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Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales struck early for the West Indies as Pakistan reached 34 for two in a rain-shortened morning session after they were put in to bat on the opening day of the first Test of the two-match series at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Opening batsmen Imran Butt and Abid Ali negotiated the first half-hour of play without too many alarms before veteran pacer Roach bowled Butt through the gate with a full-length delivery in the seventh over of the day.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Seales, who made his Test debut in the previous series against South Africa in St Lucia two months earlier, then disposed of Ali without any addition to the score via a catch to wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva when he prodded indecisively at another delivery pitched up to the batsman.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Pakistan captain Babar Azam joined former skipper Azhar Ali with the visitors already in trouble at 21 for two.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

They played with exaggerated care in coping with the first-change pair of bowlers - Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers - before the rain which was forecast arrived to take the players off the field 40 minutes before the scheduled interval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Azam will resume on 10 and Azhar on three, assuming the showers relent to allow for a prompt resumption following the earlier lunch break.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Rain is forecast throughout the first Test and is in keeping with this Pakistan sojourn through the Caribbean which has already been severely disrupted by inclement weather.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Just one fixture of the scheduled four-match T20 International series in Barbados and Guyana was completed with Pakistan prevailing by seven runs in that encounter at Providence.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mindful of pitch conditions which are expected to favour spinners later in the match, the West Indies opted for left-arm orthodox slow bowler Jomel Warrican over established off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall in their final eleven.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Nkrumah Bonner also returns to the team in place of Shai Hope in the middle order after he suffered a concussion and was ruled out of the remainder of the South Africa series after being struck on the helmet by a bouncer from fast bowler Anrich Nortje.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Pakistan's line-up shows no surprises as leg-spinner Yasir Shah reclaims his spot after missing the campaign against Zimbabwe in Harare in which the visitors thrashed the hosts by an innings in both matches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mohammad Abbas is also back in the team to bolster a seam attack which also includes Shaheen Shah Afridi and Hasan Ali.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/08\/kemar-roach,jayden-seales-strike-early-against-pakistan-in-rain-hit-first-test.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for WI vs PAK: Kemar Roach,Jayden Seales Strike Early Against Pakistan In Rain-Hit Fir", "alt_title": "WI vs PAK: Kemar Roach,Jayden Seales Strike Early Against Pakistan In Rain-Hit First Test", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "WI vs PAK: Kemar Roach,Jayden Seales Strike Early Against Pakistan In Rain-Hit First Test On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales struck early for the West Indies as Pakistan reached 34 for two in a rain-shortened morning session after they were put in to bat on the opening day of the first Test of the two-match series at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Thurs", "seo_keywords": "west Indies cricket news, West Indies Cricket Team, pakistan cricket news, Pakistan Cricket Team", "tag": null, "tagging": "west Indies cricket news,West Indies Cricket Team,pakistan cricket news,Pakistan Cricket Team,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "kemar-roachjayden-seales-strike-early-against-pakistan-in-rain-hit-first-test", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "2481", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-08-12 23:08:50", "updated": "2021-08-12 23:09:09", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Pakistan tour of West Indies, Test Series, Test Cricket, Pakistan vs West Indies, Kemar Roach,Jayden Seales Strike on Pakistan, Match Delayed by the rain", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "27", "jio_date": "2021-08-12 23:08:50", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-08-12 23:08:50", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/kemar-roachjayden-seales-strike-early-against-pakistan-in-rain-hit-first-test-81348" }