Smith, Amla put South Africa in charge

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: January 6, 2010

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Cape Town: Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla ran the England fielders ragged in scorching heat as South Africa ended Day 3 of the third test against England at 312 for 2, an overall lead of 330.

South African skipper Graeme Smith made a sublime century, his 19th in test cricket, finishing the day at 162 not out as he shared a second wicket stand of 230 with Hashim Amla, who made 95. With a lead of 330 on the board and two days to go in the match, South Africa are in a commanding position to push for series leveling win.

South Africa had everything going for them right from the beginning on Day 3 as they took just six overs to finish off the last three England wickets for just 32 runs, giving the home team a lead of 18 runs in the first innings.

Fast bowler Morne Morkel took wickets off successive balls in the first over of the day to complete his second five-wicket haul in Tests. He finished with figures of five for 75.

Match Summary:

South Africa 291 (Kallis 108, Anderson 5-63) and 312 for 2 (Smith 162*, Kallis 20*) lead England 273 (Prior 76, Morkel 5-75) by 330 runs

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