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Tea Pakistan 49 and 104 for 4 (Misbah 8*, Shafiq 13*) need 376 more runs to beat South Africa 253 and 275 for 3 dec (de Villiers 103*, Amla 74*, Smith 52)
AB de Villiers opened his shoulders before South Africa declared © Associated Press
It took South Africa a little longer than the first innings, but their quick bowlers made substantial inroads into Pakistan as the match headed for a three-day finish at the Wanderers. Chasing 480, after AB de Villiers hit his 15th Test hundred, Pakistan were given a base by Nasir Jamshed but after he played a loose shot the visitors started to unravel.
Having spurned the follow-on yesterday, to mixed reaction, Graeme Smith was eager to move the game on and ended South Africa's second innings after nine overs once de Villiers had his hundred. It gave Pakistan an hour to bat before lunch and Vernon Philander accounted for Mohammad Hafeez in the fourth over, to a glance down the leg that was well taken by de Villiers, who had quickly swapped batting pads for keeping ones.
For a while afterwards, though, Jamshed, in partnership with Azhar Ali, offered a glimmer of hope for Pakistan. Jamshed dominated the scoring, driving strongly and playing well off his pads, although he was troubled occasionally by Morne Morkel from around the wicket. However, having reached 46, he went to pull Dale Steyn and picked out mid-on. South Africa's quick bowlers do not need much help to take wickets.
Jacques Kallis' productive match with the ball continued when he trapped Azhar lbw, the batsman wasting a review which bordered on the selfish. The ball was full, nipped back, and struck him in front of middle.
For Azhar, Jamshed and Asad Shafiq this is a first trip to South Africa so some patience will be required but that meant senior batsman needed to take the lead. Younis Khan, though, could only contribute 15 - and he already survived a mighty close review for lbw on 11 - when he tried to leave Morkel and provided a very thin edge to the keeper. Younis walked and Hot Spot showed a small white mark, but this time the focus was on Morkel's front foot which was perilously close to a no-ball.
Earlier, it was easy to forget it was only the third morning of the match. Test batsmen rarely resume in such comfortable circumstances as a lead of 411 after two days play and combined with a flat Pakistan attack it was easy pickings for de Villiers and Hashim Amla as the pair skipped along for 45 minutes.
In nine overs they added 68 runs and only Smith's eagerness to get Pakistan back in - there is a forecast for rain tomorrow - denied Amla the chance for his hundred.
De Villiers was at his expansive best, taking balls from outside off through the leg side and also reverse sweeping Saeed Ajmal. His 11th boundary, slotted through the covers, took him to his hundred from 117 balls. The applause had just died down when Smith stood in the dressing room and waved his batsmen in to begin searching for a quick finish.
AB de Villiers opened his shoulders before South Africa declared © Associated Press
It took South Africa a little longer than the first innings, but their quick bowlers made substantial inroads into Pakistan as the match headed for a three-day finish at the Wanderers. Chasing 480, after AB de Villiers hit his 15th Test hundred, Pakistan were given a base by Nasir Jamshed but after he played a loose shot the visitors started to unravel.
Having spurned the follow-on yesterday, to mixed reaction, Graeme Smith was eager to move the game on and ended South Africa's second innings after nine overs once de Villiers had his hundred. It gave Pakistan an hour to bat before lunch and Vernon Philander accounted for Mohammad Hafeez in the fourth over, to a glance down the leg that was well taken by de Villiers, who had quickly swapped batting pads for keeping ones.
For a while afterwards, though, Jamshed, in partnership with Azhar Ali, offered a glimmer of hope for Pakistan. Jamshed dominated the scoring, driving strongly and playing well off his pads, although he was troubled occasionally by Morne Morkel from around the wicket. However, having reached 46, he went to pull Dale Steyn and picked out mid-on. South Africa's quick bowlers do not need much help to take wickets.
Jacques Kallis' productive match with the ball continued when he trapped Azhar lbw, the batsman wasting a review which bordered on the selfish. The ball was full, nipped back, and struck him in front of middle.
For Azhar, Jamshed and Asad Shafiq this is a first trip to South Africa so some patience will be required but that meant senior batsman needed to take the lead. Younis Khan, though, could only contribute 15 - and he already survived a mighty close review for lbw on 11 - when he tried to leave Morkel and provided a very thin edge to the keeper. Younis walked and Hot Spot showed a small white mark, but this time the focus was on Morkel's front foot which was perilously close to a no-ball.
Earlier, it was easy to forget it was only the third morning of the match. Test batsmen rarely resume in such comfortable circumstances as a lead of 411 after two days play and combined with a flat Pakistan attack it was easy pickings for de Villiers and Hashim Amla as the pair skipped along for 45 minutes.
In nine overs they added 68 runs and only Smith's eagerness to get Pakistan back in - there is a forecast for rain tomorrow - denied Amla the chance for his hundred.
De Villiers was at his expansive best, taking balls from outside off through the leg side and also reverse sweeping Saeed Ajmal. His 11th boundary, slotted through the covers, took him to his hundred from 117 balls. The applause had just died down when Smith stood in the dressing room and waved his batsmen in to begin searching for a quick finish.
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