On the opening day of the third and final cricket test at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, the West Indies were 161 for 2 in the first innings against India, at tea. Kirk Edwards on 13 and Darren Bravo on 4 were at the crease. The tourists, after opting to bat first, got off to a solid start, with both the openers, Adrian Barath and Kriagg Brathwaite, playing the fierce Indian bowlers with aplomb. In the post-lunch session, both the openers continued from where they left in the opening session, crossing the 100-mark with a slow but immaculate performance. Ravichandran Ashwin then came to the Indian rescue, bagging the wickets of both the openers in quick succession. Barath scored 62, while Brathwaite made 68.For this test, two changes have been made in India's playing eleven. Virat Kohli and Varun Aaron have been included in the side, in place of Yuvraj Singh and Umesh Yadav. On the other hand, the most experienced Shivanarine Chanderpaul has been dropped from the West Indian side, due to a calf strain. In place of Chanderpaul, Keiron Powell has been included for this test.MS Dhoni led Team India have already bagged this 3-match series, by winning the first two tests.