Day 1 belonged to Sri Lanka. The decision to bat first stood vindicated as the Lankan openers Dimuth Karunaratne (whose highest Test score is 244) and Pathum Nissanka did well to counter the West Indies attack without loss in the opening session, although Karunaratne was lucky to survive when he was on 14. The Caribbeans, who have never won a Test match in Sri Lanka, struggled to find breakthroughs and there was bad news when young West Indies debutant Jeremy Solozano was stretched off the field after being hit on his helmet while fielding at short leg. Two wickets in the final session gave West Indies a bit of cheer and the first session on Day 2 will pretty much decide how the match shapes up. Shannon Gabriel, who was preferred over quickie Kemar Roach, will have a lot of work to do. Galle's wicket is expected to dry up and will aid spin for sure. West Indies will bank on off-spinner Roston Chase (2/42 on Day 1) to do most of the damage. It's all set for another duel between bat and ball.