South Africa in charge after Amla fifty: 3rd Test, Day 2 (Cape Town)

Skipper Hashim Amla made a silky half-century as he and AB de Villiers steered their team towards a position of dominance.

Earlier, Jermaine Blackwood completed his third Test half-century with 56 as West Indies carried their overnight score of 276 for six past the 300-run mark.

South Africa 227 for 3 (Amla 55*, de Villiers 32*) trail West Indies 329 (Johnson 54, Blackwood 56, Ramdin 53, Steyn 4-78) by 102 runs.

Jan 2014