Losing the West Indies captaincy does not appear to have demoralised Jason Holder who claimed five for 27 as the hosts bowled out Sri Lanka for 169 on the opening day of the first Test on Sunday.

Playing his first Test since Kraigg Brathwaite replaced him as skipper earlier this month, the all-rounder shared eight wickets with spearhead Kemar Roach (3/47).

Sri Lanka opener Lahiru Thirumanne put up a fighting 70 but his teammates struggled against the disciplined West Indies attack.

In reply, West Indies were 13 for no loss, with Brathwaite (3) and John Campbell (7) seeing the hosts through the final hour at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Holder was happy with the impact he made with the ball and was looking forward to doing some damage with the bat.

“The ball came out very well, my rhythm was very good, and I also managed to get some movement off the pitch, so it was great,” he said.