Sri Lanka reached 113-1 at the end of a rain-shortened opening day of the second Test against the West Indies at Galle on Monday.

On a day when only 34.4 overs were possible after play began after tea, Sri Lanka’s openers Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne shared in an opening stand 106.

Roston Chase broke the partnership in the 31st over when he had Karunaratne caught and bowled for 42. The Sri Lankan captain who had scores of 147 and 83 in the first Test, was early into a drive and ended up scooping the ball back to Chase, who dove low to his right to snag the catch, leaving Karunaratne eight runs short of a possible seventh score of fifty or more in Test cricket.

When bad light brought about the end of play Nissanka was on 61 and Oshada Fernando on two.

Chase ended with figures of 1-33 from 7.4 overs. Jomel Warrican 0-7 from six overs and Kemar Roach 0-12 from six overs were the most economical bowlers for the West Indies.

West Indies made two changes from the team that lost the first Test with Rahkeem Cornwall and Shannon Gabriel making way for Kemar Roach and Veerasammy Permaul.

Charith Asalanka makes his Test debut for Sri Lanka, who have a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.