Sri Lanka faced challenging weather conditions on the opening day of their Test match against England at Old Trafford. Despite a rocky start, with early wickets falling, the visitors managed to make a comeback thanks to Dhananjaya de Silva and debutant Milan Rathnayake. De Silva’s 74 and Rathnayake’s 72 helped Sri Lanka post a competitive total of 236 all out. England’s stand-in captain, Ollie Pope, also made some strategic moves to take advantage of the situation. However, bad light eventually forced play to be stopped early, with England at 22 for no loss. The match is finely poised heading into day two, with a full report expected from Ali Martin.
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