TAROUBA, Trinidad (AP) — Kavem Hodge’s unbeaten 83 carried West Indies to 194-3 against Pakistan at stumps on the rain-affected first day of the first test on Saturday.Only 67 overs were bowled in the day before stumps was called early because of bad light.Hodge batted in all three sessions, including the truncated first session in which only 14.1 overs were bowled and 23 runs scored. He came to the crease in the ninth over when Mohammad Abbas bowled Brandon King (12) on his way to figures of 1-8 from seven overs in the morning session.When the players returned from lunch, Hodge faced a pitch that had been enlivened by the rain, and stood firm as West Indies added 104 runs for the loss of two wickets in 28.5 overs.Hodge then added 67 runs in 24 overs in the shortened final session during which he survived a confident appeal for lbw. He was struck above the knee roll on the back pad by a ball from Abbas which jagged back from outside off stump.
Pakistan’s appeal was upheld by the on-field umpire but overturned by the television officials when replays showed the ball was bouncing over the stumps.Hodge went on to share an unbroken 88-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Shai Hope who was 39 not out at close of play.Abbas finished the day with 2-44 from 19 overs as the best of the Pakistan bowlers. Left-arm spinner Usman Ali made his test debut at 33 and managed to find sharp turn at times.
