Colin Croft: Pitch is not quick enough to have a bowling advantage

When play was abandoned just after tea in Johannesburg, West Indies were 20 without loss in their second innings, Clayton Lambert unbeaten on seven and Philo Wallace 12 not out.

Only 20 minutes of play was possible between lunch and tea as a storm drenched the ground, leaving huge pools of water on the outfield.

West Indies celebrate as Ambrose dismisses Cronje

South Africa, 217 for six overnight, battled back well in the morning, before being dismissed for 268.

Curtly Ambrose restricted the home side's lead by capturing two for 18 in an eight-over spell.

Big-hitting all-rounder Pat Symcox tried to farm the strike with last man David Terbrugge in, but eventually ran himself out for 25.

Courtney Walsh finished with four for 66, Ambrose took two for 63 and fellow fast bowler Nixon McLean had two for 66.

Scoreboard:

West Indies second Innings
C Lambert not out 7
P Wallace not out 12
Extras 1 (1nb)
Total (for no wickets, 6.2 overs) 20

Bowling: Donald 3.2-1-11-0, Pollock 3-0-9-0

South Africa first innings:
G Kirsten b McLean 62
AM Bacher c Jacobs b Walsh 1
JH Kallis c Williams b Walsh 53
D Cullinan c Jacobs b Walsh 8
H Cronje b Ambrose 41
J Rhodes lbw b McLean 17
S Pollock b Walsh 11
M Boucher c Lara b Lewis 12
P Symcox run out 25
A Donald c Jacobs b Ambrose 7
D Terbrugge not out 3
Extras 28 (21nb, 1b, 5lb, 1w)
Total (93.5 overs) 268

Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-102, 3-111, 4-154, 5-185, 6-209, 7-229, 8-230, 9-243, 10-268

Bowling: Ambrose 28-5-63-2, Walsh 25-5-66-4, McLean 17-1-66-2, Lewis 23.5-4-67-1

West Indies first innings:
C Lambert c Boucher b Pollock 8
P Wallace b Pollock 16
B Lara b Pollock 11
S Chanderpaul lbw b Donald 74
C Hooper c Cullinan b Donald 44
S Williams c Cronje b Terbrugge 35
R Jacobs c Cronje b Kallis 14
N McLean c Boucher b Pollock 28
R Lewis c Terbrugge b Donald 12
C Ambrose c Boucher b Pollock 0
C Walsh not out 5
Extras (7lb, 5nb, 2w) 14
Total (97 overs) 261

Fall of wickets: 1-17 2-24 3-41 4-132 5-177 6-198 7-235 8-255 9-255

Bowling: Donald 23-4-91-3, Pollock 23-4-54-5 (5nb), Kallis 15-5-37-1 (1w), Terbrugge 16-5-32-1, Cronje 1-0-3-0, Symcox 19-5-37-0.