After rain took center stage for most part of Day One, both West Indies and India will look to exploit the conditions and hope play goes uninterrupted on Day Two of the final Test.

Rain played spoilsport as only 31.1 overs were possible on the opening day of the third and final Test between India and West Indies on Wednesday.

Sent into bat, the hosts were 75/3 when the heavens opened up shortly after the lunch break, and it stayed that way till the day's play was finally called off at 4.15 pm local time.

Darren Bravo was batting on 22 while Shivnarine Chanderpaul was unbeaten on 17, with the two adding 40 runs for the fourth wicket in 14.2 overs.

Before that, the Indian seamers had West Indies in a spot of bother, picking up three early wickets.

In-form pacer Ishant Sharma struck twice while Praveen Kumar chipped in with one as West Indies went to lunch at 64 for three at the Windsor Park.

This is a landmark Test in several ways other than the ground's debut: Chanderpaul became the most-capped West Indies Test cricketer, overtaking Courtney Walsh, and he fittingly handed out the maroon caps to his two debutant team-mates, Kieran Powell and Kirk Edwards.