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Sanath Jayasuriya and Marvan Atapattu (33) put together an opening partnership of 101 runs off 27.5 overs and laid to rest the theory that this was a wicket on which batsmen can't score runs. Jayasuriya was well fed outside the off stump by the Indian bowlers who got punished royally. Jayasuriya saved his best for India's premier bowler Srinath, smacking him for 17 runs in an over, which included a big six over point! Jayasuriya went on to complete his eighth Test hundred and the second at Galle. He finally fell, caught by Dravid off the bowling of Zaheer Khan after making 111 runs off 138 balls with the help of 16 boundaries and a six. The second wicket partnership with Kumar Sngakkara yielded 70 runs.