Fast bowler Makhaya Ntini took five wickets and put opening batsman Justin Langer in hospital as South Africa took a slight advantage on the second day of the third and final Test against Australia at the Wanderers Stadium her on Saturday.
Australia were 246 for seven when bad light ended play, still 57 behind South Africa's first innings total of 303. Ntini took five for 80.
Australia were in deep trouble at 106 for five, but Michael Hussey made 73 and shared two stands of 68, with Shane Warne (36) and Brett Lee (42 not out), before being dismissed by left-arm spinner Nicky Boje shortly before play was called off for the day.
SCOREBOARD
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SOUTH AFRICA (1st innings - overnight 238-6):
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A. de Villiers c Martyn b Clark 12
H. Gibbs b Kasprowicz 16
H. Dippenaar c Gilchrist b Clark 32
J. Kallis b Lee 37
A. Prince c Langer b Lee 93
J. Rudolph c Hayden b Warne 25
M. Boucher lbw b Symonds 24
S. Pollock c Ponting b Clark 8
N. Boje c Langer b Kasprowicz 43
A. Nel c Martyn b Lee 0
M. Ntini not out 0
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EXTRAS: (LB-4, NB-9) 13
TOTAL: (all out, 97.2 overs) 303
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FALL OF WICKETS: 1-26, 2-38, 3-97, 4-106, 5-161, 6-233, 7-251, 8-285, 9-303.
BOWLING: Lee 24-8-57-3 (3nb), Clark 28-8-81-3, Kasprowicz 24.2-4-86-2 (4nb), Warne 13-2-49-1, Symonds 8-2-26-1 (2nb).
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AUSTRALIA (1st innings):
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J. Langer retired hurt 0
M. Hayden c Gibbs b Ntini 3
R. Ponting c De Villiers b Ntini 34
D. Martyn c Nel b Ntini 21
M. Hussey lbw b Boje 73
A. Symonds lbw b Ntini 4
A. Gilchrist c Rudolph b Nel 12
S. Warne c Pollock b Ntini 36
B. Lee not out 42
M. Kasprowicz not out 0
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EXTRAS: (B-5, LB-14, W-2) 21
TOTAL: (for 7 wkts, 58.2 overs) 246
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