Chandima gave an easy catch to Bravo at mid-wicket after scoring 21 off 37 balls.
Invited to bat, openers Mahela Jayawardene and Upul Tharanga got Sri Lanka off to a steady start and guided the side past 50 in ten overs.
Dwayne Bravo got Sri Lankan opener Tharanga caught behind after a solid 62-run stand for the first wicket.
Skipper Bravo struck in the 14th over, removing Tharanga after his 25-run knock off 43 balls.
Mahela Jayawardene then struck an impresive half-ton giving sri Lanak hope. However,spinner Sunil Narine gave Sri Lanka second blow by scalping Jayawardene just after he reached his fifty.
Jaya edged Narine to wicket keeper Denesh Ramadin after scoring 52 in as many balls. His brisk knock was studded with seven boundaries.
After getting rid of Jayawardene, Narine struck again to dismiss Kumar Sangakkara to reduce Sri Lanka to 104/3 in the tri-series opener.
On the final delivery of the 22nd over, Sangakkara pushed Narine's flighted delivery straight to Kieron Pollard at extra cover after making 17 off 23 balls.
West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl against Sri Lanka in the first ODI of the tri-series at Sabina Park in Kingston on Friday.
West Indies were eliminated in the group stage of the Champions trophy when they lost to South Africa via Duckworth Lewis method while the Lankans were humbled in the semifinals by eventual champions India.
The teams have come into the tournament with almost the same set of players except that the hosts have left out Ramnaresh Sarwan and Jason Holder. The Lankans were forced to leave out injured opener Tillakaratne Dilshan.
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo(c), Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Darren Sammy, Sunil Narine, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach
Sri Lanka: Upul Tharanga, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara, Dinesh Chandimal, Angelo Mathews(c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Jeevan Mendis, Nuwan Kulasekara, Rangana Herath, Ajantha Mendis, Lasith Malinga
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