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Port of Spain: Off-spinner Shane Shillingford took two cheap wickets on debut as West Indies stifled South Africa on a weather-spoilt first day of the opening Test at Queen's Park Oval on Thursday.
The visitors, who won the toss, limped to 70/3 after the entire opening session and half of the post-lunch session were lost to rain.
Shillingford, a 27-year-old from Dominica, grabbed 2-5 from six overs.
Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn supported well with 1-21 off 11 overs.
Captain Graeme Smith (23) and Alviro Petersen (31) shared an opening stand of 55 to give South Africa a solid platform.
The visitors went to tea on 45-0 but the West Indies spinners dominated after the break.
Shillingford made the initial breakthrough when Smith prodded forward and edged low to slip where Dwayne Bravo claimed a comfortable catch.
After a brief delay through bad light, Benn snared the key wicket of in-form Hashim Amla for 2. Amla was also pouched at slip as he pushed hard at a Benn turner.
Petersen, who had earlier survived a dropped catch off Benn by wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin and a desperately close lbw appeal that the West Indies failed to overturn on TV review, fell to Shillingford just before the close.
The right-hander was ruled lbw by umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan and the batsman's decision to request a TV review failed. Petersen struck two fours off 93 balls.
Jacques Kallis (6 not out) and night watchman Paul Harris (0 not out) survived 14 deliveries before bad light again ended a truncated day.
Brief scores
South Africa 70 for 3 (Petersen 31, Shillingford 2-5)
