Hyderabad: A powerhouse batting display sparked by the ebullience at the top of Ewin Lewis, allied with shoddy Indian bowling and fielding, set the foundation for a massive West Indies total in the first of three T20Is on Friday night.

Upwards of 30,000 fans watched gob-smacked as the Caribbeans brought their 'A' game to the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, storming to 207 for five on being put in by Virat Kohli. Lewis did the early running with a spectacular 17-ball 40 but this was by no means a one-man show. Shimron Hetmyer blazed to his maiden T20I half-century, skipper Kieron Pollard weighed in with a muscular 37 and Jason Holder applied the finishing touches with a quick-fire 24 as India wilted under the pressure.