose from 14 players, and WA from 12. The early loss of Shikhar Dhawan and Kohli reduced the tourists to 19-2, but Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane rebuilt carefully, putting on 88 in 16 overs. Seamer Drew Porter, who had not played for WA's senior team for more than four years, kept the total within bounds with five wickets. But the inexperienced WA batsmen struggled to make the most of starts - seven reached double figures, but only two passed 17.