Donald strikes as South Africa regain the initiative

At close of play, West Indies were 89 for four in reply to South Africa's first innings of 406 for eight declared.

The West Indians had clawed their way back into the match, restricting the South African batsmen to 124 runs for the loss of six wickets before home captain Hansie Cronje declared at tea.

Much of the good work by the tourists was then blown away by Donald, who ripped out opening batsman Junior Murray and Philo Wallace and West Indian captain Brian Lara.

Donald took three for 13 in five overs but then left the field because of a strained left hamstring, joining West Indian counterpart Curtly Ambrose on the injured list. Ambrose missed most of the last two hours of the South African innings, also with a hamstring injury.

Murray got an inside edge to Donald's fifth ball and was caught for nought by wicketkeeper Mark Boucher, diving to his left. Wallace made eight before edging a ball which lifted sharply to Daryll Cullinan at first slip.

Lara started aggressively when he pulled the third ball he faced from Donald for four. Donald was already favouring his leg but two balls later another fast delivery forced Lara back on his stumps as he played the ball to the leg side. Lara's right foot slipped and bumped the leg stump, dislodging a bail.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul struggled for 87 minutes and 58 balls in making six before he drove a ball from David Terbrugge to short cover where Jonty Rhodes held a catch.

Vice-captain Carl Hooper played an elegant innnings of 53 not out, reaching his first 50 of the series off 52 balls with seven fours. He dominated an unbroken stand of 55 with Darren Ganga.

Despite the loss of Ambrose, the tourists were earlier able to keep the South African batsmen in check with disciplined bowling and defensive field placings. Only 124 runs were added for the loss of six wickets in 56.5 overs Sunday.

Cullinan top-scored with 168, his highest Test score, but was unable to repeat the freedom of strokeplay he displayed Saturday when he went to 122 not out off 198 balls.

He needed another 108 deliveries to add 46 Sunday before being caught behind off his glove when he ducked into a bouncer from Nixon McLean.

It left West Indies without their three leading fast bowlers. Courtney Walsh was ruled out of the Test with a torn hamstring, while Franklyn Rose could not play because of a shoulder injury.

Cullinan and Jacques Kallis took their third wicket partnership to 235, the best for the third wicket in a home Test match for South Africa, before Kallis was caught behind for 110 when he edged an outswinger from Ottis Gibson to wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs. The stand lasted 310 minutes and 478 balls.