Sri Lanka v India, 1st Test, Galle, 1st day
Sri Lankan batsmen dominate opening day
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