AB de Villiers advanced to 90 not out as South Africa stretched their lead on the third morning of the third Test against Australia at Newlands on Saturday.South Africa were 508 for six at lunch, a first innings lead of 299.South Africa lost three wickets during the morning and struggled against tight Australian bowling until a flurry of scoring shortly before the lunch break took the total beyond 500.Jacques Kallis failed to add to his overnight score of 102 before a lifting delivery looped off the splice of his bat to provide an easy return catch for Ben Hilfenhaus.Mitchell Johnson then produced his best spell of the match to dismiss JP Duminy and Mark Boucher cheaply. Johnson had figures of three for 129.But new cap Albie Morkel cracked an unbeaten 27 off 31 balls as he and De Villiers added 41 in quick time.De Villiers scored his 90 runs off 142 balls with nine fours and a six. Saturday, March 21, 2009
AUSTRALIA VS SOUTHAFRICA 3rd TEST:PROTEAS POST A HUGE TOTAL
AB de Villiers advanced to 90 not out as South Africa stretched their lead on the third morning of the third Test against Australia at Newlands on Saturday.South Africa were 508 for six at lunch, a first innings lead of 299.South Africa lost three wickets during the morning and struggled against tight Australian bowling until a flurry of scoring shortly before the lunch break took the total beyond 500.Jacques Kallis failed to add to his overnight score of 102 before a lifting delivery looped off the splice of his bat to provide an easy return catch for Ben Hilfenhaus.Mitchell Johnson then produced his best spell of the match to dismiss JP Duminy and Mark Boucher cheaply. Johnson had figures of three for 129.But new cap Albie Morkel cracked an unbeaten 27 off 31 balls as he and De Villiers added 41 in quick time.De Villiers scored his 90 runs off 142 balls with nine fours and a six. 
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