Mumbai, December 02: Openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Tharanga Paranavitana struck half centuries as Sri Lanka reached 117 for one in their first innings at lunch on the opening day of the third and final cricket Test against India here today.
Test cricket returned to the Brabourne Stadium after 36 years in front of a sparse crowd as Sri Lanka opted to bat first after skipper Kumar Sangakkara won the toss for the first time in the series.
Dilshan (51 batting) and Paranavitana (53) batted in a forthright manner and also brought up their best first wicket partnership in the rubber, 93 in 19.5 overs.
Indian off spinner Harbhajan Singh, brought in early into the attack just before the first hour, struck a big blow when he induced the left-handed Paranavitana (53) to drive and edge to Rahul Dravid at slip just 25 minutes before lunch.
–PTI