Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, Galle, 1st day

Sri Lankan batsmen dominate opening day

Jul 18, 2010

Spectators were made to wait to watch Muttiah Muralitharan bowl in his final Test, as Sri Lanka chose to bat•Associated Press

Mithun eventually got rid of Dilshan to pick his maiden Test wicket...•AFP

Kumar Sangakkara cashed in on India's weakened bowling and laid the foundation for a big first-innings score•AFP

Virender Sehwag dismissed Sangakkara to break a 181-run stand•AFP

Abhimanyu Mithun made his debut and bowled well to Tillakaratne Dilshan•AFP

...but only after he had given them a brisk start•AFP

Sangakkara eased to his 22nd Test century•Associated Press

Rain and bad light intervened to end the day's play and Sri Lanka finished in a dominant position, at 256 for 2•AFP

Tharanga Paranavitana was solid at the other end and brought up his half-century•Associated Press

Paranavitana followed soon after to notch up his first•AFP