South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2016, 2nd Test, day 1 - 5 Talking Points

#3 Lahiru Kumara – Sri Lanka's latest find

Kumara was right on the money from his very first over

The 19-year-old seamer Lahiru Kumara had a great day on the field, as he dismissed both Hashim Amla and JP Duminy in the same over. Amla was undone by a delivery that nipped back sharply off the surface at pace. There was a gap between bat and pad and the ball sneaked through to rattle the timber.

Kumara continued to generate zip off the surface in the same over, sending down some length deliveries outside Duminy's off-stump before pushing one at pace on his hips. Duminy edged uncomfortably and Mendis completed a superb catch down the leg side to make it a memorable over for the 19-year-old.

Kumara is full of promise and possesses the ability to regularly hit the 140kmph mark and generate movement off the surface. What Sri Lanka had in Chameera was pure pace, but in Kumara, they have a more rounded bowler, one who could come in handy on such wickets.