Amla, de Villers give South Africa the advantage

Nov 19, 2011

Fans came to the Wanderers dressed in pink as part of an initiative to increase awareness about breast cancer •Getty Images

Jacques Rudolph was his first victim, dismissed top-edging a pull •AFP

Nathan Lyon was impressive and got the wicket of Graeme Smith •AFP

Amla reached his half-century ...•Getty Images

For the third day in a row the umpires had to call play off early for bad light •Getty Images

The story of the morning was Pat Cummins, who took two wickets in a menacing spell •AFP

Jacques Kallis was given a torrid time by Cummins ...•AFP

Hashim Amla steadied things •AFP

... as did de Villiers. By stumps the two of them had put together 139 runs and taken South Africa's lead to 199•AFP

... and was dismissed by him for just 2•AFP

He and AB de Villiers put together a century partnership to give South Africa the edge •AFP

Ricky Ponting was given a bowl as the light faded in Johannesburg•AFP