Having lost their opening match of the tour to�Barbados�by�an innings and 77 runs, the Indians showed marked improvement against Leeward Islands.�Put in to bat, they�put up a total of 450, thanks to some fine batting by openers Gautam Gambhir (98) and �Amit Chopra (79), and�middle order batsmen Ambati Rayudu (84) and Abhijit Kale (80). No. 3 batsman Connor Williams also made a useful contribution of 41 runs.

In reply, the hosts were shot out for 201.�Leeward Islands collapsed after a good start. From 101 for 1, the Islanders collapsed against the leg spin of Haryana's Amit Mishra and off-breaks of Hyderabad's Rayudu and were�all out for 201.

Mishra claimed five wickets for�55 runs while�Rayudu chipped in with 4 for 43.

For Leeward Islands, opener F A Adams top scored with 54. S C Joseph made a useful 46.

Asked to follow on, the Islanders were helped by incessant showers that prevented play for long periods on the third day. Determined resistance�by opener J A Mitchell, who remained unbeaten on 72, and O C Banks, who was undefeated with 51, helped save the day for the home side. When play was called off they�were�232-4, after being� precarious placed at 126-4, before Mitchell and Banks mounted the rescue act.

Mishra was again the most successful bowler with three wickets�for 63.