Warnapura: Half century
First Test Match
ColomboSri Lanka 85-2 (B S M Warnapura 50 no) v India
Malinda Warnapura struck an unbeaten half-century as Sri Lanka reached 85-2 after a rain-hit opening day of the first Test against India in Colombo.
The hosts lost Michael Vandort (3) and Kumar Sangakkara (12) in the 22 overs that were possible after rain held up the start of play until after tea.
Captain Mahela Jayawardene opted to bat first but soon lost Vandort with the score on seven, the opener playing at a rising ball from Ishant Sharma (1-21) and getting a fine edge to wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik.
Warnapura and Sangakkara then added 50 for the second wicket before veteran left-armer Zaheer Khan (1-42) struck again for the tourists, inducing an edge out of the left-handed Sangakkara with Rahul Dravid taking the catch at slip.
But Warnapura (50 not out) moved to his third half-century in Tests off just 74 balls and kept company with Jayawardene (16no) when stumps were drawn early due to bad light.
The match marks the start of the ICC's experiment with a referral system, where batsmen and the fielding side have the opportunity to challenge an umpire's decision via television replays.
However, there were no referrals on a truncated first day's play.
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| Fixture |
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| Monday 9th November |
| One Day Int Third Match |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand |
| Women's T20 Int First Women's Twenty20 International |
| West Indies Women vs England Women |
| Tuesday 10th November |
| One Day Int Second Match |
| South Africa vs Zimbabwe |
| Tour Match One Day Match |
| South Africa A vs England |
| Women's T20 Int Second Women's Twenty20 International |
| West Indies Women vs England Women |
| Wednesday 11th November |
| One Day Int Seventh Match |
| India vs Australia |
| Thursday 12th November |
| Int Twenty20 First Match |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand |
| Women's T20 Int Third Women's Twenty20 International |
| West Indies Women vs England Women |
| Friday 13th November |
| Int Twenty20 Second Match |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand |
| International Twenty20 |
| South Africa vs England |
| Result |
|---|
| Sunday 8th November |
| One Day International Series |
| South Africa vs Zimbabwe South Africa won by 45 runs. |
| India vs Australia Australia won by 6 wickets. |
| Tour Match |
| vs England England won by 8 wickets. |
| Saturday 7th November |
| Women's One Day International Series |
| West Indies Women vs England Women West Indies Women won by 1 wickets. |
| Friday 6th November |
| One Day International Series |
| Pakistan vs New Zealand New Zealand won by 64 runs. |
| Tour Match |
| Diamond Eagles vs England XI England won by 185 runs. |
| Women's One Day International Series |
| West Indies Women vs England Women England Women won by 13 runs. |
| Thursday 5th November |
| One Day International Series |
| Bangladesh vs Zimbabwe Bangladesh won by 1 wickets. |
| India vs Australia Australia won by 3 runs. |
| Wednesday 4th November |
| Under 19 One Day International Series |
| Bangladesh Under 19 vs England Under 19 Bangladesh Under 19 won by 8 runs. |
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