The strongest audition for the second seamer’s role came from Brar, who looked increasingly threatening as the ball aged. Even during the final session, he found late movement, extracted steep bounce and regularly drew uncertain responses from the batsmen. He struggled for consistency in his opening spell, offering scoring opportunities with overpitched deliveries and width before tightening his lengths after lunch. But after the opening day’s evidence, Brar and Suthar have taken an early lead in the race for the remaining bowling spots. Brief Scores: Sri Lanka Cricket XI 363/8 in 90 overs (Ravindu Rasantha 71, Nishan Fernando 66, Sonal Dinusha 52; Manav Suthar 2/33, Ravindra Jadeja 2/64, Kuldeep Yadav 2/76, Gurnoor Brar 1/49) vs India.