Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan staged a late rally to help India post 153-7 in the World Twenty20 Super Eights match at Lord's here on Friday.
India, electing to bat on a slow wicket, had managed only 66 on the board by the 12th over for the loss of four wickets before Yuvraj and Yusuf put on 64 off 35 balls for the fifth wicket.
Left-handed Yuvraj, who hit England's Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over in the inaugural T20 Worlds in South Africa two years ago, smashed a valuable 67 off 43 balls with six fours and two sixes.
Yusuf, elder brother of team-mate Irfan Pathan, made 31 as India plundered 87 runs in the final eight overs, including 56 in the last five.
Dwayne Bravo claimed four wickets, but at a cost of 38 runs from his four overs. Paceman Jerome Taylor went for 44 runs from his four.
The West Indies took early charge by claiming three wickets by the fifth over with just 29 on the board.
Fast bowler Fidel Edwards had Rohit Sharma top-edging a hook to Lendl Simmons at square-leg before forcing Suresh Raina to give a low catch to wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin.
Simmons then sprinted back from square-leg to remove Gautam Gambhir with a superb catch in Bravo's first over.
When Bravo returned for his second over, the 12th of the innings, he claimed the wicket of Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with his first delivery to make it 66-4.
Dhoni, who made 11, put on 37 for the fourth wicket with Yuvraj before slashing a catch to Andre Fletcher on the point fence.
Yuvraj's knock included an imperious six over mid-wicket with a flick of his wrists off Taylor.
South Africa and hosts England are the other teams in the group from which two will advance to the semi-finals.
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