Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhananjaya de Silva and Pathum Nissanka were the shining light as Sri Lanka dominated Day 1 of the ongoing first Test against West Indies here at the Galle International Stadium on Sunday.
Galle: Dimuth Karunaratne, Dhananjaya de Silva and Pathum Nissanka were the shining light as Sri Lanka dominated Day 1 of the ongoing first Test against West Indies here at the Galle International Stadium on Sunday.
At stumps, Sri Lanka`s score reads 267/3-- with Karunaratne (132*) and Dhananjaya (56*) unbeaten at the crease.Opting to bat first, Sri Lanka openers Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne provided an ideal start to the hosts as the duo saw out the opening session.
Both batters saw out 27 overs in the first session, scoring 61 runs.Nissanka and Karunaratne started from their left off and the duo brought up the 100-run opening stand in the 39th over of the innings.