South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2017: 2nd Test, Day 3: 5 talking points

#3 Lakmal impresses yet again

Lakmal has impressed in this Test match

Suranga Lakmal started this series with a bowling average of 47 and no five-wicket hauls in his whole career. He proved he is much better than his stats suggest in the first Test at Port Elizabeth but he needed to back it up with something good.

On a green Newlands surface, he remained in the shadows as the 19-year-old Lahiru Kumara stole the limelight with a scintillating six-for in the first innings. Lakmal was tidy and bowled well but couldn't reap much rewards.

In the second innings, with South Africa in search for some quick runs, Lakmal moved the ball around, dismissing Cook and Amla in the same over. He proceeded to remove Duminy and du Plessis to take his tally to four in the innings.