South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2016: 1st Test, Day 1 - 5 talking points

#1 Lanka surprises the hosts

Sri Lanka started their South Africa tour on a good note

Sri Lanka have been rather poor in their visits to South Africa with just one victory in 10 Tests before this Test. They have lost eight Tests with four of them innings defeats and one by ten wickets further creating a huge gap between the two sides.

Their seam bowlers have also been below par in favourable conditions and they did not have arguably their best Test bowler, Dhammika Prasad, available. They started off rather poorly as most sub-continental teams do in such conditions and it looked a like a long day of Test cricket awaiting the tourists.

However, a flurry of wickets followed after lunch as a result of a change in angle of attack by the seamers. Herath too dished out his variations and Sri Lanka were right back in the game as South Africa kept losing important wickets. At stumps, there was no doubt who had the happier dressing room but Lanka will need to carry on their good work to add to their lone win in the country.