Jadeja struck in his first over to give India a crucial breakthrough as he dismissed Charles. Charles was caught and bowled by Jadeja, who dived full length to his left to take a blinder.
West Indies dealt another blow in quick succession when part-timer Raina rattled Samules's stumps to leave the visitors stuttering at 77/3 in 13.2 overs.
Charles led the West Indies fightback with his magnificent hitting after losing Chris Gayle cheaply. Charles notched up 34-ball 42 with the help of seven fours and a six.
Charles launched the counter attack along with Marlon Samuels to hammer Indian bowlers all over the park. The duo added run-a-ball 50-run stand for the second wicket to lead West Indies charge.
West Indies suffered a massive blow as Chris Gayle got run out in the first over after skipper Dwayne Bravo won the toss and decided to bat.
Gayle found himself short of the crease after Bhuvneshwar Kumar rushed to the ball on his follow through and broke the stumps. Gayle got injured when he landed badly on his keen was taken off the field on a stretcher.
After demolishing the West Indies in Sachin Tendulkar's emotionally draining farewell Test series, the Indian team will look to extend its supremacy in the ODIs as well.
The epic farewell is now behind them and the Indians would try and ensure that it is just cricket that is talked about now.
Dhoni's men were clinical, to say the least, in the way they went about their business in the Test series, taking full advantage of the West Indians' shabby show to wrap up two Tests in a matter of five days.
For the West Indies, the challenge could not have been bigger after the Test mauling. Darren Sammy would make way for all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as captain of the side and the visitors would hope to restore some of the lost pride by coming good in the shorter format.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami and Jaydev Unadkat
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles, Marlon Samuels, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Narsingh Deonarine, Dwayne Bravo (capt), Darren Sammy, Sunil Narine, Jason Holder and Ravi Rampaul
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