• Hosts halt opening day of first Test on 250 for two[br]• Visitors pay costly price for dropped catchesDimuth Karunaratne steered Sri Lanka into a commanding position on the opening day of the first Test against West Indies in Galle,making 135 not out in a total of 250 for two.
West Indies were wasteful in the field as they dropped two catches. One of them, a seemingly simple snaffle at mid-on, or kept Dinesh Chandimal at the crease. He was 14 not out at the time and went on to score an unbeaten 72 as he and Karunaratne built a partnership of 149 by the close of play.
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Source: theguardian.com