Roach got Dhawan caught by Bravo at deep square leg in the 24th over, breaking a solid 123-run first wicket stand.
Despite disciplined attack, West Indies failed to get any breakthrough as India crossed 100 mark in 22nd overs after being invited to bat.
Shikhar Dhawan scored a well deserved half-ton, setting a solid base for India in the do-or-die battle. Dhawan's fifty came off 70 balls. he was ably supported by his partner Rohit Sharma.
Earlier, India got off to a cautious start as they reached first fifty runs in 12 overs.
The Indian openers were seen struggling in scoring runs against the West Indies pacers as the duo could add just 39 runs in first powerplay.
After two back-to-back defeats, India need to win this match to stay afloat in the tri-series.
Both West Indies and India made one change to their playing eleven.
While Bravo returned to the side for West Indies in place of Devon Smith after recovering from a groin injury, India replaced Shami Ahmed with Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo(c), Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin(w), Darren Sammy, Sunil Narine, Kemar Roach, Tino Best
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli(c), Dinesh Karthik(w), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav
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