Virat Kohli fell one short of a run-a-ball century but still helped India set West Indies a steep target of 289 in the second one-day international at Visakhapatnam.
Ravi Rampaul had the in-form batsman caught on 99, and also picked up the wickets of Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja on his way to figures of 4-60.
Sharma (12) was the first man to fall, and his opening partner Shikhar Dhawan failed to kick on after reaching 35 in quick time, as he was trapped lbw by Veerasammy Permaul to leave India on 69-2.
Kohil, who struck nine fours during his stay at the crease, put on half-century stands with Yuvraj Singh (28) and Raina (23) for the third and the fourth wicket respectively.
His magnificent knock ended shortly after Yuvraj became Darren Sammy's only victim in a one-over spell that cost him 11 runs, leaving captain MS Dhoni to do the power-hitting in the final few overs.
India's wicket-keeper showed again why he is seen as one of the best finishers to an innings in the world by striking four maximums and three more boundaries in an unbeaten 51, which came off just 40 balls.
Joe Fish
