Former captain Sanath Jayasuriya arrived during the drawn first Test at Lord's concluded Monday, having reversed his retirement from the five-day game.

And although the veteran left-handed opener was not included for the Sussex match, the tourists' last before next week's second Test at Edgbaston, Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody refused to rule Jayasuriya out of either the second or concluding third Test.

But Tharanga, who responded to the disappointment of making just 10 in Sri Lanka's meagre Lord's first innings of 192 by making 52 in their match-saving second innings of 537 for nine declared, carried on that good form, albeit against an under-strength Sussex.

The 20-year-old, himself a left-hander, batted for five-and-a-half-hours before exiting shortly before the close when he mistimed a pull off Luke Wright to paceman James Kirtley, captain in his first match of the season since remodelling his bowling action, at mid-on.

Tharanga faced 252 balls with 18 fours.

He shared in a second-wicket stand of 113 with Michael Vandort (44) as Sri Lanka, who won the toss before a small crowd.