West Indies skipper Darren Sammy blamed his batsmen's inability to put up enough runs on the board as the reason for his side's four-wicket defeat.
Opting to bat at the Queens Park Oval, West Indies found the going tough against the Indian bowlers from the onset and posted a modest 214 for nine which the visitors overwhelmed with four wickets in hand and 31 balls to spare.
The hosts hardly looked in control all throught the match and India always appeared to be heading for a win.
But the manner in which the victory was achieved would give the West Indies side quite a bit of worry in the matches to come.
"We didn't score enough runs, we kept taking wickets but the total wasn't big enough to put pressure on them. It's about going out there and putting up a challenging total on the board but we couldn't do that," Sammy said after the loss.
Asked about his decision to bat first, he said, "It's a turning track and we wanted to have the best of the conditions when batting first."
He continued: "Desmond Haynes, our batting consultant, has been doing a good job and we just need to execute our plans properly."
Sammy said his batters need to rise to the occasion and put up a better display in the coming matches of the series.
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The hosts hardly looked in control all throught the match and India always appeared to be heading for a win.
But the manner in which the victory was achieved would give the West Indies side quite a bit of worry in the matches to come.
"We didn't score enough runs, we kept taking wickets but the total wasn't big enough to put pressure on them. It's about going out there and putting up a challenging total on the board but we couldn't do that," Sammy said after the loss.
Asked about his decision to bat first, he said, "It's a turning track and we wanted to have the best of the conditions when batting first."
He continued: "Desmond Haynes, our batting consultant, has been doing a good job and we just need to execute our plans properly."
Sammy said his batters need to rise to the occasion and put up a better display in the coming matches of the series.
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