Atapattu splits webbing of left hand

Marvan Atapattu, Sri Lanka's opening batsman, spilt the webbing of his left hand while catching Gareth Batty, and may not bat in the Sri Lanka first innings. Atapattu left the field immediately after sustaining the injury in Thursday's evening session and had four stitches inserted between his index and middle finger.

On Friday morning, Atapattu was unable to insert his left hand into his battling glove and Kumar Sangakkara, the usual number three, opened the innings in his absence. Sri Lanka are hopeful that he will recover quickly but were unsure as to whether he will be able to bat in the first innings.

"At this stage, we are unsure," said Ajit Jayasekera, the team manager. "It will his decision as to whether he can bat or not but at this stage he can't put his hand in his glove."