New Delhi, July 25 -- Rain halted play just after 14 overs on Day 1 of the first Test between West Indies and Pakistan in Trinidad on Saturday. With the game starting under overcast conditions, rain was expected at anytime during the day. It finally arrived on 14.1 overs with West Indies' score reading 23/1.

Brandon King was the only West Indies batter dismissed as he was cleaned up by pacer Mohammad Abbas. The rain started at 11:15 AM local time and continued through 12:05 PM local time, before lunch was taken. However, the weather looks encouraging for the latter part of the day.

Earlier, West Indies captain Roston Chase won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, which becomes the 13th Test ve...