Moeen Ali struck twice in three balls to put England in a promising position in the first match of their World Cup winter but failed to capitalise as Sri Lanka responded from a slow start.
Moeen, who learned the previous day that he will replace Alex Hales in this fixture as Alastair Cook's new opening partner, made his mark on proceedings with the ball by taking the wickets of Niroshan Dickwella and then Dinesh Chandimal for a second-ball duck.
On a stodgy pitch after a rain-delayed start which reduced the match to 43 overs per side, the hosts - a line-up containing nine international players - won the toss and moved to 66 for three after 15.
Off-spin bowler Moeen Ali celebrates with his England team-mates after making an impressive start
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