Carlos Braithwaite shines for West Indies but rain the winner at SCG

Carlos Brathwaite shone briefly for West Indies as just 11.2 overs were possible on the second day of the third Test with Australia in Sydney.

West Indies - 2-0 down in the third-Test series - resumed on 207-6 and reached 248-7 when rain interrupted play for a third and final time.

But the small crowd were treated to flurry of boundaries from Brathwaite who made 69 entertaining runs amid the drizzle and was warmly applauded for it.

Resuming on 35, the 27-year-old showed why he has been one of the few bright spots for West Indies on what has otherwise been a miserable tour.

Playing his second Test after scoring 59 on debut in Melbourne last week, Brathwaite smashed four sixes and seven fours in his 71-ball innings.

One of the two sixes he hit in one over off Australia paceman James Pattinson was a spectacular heave over the covers and deep into the crowd.

A fuming Pattinson had his revenge, however, when he found his range and took out Brathwaite's off stump with what the batsman described as a "good nut".

"I was upset that once again I got a start and couldn't carry on. One of the main mantras in cricket is that when things are going good you maximize," Brathwaite said.

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"Then reaching halfway off and hearing the applause - I even saw some people standing - I just took a step back and said 'you know what, just enjoy the feeling'. I raised my bat and looked around and it was a very, very good feeling..."

Denesh Ramdin will resume on 30 not out for West Indies alongside Kemar Roach, who has yet to score, on day three.

Australian spinner Stephen O'Keefe said he thought there was still time for the hosts to force a result.

"There's still a hell of a lot of cricket to go," he said. "If you can get three days in then that's close to 300 overs.

"Hopefully if the skipper sees that spin will play a big role then we might get more overs in towards the back end of the match."