Twenty20 debutant Subramaniam Badrinath scored a stroke-filled 43 and Sharma made a 23-ball 26 to help India recover from 56 for four to a challenging 159 for six in 20 overs.
"We played well; the bowlers executed the plans very well. Badrinath and Rohit set it up for us," said Raina.
The new captain also praised the team for their outstanding fielding.
"This is the best fielding side we've had in the last four to five years. Our new coach Duncan Fletcher and Trevor Penny, the fielding coach, have helped us a lot," he said.
Badrinath, Man of the Match, was happy to start the tour with a win.
"My form is good and I'm happy to start the tour well. The track was a little similar to what we have back in India, so that helped. We initially thought of getting close to 140. It was tough to bat and it was damp, but we played some shots in the end to get to 160," he said.
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