Rain blights opening day of Sri Lanka's tour game

Little play was possible on the opening day of the three-day tour game between the West Indies Cricket Board's President's XI and Sri Lanka at Arnos Vale. Sri Lanka, opting to bat, were 46 for 1 at lunch when heavy rain washed out the rest of the day.

Sri Lanka suffered an early setback when Sanath Jayasuriya was run out for 4 with the score on 7. But Kumar Sangakkara (26 not out) and Marvan Atapattu (16 not out) steadied the innings with an unbroken partnership of 39.

The start of play had been delayed by half an hour because of early morning rain. This was the solitary tour game that Sri Lanka had before the Tests, a scheduling that looked more and more foolhardy with every inch of rainfall.