Livid with the flop-show of the top-order, which also includes him, India's stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag said its poor performance was the prime reason for the hosts' 16-run loss in the third ODI against West Indies here.

Chasing a challenging 261 for victory, Rohit Sharma struck a classy 95 but the rest of the Indian top-order failed to fire and the team was ultimately bowled out for 244 in 46.5 overs last night.