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Cuttack: India wriggled out of a precarious position to clinch a nerve-wrecking one-wicket victory over the West Indies in the first one-dayer which turned out to be a low-scoring thriller on Tuesday.
After restricting the visitors to 211 for nine, India were tottering at 59 for five before riding on Rohit Sharma's 99-ball 72 to scrape past the target with seven balls to spare and take a 1-0 lead in the series.
Rohit took India close to the victory target before getting out with 11 runs to get, leaving it to the last pair of Varun Aaron and Umesh Yadav to see the hosts through in a game which went down to the wire.
Rohit staged a fine comeback by playing a knock, which was laced with three boundaries and a six, and along with Ravindra Jadeja (38), put on an 83-run partnership for the sixth wicket to set it up for India.
But there was excitement galore as fortunes ebbed and flowed till the very end.
After wicket-maiden overs following Rohit's dismissal, the visitors had a real chance to wrap it up with the last two Indian batsmen requiring 11 to finish the task.
There was a lot of drama and confusion between the two batsmen but the West Indies could not dislodge them as India recorded their 10th win on the trot at home, beginning with their World Cup success.
Aaron slammed Darren Sammy for a four before Yadav hit the winning boundary in the same over as the hosts broke into celebrations.
Earlier, India's young bowling attack performed creditably and justified stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag's decision to field as it restricted the West Indies to a modest total.
Yadav (2/33) was the pick of the three-pronged Indian pace attack, which ensured that the team did not miss Praveen Kumar who was ruled out of the series due to a fractured rib.
Aaron also picked up two wickets while R Vinay Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin and Suresh Raina had one each in a disciplined show.
Darren Bravo was the top-scorer for the West Windies with 60 (74b, 6x4) but the stylish left-hander could not convert his knock into a big one.
He was involved in a 75-run fourth-wicket partnership with Danza Hyatt (31 from 54 balls; 2x4, 1x6) as the duo somewhat repaired the damage done by the Indian pacemen early on but could not consolidate.
It was a flop show by the much-fancied Kieron Pollard who took 33 balls for his 13 runs, leaving the visitors to bank on a 22-run cameo by Andre Russell to get past the 200-mark.
In reply, the strong Indian batting line-up left the packed crowd stunned with a reckless display, before Rohit steadied the innings. It was not an ideal time for Rohit to come into the middle with India reeling on 47 for three.
Immediately after he joined Sehwag, some frustrated ones in the packed crowd hurled missiles at Pollard, forcing the match to be stopped for about five minutes.
Brief scores
West Indies 211 for 9 (Bravo 60)
India 213 for 9 (Rohit 72, Roach 3-46)
Result India beat West Indies by one wicket
MOM Rohit Sharma (India)
