UPDATE 1-Cricket-India win high-scoring one-dayer v West Indies

* Yuvraj clubs 131 in India's 339 for six

* Battling West Indies finish 20 runs short

(updates with result)

By Simon Evans

KINGSTON, June 26 (Reuters) - A merciless 131 in 102 balls from Yuvraj Singh helped India to a 20-run victory over a battling West Indies in Jamaica on Friday in the first in a series of four one-dayers.

Singh's powerful hitting helped India amass 339 for six, the second highest one-day international score at Sabina Park, but the determined hosts ran them close as they were bowled out for 319 in the 49th over.

Chris Gayle (37) and Runako Morton (42) put on 65 inside 10 overs for the opening stand before Ramnaresh Sarwan (45) and an aggressive Shivnarine Chanderpaul (63) kept West Indies up with the run-rate.

The home team needed 25 to win off the last three overs with two wickets remaining but Rudra Pratap Singh bowled Sulieman Benn for seven.