Andre Russell is the new man. Ashwin errs with a wide.

Terry Alderman
Ex-Australia seam bowler on BBC Test Match Special

"This is embarrassing for the West Indies. Carter had done all the hard work and then he plays an expansive shot like that. Ashwin is loving this with the extra bounce he is getting."

This wicket is all about building pressure through good bowling. Carter began fluently enough, but India have got him wrapped up, with no runs from his last 11 balls, so he decides to take a risk and play the sweep. He top-edges and Mohammed Shami takes a good catch at long leg with the sun in his eyes.

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In the middle overs, you want bowlers who can take the pace off the ball, mix it up a little and use their brain, and in Mohit and Ashwin, India have two of the best operators in the tournament on current form.

Mohit, who has only coughed up nine runs from his four overs so far, continues. Many bowlers with Mohit's moderate pace would be scared of using the short ball, but he continues to deploy it to excellent effect, keeping the batsmen honest with a tight line. Sammy has no answer, and that's Mohit's second maiden of the day.

West Indies 71-5 (20 overs)

Batsmen: Carter 21, Sammy 3

Fall of wickets: 8-1 (Smith 6), 15-2 (Samuels 2), 35-3 (Gayle 21), 35-4 (Ramdin 0), 67-5 (Simmons 9)

Bowling figures: Shami 6-2-19-2, Yadav 5-1-20-1, Ashwin 5-0-20-0, Sharma 4-1-9-1

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Live TMS commentary

Terry Alderman
Ex-Australia seam bowler on BBC Test Match Special

"It could have been worse. India have put down three catches - all from Chris Gayle. But the bouncer has brought about two or three wickets. Carter has equipped himself well. I have been impressed by his temperament. He has added 21 and put a little bit of respectability on the board."

Ashwin continues. Sammy, who generally prefers pace on the ball rather than revs, is off the mark with a nudge down to third man for two.

Rakesh Pradhan:, external More collapso cricket than Calypso from the West Indians

Darren Sammy is about as cheerful a character as you'll encounter in international cricket but this batting display must have wiped the smile off even his face. He's the new man anyway. Carter, who crossed with Simmons before the catch was taken, has a wild swing at a wide one from Mohit - in fact it's called a wide, the only blemish on a successful over.

Brad Hogg
Ex-Australia spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"I'm not going to have a go at Simmons there. It was short and he took it on and we expect that from the Caribbean boys. He hit it well but to the wrong part of the ground, where a fielder was. These next two batters to come - Sammy and Russell - have some fight in them so don't think the game is over yet."

No, no, no. West Indies' nascent rebuilding project is reduced to a pile of rubble. Simmons tries to hook Mohit, is surprised by the extra bounce, and top-edges the ball into the breadbasket of Umesh Yadav at long leg.

MS Dhoni is still sniffing for wickets here - now he's got a man in at bat-pad to Ashwin. Not a fielding position you see often in one-day cricket, but it just shows the confidence of this India team at the moment. Carter misjudges a cut shot and gets a streaky four past Suresh Raina at slip.

David Cunningham:, external West Indies need to be brave and change their batting order. Sluggers in the middle.

Mohit Sharma is a bowler who has real confidence in his variations, and he keeps Lendl Simmons tied down with a canny set that includes plenty of changes of length and pace. A maiden.

Ashwin continues after that brief pause. Lendl Simmons has been the man in form for West Indies in this tournament, getting a hundred against Ireland and 50 against Pakistan. It's Carter who looks the more fluent at the moment though, snaking out a telescopic pair of arms to sweep Ashwin powerfully for four.

Brad Hogg
Ex-Australia spinner on BBC Test Match Special

"The West Indies just look so out of sorts on this Waca wicket. It's so disappointing. Everyone used to love the Windies with their calypso cricket. We're missing that."

Mohit Sharma only operates at around 130kph, but he lets the ball go with an audible grunt of exertion - think David Ferrer rather than Maria Sharapova. Three singles from a tight over, and time for a drink. West Indies coach Richie Richardson could do with a drop of the strong stuff in his.

West Indies have to screw their heads back on and recalculate their idea of a decent total here. 200? 220? Carter isn't picking Ashwin at the moment, missing with a couple of attempted sweeps, but he does get a couple when he connects with one down to deep square leg.

Dave W:, external Is there some follow through from the West Indies cancelled tour of India at work here? Lack of interest? Commitment?

Mohit Sharma hasn't had a bowl yet but he's already been in the thick of the action, putting down a catch, running out Samuels and then pouching Gayle at deep square leg. He gets his chance now. If you haven't seen him before, he deals in canny, naggingly accurate medium-pace. Well, mostly accurate - he drops short with his third ball and Carter flays him through point with a lovely shot for four.