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Barring from the late scare from Christopher Barnwell, it was a clinical performance with the ball from Indians as they beat the hosts West Indies by 16 runs.

With the match dead and buried, Barnwell smashed a brilliant unbeaten 34 off 16 balls, which gave them a glimer of hope, but it was a case of too little too late.

For West Indies Darren Bravo was the top-scorer with 41, while Harbhajan Singh was the pick of the bowlers for India with 2-24 off his four overs.

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Yusuf Pathan to bowl the final over. Barnwell has been striking it good but 31 runs off the final over may be a bit too much for the all-rounder.

Hyatt meanwhile, pulls a short delivery towards deep midwicket for a boundary.

Hyatt repeats the stroke, this time in the air, but it falls short of the fielder -- a single this time.

Barnwell has been outstanding as he smashes another six off Pathan.

At the end India beat West Indies by 16 runs.

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Ashwin back into his final over -- West Indies need some big hits now.

Barnwell might just be the answer as he launches into the offspinner for a maximum over extra cover.

He repeats the stroke, this time a monstrous hit over the bowlers head.

Expensive over from Ashwin -- 19 runs from it. West Indies were 116-5 after 18 overs.

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Marlon Samuels and Darren Bravo have kept West Indies in the hunt with an unbeaten 50-run stand.

With five overs togo, Windieshave done well to keep their wicketsintact. Harbhajan Singh into his final over now.

Darren Bravochipsdown the track only a single this time.

Bhajji then has Samuels walking back after the batsman miscued one straight dwon Parthiv's throat.

Samuels was out for 27. Meanwhile, Bravo continues to surge as he smashes one past square leg for a boundary.

Bhajji has his revenge, when he had Bravo dragging one onto the stumps --India in control now.

West Indies were 92-4 after 16 overs.

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So after the two quick wickets, West Indies seem to have setteled into a rythm. Marlon Samuels and Darren Bravo have steadied the ship a bit.

Munaf Patel back for the second spell as Smauels turns one for a single. Both the teams have struggled to score on sluggish track and wet out field.

But Bravo breaks the shackles a bit with a boundary over midwicket. Munaf drops one short, Bravo is quick to pounce on it.

At the end of 11 overs West Indies were 60-2.

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Ashwin provides the breakthrough for India after he was smashed for a amximum two balls earlier.

Ashwin dropped on short -- spun a lotabd the ball lobbed to Virat Kohli, who took a neat cacth. Replays howeber showed that the ball hadn't touched the batsman's bat. Simmons was back in the hut for nine.

In the next over Munaf Patel cleans up Andre Fletcher for 11. At the end of five overs, West Indies were 30-2.

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Ravi Rampaul to bowl the final over. Pathan has been striking the ball well. Rampaul digs one short -- bhajji gives himself a bit of room and slots it in the stands for a maximum. 150-up forIndia.

Bhajji then makefull use of a fulltoss tosmash it to another boundary. At the end of20 overs India finish with a competitive 159-6.

Darren Sammy was the pick of the bowlers with 4-16, while Badri top-scored forIndia with 43.

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Barnwell into his second over but doesn't start well -- five wides to open the over.

Rohit Sharma and Badri have revived the Indian innings with an importantpartnership. Rohit asbeen the aggressive of thetwo as he smashes Barnwell formaximum overlong on.

Next up Barnwell has his revenge as he castles Rohit for 26. Rohit going for a hoick again, misses the ballcompletly.

Yusuf Pathan roundsup the over with a maximum. Another goodoverfor India -- 20 runs from the over.

India were 134-5 after 18 overs.

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Badrinath and Rohit Sharma are turning the heat on West Indies bowler. Bishoo into his third over as Badri backs away and smashes it through extra-coverfor a boundary.

Badri thensteps put and smashes it over the bowlers head for another boundary. At the end of17 overs India were 114-4.

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Nurse into his final over. Spinners have managed to extract spin out of the wicket.

India despite the fall of wckets are managing 6 per over run rate.

Dropped!!! Nurse gets one to hold it's line as Rohit Sharma hits one back to the bowler but Nurse couldn't hold on to a simple chance.

Next up he gets an outside edge for a boundary. So at the end of 14 overs India were 83-6.

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Sammy on hattrick but Raina is at ease -- dabs one for a single. Badrinath at the other end glances down one to fine legfor a single.

Raina tries to hitSammyout the park but doesn't time it-- Sammy has four. Rainawasout to another slower one. Indian ship sinking at Queen;s Park Oval.

At the end of nine overs India were 57-4. Sammy finishes off his spell with figures of 4-0-16-4.

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Sammy into his third over and he strikes an important blow as he removes in-form Virat Kohli for 14.

Kohli was done-in by a slower one as he tried to play the shot early, only to chip it to Hyatt in covers.

Sammy rounds up the over with the wicket of Parthiv, who was looking good in the middle.

Parhtiv went for a drive, away from the body -- another slower one. Sammy is on a hattrick.

India reeling at 48-3 after seven overs.

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Andre Russel comes in but Virat Kohli welcomes him with a boundary. What's worse it's no-ball. FREE HIT!!!

Russel tries to go for a full length delivery and Kohli too is equal to the task to smash it for second boundary off the over.

Parthiv at the other end, hoicks Russel over long on for a maximum. Indians getting to move on.

Presense of Gayle must have had something to do with it as he is in the stands along with Jerome Taylor.

Parthiv launches himself again, doesn't time it -- couple of runs for the lefthander.

20 runs from the over -- good one for India

At the end of six overs India were 46 for one.

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Change of ends for Rampaul as Parthiv goes for a wild swish, misses the ball.

Next up, Rampaul gives Parthiv to free his arms and the left hander doesn't need a second invitation to smash it for a boundary.

There is something in it for the medium pacers in the pitch.

Parthiv smashes one straight -- hits the stumps at the bowlers end -- no harm done.

At the end of four overs India were 19-1.

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Darren Sammy takes over from Rampaul as Dhawan takes a single through backward point.

Steady drizzle hits Queen Park Oval as Parthiv hits one to long on and takes off for a single.

Good to see the intent of Indian openers, taking singles early on. But as we speak Sammy puts an effort ball, which catches the edge of Dhawan's blade as India lose their first wicket.

India were 13-1 after three overs.

So it will be Parthiv Patel to take the strike as Shikhar Dhawan is ready at the non-striker's end. Ravi Rampaul will open the proceedings for West Indies.

First up nice on the money ball from Rampaul as Parthiv dabs one for a quick single.

Rampaul to Dhawan as the lefthander cuts, but can't get it past Barnwell at gully.

Couple of wides follows as India were 3-0 after the first over.

Badri and Dhawan make their Twenty20 debut as Windies are going in with the same side that played against Pakistan.

Indian team look stronger on paper with five spinning options. West Indies, however are confident to do well against the visitors

Welcome the live coverage of the one-off Twenty20 International between West Indies and India.

There has been a lot of talk over Gayle and Indian seniors resting for the tour.

Meanwhile, West Indies have won the toss and have elected to bowl first in the tour opener.

Teams:

India: Shikhar Dhawan, Parthiv Patel, Suresh Raina (c), Virat Kohli, S Badrinath, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Praveen Kumar, Harbhajan Singh, R Ashwin, Munaf Patel.

West Indies: Lendell Simmons, Andre Fletcher, Darren Bravo, MarlonSamuels, DanzaHyatt, DarrenSammy (C), Christopher Barnwell, Andre Russell, A Nurse, D Bishoo, R Rampaul.