It was not the most comprehensive of wins but having taken a morale-boosting 1-0 lead in the series, India would look to press home the advantage against a nervy West Indies in the second one-dayer, in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Wednesday.
The four-wicket win in the first one-dayer came after a wobbly start and the second-string Indian team will be aiming to plug the loopholes as the series progresses.
Missing key players Sachin Tendulkar and regular captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the young team led by Suresh Raina benefitted from the West Indians' follies in the lung-opener.