1st Test: ENG-171/5 in 53 overs, Day 1 (Stumps)

Updated: Thu, May 19 2016 14:43 IST

19th May: England were 171 for 5 when rain interuppted the days play. Shanaka's sensational maiden spell in Test cricket was the stand-out performance on a truncated opening day of the first Test at Headingley.

England vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Sri Lanka tour of England, 2016

Toss - Sri Lanka have won the toss and have opted to field

Venue Headingley, Leeds

Umpires - Aleem Dar, Rod Tucker

England ended the day 1 at 171 for 5 (Hales 71*, Bairstow 54*) in 53 overs. Dasun Shanaka took 3/30 from 9 overs.

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Teams:

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Dimuth Karunaratne, Kaushal Silva, Kusal Mendis, Dinesh Chandimal(w), Angelo Mathews(c), Lahiru Thirimanne, Dasun Shanaka, Rangana Herath, Dushmantha Chameera, Shaminda Eranga, Nuwan Pradeep

England (Playing XI): Alastair Cook(c), Alex Hales, Nick Compton, Joe Root, James Vince, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow(w), Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Steven Finn, James Anderson

 

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