At Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies skipper Nicholas Pooran won the toss and elected to bowl against India.
Shubman Gill was selected over Ruturaj Gaikwad as Shikhar Dhawan's opening partner, while Sanju Samson was selected over Ishan Kishan.
However, India's rollicking start was bolstered by Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill, who were the aggressors. It looked as if India was going to reach 350 after Dhawan and Iyer took over.
India lost a flurry of wickets after the second drinks break, with both Dhawan and Iyer leaving soon after. A ball was eaten by Deepak Hooda and Sanju Samson as well.
Ultimately, Axar Patel broke the shackles and India crossed the 300-run mark, setting the Windies a 309-run target.
Shikhar Dhawan scored 97 runs for India, while Shubman Gill was dismissed for 64 runs. The first wicket was added for 119 runs.
The partnership between Shreyas Iyer and Shikhar Dhawan reached 94 before Shreyas Iyer was dismissed for 54 runs.
Kyle Mayers and Shamarh Brooks both hit fifties as India was smashed to pieces.
It was Nicholas Pooran and Brandon King who took over and continued to take the game deep until the plot crumbled.
It was Nicholas Pooran and Brandon King who took over and continued to take the game deep until the plot crumbled.
As a result of a lot of ups and downs in the last ball game, India won by three runs to take a 1-0 lead.