A 172-run partnership for the second wicket between opener Kraigg Brathwaite (92, 12x4) and skipper Kirk Edwards (91, 5x4) propped up the West Indies 'A' first innings as India 'A' fought back with a couple of wickets late in the day to peg the visitors to 264-5 at stumps on the first day of the four-day game here yesterday.