South Africa v Sri Lanka - 3rd Test, Day 1 - 5 Talking points

#2 Lahiru Kumara gives Lanka hope

Kumara picked up 2 wickets for the Lankans on a poor day on the field

The 19-year-old seamer had impressed in the second Test at Newlands with a six-wicket haul in the first innings. He looked promising and bowled in the right areas, with much more discipline than Chameera or Pradeep could manage.

He continued to hit the right channels on a green and bouncy Johannesburg pitch. Although, much like visiting bowlers, he was on the shorter side early in the innings, but he corrected that quickly.

However, a short one angled across Elgar to get rid of the stoic opener and Kumara made a vital breakthrough late in the day by dismissing Duminy.

With pace bowlers being a rare specimen in Lanka, this 19-year-old is a bright prospect for the island nation. He has the right body language and run up expected of a young pace bowler, and could be Lanka's future pace bowling leader.