South Africa fight back on day three in Durban

Australia closed on 33/0 with a 139-run lead after bad light ended play.

South Africa recovered from 99/4 to reach 284, reducing Australia’s first-innings advantage to 106 runs. Australia then moved to 33/0 from 5.4 overs before bad light brought an early close, leaving the visitors 139 runs ahead with two days remaining.