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Sri Lanka sitting pretty

Fast bowler Carl Mumba debuted for Zimbabwe. He was one of three debutants in the game: batsman Asela Gunaratne and pacer Lahiru Kumara got their first Test for Sri Lanka  AFP
Sri Lanka chose to bat and Dimuth Karunaratne stroked his way to a half-century  Associated Press
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Kaushal Silva was fluent from the other end  Associated Press
The pair added 123 for the opening stand  Associated Press
It didn't help the hosts that they could not hold on to much in the field - several catches went down, while some were just out of reach  Associated Press
Kaushal Silva missed out on what would have back-to-back tons as he chipped a simple catch to mid-on  Getty Images
Kusal Perera picked up where the openers left off. He brought up his maiden Test ton...  AFP
... Before Graeme Cremer's late strikes gave Zimbabwe some cheer; Sri Lanka ended on 317 for 4  Getty Images
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