Spinners Amit Mishra [ Images ] and Kulamani Parida shared seven wickets between themselves and troubled the Sri Lankan batsmen, as the tour opener for the visitors against the Board President's XI ended in a draw, at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore on Monday.

Heavy rain a few days before the match played spoilsport as a day-and-a-half of the three-day encounter was lost due to unplayable ground conditions.

The visitors declared their first innings at 171 for 9, and both teams decided to call off the match with only a few overs left to be bowled.

The day belonged to Haryana leg-spinner Mishra (4/64) and Railways 'offie' Parida (3/77), who snared the Sri Lankan batsmen easily.

The first Test against India [ Images ] at Chennai begins on December 2.

Kumara Sangakkara top-scored for the islanders with 43, laced with five fours, while Malinga Bandara and Thilan Samaraweera [ Images ] chipped in with 28 and 27 respectively.

Earlier, resuming at 217 for two, the Board President's XI declared their innings at 317 for 4 in 75 overs. S Sriram hit an 89-ball 61 with five fours, and skipper Y Venugopala Rao scored 46.